crispy
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He who laughs last.........
Didn't get the joke.
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Didn't get the joke.
MOXOMUMD
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Methinks that some hold out hope for a grand Avatarland?
Captain Chaos
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114 pages, no progress...
***checks out***
***checks out***
jdmdisney99
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Disneyhead'71
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So, they are on schedule for the quoted 2017 opening that is still 4 years away?
Captain Chaos
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I'm only concerned about the ladder...But there was a stick in the ground!!!
GLaDOS
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They still can't tell you when the Mine Train is going to open.
Anyone saying Avatar is "on schedule" is just towing the company line.
Disneyhead'71
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Just to recap, from announcement to theoretical completion of Avatar, Universal will have built:
Despicable Me
Universal Cinematic Spectacular
Transformers
Springfield
TWWOHP 2.0
a multi attraction Jurassic Park
expansion
a Lorax dark Ride
Kong
IOA Lagoon Show
KidZone redo
Fear Factor Live replacement
total Toon Lagoon replacement.
Despicable Me
Universal Cinematic Spectacular
Transformers
Springfield
TWWOHP 2.0
a multi attraction Jurassic Park
expansion
a Lorax dark Ride
Kong
IOA Lagoon Show
KidZone redo
Fear Factor Live replacement
total Toon Lagoon replacement.
Captain Chaos
Well-Known Member
But WDW is giving us pretty plastic house arrest bracelets and we can pick FP options 60 days out!!!!! That's much more magical than having anything new to do and enjoy in the theme parks!
danlb_2000
Premium Member
Technically speaking we can't call it behind schedule yet since they have said from the very beginning that it would start construction in 2013. They still have 3 1/2 months left for that to be true.
jt04
Well-Known Member
Truth.
GiveMeTheMusic
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LOL. Fingers crossed!
doctornick
Well-Known Member
Indeed. That said, there was talk that the FOTLK construction was delayed and I think it is not slated to open until early 2014. If so, that might actually delay the start of Avatar construction.
I'm curious when we will see any concept art or details about attractions. I'm sure it would be a separate announcement from anything Star Wars related. But I would think they are pretty far alone in terms of knowing what they plan to build. Right?
KatieLovesDisney
New Member
Not sure if anyone's interested, but here's the set of an Imagineer's desk working on Disney's Animal Kingdom's Avatar Land.
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lazyboy97o
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"Working." This is a staged desk from the D23 Expo.
TalkingHead
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No, it's not staged.
You can even see the knife they brought back from Pandora sitting on the corner of the desk. And on the floor are the boots the Imagineer wore while he hiked around the planet.
What more proof do you want?
It's hard work commuting to and from Pandora.
Padraig
Well-Known Member
Just as well, I was going to say that the Imagineers were making do with a really budget set-up.
rd805
Well-Known Member
I do remember an initial opening date "sometime in 2015" when the project was announced (or maybe that was my wishful brain at the time). Can i still say the project was even announced? haha
jt04
Well-Known Member
Originally but the project was delayed along with the movies. Latest official word was construction starting by the end of this year. Time will tell.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
In the question and answer with Tom Staggs in September 2011 right after the announcement he said:
"We’ve just begun the design phase on our Animal Kingdom project and we expect to begin construction in 2013. From start to finish, a project of this size and scope takes about 5 years to design and build. We can’t give you an exact date but we know that when it’s complete, it’s going to be a truly unforgettable experience. "
So even if they started design early in 2011, that would put the opening in 2016.