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

[Raetz]

This is reassuring to hear! FJ is the only ride I could not ride at universal and never had any trouble at Disney. Just wondering where abouts on the leg do the leg restraints make contact with you?

not sure, as I was lost in the moment. However might have some good news on leg fitting. A friend rode it twice in a row ( Child swap) first time had hard time get legs in and when they finally got them in it was very uncomfortable. Second time he sat farther back on the seat and his legs fit easily and comfortably. He is six one with long calves and big feet size 13.

 

[Raetz]

My thoughts

I was lucky to go on Tuesday as a guest of a cast member. I was excited, but was not expecting it to live up to the hype.

It looks 10x better in person than it does in pic/vid. It was like walking in a giant sculpture. It was just as amazing as visiting National parks like Yosemite, Glacier, Zion etc. This is something I honesty was not expecting. Waking in the valley was just jaw dropping. Some of the plants are obviously fake, but they did an amazing job mixing the real with the fake.

Flight of passage was just wow! First off I am not a fan of screen based rides and prone to motion sickness..... there was not a hint of it for me and a everyone else in my party. One person suggested this may be do to the refreshing wind in your face I am pooh sized and at my current size I cant ride Forbidden journey. I had no problem riding FOP. I carry most my weight in my torso. The ride is smooth and exhilarating. The reason you are restrained is the whole platform moves and I think the seats are stationary on the platform. To me it feels like downhill skiing in knee deep powder. The wind in your face feels natural and really enhances the experience.

Rode the river Journey twice....really enjoyed it. The second time was much better because I just soaked it in a turned off the analytical part of my brain. The animatronic was Wow!

Hope they get all the bugs out of the FOP or Disney is going to have a PR nightmare.

Just wanted to add that the ride motion feels really organic. unlike most if not all rides it feels like something natural and not mechanical. I am referring to how fast yet smooth it feels without a hint of motion sickness or vertigo. For reference I get varying degrees of motion sickness from Star tours, Harry FJ, Simpsons, and Transformers.

 

[hiroMYhero]

not sure. But the color scheme for ACE does remind me of Boba Fett

Well, I showed this to CM friend, who is extremely close friends with Mickey and Minnie, and she says, "No, not a hidden Mic." Yes for Fett colors.

 

[hiroMYhero]

2 FPs available for FoP for May 30th:

I have 2 fastpasses for Tuesday, May 30th for Animal Kingdom's new Flight of Passage ride in Pandora that I am cancelling. The window is for arrival between 3:55pm and 4:55pm. Please let me know if you are interested.

 

[AngiTN]

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!

actually there is and that's what has attracted me to 360 video. put your phone in a cheap headset and it's like your standing there looking around.

Once I see it for myself I'll go back and look at the pics and see how they compare.

I do have one of the cheap headsets. So far I haven't seen anything that looks real to me

Maybe I am a little disappointed with no hidden mickeys but I like that they are sticking to their guns with immersion. You can see Mickey in plenty of other places. I was very glad to see no Mickey MB scanners.

I give them credit for sticking to the theme myself

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Off-topic and because it's a slow morning on the thread:

Not only is this week "Finals Week" for @rteetz/Ryan, today is his birthday!

Ryan! Enjoy your exam-free day. And, thanks for all you do for DISers!!

Happy Birthday - and thanks again for all you work on the boards!

 

[Johnny Quest]

Well, I showed this to CM friend, who is extremely close friends with Mickey and Minnie, and she says, "No, not a hidden Mic." Yes for Fett colors.

not sure. But the color scheme for ACE does remind me of Boba Fett

That looks like Mickey's Avatar.

 

[cigar95]

Anyone else disappointed in this quote from the above article. "No signs of Mickey Mouse are present on Pandora either, as it is the first themed land constructed without Hidden Mickeys."

I'm sure I'm not alone in thinking they're in there, but they may be far from obvious, and not numerous.

 

[FastPasser]

Well, I showed this to CM friend, who is extremely close friends with Mickey and Minnie, and she says, "No, not a hidden Mic." Yes for Fett colors.

You're friend is exactly correct, it doesn't qualify as a Hidden Mickey for several reasons.

but they may be far from obvious, and not numerous.

By definition, and there actually is a definition published by Disney, and using different wording, states that Hidden Mickeys are not to be obvious.

 

[Kindermouse]

That looks like Mickey's avatar.

 

[lklasing]

Please forgive me if this is already addressed somewhere in these 146 pages, but how quickly do FP+ run out for the two attractions? And, which runs out first - FOP or NRJ? I totally dropped the ball and failed to renew the AP of my daughter today and tomorrow is 60 days. I have to go through DVC to get the discount so I won't be able to do that till 9:00 tomorrow morning.

