AVATAR land - the specifics

[jt04]

Ah thank you. I always believed that. Don't get me wrong I like the ride, but it is never worth the 60 minute wait that the attraction produces. Only if we get a fastpass do we ride it.

And this is just a general question. But was there ever a dark ride in the space that Phillarmagic is in today? From google earth the building looks about the same size as Pooh and the old SWSA. I know there used to be a Lion King show in there beforehand but I didn't know if the infrastructure of the building was capable of holding a dark ride.

No it has always been a theater type show. But now that you mention it it is quite a sizeable building. And they are raising a section of the roof where SWSA was. Seems like there is some interesting potential there.

Philharmagic will become dated because 3D is now pretty widespread. I can't see it lasting more than a few more years.

 

[RSoxNo1]

1) That is a 'loaded' question.

2) Hopefully something in that space will be someday.

3) Unfortunately it is slowly. But sometimes when they neglect an attraction it is because the have longer range plans. Hmmmm.

Um... what?

 

[NoChesterHester]

Um... what?

You didn't poke the bear did you? Wha?

I expect more Mr. Podcaster.

 

[RSoxNo1]

I've been on ET at least a dozen times. Have you been on anything in Fantasyland?

1) That is a 'loaded' question.

This makes absolutely no sense...

I will argue that PhilharMagic is a better attraction than ET, but that's it.

2) Hopefully something in that space will be someday.

Somehow this makes even less sense...

I'll trash Peter Pan... It's the most overrated attraction in all of Disney World.

3) Unfortunately it is slowly. But sometimes when they neglect an attraction it is because the have longer range plans. Hmmmm.

I hope you're right and that Peter Pan's Flight will be getting a major overhaul soon, but I haven't heard anything concrete about it other than queue work.

 

[WDW1974]

I'll trash Peter Pan... It's the most overrated attraction in all of Disney World.

Really?

Wow, I didn't realize that you had never ridden Test Track.

 

[Mike730]

1) That is a 'loaded' question.

2) Hopefully something in that space will be someday.

3) Unfortunately it is slowly. But sometimes when they neglect an attraction it is because the have longer range plans. Hmmmm.

This reads like it was translated from chinese....

 

[Bairstow]

Since there's no point in NOT going off-topic at this point...

...anyone got any bright ideas on how to spruce up the second act of the ET ride?

Personally I'd replace most of the current alien forest planet...stuff with a greatly extended flight through space section- lots of fiber optic starfields and maybe a close call with satellite and an asteroid, so that only the last couple seconds are spent on ET's home world and you don't have a chance to get sick of it and all his "friends."

 

[WDW1974]

One ride that ET is definitely better than -- Little Mermaid.

 

[dxwwf3]

The 2nd act is great. Maybe just replace the AA's with better ones. The 1st act is what needs the work. It really feels dated.

 

[Atomicmickey]

So, um. Avatar, the specifics? Someone should start a thread, as opposed to this ET/Pan thread.

Please, someone, SOMETHING for the love of Mickey, share SOMETHING.

ET? Pan? Stop it, or start another thread, please!

 

[RSoxNo1]

Really?

Wow, I didn't realize that you had never ridden Test Track.

Please, Peter Pan's Flight is more overrated than Test Track.

 

[jt04]

You didn't poke the bear did you? Wha?

I expect more Mr. Podcaster.

Heh.

This reads like it was translated from chinese....

jt04-ese

 

[rioriz]

Please, Peter Pan's Flight is more overrated than Test Track.

I concur....I am sure with the new TT it may not be as overrated as before

 

[Furiated]

Since there's no point in NOT going off-topic at this point...

...anyone got any bright ideas on how to spruce up the second act of the ET ride?

Personally I'd replace most of the current alien forest planet...stuff with a greatly extended flight through space section- lots of fiber optic starfields and maybe a close call with satellite and an asteroid, so that only the last couple seconds are spent on ET's home world and you don't have a chance to get sick of it and all his "friends."

I love ET but that's where the ride loses me. Love the queue and forest and flight, but once you get to the alien planet, it is painfully laughably bad.

 

[Tom]

So, um. Avatar, the specifics? Someone should start a thread, as opposed to this ET/Pan thread.

Please, someone, SOMETHING for the love of Mickey, share SOMETHING.

ET? Pan? Stop it, or start another thread, please!

A new thread will turn into this thread again. Why? Because there ARE NO SPECIFICS regarding Avatar.

That's why there's nothing to talk about here. There is no news. There have been no leaked plans. There are no renderings.

I was sort of being a smart-a$$ the first two times, but seriously, the only thing specific today is that if built, it will go in Animal Kingdom. We really don't know where yet, except likely up front since they're moving FotLK.

 

[Prince-1]

Kind off topic here but I always enjoy reading the first page of any thread and then going to the last page (especially there are many pages) and seeing how far off topic it is. E.T...Peter Pan...Test Track??? My hope is to see a e-ticket ride like the alien flying dragon type a-thingee from the movie and a night show similar to World of Color. And Philarmagic kills E.T.!!

 

[Bairstow]

I honestly wasn't that impressed with Philharmagic.
Beyond my reservations to traditionally-animated characters reduced to second-rate CGI, it just seemed like a clipshow with no real innovations, let alone a proper framing device. Maybe a good preshow setting up why Donald Duck is playing Kingdom Hearts would have helped.

Back on topic to ET though, anyone seen this?

 

[SleepingMonk]

LOL, I almost feel bad for sticking the ET pic in here now.

Almost.

 

[Lee]

Of course it does. But once the almighty "Lee" has spoken on this board it is sacrilegious to disagree and makes you a "pixie duster." Nothing new here.

My being "almighty" aside, I would honestly like an objective explanation of how Philharmagic is better than ET.

ET isn't a great ride, necessarily, but it is (IMHO) superior to any of the current FL rides.

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

I love Philharmagic, mostly because I'm a huge Donald Duck fan. I even like the story and find the show rather hilarious overall. But even I will admit the CGI is pretty terrible even for the time the show was made. I'm not even a huge fan of the 3D in it either, the older 3D movies have better 3D effects. A 3D theme park movie also won't exactly compare to an actual ride for me either.