Pandora: The World of Avatar at Disneyland or California Adventure

which park should have avatar land ?

  • Disneyland

    Votes: 5 6.8%

  • California Adventure

    Votes: 10 13.5%

  • Third park

    Votes: 59 79.7%
  • Total voters
    74
Rich T

Rich T

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networkpro said:
Of course, but more realistic as the best intentions don't equate to positive results (insert California here :) ) . It doesnt have to be saccharine sweet to provide entertainment.
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Agreed, but uber-pessimistic and violent is the opposite end of the scale. Sci-fi doesn't have to always be one extreme or the other. I love the first two alien movies for what they are: an outer space haunted house film and a terrific action movie. E.T. is the extreme version of family Sci fi. What I'm looking for is the seldom-seen middle ground, which I'm sure will turn up more often as more and more Sci fi is produced and the themes are applied to different genres. I want "My Dinner with Andre"... set in Dex's Diner. :D The Orville comes pretty close to what I want... when it isn't being preachy or overly crude.
 
smile

smile

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Phrubruh said:
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ferreel, ssum1 has n0 clu how clos orlsandos muppits r 2 batuu
...redikulus
 
networkpro

networkpro

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In the Parks
Yes
Rich T said:
Agreed, but uber-pessimistic and violent is the opposite end of the scale. Sci-fi doesn't have to always be one extreme or the other. I love the first two alien movies for what they are: an outer space haunted house film and a terrific action movie. E.T. is the extreme version of family Sci fi. What I'm looking for is the seldom-seen middle ground, which I'm sure will turn up more often as more and more Sci fi is produced and the themes are applied to different genres. I want "My Dinner with Andre"... set in Dex's Diner. :D The Orville comes pretty close to what I want... when it isn't being preachy or overly crude.
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The Orville is a great example IMHO. Do-gooder space commies (aka Star Trek) high ground was just too much to stomach. I'll have to give the current streaming Drek kudos for the hidden "Department of dirty tricks and government overthowing" though...
 
Rich T

Rich T

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networkpro said:
The new Snorin' has just as many CGI characters as FoP. Soarin over California was better, but they wanted something that would be palatable to the ChiComs.
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I'm going to defend the new Soarin'. It's wonderful. It works. I enjoyed it nearly as much as the original. I loved flying over the elephant herd, and I don't care if they were real any more than I care if the Death Star in Star Tours is real. It was a blast. The fun house mirror Eiffel Tower and Taj Mahal were the only distractions.

And, you have to admit, the new film was a very appropriate switch-out for Florida.
 
shortstop

shortstop

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Flight of Passage is probably one of my top 5 favorite rides in the world, but I don’t want to see Pandora come anywhere near Disneyland. SW:GE is fine, but now’s the time for DLR to seriously buckle down on thematic consistency.
 
Professortango1

Professortango1

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britain said:
I wasn't the first 'Yes', but I was the second.

I've long been a proponent of putting Flight of Passage where the Subs and Autopia are now.

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Wow. Why rebuild the Autopia somewhere else when its constantly on the chopping block where it is already? Also, I personally find Tron next to SM to be very problematic as they are similar coaster types. I also don't think a movie set in modern day...or the 80's, belongs in a land devoted to the future. I also think the Tron ride is short and pretty mediocre with an outdoor portion that kills the idea of the attraction.

Then the idea of building the floating mountains and the giant mountain range right next to the Matterhorn really kills the scale.

Its pretty much a no across the board for me. Kudos on the design aspects and layout though.
 
Professortango1

Professortango1

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Phrubruh said:
Why start now?

How is a castle at the end of an early 20th century street thematically consistent?
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Because that's the point. Looking down an old fashioned street to see a magical castle which transports us to another world. It sets us up in a world of nostalgia and Americana and then beckons for us to step through a portal into ideas built on such. The castle at the end of 20th century street is the key image which tells the story of this park.
 
Phroobar

Phroobar

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Professortango1 said:
Wow. Why rebuild the Autopia somewhere else when its constantly on the chopping block where it is already? Also, I personally find Tron next to SM to be very problematic as they are similar coaster types. I also don't think a movie set in modern day...or the 80's, belongs in a land devoted to the future. I also think the Tron ride is short and pretty mediocre with an outdoor portion that kills the idea of the attraction.

Then the idea of building the floating mountains and the giant mountain range right next to the Matterhorn really kills the scale.

Its pretty much a no across the board for me. Kudos on the design aspects and layout though.
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A better idea is to put a giant volcano with a futuristic underwater research base in the bay. They are studying the underwater effects of the volcano on the wild life. Then something goes wrong.
 
Rich T

Rich T

Well-Known Member
networkpro said:
The Orville is a great example IMHO. Do-gooder space commies (aka Star Trek) high ground was just too much to stomach. I'll have to give the current streaming Drek kudos for the hidden "Department of dirty tricks and government overthowing" though...
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Gotta say I'm still I big fan of STNG, (though I understand your objections, which is why I found Deep Space Nine such a refreshing branch-off for the franchise.) My VERY favorite Sci Fi TV world was the one depicted in the first episode of Red Dwarf--before everyone but Lister dies. I love Red Dwarf, but I wish the show had just gone in a different direction, showing the day-to-day lives of a typical blue-collar space crew.
 
Figments Friend

Figments Friend

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Phrubruh said:
At least the ride vehicle looks like a light cycle. I can't see how that thing is suppose to be a dragon. Also why am I following myself on screen?
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That 'dragon' isn't a dragon to begin with, so that might be why it doesn't look like one.
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It's a native Pandorian flying creature known to humans as a Banshee.
Think of a cross between a flying fish and a large bat.
:)

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