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[Tom Nook Sawyer]

A bunch of previews from ABC went up today for the new Pandora: The World of Avatar coming to Disney World's Animal Kingdom and it is looking killer. Although I didn't want them all to avoid spoilers, the bits I did see looked incredible.

Good Morning America has a good overview of the land and preview of the Flight of Passage Ride:

James Cameron Walks us through the new land and boat ride on The View

And The Chew shows us one of the food items from Pandora

 

[daffy]

They tried one menu item? smh. Well the Lumpia looks good at least. Should be worth the trip when i go in August

 

[Tom Nook Sawyer]

They tried one menu item? smh. Well the Lumpia looks good at least. Should be worth the trip when i go in August

Yeah I thought they'd try more, but the first video shows the dessert at least too

 

[Discotheque]

Looks pretty awesome. Plenty of work was put into this section of the park for sure

I feel like avatar 2 is finally happening. Between the announcement of the video game by Massive (the division, world in conflict) and avatar land at Disney opening soon then surely Cameron is gonna start shooting to get the sequel out for December next year right?

 

[jstevenson]

I'm so sad I'm going to be there just a few weeks before the official opening and probably just a week or two ahead of soft opens

 

[jett]

James Cameron DA GAWD. That looks nice.

Looks pretty awesome. Plenty of work was put into this section of the park for sure

I feel like avatar 2 is finally happening. Between the announcement of the video game by Massive (the division, world in conflict) and avatar land at Disney opening soon then surely Cameron is gonna start shooting to get the sequel out for December next year right?

I missed the news about the game. That's uh interesting.

 

[Tom Nook Sawyer]

I feel like avatar 2 is finally happening. Between the announcement of the video game by Massive (the division, world in conflict) and avatar land at Disney opening soon then surely Cameron is gonna start shooting to get the sequel out for December next year right?

Speaking of sequels, the land itself is a sequel to ALL the movies, as it's set in the period after all of them, which I thought was pretty interesting

 

[mambadragon]

I know the first Avatar was a huge success, but you don't hear people talking much about the movie these days. Is the IP (or whatever you want to call it) still that popular?

 

[Linkura]

Don't give a shit about Avatar, but I believe in Joe Rohde not to fuck this up.

 

[Zackat]

I am gonna go this summer to see this, can't wait.

 

[Lights and Waves]

Looks cute. Just wish I cared about Avatar.

 

[TheXbox]

Looks pretty awesome. Plenty of work was put into this section of the park for sure

I feel like avatar 2 is finally happening. Between the announcement of the video game by Massive (the division, world in conflict) and avatar land at Disney opening soon then surely Cameron is gonna start shooting to get the sequel out for December next year right?

There is no way Avatar 2 comes out next year.

 

[Somnia]

I know the first Avatar was a huge success, but you don't hear people talking much about the movie these days. Is the IP (or whatever you want to call it) still that popular?

We'll find out when the sequels hit. The reason no one talks about the IP is because there's been 0 content to talk about.

There's been no books, comics, games, moviss, etc. We shall see what happens when the sequels get here.

 

[mambadragon]

We'll find out when the sequels hit. The reason no one talks about the IP is because there's been 0 content to talk about.

There's been no books, comics, games, moviss, etc. We shall see what happens when the sequels get here.

Yeah. I personally just didn't find the world/lore very interesting so I guess I'm extrapolating that to others.

 

[Linkura]

Just watched The Chew clip and the guy just read off the exact first sentence from Wikipedia for his description of lumpia. Terrible.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Did Cameron seriously just tell us how the whole saga ends in that clip from The View?

 

[Tom Nook Sawyer]

Did Cameron seriously just tell us how the whole saga ends in that clip from The View?

Seems like it lol. He's totally pulling a Game of Thrones-level reveal, spoling the original medium

 

[Somnia]

BTW here is a video from Nightline that gives us a much better look, the environment looks AMAZING. I feel this is just the beginning of the new standard in being immersed at Disney World and can't wait to see how Star Wars turns out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1sv-9vpSGM

 

[Saya]

Did Cameron seriously just tell us how the whole saga ends in that clip from The View?

Haha, wanted to comment the exact same thing after watching the clip. It makes sense I guess.

Btw, the park looks amazing. I wonder what it will look like at night.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

Did Cameron seriously just tell us how the whole saga ends in that clip from The View?

Pre-sale tickets cancelled.

 

[a Master Ninja]

Did Cameron seriously just tell us how the whole saga ends in that clip from The View?

I legitimately think he did.

EDIT: That ABC News clip confirms it.

 

[Symphonic]

I legitimately think he did.

What'd he say? At work, can't watch

 

[Saya]

What'd he say? At work, can't watch

Spoiler

After many generations, which goes beyond the movies' timeline, the Na'vi will eventually accept humans colonizing Pandora and they are living together peacefully.

 

[Mister_Bubbles]

Spoiler

After many generations, which goes beyond the movies' timeline, the Na'vi will eventually accept humans colonizing Pandora and they are living together peacefully.

I'm shocked. SHOCKED. Well... etc.

 

[Symphonic]

Spoiler

After many generations, which goes beyond the movies' timeline, the Na'vi will eventually accept humans colonizing Pandora and they are living together peacefully.

Oh.

Spoiler

So when's the Revolutionary War start.

 

[Somnia]

Spoiler

After many generations, which goes beyond the movies' timeline, the Na'vi will eventually accept humans colonizing Pandora and they are living together peacefully.

