AVATAR land - the specifics

[Capsin4]

There are handlebars...

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Thanks. I missed that video. Much better views of the seats.

 

[Marc Davis Fan]

That's a good questions. You don't see anything in this shot, unless something comes up from the back.

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Yes, something will definitely come up and be against your back.

 

[Horizons '83]

That's a good questions. You don't see anything in this shot, unless something comes up from the back.

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That shot could just be for show, and not when they actually rode it.

 

[danlb_2000]

That shot could just be for show, and not when they actually rode it.

True, but there are not obvious restraints visible.

 

[Figment2005]

That's a good questions. You don't see anything in this shot, unless something comes up from the back.

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Could it be possible that the two arms squeeze in and secure the rider?

 

[Figment2005]

There are handlebars...

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Those glasses seem to do something that no other 3D glasses do. They look to allow full peripheral vision.

 

[Andrew C]

Those glasses seem to do something that no other 3D glasses do. They look to allow full peripheral vision.

Have you seen any that look like that before on an attraction?

 

[truecoat]

Best summation.
We have ourselves a winner!
Like The Matrix.

 

[Figment2005]

Have you seen any that look like that before on an attraction?

I have not. Nothing down here in Orlando has glasses like that. Think of Star Tours. The lenses are nice, but they have a large black frame that blocks your vision to the side. Same with the 3D shows, no clear vision from the side. I may be looking too much into this, but it is possible that they figured out to give a full surround 3D.

 

[mergatroid]

Amazing that video, I think even the haters will begrudgingly admit to themselves it looks good.

 

[GoofGoof]

Amazing that video, I think even the haters will begrudgingly admit to themselves it looks good.

....only to themselves though

 

[mergatroid]

....only to themselves though

Probably

 

[Capsin4]

Amazing that video, I think even the haters will begrudgingly admit to themselves it looks good.

I'm looking forward to it, but a few of the shots on the ride and outside gave me a feel similar to ET at US. Hope that's not the case overall. Doesn't seem to be.

 

[mergatroid]

I'm looking forward to it, but a few of the shots on the ride and outside gave me a feel similar to ET at US. Hope that's not the case overall. Doesn't seem to be.

Interesting, I don't see that. What specifically reminded you of ET?

 

[Slowjack]

My big question is how much it will activate my acrophobia. I'm actually cautiously optimistic after seeing the latest video. A lot of my anxiety on Soarin', for example, comes from dangling on the bench and the feeling that I could just slide off, or that my daughter could. On this, though, if I were straddling the seat, and had my feet planted on something or in a stirrup, I would feel much more secure.

 

[Disneyhead'71]

My big question is how much it will activate my acrophobia. I'm actually cautiously optimistic after seeing the latest video. A lot of my anxiety on Soarin', for example, comes from dangling on the bench and the feeling that I could just slide off, or that my daughter could. On this, though, if I were straddling the seat, and had my feet planted on something or in a stirrup, I would feel much more secure.

When it pitches forward into a dive, it will take your breath away.

 

[Sped2424]

I'm not knocking them for thinking they would ride a banshee. I was referring to thinking you'd ride an AA.

There are plenty of ways to do that and clearly it was considered. To me it makes this experience weaker but that's just my opinion. As for your tower comment you actually do go into an elevator and a drop shaft. A wonderful comparison of this banshee no banshee thing for tower would be if instead you sat in a chair and went to a screen that shows you a drop similar to spiderman falling scenes instead of the actual ride we have now.

 

[Slowjack]

When it pitches forward into a dive, it will take your breath away.

Well, maybe. I'm not talking about thrill level. I'm talking about avoiding a pathological fear reaction which is personal and sometimes difficult to predict. Diving on simulation rides doesn't trigger my acrophobia at all; neither does dropping on a rollercoaster or the Tower of Terror. But Soarin' does something to me that is not good.

 

[peter11435]

There are plenty of ways to do that and clearly it was considered. To me it makes this experience weaker but that's just my opinion. As for your tower comment you actually do go into an elevator and a drop shaft. A wonderful comparison of this banshee no banshee thing for tower would be if instead you sat in a chair and went to a screen that shows you a drop similar to spiderman falling scenes instead of the actual ride we have now.

I don't believe guests riding an animatronic was ever considered nor is it feasible. Banshee yes.. Animatronic.. No.

And yes I know guests do board an elevator at tower. I'm referring to the fact that marketing shows guests standing like you would in a real elevator. Clearly that is not feasible and is not what guests should expect from the ride despite what marketing portrays.

 

[RSoxNo1]

That's a good questions. You don't see anything in this shot, unless something comes up from the back.

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That's typically how those restraints work.