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

[gap2368]

Out of curiosity, do they say they allow 3 guests? I scheduled our FPs for July, and split them for my DGS7months and DD22 and DD15 to ride the river ride while we (myself, DS13 and DS5) ride FOP, then planned on swapping and letting her ride with my 2 older children. I'm so worried about child swap on this new ride, especially after reading someone got a 1 person CS on KRR.

Are these from the preview? It is possible if from the preview they may not be valid on actual opening. It depends on what they say.

I also got a rider swap pass form the preview it is good until the end of this month and you can take the same amount of people with you as the normal RS pass

now where is the bad news I went on a few times 2 of the times I had to get out of line, once I got a rider swap and once I got a pass that just let me on the ride, so when getting a rider swap make sure the CM gives you the right pass, or at lest try too.

 

[CAS239]

Good luck to those going to the grand opening on Saturday. I originally planned to be there in the morning but we're going to avoid the morning craziness since we got to do a preview and plan on hopping over after the HS Star Wars show to see Pandora at night.

Highly doubt they'll close Pandora due to capacity issues, but here's to hoping they don't

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Added a bunch of the videos to the first page.

I am really trying to not watch them so as to still take in some of this for the first time when I am there next week - especially the one with views at night time and/or the ride videos

 

[poison ivy]

They are there. Unsure how it works.

To those that have ridden is it just me or is that chair actually shorter then the ones in the ride?

that test seat chair does look shorter than what we rode.






btw. nobody was turned away when we rode. Rode 2x and We had a few big & tall guys in our group. I did not notice any CM that came in to check the restraints. I never even felt the guard on my calf the 2nd time when I pulled my legs forward. We did climb a flight of stairs to reach the chamber on both trips.

 

[JennLTX]

We are headed to Animal Kingdom on Monday. I did not get fastpasses for either of the 2 rides in Pandora. Do any of you think it will be possible to be at early magic hours rope drop to score at least one of the rides? TIA.

Your chances are as good as anyone else's. I'd arrive early, 60-90 min early, and then walk quickly to the ride of your choice

BUT DON'T RUN. Disney yells at you when you run.

.... or, uh, so I've heard. From a friend. Yeah, that's it...

 

[yulilin3]

Good luck to those going to the grand opening on Saturday. I originally planned to be there in the morning but we're going to avoid the morning craziness since we got to do a preview and plan on hopping over after the HS Star Wars show to see Pandora at night.

Highly doubt they'll close Pandora due to capacity issues, but here's to hoping they don't

Not sure if you're driving but the parking lot might reach capacity.

 

[rteetz]

@rteetz was it disney that ran the drone and generic clips they gave media or did itm get permission?

Definitely Disney.

 

[poison ivy]

Not sure if you're driving but the parking lot might reach capacity.

I agree. it's going to be a zoo. IMO FOP delivers the next generation of attraction giving the rider an unparalleled immersive experience.

Anyone planning opening day should expect guests will be camped out - possibly similar to the old Star Wars Weekends where they'd already be lined up with chairs and pup tents as guests were leaving the Studios the night before.

Pandora may not be equipped to handle the flow. I'm envisioning a crazy line at the bathroom, gift shop, food stations, etc. The only saving grace is if a ton of guests are swallowed up in the FOP queue which I can honestly say I'd have done and probably stayed in line for hours just to test this one out. It's that good.

 

[rteetz]

Disney Parks to Commit up to $1 Million for Animal Habitat Restoration to Celebrate the Opening of Pandora – The World of Avatar

 

[Spridell]

Wow the night time videos look amazing.

Cant wait to go back and see it in the dark.

 

[rteetz]

Disney is prepping for some long lines...

https://twitter.com/alandalinka/status/867758413027184641

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Disney Parks to Commit up to $1 Million for Animal Habitat Restoration to Celebrate the Opening of Pandora – The World of Avatar

So I def like the idea of them doing this....but I'm not so keen on Disney's donating being reliant on people doing things on their mobile devices.

 

[sjs314]

Wow the night time videos look amazing.

Cant wait to go back and see it in the dark.

I love watching the videos, can't wait to go in November. Nighttime looks awesome

 

[ELLH]

I haven't been keeping up..

I'll be arriving Friday afternoon and we'd planned to head to MK that night. Instead, if AP members are still allowed a sneak peek I'd rather head over to Pandora and check it out instead of going Saturday. So... with that said, does anyone know if AP members still get a sneak peek on Friday (May 26th)?


Edit: Nevermind. Google says the preview period ended a few days ago. Oh, well.

 

[wilkeliza]

I haven't been keeping up..

I'll be arriving Friday afternoon and we'd planned to head to MK that night. Instead, if AP members are still allowed a sneak peek I'd rather head over to Pandora and check it out instead of going Saturday. So... with that said, does anyone know if AP members still get a sneak peek on Friday (May 26th)?


Edit: Nevermind. Google says the preview period ended a few days ago. Oh, well.

Also just so you know for future previews you had to pre-sign up for the preview. You couldn't just show up and show your AP.

 

[wilkeliza]

So I def like the idea of them doing this....but I'm not so keen on Disney's donating being reliant on people doing things on their mobile devices.

Most of the time the publicity of these donations say they are based on the need to use an app or call a number or whatever but in actuality the donation has already been made and it is a PR move to get people to use the thing the company designed and feel like they are involved some how. It is a good tactic to drive some good thoughts about a company or product.

 

[Accident]

Good luck to those going to the grand opening on Saturday. I originally planned to be there in the morning but we're going to avoid the morning craziness since we got to do a preview and plan on hopping over after the HS Star Wars show to see Pandora at night.

Highly doubt they'll close Pandora due to capacity issues, but here's to hoping they don't

I'm doing similar but plan to pass through mid afternoon to see any daytime street performances but I've also not checked the schedule to see if there is any.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Most of the time the publicity of these donations say they are based on the need to use an app or call a number or whatever but in actuality the donation has already been made and it is a PR move to get people to use the thing the company designed and feel like they are involved some how. It is a good tactic to drive some good thoughts about a company or product.

Understood and I already got why Disney was doing it but it doesn't really adjust my opinion.

Committing to donate $100,000 per animal for 10 animals total is a great great thing. But marketing that as reliant on guest interaction within an app isn't my cup of tea. Would have been better in my mind to say "hey we donated $500,000 to the Disney Conservation Fund but we'll match that when you use our app to do X,Y, Z"

And if Disney already donated the $ then say so but say you'll add more if people do stuff on the app (they set the bar high with the amount of $1million). FWIW I have that opinion on all companies that use marketing in that way-to me makes the donation/committment seem less sincere in my mind where there isn't at least some contribution already done (and they advertise that). But I respect that my opinion may not be shared by others.

 

[CAS239]

Not sure if you're driving but the parking lot might reach capacity.

I'll be driving but won't arrive at AK until probably close to 10pm. Hopefully if the parking lot does reach capacity it'll free up some by then

 

[yulilin3]

Disney is prepping for some long lines...

https://twitter.com/alandalinka/status/867758413027184641

this set up makes me think they are expecting land closing at various points.