Tree of life 'grows' new roots

[notnothin]

The video quality is just excellent. What type of camera do you guys use?

 

[DManRightHere]

Cool! Did anyone know this is was being built?

 

[cookiee_munster]

is the moss on the roots real or is it painted? either way, from that video you guys posted, it looks amazing.

 

[Prototype82]

I'll miss the gardens, but this needed to happen. We're going to have a massive new African marketplace that will hopefully be an immersive experience in itself, we'll be able to escape to Pandora, and we'll be able to celebrate the natural world with a light show in this new massive hub at the end of the night. I feel like Rhode is going to make this place a really transformational and spiritual piece of entertainment.

 

[DisneyDrum]

Any thoughts on what's going on in this area? It looks like a hatch for maintenance access, but why is it so accessible? Prepping for Rivers of Light show infrastructure?

 

[wdwgreek]

I am shocked, while the rest of Walt Disney World seems to be loosing direction Epcot and DHS in particular AK is pushing theming, story, and ingenuity. They care about the park and it shows a lot. It is a brilliantly designed park, so many little charming corners.

 

[jensenrick]

I look forward to seeing this in person.

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

I am shocked, while the rest of Walt Disney World seems to be loosing direction Epcot and DHS in particular AK is pushing theming, story, and ingenuity. They care about the park and it shows a lot. It is a brilliantly designed park, so many little charming corners.

Animal Kingdom is awesome - they have to kick us out of there when we visit. Beautiful park

 

[DisneyGentleman]

Any thoughts on what's going on in this area? It looks like a hatch for maintenance access, but why is it so accessible? Prepping for Rivers of Light show infrastructure?

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It's the wooden box, a relative of the ladder and often seen where improvements are being made.

 

[note2001]

I am shocked, while the rest of Walt Disney World seems to be loosing direction Epcot and DHS in particular AK is pushing theming, story, and ingenuity. They care about the park and it shows a lot. It is a brilliantly designed park, so many little charming corners.

I'm interested to know if this is due in part to Joe Rhode being "in charge" (not sure if he's in charge, or just lead imagineer) over at AK and wonder who's in charge of the other parks imagineering-wise.

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

I'm interested to know if this is due in part to Joe Rhode being "in charge" (not sure if he's in charge, or just lead imagineer) over at AK and wonder who's in charge of the other parks imagineering-wise.

It will be interesting what Rhode does with AvatarLand. EPCOT I think has Tim Fitzgerald ??? I may be wrong.

 

[jdmdisney99]

I think Rhode is guiding the park well in a design sense similarly to the original designers of EPCOT Center. They were there when the purpose of the parks were first determined, and they held the parks to those standards for a while. (Epcot strayed without them)

 

[EPCOTCenterLover]

It will be interesting what Rhode does with AvatarLand. EPCOT I think has Tim Fitzgerald ??? I may be wrong.

If so, no wonder Epcot is a mess. The guy loves screens but can't seem to do other attractions that are well done.

 

[Sage of Time]

I am shocked, while the rest of Walt Disney World seems to be loosing direction Epcot and DHS in particular AK is pushing theming, story, and ingenuity. They care about the park and it shows a lot. It is a brilliantly designed park, so many little charming corners.

Debatable, when you think of the thematic intent of Avatar and how it really isn't related to DAK's original aims.

 

[optjay]

echoing many peoples thought, I grow tired of the removal of trees, and greenery in the parks, for wide open highway looking expances of pavement. Magic Kingdom hub, is an abomination, now Animal Kingdom, the park that is supposed to be wooded and green!

 

[HRHPrincessAriel]

echoing many peoples thought, I grow tired of the removal of trees, and greenery in the parks, for wide open highway looking expances of pavement. Magic Kingdom hub, is an abomination, now Animal Kingdom, the park that is supposed to be wooded and green!

They are adding them to MK new hub landscape

 

[Bolt]

Any thoughts on what's going on in this area? It looks like a hatch for maintenance access, but why is it so accessible? Prepping for Rivers of Light show infrastructure?

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Rivers of Light will be in Asia.

 

[note2001]

echoing many peoples thought, I grow tired of the removal of trees, and greenery in the parks, for wide open highway looking expances of pavement. Magic Kingdom hub, is an abomination, now Animal Kingdom, the park that is supposed to be wooded and green!

Agree, however there's only so much they can do with the pathways if the number of guests grows. They're being pro-active. One bonus to this is it will allow for more breeze in that area. AK park is the hottest of the theme parks as the amount of vegetation traps the humidity and blocks breeze. I was also hoping they'd add more misters to this park for the summer. As we always seem to be traveling in July & August, those things are a godsend.

They are adding them to MK new hub landscape

It's looking pretty good so far! Much more reflective of a proper castle court when it's done than before all this with lots of green and sculptured topiaries. What we can't expect are tall trees in the center loops.

 

[unkadug]

Rivers of Light will be in Asia.

Pretty sure that Rivers of Light will be in Florida.

 

[twebber55]

Debatable, when you think of the thematic intent of Avatar and how it really isn't related to DAK's original aims.

I encourage you to watch the video on the avatar page where Joe Rohde talks about this very topic in terms of what DAK is all about and how it connects