AVATAR land - the specifics

[WDW862]

I'm giving odds on this opening before September 22, 2017 (last day of summer). The current odds are 45-1. You can paypal me the money and I'll log the book.

Hope not... my passes expire early September.

 

[Brian Swan]

How are people already disappointed by this? You got one (large) tidbit of info, the opening!

I get a healthy dose of cynicism, but wow!

You get a lot of that around here. But generally speaking, the Avatar threads are some of the more upbeat in the Forum. If you really want to get down on Disney, try the TSL thread...

 

[Cesar R M]

Just saw on Twitter that Bob Chapek stated - Guests will get to "actually ride on" a Banshee in Pandora. This of course echoes Iger's sentiments from before.

so.. a banshee spinner hidden somewhere?
or a photo opportunity with a plastic banshee?

 

[Cesar R M]

Don't get too excited. It's a vaguely flying animal-shaped and painted seat. 12 in a row. Think of a row of Soarin but with the seats each having a sculptured ridge and no backrest as such.

seriusly? this bad?

 

[Incomudro]

Haha! Snap, Crackle, and Pop. Now, thats funny.

That IS funny!
I literally laughed out loud at that one, and I'm still chuckling to myself as I write this.

 

[RSoxNo1]

Disney is very good at marketing hype so it's understandable that people who be cautious about what they read into a statement like that. I think the caution was also warranted because it seems like a logistically difficult thing to pull off.

Disney has historically been pretty bad at marketing imo. Where they've excelled is in creating quality brands that often sell themselves.

 

[rioriz]

Not the exit shop for both, maybe neither, will have to look back over what I was told (but I think just FoP. Only one Restroom, same leftover from CMM with interior redesign. Satu'li is the only major restaurant.

No exit shop for either in the traditional sense...

 

[*Q*]

LOL at Camp Minnie-Mickey as the picture of the day today on the main page. WDWmagic be trollin'

 

[Quinnmac000]

 

[Neo222]

I was debating on posting that, though someone beat me to it. You can tell just how much work went into that animatronic, and it shows just how much quality we will see with this new section. I can't wait.

 

[Mike S]

Is that an AA?

 

[Quinnmac000]

Is that an AA?

Assessed to be. No one is sure...the ending kinda throws you off as it may be human.

 

[Neo222]

Have any details leaked out from today's 11:00 am event with James Cameron?

Not so much. Though I found a live blog that someone was doing of the even, talking about things that was brought up.

https://ohmy.disney.com/news/2016/1...the-pandora-the-world-of-avatar-panel-at-d23/

Would be nice to get an actual video feed of it eventually.

 

[TyTrap]

https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=3_4ykODaViw

 

[FigmentJedi]

Not so much. Though I found a live blog that someone was doing of the even, talking about things that was brought up.

https://ohmy.disney.com/news/2016/1...the-pandora-the-world-of-avatar-panel-at-d23/

Would be nice to get an actual video feed of it eventually.

We did get a Shaman of Songs clip

 

[Mike S]

Assessed to be. No one is sure...the ending kinda throws you off as it may be human.

If that's an AA that's the second one we'll have in Orlando with such realistic facial movement.

 

[Neo222]

We did get a Shaman of Songs clip

I meant besides this clip. In fact the blog posts is what made me try to see if I can find that clip in the first place.

 

[CheekBoys]

Assessed to be. No one is sure...the ending kinda throws you off as it may be human.

The way the mouth moves looks like an AA to me

 

[Fox&Hound]

Wow!!!!!!

 

[flyerjab]

We did get a Shaman of Songs clip

That is incredible. It in no way looks like an AA to me.