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Pandora: The World of Avatar opening date contest
- Thread starter GoofGoof
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It's nice to see you think WDW will still be around and open at 12/31/17. You must be softening up
You still think Star Wars Land isn't happening at WDW?
He supplies a good balance for the really over pixie dusted crowd. Some of his theories are so crazy and out there they could actually be true
Nah he s over the topHe supplies a good balance for the really over pixie dusted crowd. Some of his theories are so crazy and out there they could actually be true
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
It's nice to see you think WDW will still be around and open at 12/31/17. You must be softening up
You still think Star Wars Land isn't happening at WDW?
Allow me to clarify, I don't think TWDC is long for this world, Most of the Disney assets will continue whether there is a 'Disney' company or not. WDW will continue and will probably be better off if it's run by a company who wants to be in the themed entertainment business instead of using it as an ATM (OLC or Hershchend would be ideal owners). If a outfit like Blackstone or Bain Capital gets ahold of it well it's gonna be worse than it is today.
Star Wars at WDW is vulnerable to the NEXT economic downturn because there is nothing going vertical unlike at DL, So it's a easy project for management to cut because they will already have a 'Star Wars Land' in DL.
LaunchPadMcQuack
Active Member
Maybe Disney will realize that no one cares about Avatar and restart the project as Endor to open around Episode 9.
Thanks phoenicians
Well-Known Member
I'll go with 6/14/17 just seems like an avatar kinda day.
Didn't we just have a leap year? Leave it to Disney to create another one2/29/17
There's the doom and gloom I have come to expect
. I'm OK with the thread tangent since I did ask the question.I don't think TWDC is all that bad off, but if for some reason they decided to sell WDW or all of P&R it will be to Blackstone or some private equity shop. No private company/individual exists that would have both the desire to own the assets and also could afford to buy Disney parks without borrowing a crap load of money and the heavy leverage would leave even less excess cash to fund future investments. Cost cutting would be deeper across the board. In other words things would likely get a whole lot worse, not better. I know from experience that dealing with public bond holders can in a lot of ways be just as bad or worse than dealing with public shareholders.
Star Wars at WDW is a done deal. It's green lit and funded at this point. It's in TWDC capital budget. I can't really see any way they would not go forward. If they didn't cancel DCA 2.0 during the biggest economic downturn since the Great Depression I can't see them getting cold feet with Star Wars now.
1 person per date. Not sure why since there's no actual prize
. I can give you 4/30 or 5/2 or you can challenge @twebber55 for his date. We could do some sort of Disney trivia contest and If you win you get 5/1 as your date but if you lose you have to wear a Harry Potter sorting hat to the grand opening of Avatar Land while continuously asking CMs and fellow guests how to get to platform 9 3/4. Before you decide consider this: if Pandora opens in the summer it's gonna be hot wearing this thing all day.Also, I'm pretty much flat broke right now so you are on your own buying the park tickets and the sorting hat
Bartattack
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I'll take 25/7/2017 (or in your strange date-format 7/25/2017 )
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Nemo14
Well-Known Member
Hmmmm - I'll have to ponder this one. I chose that date because it's my birthday, but I guess I could always change that (the opening date, not the birthday) to 5/2. The hat is quite tempting though....1 person per date. Not sure why since there's no actual prize
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Also, I'm pretty much flat broke right now so you are on your own buying the park tickets and the sorting hat
Official grand opening. I personally am not expecting soft openings. I think they will open the land all at once and use the first couple of weeks as "soft openings" similar to Frozen recently. It kinda sucks if the ride goes down a lot in the beginning especially with the big crowds it will draw, but I don't think the way the land is laid out that it would be easy to do soft opening for just the rides.
Mike S
Well-Known Member
All of Diagon Alley was in soft opening at one point even if Gringotts wasn't open so it shouldn't be a problem for Avatar.
Princess Leia
Well-Known Member
8/21/2017
That's roughly around when school starts, and looking at how Frozen went (with the long lines, and the ride breaking), I think Disney might want to open it in a slightly slower time to get the kinks out before the rush of Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
Also, I'm planning a trip in September 2017, and would really like Pandora to be open by then.
That's roughly around when school starts, and looking at how Frozen went (with the long lines, and the ride breaking), I think Disney might want to open it in a slightly slower time to get the kinks out before the rush of Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
Also, I'm planning a trip in September 2017, and would really like Pandora to be open by then.