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

[TheMaxRebo]

No, it's like a cheat meal that has NO calories. So you literally get a pass on being fat.

Isn't that all food at Disney? Thought it only contained Pixie Dust instead of calories

 

[AMusicLifeForMe]

So leg room is the only area with issues?

I think I'm going to keep the fastpasses until I hear more about this ride. I'm pretty sure I will fit. It's my Dad that's the question for me, and if you are allowed to bend your knees back, I think he can make it work. There is only one ride in all of the domestic Disney parks that my Dad can't ride, and that is Space Mountain at Disneyland.

 

[Madonna3]

Isn't that all food at Disney? Thought it only contained Pixie Dust instead of calories

I have found that is only in the drinks with ETOH.

 

[wilkeliza]

If legs are the issue then it won't be a problem for my group. I think that's why the person I was asking for is okay on gringotts and mummy but not Forbidden Journey. Has 0 issues on 7DMT now when at first it was just super tight. FJ is really about the restraint. Especially now that they allow no assistance it just isn't possible. I get the design but it is not easy to put your arms up and around it then push down. I do think had the ride been a true stop and load then on your way it would have worked for most of the people I know who have issues because their traveling group could help them get in then sit and click themselves. I know people who could ride when they first opened and allowed fast assistance (I'm a pro at fast assistance) but now that they allow 0 it just doesn't happen for them.

 

[CAS239]

Has anyone had success getting a FP for either ride at 30 days out?

For opening day and the day after, nope. They were long gone. Few of us were on right at 7am 30 days out and all of us had no luck and posted in this thread about it

 

[ENJDisneyFan]

For opening day and the day after, nope. They were long gone. Few of us were on right at 7am 30 days out and all of us had no luck and posted in this thread about it

Yes, I recall seeing those posts. I'm hoping that things will calm down by November and I'll have a chance at one of the two at 30 days. Thanks for the info!

 

[yulilin3]

Just an fyi on fp, keep checking as often as possible. I managed to get 1 for NRJ for May 28th yesterday.

 

[miamimi]

Hi everyone, I was super excited to see Pandora until yesterday. My friend visited as part of the media preview and she couldn't ride Flights of Passage. She's an Apple shaped woman with an ample bust. I think she said she's a size 22. She didn't know about the size restriction, so she was pretty embarrassed. I guess she didn't see the test ride vehicle.

Has anyone else had this experience or heard about this?

 

[wilkeliza]

Hi everyone, I was super excited to see Pandora until yesterday. My friend visited as part of the media preview and she couldn't ride Flights of Passage. She's an Apple shaped woman with an ample bust. I think she said she's a size 22. She didn't know about the size restriction, so she was pretty embarrassed. I guess she didn't see the test ride vehicle.

Has anyone else had this experience or heard about this?

Heard one or two. Did she say why exactly she couldn't ride? I know it is an embarrassing thing to discuss but a size 22 can be very different on each person who wears it. Was it the back restraint not being able to lock or the legs?

 

[miamimi]

Heard one or two. Did she say why exactly she couldn't ride? I know it is an embarrassing thing to discuss but a size 22 can be very different on each person who wears it. Was it the back restraint not being able to lock or the legs?

I think it was the back restraint, since most of her weight is carried in her bust and abdomen. That's the reason I described her as an apple-shaped person.

I will try to find out more details, but I know she was pretty upset and I don't want to make her even more uncomfortable than she already is.

 

[goofygal531]

I keep seeing it described as in between Soarin and Star Tours with a bit of ToT thrown in due to a sensation of drops at times

The guys in my family do not like drops yet are so looking forward to this ride for the virtual reality factor. We've never done ToT (too chicken!) but they can handle the drop in Pirates. They have ridden 7DMT, and although hated the one drop they survived and enjoyed it, but will never ride it again. They love Soarin and Star Tours. And yet they refused to ride either Harry Potter ride at Universal - (the not knowing what to expect).

When the AP Previews being, would someone please report back how exactly the intensity of this ride compares to our Disney rides.

 

[rteetz]

The guys in my family do not like drops yet are so looking forward to this ride for the virtual reality factor. We've never done ToT (too chicken!) but they can handle the drop in Pirates. They have ridden 7DMT, and although hated the one drop they survived and enjoyed it, but will never ride it again. They love Soarin and Star Tours. And yet they refused to ride either Harry Potter ride at Universal - (the not knowing what to expect).

When the AP Previews being, would someone please report back how exactly the intensity of this ride compares to our Disney rides.

This is not a virtual reality ride. It's a 3D simulator.

It's hard to compare to a Disney ride because it's different. Many have said it's like Soarin but more intense but also like star tours.

 

[takehertothemoon]

I don't like the added comparison to ToT - that ride ruined me as a kid. I hate straight down/sudden drops.

 

[bizeemom4]

I don't like the added comparison to ToT - that ride ruined me as a kid. I hate straight down/sudden drops.

Me too. I can't do TOT or anything suspenseful. They should add to the list of guests who shouldn't ride the new Pandora attraction "Guests with weak bladders that are easily startled."

 

[takehertothemoon]

Me too. I can't do TOT or anything suspenseful. They should add to the list of guests who shouldn't ride the new Pandora attraction "Guests with weak bladders that are easily startled."

I agree, that describes me perfectly lol!!

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Me too. I can't do TOT or anything suspenseful. They should add to the list of guests who shouldn't ride the new Pandora attraction "Guests with weak bladders that are easily startled."

I saw just one place mention that - I think because there is the motion to simulate some "drops" in this ride so why the mentioned it and I think they said they had that reverse-G / weightlessness feeling a few times like from the ToT drop - but there isn't a "real" drop in it

Like @rteetz says, it is hard to compare it to other Disney rides since it appears to not really have a comparison elsewhere in the parks

 

[yulilin3]

Mark Daniel's Pandora magic shot

 

[iona]

FPs are now available for dates after 4th July

 

[rteetz]

FYI, Craig and Corey from the Dis are reviewing Pandora on the Dis unplugged today.

They said Flight of Passage has a lot of motion, the 3D is some of the best they've ever seen, the restraints lock in both your back and legs.

 

[SueM in MN]

Would have been nice if they had a few larger seats, maybe they were technically unable to, I'm going to count on not being able to fit and if I do it'll be a bonus. Have been losing weight but due to mobility issues it's going a lot slower than it used to. Wonder if they have any sort of lift system to help people in wheelchairs or if they'll be able to handle the seating system. Know it's not based entirely on the film, but the main character in the film is wheel chair bound making it a favorite of kids in that situation. Hopefully, I'm being a little prematurely judgmental.

I have been told that both of the Pandora attractions will require a transfer from a wheelchair, but that both will have a transfer assist device.
What exactly that means, I don't know.