Disney's Avatar land cancelled?

[cm8]

May I suggest you continue to make crude remarks concerning children in public? Perhaps you land in a place more suited to your lifestyle: Prison.

Son, children are off limits in any context you want to imagine. When you have some of your own you will realize that. For now take this as a lesson, say it person to someone and you may not like the result.

And who said I think being gay is bad? Are you to assume I am NOT gay?? Just because I have children? This isn't about orientation; it's about children. Infer something crude towards anyone's children on here and I can promise that 100% of parents will take offense to it.

OUCH

 

[MapleGirl]

OK, back on track here before we get closed down...

I was not a fan of Avatar. Although it was a visually stunning film it didn't move me. I do NOT want an Avatar Land in AK. I really hope the idea get scrapped in favor of something better. That being said, if it gets built I will go and check it out. I believe (hope) they could make something truly beautiful for nighttime touring with plant life and fiber optics. Still, I'd rather Animal Kingdom stick with Earth bound - real life - lands (ignoring Dino Land entirely). What about doing an entire area/land based upon the oceans and the vast unknown therein? Heck, they could even redesign 20 000 Leagues Under the Sea and borrow from Tokyo Disney. Such possibilities!

 

[peachygreen]

Per notes I have read on today's Q&A after the shareholders meeting Avatar is still in the workds. I'd say for now at least this is just another rumor.

 

[JoshuaShaw]

Still, I'd rather Animal Kingdom stick with Earth bound - real life - lands (ignoring Dino Land entirely).

Dinosaurs are real!

 

[bellanotte10]

Dinosaurs are real!

haha making that area carnival themed doesn't much promote them as being real though. it looks like one big joke I love dinosaurs though! Dinosaur is one of my favorite rides!

 

[LucyBC80]

Avatar did nothing for me, that movie is so unpleasantly bland. I would rather have the superhero themed land, it does sound cool. As for Dinoland... if Disney could redesign that whole thing to make it bigger and better, even going as far as recreating Jurassic Park (I know they are not the owners of that franchise) now THAT would be amazing!

 

[book_junkie]

Because nothing says animals and conservation quite like caped superheroes in tights.

Can't believe y'all forgot Captain Planet!!!!! Superhero, tights, saving planet and conservation all in one!

 

[bumbershoot]

Pre-pubescent boys who are still in the "girls are gross" phase. Anything with a girl's name in it is still "gross". I am enjoying every minute of it now because I know all too well it will change and then I'll be faced with " Dad, I need the car keys tonight for a date" or the years of basing everything on impressing a girl, etc...

Maybe remind the boys that "Cinderella" castle is actually owned by the Prince? In the days of Cinderella I HIGHLY doubt that she would be allowed to actually OWN anything, and when she married the Prince she moved into his castle. Might even be the King's castle if the King is still alive. It's cute to call it hers, but it's doubtful that it would have been hers at all.

At least Sleeping Beauty castle, assuming it's from Aurora's father, was in HER family. Unless she moved to Phillip's kingdom.

Anyway, castles are manly and cool when you don't think of a princess involved. DS keeps a whole stash of cardboard boxes that he routinely makes into a castle, plays with/in/around all day, then smashes to the ground in a highly manly fashion.

May I suggest you continue to make crude remarks concerning children in public? Perhaps you land in a place more suited to your lifestyle: Prison.

Son, children are off limits in any context you want to imagine. When you have some of your own you will realize that. For now take this as a lesson, say it person to someone and you may not like the result.

And who said I think being gay is bad? Are you to assume I am NOT gay?? Just because I have children? This isn't about orientation; it's about children. Infer something crude towards anyone's children on here and I can promise that 100% of parents will take offense to it.

Not sure how thinking someone might be gay is "crude" or insulting. People make assumptions about their children all the time.

When DS was a few months old, my gay brother in law started calling him a "lady killer". He was assuming that DS would be straight. Is that offensive? What if someone had said he would make the boys all aflutter. Is that offensive? Neither is any worse than the other, unless my brother in law was actually assuming my son would grow up to be an actual killer? I don't think he was saying that.

