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

[freediverdude]

This link seems official.

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...r-will-open-may-27-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/

Did anyone know before this? I had a Girl Scout troop pick AK as thier reward trip for selling cookies long before February. I couldn't uproot and change plans on Ten parents and 10 girls as late as February. As a result Pandora completely ruined our trip. I've never seen anything like it. Not at Disney.

I was wondering what we did wrong most of the day.

Yes, sorry, yesterday was a grand opening for a new land, so it wasn't a particularly good day to go to just tour Animal Kingdom. Although in the morning the other attractions had less wait time than normal, so maybe that helped you.

 

[yulilin3]

Sorry if this was already asked and covered. Did anyone get an idea or experience the seat size on FoP to see what the restrictions may be? Who would have a hard time fitting? I know there is a test seat out now, so experience from that is good too!

I saw the process.
The CM basically asks people that they think might have an issue to try the seat before getting in line. I also saw plenty of people approaching the seat and testing it without being asked
I saw a total of 10 people that were all tall and fluffy, from the 10 only 1 was told they couldn't ride. I also saw a girl with mobility issues (couldn't put her legs straight, she was in a wheelchair) test it and she was good to go. I did take a picture of a lady that wanted to sit just to take pictures.

 

[yulilin3]

the bus sign by the bus loop was moved to the side to allow for easier flow in and out of the bus area

 

[Loopster]

Are you saying that all of Animal Kingdom was open for the EMH, not just Pandora? I thought it was just the Pandora land that was going to be open from 11-1.

they changed that a week or so ago, I forget where the announcement of it is (wdwinfo probably has an article on it). EE, ROL, KALI (maybe, I didn't pay attention), some of dinoland. dinosaur was not opened, not really anywhere to eat outside of pandora but there was a few rides and you could just roam around. It's in no way close to all the stuff, but there was more than pandora. No street performers.

AK is actually a great place to just roam around real slow at night. one of my favorite things, especially when it's only 71ish out instead of 98 during the day. EE is a must do in the dark.

I vaguely recall the rest of the park being open during EMH was only for this busy weekend and then it was going to be Pandora only after that. Did they extend it?

 

[JerseyJanice]

@yulilin3 Did you happen to notice if short and fluffy people were able to fit in the test seat?

 

[yulilin3]

@yulilin3 Did you happen to notice if short and fluffy people were able to fit in the test seat?

yes, like I said from the 10 only one didn't fit.
If I'm able to I'll go Monday and have my daughter record me testing it. Like I said before I'm 5'2" and about 190lbs. so def. short and fluffy
I will also take a lot of detailed pictures of the seat, especially where your legs go

 

[JerseyJanice]

yes, like I said from the 10 only one didn't fit.
If I'm able to I'll go Monday and have my daughter record me testing it. Like I said before I'm 5'2" and about 190lbs. so def. short and fluffy
I will also take a lot of detailed pictures of the seat, especially where your legs go

Excellent! The person I'm asking for is close to your size. If you fit, she will probably fit. Thanks.

 

[PrincessV]

MANY thanks for all of the opening day observations yesterday!! I feel as prepared as I can be to face Pandora today. Our original plan was to use our FOP FP at 7:30pm, then do other AK stuff and go back to Pandora for EMH, but based on last night's reports, I think we'd do better to stay in Pandora after FOP until we've had enough and use EMH for other AK rides, or just call it a night.

 

[Tiffany_m15]

I don't think they are opening up cancelled FP+ in Pandora. Yesterday, @yulilin3 tried to coordinate it. I had a FP for ds and I. He wasn't up to tyre crowds. Cancelled each one individually, and neither showed up for her to snag.

I think you may be right...I tried to do the same thing with a NRJ FP and it never showed up. I felt bad.

 

[loutoo]

8:30 AM on day two and FoP is currently showing a 250 minute wait (it said 280 a minute ago) the 250 is equal to the peak yesterday. NRJ shows 120. I think a large number of people planned to avoid the opening day crowd by going today. That plan seems to be backfiring, at least currently in the early morning.
Not that anyone can accurately predict something like this, but touring plan is trying. They expect the lines to increase over the next hour and a half or so and peak 325 minutes (that is 5 1/2 hours). Good luck travelers!

 

[dbavis]

just a quick thanks to everyone providing the live reports... we're going down late June to early July. i know it is still going to be crazy busy in the new land but i am intrigued to see how things evolve over the next couple of weeks.

 

[Tiffany_m15]

It seems like the hype for people not fitting on FoP may have been a temporary issue as the CMs worked out the best way to help guests fit...but here's my question: Is there anyone that has had the experience of having a FP for FoP and then getting there and finding out you don't fit? What, if anything, are they doing for those people?

 

[Disneylover99]

I saw the process.
The CM basically asks people that they think might have an issue to try the seat before getting in line. I also saw plenty of people approaching the seat and testing it without being asked
I saw a total of 10 people that were all tall and fluffy, from the 10 only 1 was told they couldn't ride. I also saw a girl with mobility issues (couldn't put her legs straight, she was in a wheelchair) test it and she was good to go. I did take a picture of a lady that wanted to sit just to take pictures.

Thanks for this picture!

Does the back restraint push you til your tummy is pressing against the bar? I want to know how much wiggle room there is and if I will feel too confined.

 

[CAS239]

 

[CAS239]

Thanks for this picture!

Does the back restraint push you til your tummy is pressing against the bar? I want to know how much wiggle room there is and if I will feel too confined.

No you're not pressed in tight. I'm 6ft about 220 and didn't feel confined at all

 

[jlwhitney]

This link seems official.

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...r-will-open-may-27-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/

Did anyone know before this? I had a Girl Scout troop pick AK as thier reward trip for selling cookies long before February. I couldn't uproot and change plans on Ten parents and 10 girls as late as February. As a result Pandora completely ruined our trip. I've never seen anything like it. Not at Disney.

I was wondering what we did wrong most of the day.

Sorry but once it was made aware it was opening on to day you planned to be there you had to know it was going to be extra busy, anytime somethings new opens anywhere it is extra busy. And kids are old enough to be part of the decision, you could have easily just gone to another park in the end, in feb they would have all had enough time to adapt to new plan, and well its life it doesn't always go perfect.

 

[dbavis]

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i get his point but i do wonder about the lasting power of the Pandora land beyond the FOP attraction. especially if the subsequent movies aren't successful.

 

[mshanson3121]

My DD will love it. She'll be 8 when we go in September. But she's a daredevil. If she's tall enough and wants to ride, we let her. I don't like to put my fears on my kid. Just my feeling about rides.

Nor do we. But when you have one with ASD and one with SPD you also have to be realistic about their coping abilities, and the possibility of them coming off in a screaming, crying meltdown which ultinately will affect the rest of the trip.

 

[cavepig]

Thanks for all the updates, I have family that visited Pandora last night with their FP for FOP I loooooved it, all said best ride ever! I was updating her all day with posts from here and twitter to prepare her for when they got there for their 6:30 FOP FP. Thanks!

 

[finedice]

Thanks to all for live reports - There is little data yet on the opening of the single rider line today. I know that this weekend's data will be a little skewed for sure, but the lines app is not yet reporting on single rider wait times, and trying to gather data for upcoming 60 day window opening. Any reports on single rider wait times appreciated!