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

[Spridell]

To clarify
The test seat is checked by a cm
Once inside the ride the restraints come at the same time and if there's a problem a cm will come and adjust

I think if I am not mistaken there is a red, yellow, and green light for the leg restraints so the CM knows to come and check to see if its good or not.

 

[poison ivy]

Not sure about Single Rider line - but I am also curious to see how it fares. This isn't a ride with small numbers per row (like Everest or something) where they would often need a single to fill a row so just not clear how much of a benefit being in the single rider line will be

Glad you got the one ride and if you can get there for Rope Drop you can experience the full queue for RoP!

I think single rider will work pretty well on this ride. They take 16 in each group but split-up among a left and right side of a chamber separated by a wall or partition of some sort. Rows 1-8 & 9-16 are in different rooms so to speak. So in order for a family of 8 or less to ride in the same room, they would not be spread between spots 8 and 9 if they want to stay together.

I've been trying not to spoil this for anyone but since it's all spilling out at record speed in the public domain right now, I'll show a few safe non-intrusive photos.

This is the final line up where they count and assign your group a set of numbers to stand on (similar to mission space). So you can see how easily getting a 16 with 8 count separator, may have gaps.

Climbing to level 3 I believe but it was only 1 flight of stairs.

looking back to show the full length of steps.

Line up in preshow 1 chamber on your number. (notice the 2 sides) You stay directed by number thru to your vehicle.

 

[lovethattink]

For those of you that have done HP and now Pandora, how do the lands compare in the coolness factor of the lands and rides?

HP is like jumping right into the pages or movie. The food, candy, merchandise is what you see in the movie.

Pandora's setting is 60 years after the last movie. Everything RDA that was in the original movie is aged and faded.

But if you ask a question and someone responds to your post you gets a notification and when you click on it it brings you right to that post with the response/answer

All the people with knowledge of Pandora are hanging out in this thread and best chance for them to see your question

One may also click on watched thread to bring it up too. But alerts are the easiest way to find if someone quoted your post.

 

[zebrastreyepz]

The problem is that this thread moves so quickly that a question easily gets buried 15 pages back very quickly. Some of us don't live on this thread and don't want to sift through 50 pages because we weren't on here for 12 hours.

When this thread got hijacked for awhile with people talking about fitting on rides it became useless to me and I avoided the whole thread for a couple weeks. Not interested enough to scroll through 100's of posts to find something relevant. Some of these policies and procedures are only good for the people that spend every waking moment on this message board.

Preface this by saying the subject matter of fitting on the ride won't apply to me as I'm not riding it.

That said, that wasn't a thread hijack. It pertained to the subject matter. Just because it didn't pertain to YOU is irrelevant.

You complaining about and me complaining about you complaining is more a hijack.

 

[Fantasia79]

Animal Kingdom on phased closings or Pandora on restricted access today?

 

[saskdw]

Preface this by saying the subject matter of fitting on the ride won't apply to me as I'm not riding it.

That said, that wasn't a thread hijack. It pertained to the subject matter. Just because it didn't pertain to YOU is irrelevant.

You complaining about and me complaining about you complaining is more a hijack.

The topic should have had its own thread. When it takes up 100 pages of a thread that is in fact hijacking.

All I'm saying is it was a large enough discussion it should have had its own thread as it rendered this thread useless for those who weren't interested.

 

[marciemi]

On the ground here in Pandora now. No issues parking shortly before 2 - in Giraffe lot which is about what I would normally expect. Rode EE with FP and a short wait then walked right in Pandora - no line for it at all. Both rides show as 120 min but are hearing longer. Single rider line not running and CM's don't know when it will. Sitting in Satuli with no problem getting a seat as we wait for our FOP FP. Line for gift shop right in sun and they're saying 40 min. We bought the AP special MB's in the main AK gift shop before entering Pandora - they have a special AP section there. Crowds don't seem bad at all but wait times (in and out of Pandora) are high. I'll update after FOP how long we wait.

 

[DisneyKoolaid]

Does anyone know how they're tracking wait time for FoP? I haven't seen anyone with red tags but the wait time is inaccurate right now for anyone thinking about getting in line. I'm in the lab right now and have been tracking the progress since I got into the line, which was right at the entrance, so I was hopeful. I've previously waited 90 min when it was posted as 195 and then 60 min when it was posted as 90 min. Right now the 150 min wait posted is not on trend with my previous experiences.

12:19pm entrance

1:07 caverns

1:48 airlock

1:50 pre-bioluminescence

2:08 bioluminescence

3:15 lab

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

Yes. They had maps that were thicker paper and glossy. Very nice maps

Sounds like park maps, circa 2006... ...

These don't sound so great for the environment... that THICKER paper and all... not very on-theme...

 

[dina444444]

Does anyone know how they're tracking wait time for FoP? I haven't seen anyone with red tags but the wait time is inaccurate right now for anyone thinking about getting in line. I'm in the lab right now and have been tracking the progress since I got into the line, which was right at the entrance, so I was hopeful. I've previously waited 90 min when it was posted as 195 and then 60 min when it was posted as 90 min. Right now the 150 min wait posted is not on trend with my previous experiences.

12:19pm entrance

1:07 caverns

1:48 airlock

1:50 pre-bioluminescence

2:08 bioluminescence

3:15 lab

I got in line at 1:30ish and am still in the caves area.

