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

[Monykalyn]

Thanks for the great report @Monykalyn!

Are they still limiting banshee sales to 1 pp?

I didn't see if they were limiting to one. We just watched the choosing ceremony (or whatever it was called).

 

[Aron1012]

Good for you! I changed my AK day since I didn't think I could get morning FOP FP for 10/7 since early in my trip. It pays to keep checking!

I'm still hoping I can find one later in the day. We had planned to do BB in morning and then AK at night to see ROL and Pandora at night. But ways things are have to kind of plan around any FoP FP+ you can get.

 

[ThistleMae]

We planned 1 night (arrival day) and 1/2 day too for AK. We wanted to experience Pandora at night time and day time.

Just got back from our trip. We could not get a FP for FOP, so we waited 2 1/2 hours to ride. We are going back in Feb. and I plan on going to AK everyday, just to ride FOP, that's how awesome I thought it was. So to answer your question, you can't go to many times!

 

[ThistleMae]

What I liked most about the ride...the way the seats are designed you feel like you are controlling the banshee with every dip and turn, exactly what I was hoping for with this ride. It exceeded my expectations!

 

[MelSettle]

I am taking my daughter on a surprise quick trip for her 10th birthday in October. We will get there on Friday afternoon and are planning on doing the Halloween party at MK that night. That leaves us with 2 full days at the parks on Saturday and Sunday before we have to head out Monday. Since it’s a quick trip, I am assuming we won’t be able to get the FP for FOP. Saturday is EMH at AK so we are going to try and get there an hour ahead of time and RD FOP and hopefully not have to wait too long for Navi after that. My main question is, what time should I schedule the other FP for that day? She will want to do Expedition Everest and Kali so I will just use our FP’s for those rides but I’m not sure what time to schedule them? We will probably park hop after we use our FP’s and then come back later in the night for Pandora at night. Thanks in advance for any input!

 

[LMO429]

Made FP+ for 10/9 this morning. No FoP of course (it is my day 60), and NRJ was not available until after 5. Going to be a busy day. I also got Safari and Everest. Everest may be a placeholder in case ROL is scheduled later on. I have given up on the "early" FP+ strategy for now, unless I check and find a random FoP available sometime between now and the trip.

How long are you on site for??? Just curious why you were unable to get any fastpas at all for FOP

 

[DonaldDuck77]

How long are you on site for??? Just curious why you were unable to get any fastpas at all for FOP

I am "onsite" one night (throwaway room). I have two park days, and AK is the first one. Short offsite trip, which I knew meant standby or "just keep checking" for FoP.

 

[123Dis4Me]

I have been following the thread but would like some input - on how to best get on FOP first thing in the morning without a fastpass (I have a FP for it later in the week, but really want to spend that day at another park and be able to cancel the fastpass). It does not matter too much to me if I experience the queue.
In late August, I am planning my AK day on a non EMH morning. I have a FP for NRJ at 11:35. So I have a few hours in the morning.
When should I leave resort/arrive at AK - I am staying at the Swan, I plan to have a bag with me, I would probably take Uber, (hopefully that would be less waiting than the bus). It is only my husband and I. Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[rteetz]

My main question is, what time should I schedule the other FP for that day? She will want to do Expedition Everest and Kali so I will just use our FP’s for those rides but I’m not sure what time to schedule them? We will probably park hop after we use our FP’s and then come back later in the night for Pandora at night. Thanks in advance for any input!

If you plan to standby the two Pandora rides I would plan the other FPs for mid day or afternoon.

 

[SaharanTea]

I have been following the thread but would like some input - on how to best get on FOP first thing in the morning without a fastpass (I have a FP for it later in the week, but really want to spend that day at another park and be able to cancel the fastpass). It does not matter too much to me if I experience the queue.
In late August, I am planning my AK day on a non EMH morning. I have a FP for NRJ at 11:35. So I have a few hours in the morning.
When should I leave resort/arrive at AK - I am staying at the Swan, I plan to have a bag with me, I would probably take Uber, (hopefully that would be less waiting than the bus). It is only my husband and I. Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks!

