I am going to guess yes that Disney is putting a priority on Avatar over the Avengers E ticket. Marvel is not doing that great reception wise right now while Avatar Way of Water made bank at the box office. Plus fans and the studio aren't really sure on a solid direction of the MCU, so that could be why there has yet to be a Capex commitment for that E ticket. Plus there is the possibility that the MCU will be rebooted post Secret Wars.
Potentially yes. It still remains disappointing that 8 years after the first Marvel "E-ticket" was announced there still isn't a shovel in the ground for it. Or even a clear timeline to suggest it is going to happen anytime soon.
I hope not. The announcement was Avatar “experience”. Not attraction or land. That would be really bad for DLP
The Avatar thing for DL seems to be an exhibit. Too many are getting excited it’s FoP or similar.
What a waste.
Sounds like a replacement for Launch Bay in Tomorrowland.
The Avatar: The Experience exhibit from Singapore is now closed. Not sure if another destination is scheduled next. If not, they can easily ship that to DLR within a few weeks and have it open by spring. I think there are also empty soundstages left in DCA with enough space for it. So if Disney is really going just for the exhibition option in DLR, not sure what's the holdup after announcing it a year ago. Was Bob Iger just desperate for something to announce?
A clone of the most well received WDI land since Carsland would be really bad for DLP? I don’t think so. The general public love flying theatres and I am sure FOP would do really well in Europe. Both rides have very little need for spoken language either. Plus both Avatars did exceptionally well in France.
I was convinced it was an “experience” when Bob first announced it but what would take so long to ship over the exhibition from Asia? Also he spoke about it again months later saying it would be “on a par” with Animal Kingdom which threw me off even further.
Pretty sure he meant that an “experience” would be bad for DLP. Not that a land would be bad.
A D23 Expo article said this Avatar "experience" coming to Disneyland will be "as amazing" as the one at AK. I think the reason why they are referring to this as an experience and not a land is because they don't want to freak Anaheim out and cause that to risk derailing all of Disneyland Forward.
They’re not going to say “it’s not as good” now are they?
were met with thrilling success, our Imagineers have been hard at work to deliver a much more budget-conscious alternative for our paying guests in Anaheim. Be sure to check back for updates on this decidedly less-interesting project, coming fittingly to Disney California Adventure sometime in the mid-to-distant future!"Disney YouTuber OrangeGrove55 pointed out that fact that Iger brought it (the Avatar "Experience") up at a shareholder meeting, it has to be bigger that an exhibit because why would you announce something that small at a shareholder meeting? That's not usually the place to do it. Shareholder meetings are for big ticket items.
Let’s wait and see then.
Because Avatar 2 made 2 billion dollars and investors don’t pay enough attention to the parks to care. All they heard was “Avatar.”
Your faith in what Iger said during a shareholder meeting is misplaced. Others who I trust far more seem to have a more realistic idea of what is potentially going in at DL, and a ride does not seem to be in the cards.
Land would be great. Pandora is amazing in Animal Kingdom
