Disney Imagineer Joe Rohde, who's working as the creative director for Pandora - The World of Avatar, is featured in a new video from Disney, talking about the placemaking Imagineers have employed in the new land.
We've also got some fresh info about the locations within the land. Flight of Passage, the flying theater ride on the backs of Mountain Banshees, with have a 44-inch height restriction. In addition to the all-ages Na'vi River Journey indoor boat ride, Pandora will feature a walk-through attraction, Valley of Mo'ara, in which visitors can get up close to the exotic, bioluminescent flora, as well as see Na'vi totems and cultural artifacts.
And yes, a few little birdies have told me that visitors will be able to purchase items that will interact with the Pandoran environment — Disney's response to Universal's interactive Wizarding World wands.
Disney's also posted more details about the Satu'li Canteen restaurant and Pongu Pongu bar in the new land. Here's what Disney has to say about Satu'li Canteen, the former Quonset hut now adorned with Na'vi art:
Owned and operated by Alpha Centauri Expeditions (ACE), Satu’li Canteen supplies travelers all the comforts of home—courtesy of a unique, fast-casual menu that’s been crafted from Pandora’s natural abundance. Featuring international-inspired cuisine, vegetarian options and specialty libations, it’s the perfect place to refuel as you venture through the Valley of Mo’ara.
Pandora - The World of Avatar opens officially on May 27.
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And we have been waiting. We have been waiting.
This is one of Disney's problems -- they take forever to roll out even mediocre level IP.
I also love the irony of this preaching while Disney is literally paving paradise to put up a parking lot, roads and firework area at DHS.
Waterworld sucks - the movie I mean. I have no interest in Song of the south, minions, Popeye, haunted mansions, men in black - but damn those are some good rides I'd gladly go on again.
If on this site you can't look past an IP to the attractions and themed environments it has, I don't think you're truly a theme park fan.
Something tells me that the sequel is going to bomb too. Great films don't take this long to produce, but bad ones do.
All I know is that the industry leader WDI is building a massive totally immersive new land with 3 all new attractions in one of their most beautiful parks. Um...Yes please and Thank you!
Star Wars... different story. Plenty of fanboys and girls. Avatar always had me shaking my head.
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I've wondered for a while how they are going to theme the interior of the ride building once you come in from the mountain landscape. I wasn't sure how they were going to reconcile the idea of being up in the mountains with the need to have guests load on multiple levels of the Soarin'-esque ride system. Perhaps the lab environment will allow for "normal" hallways and stairs to get guests where they need to go.