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

[CAS239]

I better be able to get FP's 30 days out for opening day!

 

[SpaceSquirrel]

Is the Flight of Passage ride expected to be similar to Soarin'? Which ride is most anticipated FOP or NRJ?
Am I understand correctly that Pandora World will have just the two rides?

 

[runwad]

FP availability info
Still looking very plentiful.
We arrive on 5/25, I got on to book Pandora FP yesterday morning, about 9:30. Booking for 3
All time slots were available on both the days I am looking at for AK, 30th and 31st.
I just went in to check to see if I could change any and for both FP on both days there are times for all day.
So far, I'm going to guess that folks aren't going to struggle getting FP for these rides. Not like with FEA or 7DMT at least.
Though I do think this will change at some point and they should get harder to get.

Angi how late are you showing the last fp time for the Banshee ride? We're going to be there on the 29th. Thanks

 

[AngiTN]

I better be able to get FP's 30 days out for opening day!

I just checked for 1 and there are not tons right now. Several evening slots for the Flight ride and late afternoon and evening for Boat ride. No morning for either

 

[AngiTN]

Angi how late are you showing the last fp time for the Banshee ride? We're going to be there on the 29th. Thanks

7:45/8:00 for both on both days. The only day I see any FP for later than 7:45/8:00 is the 27th. They go till 9:00/9:30 on the 27th

 

[CAS239]

I just checked for 1 and there are not tons right now. Several evening slots for the Flight ride and late afternoon and evening for Boat ride. No morning for either

I'm hoping Disney has held some back and will release more opening day FP's at 30 day mark

 

[gap2368]

Is this for the 27th?

yes this is for opening day

 

[Spacecow]

I'm hoping it wont be too much of a trouble to get FPs for my trip. Our dates are May 29-June 4 and I don't have a firm plan yet for what day we're going to AK. There's only two of us, if that makes a difference. Are there fast passes available during the evening extra magic hour?

 

[ArielSRL]

7:45/8:00 for both on both days. The only day I see any FP for later than 7:45/8:00 is the 27th. They go till 9:00/9:30 on the 27th

Are those the start times or the end times of the FP? I could deal with 8 as the start time but not the end time as I was planning a night back to AK to get that and a dusk Safari done. I might need to make a contingent plan.

 

[KKB]

Ok, late to the party here...
1-Any word on which attraction is "better"?
2-I can book FPPs Thursday...but we arrive 5/25 & depart 6/4. We have 1 night onsite 5/29, hoping to take advantage of late EMH for Pandora that night. Do u think EMH will be more manageable than daytime hours?
Thanks!

 

[Katers]

Hi! I just wanted to let everyone know that availability is better than I anticipated...at least for my dates. I check in on May 25 and I booked 9 fast passes for FOP this morning for Tuesday, May 30. I just checked again and pretended to want to change the time of my fastpasses and there was still availibility for 9 fastpasses at any time during that day. I thought that might be interesting info to some of you.

 

[Amy M]

Hi! I just wanted to let everyone know that availability is better than I anticipated...at least for my dates. I check in on May 25 and I booked 9 fast passes for FOP this morning for Tuesday, May 30. I just checked again and pretended to want to change the time of my fastpasses and there was still availibility for 9 fastpasses at any time during that day. I thought that might be interesting info to some of you.

Good to know. I am booking for 10 people. My booking opens up on April 4. Question about booking for that many people, will I be the only one able to make changes if I book for everyone in my party? Is this the easiest way to keep our group together, or should I have each family book their own? This is my first trip with a large group. In the past it has just been my family of 4.

 

[cigar95]

You never know, but with them doing CM previews, Media previews, and over a week of AP/DVC previews, I highly doubt they'll do any further soft openings. This is already way more previews than what they did for 7dmt and FEA

The best opportunity for a general soft opening would seem to be one or two of the days of the media events. Those don't figure to be all day in Pandora, which would then give time for a general opening.

I'm still looking to find out what's going on for 22-24 April, which were original projections (as recently as last week) for DVC/passholder previews.

 

[abnihon]

Ok I know this is kind of cheating....but I just did a little experiment..
We check in on May 28th and are going to AK on the 29th and 30th.
I booked a room at another resort for May 25th-28th to see FP availability. Seems pretty open for the 29th and 30th!
I canceled the room but it seems to be letting me keep the fastpasses.
It even let me modify them.

 

[SpaceSquirrel]

But won't that link your FP to tickets you'll be canceling?

 

[abnihon]

Just something to keep in mind for those concerned about getting FP for opening day 30 days out...

 

[SpaceSquirrel]

Ok maybe this is cheating.... but I just did a little experiment....
We check in on May 28 and want to do Pandora on the 29th and 30th.
I made a new reservation from the 25th-28th to check FP availability for the 29th and 30th (which is pretty good!)
I canceled the room but it appears to be keeping my fastpasses.
It even let me modify them.

Just something to keep in mind for those concerned about getting FP for opening day 30 days out...

But won't that link your FP to tickets you've canceled?

 

[abnihon]

But won't that link your FP to tickets you've canceled?

I have annual passes.
So the reservation I canceled was just a room.

 

[hiroMYhero]

Ok I know this isn't kind of cheating....but I just did a little experiment..
We check in on May 28th and are going to AK on the 29th and 30th.
I booked a room at another resort for May 25th-28th to see FP availability. Seems pretty open for the 29th and 30th!
I canceled the room but it seems to be letting me keep the fastpasses.
It even let me modify them.

You'll be able to keep them based on your true onsite stay.

Onsite stay to onsite stay opens all the FP booking windows for the complete stay. I don't think you're the first person in this thread to manipulate your FP window to book Pandora.

 

[SpaceSquirrel]

I have annual passes.
So the reservation I canceled was just a room.

Gotcha.
We'll be coming directly off a 7 night fantasy sailing. I wish they'd count those days as resort reservations so we could go ahead and book FP.