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

[brodieSS24]

Hi All,

Forgive me for not reading *all* 57 pages of responses... but I need to ask.. is Avatar land officially open, having soft openings or not quite open yet? We leave a week from Wednesday and love AK, do we need to plan time in Avatar?

Thanks and Best Regards,

Gusman

 

[AngiTN]

Grand opening is 5/27
CMs have previews they signed up for
AP have previews they signed up for
There are no soft openings happening that anyone is aware of at this time

 

[AMusicLifeForMe]

Hi All,

Forgive me for not reading *all* 57 pages of responses... but I need to ask.. is Avatar land officially open, having soft openings or not quite open yet? We leave a week from Wednesday and love AK, do we need to plan time in Avatar?

Thanks and Best Regards,

Gusman

It won't be open yet. It opens May 27th, and every soft opening is currently sold out to my knowledge. The soft openings are throughout May.

 

[rteetz]

CM's will get to try the food of Pandora at the end of April.

 

[Revf]

Getting ready to book fastpasses and starting to worry about the youngest. She's 6 and right at 44 inches. Wondering if I should go for the boat ride and wait till we get there to check out flight.

 

[compshu]

What I would do is grab a FP+ for the River Journey, and wait to measure her for Flight when you are there. There have been times where my children were measured at a certain height at the doctor's office or wherever, but they still didn't touch the bottom of the measuring stick Disney uses. Maybe they didn't stand up straight, or when they were measured before they were on tip-toes or something. But WDW doesn't care what their "official" height is, only that the top of their head touches at least the bottom of their measuring device. And if they are close, they will be asked to be measured before entering the queue, and then again before getting onto the ride. It's a safety thing.

 

[lobolabo]

one of the few that benefited from that glitch ... we all benefited from THE Glitch

All hail the glitch!

 

[FastPasser]

CM's will get to try the food of Pandora at the end of April.

You forgot to mention that it's free and it's only available to AK CMs for now.

 

[rteetz]

You forgot to mention that it's free and it's only available to AK CMs for now.

Ah yes sorry about that.

 

[HydroGuy]

Hi All,

Forgive me for not reading *all* 57 pages of responses... but I need to ask.. is Avatar land officially open, having soft openings or not quite open yet? We leave a week from Wednesday and love AK, do we need to plan time in Avatar?

Thanks and Best Regards,

Gusman

No need to read all the pages. Just the first post that answers just about every question. If you have more then that is the place to go.

 

[ChloeChipper]

we'll be there in 2.5 weeks - hoping to get lucky and happen upon a soft opening. I know the odds are definitely against that happening, but a little magic could happen

 

[Catvondita]

There hasn't been a map for the land that's been released has there?

 

[FastPasser]

we'll be there in 2.5 weeks - hoping to get lucky and happen upon a soft opening. I know the odds are definitely against that happening, but a little magic could happen

It's highly unlikely. Your dates appear to be before the Animal Kingdom Cast previews and as far as I know, other than VIP previews, Disney announced that AK Cast will be among the first to preview Pandora. I doubt that they'd open it up to day guests before the Cast preview.

 

[rteetz]

Forgot to post this earlier but here are the latest aerial photos of Pandora: The World of Avatar.

In the photos you can see most the work is done. There are a couple areas where some work is still being finished. You can also see where the outdoor seating portion of the Canteen will be.

http://mickeyxtreme.net/blog/looks-ready-to-me-pandora-world-of-avatar-new-aerials

 

[adamreisinger]

I wasn't even a huge fan of the movie, but I'm so excited for this new area to open. I just got confirmation for the D23 member preview on May 20th, so I'll be making a special trip down to WDW to check this out a week early.

 

[kelly7adria]

We're going to be there on 5/13. Is there any chance they'll open it up to visitors that day?

 

[rteetz]

We're going to be there on 5/13. Is there any chance they'll open it up to visitors that day?

There is always a chance but that chance is slim.

 

[HopperFan]

We're going to be there on 5/13. Is there any chance they'll open it up to visitors that day?

That is the first day of DVC and Annual Passholder Preview Dates. The schedule pretty much fills the day so I would doubt anyone else will be let in. There were lots of DVC/AP that were not able to get times as it filled fast .... they likely would not be too happy to hear day guests were let in.

 

[Flynnismine]

We're going to be there on 5/13. Is there any chance they'll open it up to visitors that day?

It's doubtful due to the entire day being set aside for DVC/AP previews.

 

[Flynnismine]

There hasn't been a map for the land that's been released has there?

The best map i've seen is on the first page