AVATAR land - the specifics

[Atomicmickey]

There are always drawbacks with any ride system.
To my way of thinking, the actual sensation of speed and G-forces provided by a moving ride vehicle are more important and outweigh the advantages of the simulator screen.

As for the field of view, just use a single car system like on the Gerstlauer eurofighters and infinity series.

If I can still see the front of my telepathy pod then you I am not on a banshee.
If I can still see my girlfriend on the pod next to me then I am not on a banshee.
The avatar body they beam me to shouldn't have my skin color and somehow be wearing the same wristwatch that I wore to the park.
Illusion blown.

Cool! Then we can agree that this is a theme park, and that any ride system chosen
is a compromise, and that the technology required to actually neurally link us into a remote Avatar
and ride on a Banshee on a planet light years away, literally, only exists in the movies.

So they chose a simulator. You wish they had chosen a roller coaster.
It's as simple as that.
For my part, I'll let you know what I think of their choice after I ride it.

 

[wdwgreek]

From Theme Park Review who attended the media preview on Apr 29...

The rides were both great. Full disclosure: I am not a fan of media-based attractions, but the "Flight of Passage" (Banshee ride) was amazing! For those of you who find Soarin' too tame and wished it was more thrilling, this ride is for you! It's like a combination of the giant screen of Soarin' with the mild short drops of Tower of Terror that actually give you that "airtime" feeling in your stomach. When you look behind you and watch the ride vehicle you can see it moves quite a bit and jumps quite far and at a good pace. And them added fact that you can feel your Banshee "breathing" or heart beating or whatever is also a ridiculous attention to detail. I absolutely LOVED this ride!

Wow look someone who rode the ride giving their review instead of speculation based on speculation...I always reserve judgement until I ride somthing. Impressions are fine, ie this looks disappointing but its a misrepresentation to say somthing is bad or a disappointment until you actually experience it

 

[Casper Gutman]

Wow look someone who rode the ride giving their review instead of speculation based on speculation...I always reserve judgement until I ride somthing. Impressions are fine, ie this looks disappointing but its a misrepresentation to say somthing is bad or a disappointment until you actually experience it

Is anyone on this forum representing themselves incorrectly as having gone on the rides? Or is everyone sharing opinions based on available evidence?

 

[twebber55]

Wow look someone who rode the ride giving their review instead of speculation based on speculation...I always reserve judgement until I ride somthing. Impressions are fine, ie this looks disappointing but its a misrepresentation to say somthing is bad or a disappointment until you actually experience it

doesnt really sound like soarin 2.0 does it?

 

[Bairstow]

doesnt really sound like soarin 2.0 does it?

That's exactly what it sounds like, actually.
Doesn't make it a bad ride; a lot of people love soaring.

 

[ᗩLᘿᑕ ✨ ᗩζᗩᗰ]

Does anyone know what the B-mode is on the new Na'vi shaman?

 

[twebber55]

That's exactly what it sounds like, actually.
Doesn't make it a bad ride; a lot of people love soaring.

me too!
the fact that it has a little bit more thrill is pretty exciting to me

 

[Bairstow]

This one is an interesting choice. There's a very impressive degree of articulation in the arms and the figure's motions are determined procedurally, rather than by following preprogrammed routines. I can't help but feel like they could have spent more time on the face, however.

 

[Incomudro]

There are always drawbacks with any ride system.
To my way of thinking, the actual sensation of speed and G-forces provided by a moving ride vehicle are more important and outweigh the advantages of the simulator screen.

As for the field of view, just use a single car system like on the Gerstlauer eurofighters and infinity series.

If I can still see the front of my telepathy pod then you I am not on a banshee.
If I can still see my girlfriend on the pod next to me then I am not on a banshee.
The avatar body they beam me to shouldn't have my skin color and somehow be wearing the same wristwatch that I wore to the park.
Illusion blown.

This was a high tech movie with high tech visuals.
The visuals were the take home part of the movie.
Much of the point of creating a ride simulating the flying portion of this movie rests in recreating the visuals and high tech aspect.
A coaster is simply not the right medium.

 

[Bairstow]

This was a high tech movie with high tech visuals.
The visuals were the take home part of the movie.
Much of the point of creating a ride simulating the flying portion of this movie rests in recreating the visuals and high tech aspect.
A coaster is simply not the right medium.

Seemed to work pretty well for Tron.
How is that not high-tech?

 

[TyTrap]

I need a pov already! I have to see this!

 

[mergatroid]

Maybe it's just me but reading some of the posts in this thread it seems some people are desperately trying to put this land down and hoping it fails, some sound absolutely desperate

On the flip side I may sound positive about it but I don't apologise for that, once I've visited it I'll happily express any negative sides I see.

 

[wdwmagic]

Cast Previews begin today on a big scale, so we should hear lots more views and opinions from those who have been inside. Of course, DAK workers may not be totally unbiased, but we'll get more opinions.

 

[LuvtheGoof]

Maybe it's just me but reading some of the posts in this thread it seems some people are desperately trying to put this land down and hoping it fails, some sound absolutely desperate

It does seem that way, doesn't it.

 

[mergatroid]

Cast Previews begin today on a big scale, so we should hear lots more views and opinions from those who have been inside. Of course, DAK workers may not be totally unbiased, but we'll get more opinions.

Any positive reviews will be dismissed by the 'They work for Disney so their view doesn't count' mob though unfortunately

 

[wdwmagic]

Any positive reviews will be dismissed by the 'They work for Disney so their view doesn't count' mob though unfortunately

Well there will also be friends on the CMs in this round of previews, so we can hopefully hear from some who are not employed by Disney who can give an open opinion.

 

[Bairstow]

I need a pov already! I have to see this!

I'd be patient. The CMs will likely be diligent about policing for cameras and phones before the ride starts and these restraints don't lend themselves to easily pulling a camera out of one's pocket once the rider is seated.

Passholder previews start in about 2 weeks, though...

What I want is for someone to set their camera in the cubby lockers behind the vehicles and leave it running.

 

[Casper Gutman]

It is strange that, with all the info we have, we still don't have a 100% firm understanding of how FoP functions. Hopefully some kind CMs will give us a nice, detailed description today.

 

[RSoxNo1]

Someone speculated about this a few pages back, but unless you have a source inside the company, this has not been confirmed.

I doubt they would have a backup for an animatronic that complex and presumably expensive.

 

[Incomudro]

Seemed to work pretty well for Tron.
How is that not high-tech?

Tron is visually simplistic.
High tech, but simplistic.