AVATAR land - the specifics

[KrzyKtty]

A friend of a friend on FB posted that he bought one, and everyone was teasing him for spending $50 on a toy. But you're right, these will be the must-have "wand equivalent" of Pandora.

They remind me of a little puppet a friend of mine bought at a Renaissance Faire years ago. You could control its actions with little wires that you hid under your shirt and ran down your arm.

I plan on buying one for my family, but then again, I am buying a wand too. Big geek, and don't care who knows it.

 

[Figment82]

I plan on buying one for my family, but then again, I am buying a wand too. Big geek, and don't care who knows it.

Hey, no judgement here - I have a wand myself.

 

[Incomudro]

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...e-windtraders-in-pandora-the-world-of-avatar/
which has always been my point, quality sells
these will sell like crazy

Yeah, a year or two ago - if Pandora was open - my twin sons would definitely be coming home with these.
At 15 years of age now, maybe not.
Maybe.

 

[KrzyKtty]

I think the hardest part about this trip will be keeping myself on the souvenir budget lol!

 

[Princess Leia]

Pretty slick looking.
I wonder if land-specific scanners will be the rule going forward.

I can see Disney doing the same for Star Wars.

 

[Bairstow]

You mean rides that used to have turnstiles "back in the day"? When introducing new technology, its always better to standardize to help with the learning curve. Having easily identified readers with standard markings at park entrance, FP+ lines, and registers helps with adoption.

As a comparison, try using a mobile device at checkout at a retail store. There are so many different types of readers, icons, and procedures that it can drive you crazy. On some machines you can't tell if it excepts mobile payment or where to place your device.

Having easily identified readers and instructing guests to "place Mickey to Mickey" is much better than theming readers which might be difficult to see and saying "place Mickey to the Sourin' icon [or ride specific logo]".

I think Frog had the right idea, but the "ACE" scanners are so neat looking that I'm glad they're giving them a shot. Having the scanners be as intuitive as possible was more important during the rollout than it is now. If guests have trouble identifying them, they can always go back to the more unified look.

 

[KrzyKtty]

I think Frog had the right idea, but the "ACE" scanners are so neat looking that I'm glad they're giving them a shot. Having the scanners be as intuitive as possible was more important during the rollout than it is now. If guests have trouble identifying them, they can always go back to the more unified look.

Well it helps IMO that the "ACE" scanners still have a "Mickey" like design to them. It isn't like the look is completely left field you know?

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Just so your aware the interactive Banshee's go for $50...And here's a look at them up close...

 

[LieutLaww]

 

[Bairstow]

Just so your aware the interactive Banshee's go for $50...And here's a look at them up close...

Do we know how they are interactive?
Besides the fact that they'll sit on your shoulder, of course.

 

[Gelatoni]

I want one too... they're adorable

 

[Bairstow]

Also, how soon until there's a little pile of these things at the bottom of Primeval Whirl?

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Do we know how they are interactive?
Besides the fact that they'll sit on your shoulder, of course.

According to the Disneyparks blog...
Each interactive banshee includes three ranges of motion – mouth, head, and wings – that are controlled by hand. Guests will also hear them make authentic banshee sounds provided by Disney’s partners at Lightstorm Entertainment.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Do we know how they are interactive?

Plenty of video on how they work at this post under: Windtraders Gift Shop

 

[Goob]

So how do these work? I still haven't seen anything about that. Is it a hand remote or something?

 

[Rteetz]

Is it a hand remote or something?

It appears to be that way.

 

[dolphinforces]

It appears to be that way.

Yes

 

[danlb_2000]

A friend of a friend on FB posted that he bought one, and everyone was teasing him for spending $50 on a toy. But you're right, these will be the must-have "wand equivalent" of Pandora.

They remind me of a little puppet a friend of mine bought at a Renaissance Faire years ago. You could control its actions with little wires that you hid under your shirt and ran down your arm.

I have one of those! Looks like the banshee is controlled the same way.

 

[No Name]

You mean rides that used to have turnstiles "back in the day"? When introducing new technology, its always better to standardize to help with the learning curve. Having easily identified readers with standard markings at park entrance, FP+ lines, and registers helps with adoption.

As a comparison, try using a mobile device at checkout at a retail store. There are so many different types of readers, icons, and procedures that it can drive you crazy. On some machines you can't tell if it excepts mobile payment or where to place your device.

Having easily identified readers and instructing guests to "place Mickey to Mickey" is much better than theming readers which might be difficult to see and saying "place Mickey to the Sourin' icon [or ride specific logo]".

Oh yes, I fully agree.

I just didn't want to go that route, because then people would miss my point, and instead, accuse me of hating on high-quality theming or something like that.
My main issue is, basically, that Pandora plays by a different set of rules than every other land. That Pandora doesn't have to use the standard markings.

So while I may not have sounded like I agree with what you said above, believe me, I do.

 

[DisneyWall-E]

If the Banshee becomes really popular do yall think any of the other animals will get the same treatment?