 

[LuxoJr]

Any educated guesses on how toni ght's EMH crowd will be? CONSIdering it but heard last night was a mess

 

[rastuso]

Here is my take having done both. Universal with HP has done a phenomenal job at capturing moments. However my nerdy/geeky heart has some issues with the fact that dragon is perched on the top of the bank. It instantly makes me know exactly what moment in time the whole area must be. It has to be pre-battle of Hogwarts HP world.

The other side is better but also still feels like it very much lives in early HP universe. It is hard in the land for me to know Dragon Challenge is around if not during the 4th book and FJ is similar.

In reverse Disney has done a great job in creating something that is timeless. Nothing is specific to a time or moment in the Pandora franchise and is so far out from the movie that the characters aren't important.

So for me while HP is an amazing experience I do take issue with the "moments" Universal chose to highlight instead of having a timeless approach.

Pandora simply takes place after movie. But the locations and characters are still absolutely from the movie.

You can't make a timeless HP area unless you also go after or before the movies, which would make no sense at all for movies that made like $2 Billion.

I think you will see SW fans be very upset the land is not directly connected to the movies at all. With the Falcon being the only major "character". Even the new generation of fan (the third), is well aware of Mos Eisley. So why make a fake copy that sorta looks like it instead of IT.

The decision to have a new world instead of Tattoine I think is a HUGE mistake. I would pay mega bucks to order a drink at the Cantina. At a random space themed bar? Not so much. Just like getting a Flaming Moe AT Moes. They are overpriced sugar free soda, but I don't care. If it was at Fred's bar in Shelbyville, I doubt I would order one.

 

[HopperFan]

on Robert Niles site Star Tours is ranked 4th best ride, i wasnt going by wait times

For me IP matters early on and quality determines the longevity of the land

Spit my tea out - no way.

Does anyone know how they're tracking wait time for FoP? I haven't seen anyone with red tags but the wait time is inaccurate right now for anyone thinking about getting in line. I'm in the lab right now and have been tracking the progress since I got into the line, which was right at the entrance, so I was hopeful. I've previously waited 90 min when it was posted as 195 and then 60 min when it was posted as 90 min. Right now the 150 min wait posted is not on trend with my previous experiences.

12:19pm entrance

1:07 caverns

1:48 airlock

1:50 pre-bioluminescence

2:08 bioluminescence

3:15 lab

I got in line at 1:30ish and am still in the caves area.

WOW ....

Pandora's setting is 60 years after the last movie. Everything RDA that was in the original movie is aged and faded.

DS said the lack of Na'vi and knowing this is much later made him wonder if they were mostly "gone" ..... I wondered if the ones we see hiking in the NRJ leaving to go somewhere safe. For all the beauty there seemed to be no awareness Na'vi were part of the current Pandora world.

 

[rastuso]

The maps I grabbed this morning have a texture to them and are not the usual gloss.

Get em quick, a certain website will take piles of them for their social media bribe packs. Plus many others will take them for eBay.

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

I think you will see SW fans be very upset the land is not directly connected to the movies at all. With the Falcon being the only major "character". Even the new generation of fan (the third), is well aware of Mos Eisley. So why make a fake copy that sorta looks like it instead of IT.

The decision to have a new world instead of Tattoine I think is a HUGE mistake. I would pay mega bucks to order a drink at the Cantina. At a random space themed bar? Not so much. Just like getting a Flaming Moe AT Moes. They are overpriced sugar free soda, but I don't care. If it was at Fred's bar in Shelbyville, I doubt I would order one.

I am REALLY looking forward to SW Land regardless, but I agree with you. I think picking something directly from the films like Tatooine would have been far better. I think I understand the logic... not anchoring it in any one film when they plan to keep growing the franchise, and to that, I say what my kids say a lot: " BUT STILL!!!"

 

[bizeemom4]

Get em quick, a certain website will take piles of them for their social media bribe packs. Plus many others will take them for eBay.

So dumb. It's just a piece of paper. Can't believe people are dumb enough to pay for them.

 

[rastuso]

On the ground here in Pandora now. No issues parking shortly before 2 - in Giraffe lot which is about what I would normally expect. Rode EE with FP and a short wait then walked right in Pandora - no line for it at all. Both rides show as 120 min but are hearing longer. Single rider line not running and CM's don't know when it will. Sitting in Satuli with no problem getting a seat as we wait for our FOP FP. Line for gift shop right in sun and they're saying 40 min. We bought the AP special MB's in the main AK gift shop before entering Pandora - they have a special AP section there. Crowds don't seem bad at all but wait times (in and out of Pandora) are high. I'll update after FOP how long we wait.

So day 2, and it's essentially normal Holiday weekend?

 

[dina444444]

I grabbed a few when I walked in.

 

[yulilin3]

Spit my tea out - no way.





WOW ....



DS said the lack of Na'vi and knowing this is much later made him wonder if they were mostly "gone" ..... were the ones we see hiking in the NRJ leaving to go somewhere safe. For all the beauty there seemed to be no awareness Na'vi were part of the current Pandora world.

The Na'vi in the ride are j going to the shaman to join in the chant. Its what they do in the movie

 

[dina444444]

I'm now out of the airlock and on towards bioluminescence. Fastpass queue is apparently backed up.