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

[DWillowBay]

There are those that mentioned feeling claustrophobic. If your son doesn't like feeling squeezed in, it may not be the ride for him. There are pictures on the first page of the ride restraints. From what others have said, they hold you in pretty tight and press against your calf area and back which pushes you forward into the ride vehicle. They are supposed to have a test seat out front at some point, hopefully by opening.

Thank you so much! Squeezed is fine for him, but I'm wondering about his calves. Oh well...we might have to take our chances and have a good Plan B ride ready to offer him if it doesn't work out. Thanks again!

 

[wilkeliza]

I haven't been on the ride so I was wondering, do you think people getting sick might have been caused by looking around instead of looking at the screen like with mission space? Surprised to hear about people getting sick after so many on here are saying they did fine even though they have had problems on other rides. I'm trying to decide whether or not my mother would do ok on the ride.

I looked around and had no problem. Can't speak to others though. I have mild motion sensitivity (get sick if I play on the phone in the car but not if I read a book) and was looking all around and didn't feel sick at all.

 

[Accident]

I haven't been on the ride so I was wondering, do you think people getting sick might have been caused by looking around instead of looking at the screen like with mission space? Surprised to hear about people getting sick after so many on here are saying they did fine even though they have had problems on other rides. I'm trying to decide whether or not my mother would do ok on the ride.

Having ridden it, I would say it's probably motion sickness. There was a spot where my stomach started to turn and the banshee was a little more aggressive with flapping wings and that motion of going up and down while still moving forward at different angles. Looking away for a moment actually helped. I get a similar feeling on EE right when the backwards sequence ends. I actually have to time EE to be nowhere near food or a snack to avoid it.

 

[aviva5675]

I also Wed 12-2, plan to get in line at 1030. Seems like they are letting people at or before the 'earlier' hour time.

 

[Accident]

So accident "meh" overall?

no, it was better than that overall. It's a nice place to be, the moving water makes it not as hot as the rest of AK. I enjoyed the rides. It's probably going to end up my go to quick service in AK. i'm looking forward to seeing it at night. It's very scenic and everyone did a great job on making it. It will add to my time at AK just roaming around and taking the place in. It's not too far and the rest of AK fits into it overall.

I'm not going to rush to head back with the exception I want to use a different camera on the river ride. (and I have another preview slot to do just that so no line )

 

[Spridell]

Any updates from anyone that is at today's previews?

I am curious if the weekday has tamed things a bit.

Just looking at the MDE app wait times at the parks seem to be very manageable today.

 

[notnothin]

WDWMagic is reporting that mobile ordering for Satu'li Canteen is now live.

 

[FastPasser.]

We have the Wed May 17 12-2 AP timeslot. I have read everything here and still not sure when we need to get in line.

I'll have to cop out and give you my standard response to this question, which BTW is a non-answer.
"Because the time they've been allowing guests to enter Pandora has been fluctuating from session to session as it's dependent on several varying factors, I'm not able to advise you on when to line up or if you should line up early. What I can tell you is that opening time has gone from about 60 minutes before the scheduled session start time, to very close to opening time."

If FoP is running as it did yesterday, you could have arrived up to 15 minutes before closing time and still get a FP. If FoP is not behaving and even if you were let in an hour before your time slot, I have seen it where no one got a FoP during the entire session. But too many people are arriving super early, hours too early.

I have an off day today, hey, I deserved a break, so I don't know how it went, but I'll be back tomorrow and will report on how it went today and tomorrow. I'll also be there on your day, but you lucked out, I won't be there until 2:30. If you're still there then and spot a CM who looks clueless, that's me, stop and say hi.

 

[CAS239]

@FastPasser. I'll be there Friday the 19th for the 6-8pm slot. Feel free to keep 2 FP's in your pocket for me


Really wish everyone would line up 60-90 min early max.​

 

[JayLeeJay]

My fiancé and I were fortunate enough to visit Pandora as part of the Disney Parks Blog meet up this morning. We arrived at Animal Kingdom around 6am and were about 30th in line. I would guess there were between 100-200 people in total. At check-in we were given a voucher for a breakfast entree and drink to be used between 7:45-8:30am. I don't know if there were other breakfast times or if everyone was suppose to eat at that time. They were also having two info/question & answer sessions during the 2 hours. We were let in around 7am but were told rides wouldn't be running until 7:30am. We stopped for a photo and then started looking around. We saw people entering Satu'li so we went in and they let us use our vouchers early. We had the pork hash and breakfast pods. Pork was good and filling. Pods were fun but could have been more flavorful. The french toast looked amazing but we aren't big on french toast so we had to take others word that is was as delicious as it looked. We ate outside, pretty much alone, and saw very few people walking around. We picked the table closest to the area between the restaurant and gift shop and the view from the outside seating was amazing.