Well

Spoiler

I'm ok with them saying that, it also makes sense for the park. Apparently Cameron also came up with a reasoning on why we don't need "masks" to breath while on Pandora while we are there. Apparently the world has become breathable for both us and the Na'vi after many generations.

That Nightline ABC video I linked though really shows how much love and care went into the theming. Joe Rhode really is special and a key part of Disney right now.

 

[Tom Nook Sawyer]

That Nightline ABC video I linked though really shows how much love and care went into the theming. Joe Rhode really is special and a key part of Disney right now.

Joe Rhode is a national treasure. Animal Kingdom is a work of art (minus that dumb Dino section).

It's just too bad he was saddled with the Tower of Terror overlay in California

 

[Somnia]

Joe Rhode is a national treasure. Animal Kingdom is a work of art (minus that dumb Dino section).

It's just too bad he was saddled with the Tower of Terror overlay in California

He's involved with Star Wars Land right?

 

[Tom Nook Sawyer]

He's involved with Star Wars Land right?

I could be mistaken, but I don't think he is. As far as I know, he's been focused on solely on Pandora, and only recently, the Tower of Terror makeover.

 

[msdstc]

Looks really great sucks an entire world is wasted on such a dull franchise.

 

[Tom Nook Sawyer]

Looks really great sucks an entire world is wasted on such a dull franchise.

It's not like Disney World's running out of room.

 

[Somnia]

The media are being let in today to see Pandora. I thought I'd share some tweets from TheDIS. It's unbelievable how beautiful this new land is going to be. I didn't want to steal their images, so please just visit the links to see them

Honestly it looks and feels like you're in a different world just looking at these photos and seeing the level of detail. Disney has brought it big time.

https://twitter.com/TheDIS/status/858312956261617665

https://twitter.com/TheDIS/status/858313879927042048

https://twitter.com/TheDIS/status/858318112864776195

https://twitter.com/TheDIS/status/858323193098063873

Here are the individual seats for the Na'Vi flight of passage ride!
https://twitter.com/TheDIS/status/858348173059870724

There are a LOT more including food photos here: https://twitter.com/TheDIS

 

[DarkKyo]

It's not like Disney World's running out of room.

I think he means the labor and money could be put towards a more interesting attraction/world.

 

[Somnia]

Here's a POV ride-through of the Na'Vi River (it's loud be ready)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19IN4prjc4Y

Also a video of how the Flight of Passage ride works, it looks pretty intense. You can see the safety restraints in the video also:

https://twitter.com/InsideTheMagic/status/858349142132871170/video/1

Flight of Passage is a bit intensive. Somewhere between Soarin' and Star Tours, but it feels completely realistic.

^^^^ someone's thoughts on Flight of Passage intensity.

 

[Somnia]

Should be a lot more media coming out on Pandora throughout the weekend. If I find anything else I'll post it.

The animatronic at the end of the river journey video is insane.

 

[Linkura]

So Soarin' is fine for me, but Star Tours is a big NOPE... curious to see more impressions on it. I guess I'd go on it once regardless though.

See a Single Rider line in the pics for Flight of Passage... nice.

 

[Somnia]

So Soarin' is fine for me, but Star Tours is a big NOPE... curious to see more impressions on it. I guess I'd go on it once regardless though.

See a Single Rider line in the pics for Flight of Passage... nice.

From what I read it's not as jerky as Star Tours.

 

[Linkura]

I might just be jaded, but River Journey looks kind of boring.

 

[SpaceWolf]

The media are being let in today to see Pandora. I thought I'd share some tweets from TheDIS. It's unbelievable how beautiful this new land is going to be. I didn't want to steal their images, so please just visit the links to see them

Honestly it looks and feels like you're in a different world just looking at these photos and seeing the level of detail. Disney has brought it big time.

Thank you, Disney representative.

 

[Somnia]

Thank you, Disney representative.

More like Disney fan posting in a Pandora related thread?

 

[jett]

Thank you, Disney representative.

?

I appreciate Somnia's posts and info. Looks pretty neat.

 

[Dyle]

Man River Journey looks very meh. Definitely beautiful looking, but it seems like there isn't any story or explanation of what you're seeing. Lots of pretty colors but kind of soulless. That last animataronic is incredible though, unbelievable control of his arms. Hopefully the Banshee ride is a classic.

 

[daffy]

Holy crap that food at Satu'li Canteen looks fantastic. Can't wait to visit in August

 

[Linkura]

Man River Journey looks very meh. Definitely beautiful looking, but it seems like there isn't any story or explanation of what you're seeing. Lots of pretty colors but kind of soulless.

So basically Frozen Ever After: Avatar Edition.

 

[Dyle]

So basically Frozen Ever After: Avatar Edition.

Hopefully without the 3 hour lines :/

 

[modernmalady]

I want James himself to come out on opening day and say "ever since the first film I've wanted to immerse audiences in a world that they've never seen before. But I've realized film is not the medium for this dream. So let me introduce you to AVATAR 2:ITS ACTUALLY A THEME PARK."

 

[Linkura]

Hopefully without the 3 hour lines :/

I waited 20 min in a FP+ line and that was almost too much.

 

[SpaceWolf]

More like Disney fan posting in a Pandora related thread?

?

I appreciate Somnia's posts and info. Looks pretty neat.

I was lightly poking fun at the fellow for his post sounding like a bit like a Disney press release. No harm meant, Somnia!

 

[Somnia]

I was lightly poking fun at the fellow for his post sounding like a bit like a Disney press release. No harm meant, Somnia!

All good man, some people like to accuse people of shit so can never tell if people are joking lol

 

[Got]

What's Avatar?