We were there in the latter half of July. We got to the resort bus stop at around 7:20. The wait was from a few minutes to maybe 15 minutes most days. We were usually in line for the tapstiles around 8:00 (even with bag check), sometimes later and were plenty close to get done with FOP by or before 9:15.

You can have several hundred people in front of you at the Pandora rope and still get through FOP very early. That's one of the reasons I don't understand all the line weavers, but I guess it's human nature.

 

[123Dis4Me]

Thanks. So if I am at the park at 8 am, I should be ok, right?

 

[SaharanTea]

Thanks. So if I am at the park at 8 am, I should be ok, right?

From my experience, for a normal opening, yes.

 

[Jays2013]

OK, we're going to try for FP for FOP in late afternoon on the fifth day of our trip, which seems like it has a chance. I think that will be the first FP I try for 60 days out.

However, does anyone have any thoughts on how fast NRJ FP go? We hope to do that on day 2 of our trip, when we'll be at AK in the morning. I was hoping for about 10-11 a.m. That one probably means more to us as a group, as only my husband, younger son and I will do FOP, but I think my parents and other son will like NRJ. As there are fewer rides they like, I really want to get us all on that.

 

[amberama76]

I have a few questions regarding Pandora:

How much time should I allocate to explore the land after we ride the two rides?

Or should we ride and then come back to explore later in the day?

Is it dark enough to see the glowing stuff at night if the park closes at 7pm during our trip in January?

Is it possible to rope drop during morning EMH and do both rides without FP+ and without waiting for HOURS?

 

[rteetz]

I have a few questions regarding Pandora:

How much time should I allocate to explore the land after we ride the two rides?

Or should we ride and then come back to explore later in the day?

Is it dark enough to see the glowing stuff at night if the park closes at 7pm during our trip in January?

Is it possible to rope drop during morning EMH and do both rides without FP+ and without waiting for HOURS?

1. That's up to you. The store is nice and I would suggest trying something to eat or drink. The rest you could explore in relatively little time unless you want to photograph details like I did.

2. If you can I would try to see the land both Day and night.

3. Park hours will likely be extended a bit in January. Probably an 8 or 9PM close which would give you some more dark time.

4. It's possible but it likely will still have decent waits. Probably not 3+ hours but you might very well wait 2 hours or so between the two.

 

[amberama76]

1. That's up to you. The store is nice and I would suggest trying something to eat or drink. The rest you could explore in relatively little time unless you want to photograph details like I did.

So if I do want to rope drop and explore the store and take pictures around the land, but not eat anything that early would an hour-ish be a good amount of time?

 

[rteetz]

So if I do want to rope drop and explore the store and take pictures around the land, but not eat anything that early would an hour-ish be a good amount of time?

Should be. I probably spent a good hour looking around and taking photos.

 

[WDWRook]

So, probably not likely to get a FP+ for FOP on Monday if my trip starts on Sunday, right? Monday is our planned AK day. Might be able to go back on Friday for a half day just for FOP, but the current plan is to do a second half day at Epcot for F&W. Can do Thursday as we have a birthday party planned at Beaches n Cream for our DD7 and thus planning to hand in Epcot on Thursday.

 

[ThistleMae]

I am taking my daughter on a surprise quick trip for her 10th birthday in October. We will get there on Friday afternoon and are planning on doing the Halloween party at MK that night. That leaves us with 2 full days at the parks on Saturday and Sunday before we have to head out Monday. Since it’s a quick trip, I am assuming we won’t be able to get the FP for FOP. Saturday is EMH at AK so we are going to try and get there an hour ahead of time and RD FOP and hopefully not have to wait too long for Navi after that. My main question is, what time should I schedule the other FP for that day? She will want to do Expedition Everest and Kali so I will just use our FP’s for those rides but I’m not sure what time to schedule them? We will probably park hop after we use our FP’s and then come back later in the night for Pandora at night. Thanks in advance for any input!

I'd say early afternoon would be the safest. You could do a quick lunch in between. Then try and get them back to back so you can move on right after.

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

Hi all! Anyone know offhand what the display stand for the banshee costs? Didn't see it on the front page, though might have missed it!