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

[marciemi]

That does seem like a challenge. Good luck.

I'm thinking I may not have any luck getting a FP+ at 60 days with a short trip planned. If many are finding them at Day 4 of their trip when the window opens up this will cut me out of the loop with a 3day stay.

In any event, we'll rope drop if we can't get anything either.

They really don't seem to be going that fast, especially if you're willing to ride late afternoon/evening. I can't look any more since we just returned from a stay, but on Monday I was looking 50-60 days out and not having trouble finding availability each day, albeit mostly after 4pm. It's not like FEA was at its highest point (or even still now) where you can't get it on your 60 days exactly but only later in your trip.

 

[poison ivy]

They really don't seem to be going that fast, especially if you're willing to ride late afternoon/evening. I can't look any more since we just returned from a stay, but on Monday I was looking 50-60 days out and not having trouble finding availability each day, albeit mostly after 4pm. It's not like FEA was at its highest point (or even still now) where you can't get it on your 60 days exactly but only later in your trip.

This is good to know. Thanks. I'm dealing with Labor Day weekend so fingers crossed!

 

[travelgirl77]

That does seem like a challenge. Good luck.

I'm thinking I may not have any luck getting a FP+ at 60 days with a short trip planned. If many are finding them at Day 4 of their trip when the window opens up this will cut me out of the loop with a 3day stay.

In any event, we'll rope drop if we can't get anything either.

Just to let you know, I booked my FPs yesterday at the 60 day mark and there were a lot of times available for FOP. I snagged one for our second day, so there is definitely hope for you!

 

[dorchrislen]

My AK Day is July 14. I've been checking at 4 AM every day (yes, I am on the West Coast) 30 days out just to see if there are any FoP FPs, and there have not been any no matter what time of day. So I am not holding my breath that there will be any on June 14 when I can get them, but plan to get there an hour before the 9 o'clock opening or 8 o'clock if it is moved.

 

[CAS239]

I've been following this thread since the first post. I'm beginning to think I may not be able to get a FP for FOP because we are staying offsite. Kenny the Pirate indicated it is unlikely that anyone will be able to get a FP at 30 days out for this particular ride. A couple of folks in here said to try at 7 a.m. on your 30 day mark. Somewhere else I read you can book your FP+ starting at midnight on your 30 day mark. I would hate to miss this ride, since I don't get down to Florida that often. I can't stand in line for 3-5 hours, I just can't (knee issues). I will keep trying everyday, throughout the day when the time comes. I'm trying not to get discouraged but I also want to prepare myself....I may not get a FP+.

It's 7am est. It use to be midnight about a year ago. So be on at 6:55am and be quick. It's the hardest FP to get.

I've never see FoP as a FP 30 days out. River Journey, frozen, 7dmt..all pop up 30 days out, but with FoP I wouldn't hold my breath

 

[rteetz]

At 3:30 EST it is a 90 min wait for FoP and a 60 min wait for NRJ.

 

[BuckeyeBama]

At 3:30 EST it is a 90 min wait for FoP and a 60 min wait for NRJ.

That's not bad at all for June 7th.

 

[cigar95]

At 3:30 EST it is a 90 min wait for FoP and a 60 min wait for NRJ.

Weather seems ok. . . . . . . Maybe this is the "mid-day lull" that we've been seeing, combined with the gradual easing of the opening day rush and the full fury of summer crowds not yet present.

 

[rteetz]

Weather seems ok. . . . . . . Maybe this is the "mid-day lull" that we've been seeing, combined with the gradual easing of the opening day rush and the full fury of summer crowds not yet present.

Yes there most definitely is a mid day lull.

 

[Gina Starr]

Weather seems ok. . . . . . . Maybe this is the "mid-day lull" that we've been seeing, combined with the gradual easing of the opening day rush and the full fury of summer crowds not yet present.

It's been constantly raining since 10am. I think it stopped around 3:30ish. I was at MK but checking the wait times at AK because I plan on heading over tonight and was pretty surprised when I saw the low waits in Pandora since MK has had pretty long waits all day including full shows for both Country Bears and Tiki Room.