Did I kill our chances to get either ride? Both? We have 2 passes that are going on the trip but not going to the park on AK day so we have the ability to get both rides if they won't all be gone by the time I can renew in the morning.

Thanks for any thoughts!

 

[hiroMYhero]

Please forgive me if this is already addressed somewhere in these 146 pages, but how quickly do FP+ run out for the two attractions? And, which runs out first - FOP or NRJ? I totally dropped the ball and failed to renew the AP of my daughter today and tomorrow is 60 days. I have to go through DVC to get the discount so I won't be able to do that till 9:00 tomorrow morning.

Did I kill our chances to get either ride? Both? We have 2 passes that are going on the trip but not going to the park on AK day so we have the ability to get both rides if they won't all be gone by the time I can renew in the morning.

Thanks for any thoughts!

You can buy a multi-day ticket now to link to your DD and book your FPs tomorrow. Then when you are in the parks, upgrade/use the multi-day ticket to purchase the DVC AP renewal.

 

[heidica]

For those getting to attend the Previews, I am going to be very interested in hearing from you more about how FoP fits Pooh size people. Especially the calves. I'm 5'3" but the circumference of my calves is very large. Even wide calf boots do not fit me (believe me I have tried on 100s of boots - I would need to have them custom made). I have a childhood memory of an employee at Buster Browns commenting on how big my calves were. That was at age 7.

not sure, as I was lost in the moment. However might have some good news on leg fitting. A friend rode it twice in a row ( Child swap) first time had hard time get legs in and when they finally got them in it was very uncomfortable. Second time he sat farther back on the seat and his legs fit easily and comfortably. He is six one with long calves and big feet size 13.

I'm hoping to hear more about these kinds of adjustments over the next couple of months.

I imagine that the back restraint is like a reverse lap belt, where it has to "click" a few times to be secure. And I'm assuming the purpose of the calf restrain is to keep our feet and legs inside the ride vehicle. I hope it doesn't need to be tight. I can see how it would be dangerous if our legs were allowed to extend past the ride vehicle. I get to make my FP+ selections on June 9th and I hope to have a better idea of how the ride vehicle might fit. I will definitely be trying out the test vehicle in front before getting in line, but I need to decide if I should FP+ FoP and do NRJ at RD or the other way around. Don't want to waste a FP+ on a ride I can't fit. I could always do FP+ for NRJ and do single rider line at RD for FoP if I do fit in the test vehicle.

 

[robinb]

For those getting to attend the Previews, I am going to be very interested in hearing from you more about how FoP fits Pooh size people. Especially the calves. I'm 5'3" but the circumference of my calves is very large. Even wide calf boots do not fit me (believe me I have tried on 100s of boots - I would need to have them custom made). I have a childhood memory of an employee at Buster Browns commenting on how big my calves were. That was at age 7.

Will do. My DH is short (about 5'7") and overweight with large calves. I'm getting a little worried about him being able to ride on Saturday .

 

[heidica]

Will do. My DH is short (about 5'7") and overweight with large calves. I'm getting a little worried about him being able to ride on Saturday .

Thanks! Thinking happy thoughts for your DH. I have never ever had to worry about fitting on a ride at Disney but now I am.

 

[lklasing]

You can buy a multi-day ticket now to link to your DD and book your FPs tomorrow. Then when you are in the parks, upgrade/use the multi-day ticket to purchase the DVC AP renewal.

This is what I wound up doing. Thanks so much for the idea. I couldn't figure out any other way to make sure she would be okay to get the FPs tomorrow.

 

[CAS239]

Wife and I are in shape and should have no issue riding, but when I go on the 19th I'll report back if I see anyone not able to get on. I'm sure nearly everyone should be good though

 

[rileyz]

It's very possible that others are "in shape" but have very large or muscular calves. Not everyone is built the same.

 

[FastPasser]

when I go on the 19th I'll report back if I see anyone not able to get on.

I've witnessed and have talked to people having to leave the ride because they couldn't ride. Disney anticipated it and is fully aware of the issue as shown on the sign at the entrance. (The last part has been hi-lighted for clarity.) They are monitoring the situation to see what percentage can not ride.

 

[yulilin3]

I've witnessed and have talked to people having to leave the ride because they couldn't ride. Disney anticipated it and is fully aware of the issue as shown on the sign at the entrance. (The last part has been hi-lighted for clarity.) They are monitoring the situation to see what percentage can not ride.

circling back to the conversation that we've had for the past I don't know how many pages, they should include this on the website and MDE for people planning, not just on the ride warning once you are there/ How many people actually stop and read the warnings on the rides? unless you are stuck in that portion of the queue