***Official*** Pandora: The World of Avatar Information Thread

[JuneChickie]

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[FastPasser]

Saw one of these yesterday.

 

[AngiTN]

Maybe it doesn't move much at all. Maybe it just has wiggles and jiggles and
vibrations of some sort. Noise too.
All that said , they want the guests to feel like we're on the back of a
giant bird and to do that we have to lean over , so they have to lock us in
to keep us from falling off. Otherwise , kids would fall off of them and
who knows , theres always that one person that might try to stand up on the
thing.
So, they lock the guests so they can't do any monkey business.

The point is there are ways to secure guests in without the exact restraints they have now, which are more for a ride with lots of movement. At least that's how it appears. Not being ride engineers you have to assume there are things that folks can't tell. Curious minds want to know but it may be something we never get an answer to. And it may be something they change. Ride restraints have changed on rides from the time a ride debuted for tested till it opened for public use in the past. It could this time to. Time will tell

 

[AngiTN]

Saw one of these yesterday.

Creepy! I'm not sure I want to watch

 

[AngiTN]

When you say saw one you mean someone brought it to the park? Odd

 

[FastPasser]

Creepy! I'm not sure I want to watch

You're not the first to think that, but it was really cute.

Yes, a woman was carrying it around Pandora as if it were a real baby, and it was so lifelike.

 

[AngiTN]

You're not the first to think that, but it was really cute.

Yes, a woman was carrying it around Pandora as if it were a real baby, and it was so lifelike.

Takes all kinds to make the world go around

 

[FastPasser]

Takes all kinds to make the world go around

Based on the woman's demeanor, I have a sneaking suspicion that she may have been trolling for customers or advertising it. There was a lot of interest.
If she shows up again this afternoon, then I may be right.

 

[JuneChickie]

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[wilkeliza]

Yeah the baby alive things (or whatever they are called) is where I draw the line. Now the plushy baby Navii are adorable.

 

[JuneChickie]

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[alex9179]

I asked the same exact question and those who have ridden it said they have no idea. No one can figure out thus far what cased the restraint system. It's not obvious from the very limited movement of the ride. We've tagged a ride engineer that posted a few days ago but so far no update

If I had to guess, it's that the effects can cause some equilibrium issues and they don't want someone to fall over (or faint) and end up with a body part under one of the moving parts of the ride. Or, a rider starts to feel sick and wants to get off NOW which can cause injury. Looks like one would be held in there pretty securely.

 

[Cinderella94]

If I had to guess, it's that the effects can cause some equilibrium issues and they don't someone to fall over (or faint) and end up with a body part under one of the moving parts of the ride. Or, a rider starts to feel sick and wants to get off NOW which can cause injury. Looks like one would be held in there pretty securely.

I would agree with this. If I were Disney I wouldn't trust guests to stay put on anything like this.

 

[mousefan73]

Creepy! I'm not sure I want to watch

Don't it is creepy and now I cannot unsee it.... Still can't figure out if these are real babies done up, or some rubbery, silicon thing....

 

[alex9179]

Don't it is creepy and now I cannot unsee it.... Still can't figure out if these are real babies done up, or some rubbery, silicon thing....

Have you seen those, very, lifelike dolls? I watched a program about people who are outside of the norm in behavior and there's a cottage industry catering to those who treat the dolls just like they're real babies. They bathe, dress, pretend feed, and take them out for stroller rides. The Na'vi dolls are similar.
http://fusion.kinja.com/inside-the-world-of-grown-women-who-play-with-eerily-li-1793860842

 

[mousefan73]

Have you seen those, very, lifelike dolls? I watched a program about people who are outside of the norm in behavior and there's a cottage industry catering to those who treat the dolls just like they're real babies. They bathe, dress, pretend feed, and take them out for stroller rides. The Na'vi dolls are similar.
http://fusion.kinja.com/inside-the-world-of-grown-women-who-play-with-eerily-li-1793860842

OMG... I watched a few seconds..what freaks me out is the reallike jiggling of the body parts.. rubbery, slippery.... ughh.. cannot unsee.

 

[alex9179]

OMG... I watched a few seconds..what freaks me out is the reallike jiggling of the body parts.. rubbery, slippery.... ughh.. cannot unsee.

 

[hiroMYhero]

Okay...because these little creepy babies aren't Disney products and because they appear to have normal-sized calves, totally for the thread.

Returning to on-topic posts, please.

 

[rteetz]

Does it really not move? If so why does it need all those restraints?

It moves however doesn't move off of the platform like Soarin moves out into the projection dome.

 

[wilkeliza]

If I had to guess, it's that the effects can cause some equilibrium issues and they don't want someone to fall over (or faint) and end up with a body part under one of the moving parts of the ride. Or, a rider starts to feel sick and wants to get off NOW which can cause injury. Looks like one would be held in there pretty securely.

I would agree with this. If I were Disney I wouldn't trust guests to stay put on anything like this.

Disney can't trust people to stay seated and inside Carousel of Progress they could never trust people to stay seated with moving seats.