Pandora: The World of Avatar opening date contest

GoofGoof

Premium Member
Original Poster
We are entering the home stretch of "Avatar Land" construction so I thought it would be fun to start a thread dedicated to guessing the opening date of the new land. As you post your guess I'll go back and edit the first post in the thread to keep a running list. The person who is closest to the actual start date gets absolutely nothing of value, just bragging rights around here:). Keep in mind Disney still officially lists the opening as a vague "2017". For a frame of reference, there was some thought that it might open on Earth day 2017 which is 4/22/17 (the original AK park opened on Earth day 1998). Easter is 4/16/17 so if they wanted to have it open in time for the spring break crowds it would need to be by 4/8/17. This thread is neither news or rumors, but I think it fits in the Avatar subsection. I'll understand if the moderators want to move it. Good luck to all participants.

Edit: one person per day so look at the list before picking. If you pick a date that is already taken ill give you the day before or day after.

****I'm going to put a deadline of 11/18/16 for new entries. That is the day before the Avatar D23 event at Contemporary Resort. I'm not holding out hope that they actually announce a firm opening date at the event but they may give some hints or narrow down the timeframe. If you haven't made a guess yet get your entry in before the deadline passes.
 
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GoofGoof

Premium Member
Original Poster
Here is the list of guesses:

01/01/17 @George
02/02/17 @homerdance
02/29/17 @Ttocs
03/17/17 @Magic Feather
04/01/17 @Mr Ferret 88
04/02/17 @DlpPhantom
04/03/17 @Albinomonkey
04/17/17 @captainbuzzy
04/19/17 @KikoKea
04/20/17 @1023
04/21/17 @brb1006
04/22/17 @BrianLo
04/23/17 @jrogue
04/26/17 @MayorLionheart
04/29/17 @David2319
05/01/17 @twebber55
05/02/17 @Nemo14
05/03/17 @Coaster Lover
05/05/17 @toolsnspools
05/06/17 @bigrigross
05/08/17 @abucha
05/09/17 @hockeyfran
05/11/17 @lobelia
05/12/17 @Corey P
05/13/17 @bradleyteacher
05/17/17 @VIPguide_2030
05/18/17 @AimYourBrent
05/19/17 @hakunamatata
05/20/17 @Po'Rich
05/21/17 @Ripken10
05/22/17 @WhatJaneSays
05/23/17 @IMFearless
05/24/17 @msteel
05/25/17 @ezralou
05/26/17 @SteamBoat6092
05/27/17 @creathir
05/29/17 @daringstoic
05/31/17 @csmat99
06/01/17 @Rteetz
06/02/17 @RSoxNo1
06/04/17 @WDW Guru
06/06/17 @IDInstitute
06/07/17 @Next Big Thing
06/09/17 @GoofyGroupie
06/10/17 @jdmdisney99
06/12/17 @Patcheslee
06/13/17 @Bocko57
06/14/17 @clemmo
06/15/17 @Fox&Hound
06/16/17 @Marc Davis Fan
06/17/17 @GoofGoof
06/18/17 @aprincessatlasst
06/19/17 @AdventurerEllie
06/20/17 @Thaddeus Oswald
06/21/17 @DisneyRoy
06/22/17 @bgood
06/23/17 @RMichael21
06/24/17 @danlb_2000
06/25/17 @DisneyPrincess5
06/26/17 @Leahbobeah
06/27/17 @ThemeParkGuru
06/29/17 @omurice
06/30/17 @PorterRedkey
07/01/17 @unkadug
07/02/17 @flyerjab
07/03/17 @CarlFredricksen
07/10/17 @JohnWD
07/13/17 @Mike S
07/17/17 @gorillaball
07/18/17 @Justahealer
07/20/17 @JCtheparrothead
07/21/17 @ColumbiaBinks
07/25/17 @Bartattack
07/27/17 @DisneyWall-e
07/30/17 @Kate F
08/01/17 @mleeeman
08/04/17 @Uncle Lupe
08/05/17 @Jeff456
08/13/17 @Pionmycake
08/15/17 @JenniferS
08/16/17 @MOXOMUMD
08/21/17 @Direwolf27
08/22/17 @Daannzzz
09/01/17 @EdisonKimble
09/02/17 @Ryan Doncsecz
09/04/17 @MinnieM123
09/05/17 @[insert name here]
09/07/17 @harryk
09/14/17 @SCOTLORR
10/01/17 @PrincessNelly_NJ
10/02/17 @SosoDude
10/12/17 @dupac
11/01/17 @Rinx
11/04/17 @po1998
11/15/17 @threvester
11/22/17 @egg
12/18/17 @cjack300zx
12/31/17 @ford91exploder
01/01/18 @Rickster7
01/30/18 @Weather_Lady
 
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danlb_2000

Premium Member
We are entering the home stretch of "Avatar Land" construction so I thought it would be fun to start a thread dedicated to guessing the opening date of the new land. As you post your guess I'll go back and edit the first post in the thread to keep a running list. The person who is closest to the actual start date gets absolutely nothing of value, just bragging rights around here:). Keep in mind Disney still officially lists the opening as a vague "2017". For a frame of reference, there was some thought that it might open on Earth day 2017 which is 4/22/17 (the original AK park opened on Earth day 1998). Easter is 4/16/17 so if they wanted to have it open in time for the spring break crowds it would need to be by 4/8/17. This thread is neither news or rumors, but I think it fits in the Avatar subsection. I'll understand if the moderators want to move it. Good luck to all participants.

How are you defining "opening", soft opening, or the official opening day?
 

RSoxNo1

Well-Known Member
I have a bet with June 1st being the date. I don't think it's been established whether or not June 1st is a push, if I win, or if I lose. So with that said, I'll assume that I will definitively lose and I'm predicting June 2nd.
 

Coaster Lover

Well-Known Member
In the Parks
No
All of the estimated dates are before my August 2017 trip, so personally, I'll be happy if any of the guesses so far are correct! Not sure how true it is, but I've heard rumblings of attendance at Disney World being down and so one would imagine that they would want to do everything possible to have Pandora open before the busy summer months to help get the biggest boost possible in 2017, so my guess is...

May 3, 2017 (with Soft Openings possibly starting around Earth Day)... 256 days away! Let's make this happen, Disney!
 

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