 

[AtlantaDisneyDreamer]

How are the waits for FoP and NRJ when you have a FP+ now? Still pretty reasonable?

 

[marciemi]

As of Sat and Sun, FOP was about 10-12 minutes (before preshows) with a FP and Na'vi was about 5 or so.

 

[rteetz]

How are the waits for FoP and NRJ when you have a FP+ now? Still pretty reasonable?

Last Wednesday FoP was maybe 5ish minutes with a FP.

 

[DerEchte]

Last Thursday at around 7pm I went into the standby line for FOP, awaiting a 180 minutes wait...

Turns out I only had to wait around 30 minutes. The line began right where the big laboratory is.

 

[AtlantaDisneyDreamer]

Last Thursday at around 7pm I went into the standby line for FOP, awaiting a 180 minutes wait...

Turns out I only had to wait around 30 minutes. The line began right where the big laboratory is.

That's a fairly massive overprediction of wait time. Posted time was 150 minutes more than actual wait. Wonder why- and how often that happens.

 

[Spacecow]

Last Thursday at around 7pm I went into the standby line for FOP, awaiting a 180 minutes wait...

Turns out I only had to wait around 30 minutes. The line began right where the big laboratory is.

Wow! I was there that day too. Wish I'd known about the low waits we didn't even attempt standby for FOP because the lines were longer than we cared to wait in, even duiring EMH, and we didn't want to rope drop either. I kind of regret not seeing the queue, it looks really cool in the pics/videos I see. But maybe next time.

 

[Spacecow]

I thought the ride was great, though after reading the glowing praise for all its "next level" technology, I was surprised at how blurry the video was. For much of the ride, I was seeing double rather than a true 3D effect. I really haven't heard anyone else mention this, so maybe it's just my eyesight (though my 3D TV at home looks great). I was in room "C3" which I think is in the upper left of the theater. Maybe I was too off-center for a perfect 3D image (that's what happens with my TV). The picture quality was very distracting and took away from the immersion, but I look forward to riding it again from a different vantage point to compare.

The same thing happened to me! I don't remember what room we were in. But both my sister and I were somewhat disappointed in how blurry parts of the movie were. I think about halfway through the blurriness went away so I'm not sure if it was our eyes or something else. We both have bad eyesight but were both wearing contacts. I should've asked the other people in our room if it looked blurry for them, but I didn't. I didn't hear anyone commenting on that as we were leaving though, just a lot of "that ride was awesome"- which it was, i just wish it had been clearer.

 

[DisneyKoolaid]

The same thing happened to me! I don't remember what room we were in. But both my sister and I were somewhat disappointed in how blurry parts of the movie were. I think about halfway through the blurriness went away so I'm not sure if it was our eyes or something else. We both have bad eyesight but were both wearing contacts. I should've asked the other people in our room if it looked blurry for them, but I didn't. I didn't hear anyone commenting on that as we were leaving though, just a lot of "that ride was awesome"- which it was, i just wish it had been clearer.

I think it has to do with where you were seated and possibly the glasses. I've been in C3 2/8 times that I've been on FoP and since I'm a single rider, I'm always in seat 16 (so all the way at the top left corner of the screen) and you can tell that there's a difference in quality.

I find that if I look at something in my peripheral vision, it's blurry, I have to turn my whole head so that the glasses are really working. I think because they're kind of like bifocals, you have to focus in on that "sweet spot" (basically just follow the Navi guide on the banshee in front of you) to not notice a difference in quality.

 

[rteetz]

I think it has to do with where you were seated and possibly the glasses. I've been in C3 2/8 times that I've been on FoP and since I'm a single rider, I'm always in seat 16 (so all the way at the top left corner of the screen) and you can tell that there's a difference in quality.

I find that if I look at something in my peripheral vision, it's blurry, I have to turn my whole head so that the glasses are really working. I think because they're kind of like bifocals, you have to focus in on that "sweet spot" (basically just follow the Navi guide on the banshee in front of you) to not notice a difference in quality.

I rode twice and was a single rider both times and was never in seat 16. Was in seat 4 and seat 15.

 

[matthew_hull]

There's me (holding the large camera and with a searching look) at 7:33!