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

[rteetz]

Please correct me if I am wrong but is Pandora only:
2 rides
2 eateries
2 gift shops
And a whole lot of scenery?

1 shop. 1 face paint experience. The scenery is an attraction in itself.

 

[AMusicLifeForMe]

That's a bold statement, since Flame Tree is my favorite quick service on property

I will admit. I have never eaten there. That is because I don't like beans, and I think that is the only side they offered when I wanted to try it. I'm also from KC so I'm afraid to try any BBQ from another location lol (not really an excuse).

So glad you both got to ride and you have enjoyed it so far

What did you get to eat? ( if you don't mind me asking)

I got the beef with the rice. My sauce I chose was the onion chimichuri. It shockingly went together really well in my opinion. The fish also looked good.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Looks like FoP was cut off for the night before EMH. NRJ reads 95 minutes on MDE.

Do you mean cut off for the night including EMH so those in line for EMH won't get to ride? Or cut off for regular time and then reopen for EMH?

 

[Liljo22]

I don't really understand how you access the land and there being lines to enter. That sounds really restrictive and like the area is really small (one way in and out?)

It's opening weekend so Disney is doing crowd control during busy times. After the craziness dies down, there will not be lines to enter. Also there are two paths in to Pandora. One from Discovery Island and one from Africa. As part of the crowd control, at points they were having guests enter through one and exit through the other.

 

[rteetz]

Do you mean cut off for the night including EMH so those in line for EMH won't get to ride? Or cut off for regular time and then reopen for EMH?

Cut off for regular guests so they can clear up the line before they reopen it for EMH. They have done that the last two nights.

 

[Alpineslide]

My family and I were at AK at 6:00 am for a 7:00 am opening today. We weren't the first ones there but we were close to the front at the beginning. Trying to push a stroller through the crowd held us up and we dropped back from our original position quite a bit. Despite that we went straight to FOP and had very little wait. Afterwards we went into the Navi store and bought a couple shoulder banshees for my two boys.
We were in the line for the Navi River Journey by 8:00 am with roughly a 30 minute que.
Afterwards we ate breakfast at the Satu'li Canteen using the mobile app ordering system...very quick service and good food in my opinion.
We left Pandora for a few fast pass rides elsewhere in AK before returning to eat lunch at the Satu'li Canteen...quick service again despite being quite a bit busier than they were earlier in the day. We liked their lunch menu as well.
Following lunch we had a FP for a second round of FOP...loved it as much as the first time.

I spent a good portion of the rest of the day trying to modify our FP selections with a third round of FOP, I just kept hoping someone would drop their FP for some reason and I could snap it before anyone else....no such luck.

 

[Lesley Wake]

For Satuli Canteen mobile ordering, can you add the flute cup? It doesn't show up as an option.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Cut off for regular guests so they can clear up the line before they reopen it for EMH. They have done that the last two nights.

Ok, yeah - just checking if I t was different for tonight ... that is what I was expecting so was afraid it was for the jugular got completely

 

[yulilin3]

@yulilin3 thanks for checking for the photopass!

No Photopass tonight

This actually makes me happy. My kids are used to plain white rice and don't eat seasoned rice. They'll be content with the beef over white rice.

Just letting you know the rice is brown not white

 

[HydroGuy]

How were you able to get FPs for both rides on the same night?

That was the part of my post that said "it was a glitch - no longer available - please don't ask".

You would have to go back a hundred pages or more in this thread to read about it.

 

[ari23]

Does anyone know if they're going to keep shutting down the rides at 9:00 for EMH. We are going June 15th and we have a fastpass for FOP at 9:15pm, will they allow us to ride it? We were hoping to go to windtraders after because my daughter really wants a banshee she is a big avatar fan, but should we go earlier in the day to get one? We won't be staying for the EMH.

 

[mesaboy2]

Does anyone know if they're going to keep shutting down the rides at 9:00 for EMH. We are going June 15th and we have a fastpass for FOP at 9:15pm, will they allow us to ride it? We were hoping to go to windtraders after because my daughter really wants a banshee she is a big avatar fan, but should we go earlier in the day to get one? We won't be staying for the EMH.