Around 7:30 we headed for Flight of Passage and were able to walk right on. There wasn't even anyone in the queue with us. We spent a bit of time running back and forth in the queue to get pictures of each other with no one around. We had to wait a bit to be let on once we got to the loading area. I thought the pre-shows were pretty fun and I typically hate pre-shows. The ride was exciting and we were so happy we got to go on it. After the ride we saw a bit of the info session and then decided to ride FoP a 2nd time. Again, there was no one around us and we didn't see people until we got to the boarding area. On the 2nd ride there were only 8 people in our room and we saw a different pre-show than the first time. I don't typically have problems with motion sickness except with motion simulators. I can ride Star Tours once in a day but then start to not enjoy it anymore. It was the same with FoP. No problems with the first ride but half way through the 2nd I would have been okay to get off. We loved the effects on FoP and the whole ride is just so unique and interesting.

We got off FoP the 2nd time around 8:30am and noticed DVC people were being let in. We took some more photos on our way to the river ride and were able to walk right on. The first time through we shared a boat with another group, but on our 2nd trip we had our own boat and couldn't see anyone if front of or behind us. That was pretty neat! I thought the visuals were amazing but the actual ride was a bit repetitive until the end. Loved the end.

We also got to bond with some banshees. They are so cute but I wish there was a way for them to interact without me having to control it. They didn't have a problem with us playing with them and we didn't feel any pressure to adopt them after bonding with them.

We headed out a little after 9 and saw a bunch of people entering. They had a nice little goodie bag for us, too. Overall, we had an amazing time and loved being able to see Pandora with so few people. Given my issues with motion simulators and preference for roller coasters, I think I enjoyed exploring the land and queues more than the actual rides. The waterfalls and all the small (and big) details were amazing. It really did feel like we had left animal kingdom and were in a different world. The food was tasty and we are looking forward to trying lunch/dinner at our AP preview. Can't wait to see Pandora at night later this summer.

 

[Accident]

Any updates from anyone that is at today's previews?

I am curious if the weekday has tamed things a bit.

Just looking at the MDE app wait times at the parks seem to be very manageable today.

why would a weekday have any impact? it's still 4 time slots, limited people per slot, and was full just like weekends.

 

[Farps]

WDWMagic is reporting that mobile ordering for Satu'li Canteen is now live.

On my iPhone App it says not available until 5/27 when Pandora officially opens.

 

[Spridell]

@FastPasser. I'll be there Friday the 19th for the 6-8pm slot. Feel free to keep 2 FP's in your pocket for me


Really wish everyone would line up 60-90 min early max.​

I got a 6-8pm time slot on Thursday

Hoping to take the 4:50pm Express transportation from Epcot to AK and hopefully be in line by 5-5:15pm

 

[dina444444]

On my iPhone App it says not available until 5/27 when Pandora officially opens.

This is what it says for me. You had to update the app to see it.

 

[FastPasser.]

I'll be there Friday the 19th for the 6-8pm slot. Feel free to keep 2 FP's in your pocket for me.

I'm there 4 days this week and Friday is not one of them.............yet.

Really wish everyone would line up 60-90 min early max.

If FoP runs well throughout the week, there's no need to be there early. They'll be plenty of FPs.

 

[Tatania]

This preview you're referring to on Youtube - is it the 2.20" clip which shows only part of the ride? That's all I can find right now of an actual ride clip.

 

[Spridell]

why would a weekday have any impact? it's still 4 time slots, limited people per slot, and was full just like weekends.

I meant the entire park in general.

I saw some pics over the weekend of the people waiting in line with the regular AK guests and it looked insane

 

[danikoski]

Having ridden it, I would say it's probably motion sickness. There was a spot where my stomach started to turn and the banshee was a little more aggressive with flapping wings and that motion of going up and down while still moving forward at different angles. Looking away for a moment actually helped. I get a similar feeling on EE right when the backwards sequence ends. I actually have to time EE to be nowhere near food or a snack to avoid it.

As an aside, we did Tusker House lunch, followed by EE, then Dinosaur...let's just say our group wasn't wanting dinner that night...won't do that again

 

[Lesley Wake]

This is what it says for me. You had to update the app to see it.
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Yes, if you update the app it appears you can fully order food using it. I was able to get all the way to checkout before canceling it (it would be hard to pick up considering I'm in LA right now)! Looks like Pizzafari will also allow mobile ordering soon.

 

[CampbellzSoup]

Accident did you try the margarita?

Or has anyone tried that blue moose thing yet