Of course, the person talking about men in tights is just being silly; it's very common for boys and young men to imagine themselves impervious superheroes, and tights just show off incredibly muscled legs. He could easily have been responded to like that. Your feelings that his statements were crude and offensive just don't go along with your statement that you would support your sons if they are gay.

 

[Minnesota!]

Universal is expanding WWOHP and has Transformers over in Hollywood.

What on God's green Earth can Disney do to compete with that??? They have to look no further than their own backyard. Time to make Star Wars Land and Muppet Studios a reality and expand the crap out of DHS. I cannot believe that Disney has yet to strip mine the beejeezus out of those two intellectual properties. Get on the ball Disney. Let Avatarland go the way of Hyperion Wharf and make your current mega-popular properties stand out!

Then greenlight Beastly Kingdom (they already know people want it).

I sooooo hope this rumor is true.

Best post ever! I SO SO SO SO SO want a Muppets Land! And Star Wars would rock, as well!!

I didn't know there were Avatar fans, period.

I your user name!!

 

[magicbob]

By the way, here's an article about Avatar:

http://www.disneygossip.com/2012/03/wither-avatarland.html

I'm encouraged to read on that blog that Disney was considering an Australia/Great Barrier Reef theme for the AK expansion. That would be a perfect fit and a great opportunity to highlight unique REAL animals.

Hopefully, they go back to this instead of Avatar. Although, if Avatar does pull through, it will be even MORE painful to know they passed on such a good idea in favor of it.

 

[mom2rtk]

Pre-pubescent boys who are still in the "girls are gross" phase. Anything with a girl's name in it is still "gross". I am enjoying every minute of it now because I know all too well it will change and then I'll be faced with " Dad, I need the car keys tonight for a date" or the years of basing everything on impressing a girl, etc...

So they can't even tolerate letting the girls have a significant presence in ONE land of the MK? They already toned down the princess elements in the expansion pretty significantly.

You can also remind them that TPTB recently took the Carousel away from Cinderella and gave it to Prince Charming. Maybe they'll want to ride now.

 

[Reddog1134]

Maybe remind the boys that "Cinderella" castle is actually owned by the Prince?

Wasn't "Cinderella's Royal Table" originally called "King Stefan's Banquet" or something like that?

 

[magicbob]

Wasn't "Cinderella's Royal Table" originally called "King Stefan's Banquet" or something like that?

Yes. King Stefan's Banquet Hall.

 

[mesaboy2]

I'm encouraged to read on that blog that Disney was considering an Australia/Great Barrier Reef theme for the AK expansion. That would be a perfect fit and a great opportunity to highlight unique REAL animals.

Hopefully, they go back to this instead of Avatar. Although, if Avatar does pull through, it will be even MORE painful to know they passed on such a good idea in favor of it.

Agree with you--much better fit.

 

[reelmom]

I love the Australia/Great Barrier Reef idea.

 

[Dan Murphy]

If not already posted....

Bob Iger's thoughts.....

http://www.wdwmagic.com/Attractions...coming-to-Disney's-Animal-Kingdom-in-2015.htm

 

[mesaboy2]

<moves needle back to wild-rumor status>

 

[FlightlessDuck]

J Disney wants to trim $100-125 million from the budget (guess they need to cover the John Carter disaster).

Losses by the movie division should NOT affect the budget of the theme parks. At least you'd think so.

 

[mom2rtk]

Losses by the movie division should NOT affect the budget of the theme parks. At least you'd think so.

If that were the case, then we should expect another big expansion announcement next time there's a huge blockbuster?

 

[larryz]

If not already posted....

Bob Iger's thoughts.....

http://www.wdwmagic.com/Attractions...coming-to-Disney's-Animal-Kingdom-in-2015.htm

Anyone else still think he's worth $53 million in total compensation?

Unless of course, he's using "avatar" in the sense of a replacement land, something representing something else -- and maybe he's going to open a land in AK that will "represent" or "replace" the Adventurer's Club...


In that case, he's worth the $53 million...