If you have a FP, I'd be surprised if Disney did not honor it.

 

[karin037]

Does anyone know what time the earliest bus to the AK is for 7am EMH? We are staying at Pop Century. We will have an ECV and a wheelchair, so we want to make sure we will be at the bus stop very early. What time should we be at the bus stop? We are so excited about visiting Pandora!!

 

[phillipsjp2003]

My family and I were at AK at 6:00 am for a 7:00 am opening today. We weren't the first ones there but we were close to the front at the beginning. Trying to push a stroller through the crowd held us up and we dropped back from our original position quite a bit. Despite that we went straight to FOP and had very little wait. Afterwards we went into the Navi store and bought a couple shoulder banshees for my two boys.
We were in the line for the Navi River Journey by 8:00 am with roughly a 30 minute que.
Afterwards we ate breakfast at the Satu'li Canteen using the mobile app ordering system...very quick service and good food in my opinion.
We left Pandora for a few fast pass rides elsewhere in AK before returning to eat lunch at the Satu'li Canteen...quick service again despite being quite a bit busier than they were earlier in the day. We liked their lunch menu as well.
Following lunch we had a FP for a second round of FOP...loved it as much as the first time.

I spent a good portion of the rest of the day trying to modify our FP selections with a third round of FOP, I just kept hoping someone would drop their FP for some reason and I could snap it before anyone else....no such luck.

We will be there on June 10th and are planning to do a very similar plan. Did you drive or take a bus to be there by 6:00 am?

 

[HydroGuy]

I've read here that the FP line for FOP has been up to 45 minutes- what about NRJ?

FWIW, we rode NRJ FP both Saturday and Sunday. Both days it was pretty quick. 10 minutes, maybe 15.

 

[DisneyKoolaid]

Does anyone know if they're going to keep shutting down the rides at 9:00 for EMH. We are going June 15th and we have a fastpass for FOP at 9:15pm, will they allow us to ride it? We were hoping to go to windtraders after because my daughter really wants a banshee she is a big avatar fan, but should we go earlier in the day to get one? We won't be staying for the EMH.

When they "shut down" FoP for EMH, the only people that are able to go on are FP and/or resort guests only, so you'll be fine

 

[ari23]

When they "shut down" FoP for EMH, the only people that are able to go on are FP and/or resort guests only, so you'll be fine

Okay thanks so much! This is our first time at Disney so I have no idea how it works.

 

[CAS239]

I'm nervous too. You mentioned the lower back restraint was fine; would you say the ride was in anyway rough on your back? I've read reports that say it is a smooth ride, but others say it is similar to Star Tours which is kind of jerky.
I would hate to miss out, but I don't want to do anything I will regret either.

It's like star tours as in your seat moving and it being a motion simulator. It doesn't bounce around and it's not rough

 

[HydroGuy]

We are going on the 3rd for 7:00 am EMH. I'll have my 70+ yr old in-laws with us (great shape and can run, if needed I planned on driving to beat the park buses and arriving about 6. What I'm wondering is what happens when the park opens. For example, if we are close to the front and there are a bunch of people behind us, is it a free for all when they open? Or a controlled walk into pandora? We have FP's for FOP later but I'd like to do the queue too. I just don't want to get there real early then have to take off running for the ride line if that's what people behind us in line will be doing...

I was there opening day Saturday for 7AM EMH. We arrived at the queue at about 6:10AM. There was a single no bag line and multiple bag check lines. All very orderly.

Once they let people into the parks prior to 7AM, there was mostly order but some folks doing foolish things like walking through the planters to get an advantage. We did not go to Pandora which is where everyone else went as we had FPs for later. No idea of what it was like in Pandora itself at that point.

 

[HydroGuy]

I have seen many reviews for NRJ and most say it is pretty with an amazing animatronic but the ride is short and has little story line. A few do like it a lot and a few say one and done.

It appears that FOP is the big story here. At least so far.

What she said!

FWIW, we have done FOP and NRJ twice each this past opening weekend.