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

[Bellechin06]

The crowd calendars are jumping up because of Pandora. If you're not going on the Pandora rides and only want to do Finding Nemo and Dinosaur, then ignore the calendars and go to AK

Thanks CAS239 That makes me feel a little relieved. BF and I are really excited about going to AK because we love animals but were worried that Pandora crowds would interfere with our plans. We're planning on RDing AK the next morning to go on EE and Kilimanjaro Safari hopefully it'll work out with the majority of crowds going over to Pandora, but we shall see!

 

[SgtTibbs]

if they have a cap on the amount of people within Pandora itself and are keeping tabs on that, that would be different

That's a sobering thought. If that does come to pass, hopefully my 9:30pm Pandora FPPs would let me slip in.

 

[DisneyDork1969]

Has anyone heard of any rumors about night EMH being continued into the summer months?

Isn't AK gonna be open till 11pm for regular guests and 1am for resort guests thru July???

 

[SgtTibbs]

For EMH at Pandora, won't that apply to just the two attractions? If you are wandering the trail, shopping, or eating won't offsite guests be able to stay in Pandora as long as they like?

 

[rteetz]

For EMH at Pandora, won't that apply to just the two attractions? If you are wandering the trail, shopping, or eating won't offsite guests be able to stay in Pandora as long as they like?

Yeah pretty much. Unless they decide to check at the entrance points but that's doubtful.

 

[maryj11]

Isn't AK gonna be open till 11pm for regular guests and 1am for resort guests thru July???

Just until July 4th

 

[KathyTN]

Thanks for all the great info - but I'm still confused!

We'll be at WDW, staying on property 5/13-5/19. During previews for DVC and AP holders.
We are neither.

Is there any way we can expereince any of Pandora?
I'm thinking rides are not possible - but can we walk around, do dining?
Or is Pandora blocked off/restricted to DVC, AP holders?

 

[AngiTN]

Thanks for all the great info - but I'm still confused!

We'll be at WDW, staying on property 5/13-5/19. During previews for DVC and AP holders.
We are neither.

Is there any way we can expereince any of Pandora?
I'm thinking rides are not possible - but can we walk around, do dining?
Or is Pandora blocked off/restricted to DVC, AP holders?

Probably not. As best as anyone knows it will only be open to those who signed up for the preview.
I mean, anything is possible but wouldn't count on it

 

[rteetz]

Thanks for all the great info - but I'm still confused!

We'll be at WDW, staying on property 5/13-5/19. During previews for DVC and AP holders.
We are neither.

Is there any way we can expereince any of Pandora?
I'm thinking rides are not possible - but can we walk around, do dining?
Or is Pandora blocked off/restricted to DVC, AP holders?

As far as we know general guests will not be allowed in at all.

 

[PaintsWithAllTheColors]

Thanks for all the great info - but I'm still confused!

We'll be at WDW, staying on property 5/13-5/19. During previews for DVC and AP holders.
We are neither.

Is there any way we can expereince any of Pandora?
I'm thinking rides are not possible - but can we walk around, do dining?
Or is Pandora blocked off/restricted to DVC, AP holders?

Right now I would say it's unlikely that they would open it up to anyone else, period. But we can never say never... I just wouldn't count on it at all.

 

[KathyTN]

Right now I would say it's unlikely that they would open it up to anyone else, period. But we can never say never... I just wouldn't count on it at all.

Thanks - so WDW will be closing all access to Pandora? We couldn't even walk around?

 

[AngiTN]

Thanks - so WDW will be closing all access to Pandora? We couldn't even walk around?

Correct. The land isn't open yet. It will be closed to any who aren't signed up to attend

 

[CAS239]

Thanks - so WDW will be closing all access to Pandora? We couldn't even walk around?

Correct. I imagine they'll be doing the ticket check in/wristband prior to the entrance to Pandora so only those there for the preview will be in Pandora. Wouldn't be much order if they just opened it to everyone.

Never know though, so wouldn't hurt to check..but I highly doubt everyone else will be allowed in

 

[ForeverDisney6793]

Does anyone have an idea of the arrival procedure for AP passholder event guests? My reservation time is 3PM to 5PM and was curious if we would need to be there earlier or can just arrive at 3PM? I have BOG reservation at MK at 12:50 and was hoping I could keep it.

 

[BuckeyeBama]

Does anyone have an idea of the arrival procedure for AP passholder event guests? My reservation time is 3PM to 5PM and was curious if we would need to be there earlier or can just arrive at 3PM? I have BOG reservation at MK at 12:50 and was hoping I could keep it.

We are not supposed to get that information until May 12th.

 

[hiroMYhero]

We are not supposed to get that information until May 12th.

CM previews have the same timeslots and @yulilin3 will be attending one of the first Previews in May. Look for her review around May 4th.

 

[CAS239]

Does anyone have an idea of the arrival procedure for AP passholder event guests? My reservation time is 3PM to 5PM and was curious if we would need to be there earlier or can just arrive at 3PM? I have BOG reservation at MK at 12:50 and was hoping I could keep it.

TBA. However I'll be there on the 19th and I'll be arriving at AK AT LEAST an hour prior to my Pandora window. If you're entrance time is at 3, I would not want to be pulling up to AK at 3. I'd want to already be there and already have the wristbands or however their going to do it.

But we'll have to wait for more info.

 

[Flynnismine]

Does anyone have an idea of the arrival procedure for AP passholder event guests? My reservation time is 3PM to 5PM and was curious if we would need to be there earlier or can just arrive at 3PM? I have BOG reservation at MK at 12:50 and was hoping I could keep it.

I would probably keep checking to see if availability opens up around 11 or 11:30 and switch to an earlier time if possible.
Our AP preview is from 3-5 also, on May 13th. We'll be at EPCOT in the morning but plan to hop to AK at 12. Since no one really knows how many people are assigned to each time slot, I'm going with the expectation that it might be somewhat chaotic with CM's trying to get everyone checked in at 3pm. If there are a ton of people already lined up when we get to AK, we'll go ahead and get in line. If not, we'll hit a ride, show, or grab a snack. Since everyone only has 2 hours to ride both rides (hopefully) and check everything else out, I'd hate to be standing in a crazy long check-in line while the clocks ticking on those 2 hours. JMO of course

 

[firsttimer4]

We will be at Disney from May 21-26. What are the chances of a "soft opening"?

 

[AMusicLifeForMe]

We will be at Disney from May 21-26. What are the chances of a "soft opening"?

As of right now, soft openings are only scheduled for CM, DVC, and AP holders. Those times are sold out. I would guess that there won't be a soft opening for the general public, but we won't know until closer to opening day.