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

[anna0513]

I fully understand that. I arrive early to get in as many rides as possible, and to avoid standing around in lines in general. Getting there at 6am for an 8am opening would be a non-starter for us.

how do you do that if the parking lot doesn't open until an hour before anyway? Do the buses from the resorts go earlier?

 

[CrimsonCurls]

This is probably going to seem like a totally silly question, but since I've heard that people with bigger calves are having issues fitting on Flight of Passage, I'm gonna ask anyway. Is there anyway someone with the stereotypical, large dancer/gymnast calves have trouble fitting? I have to buy wide-calf boots, despite being slender everywhere else, and I'm a teeny-tiny bit worried that I won't fit.

 

[FireflyTrance]

Just got back from a week at WDW. My Mom and Sister thought about checking out FoP, but when they saw the 300 minute wait they decided to just wait until next time

 

[miTnosnhoJ]

We are here now eating at Satulli Canteen. There's was a long line just to enter Pandora at 9:45. We went to do safari ride and Caring for Giants. At 12:15 we were able to walk into Pandora with no line. It was easy to order food through the app and we found a table even though it is crowded. Waiting for nrj fast pass at 1:35.

 

[Canesfan3234]

Reports of both nights on opening weekend are that they stop allowing non resort guests in the FoP Standby line about 9 PM. That way the line clears and they start letting the EMH resort guests in the line around 11. So yes, you could be turned away if you are not already in line.
Also the EMH FoP Standby line has been closed around 12AM so again lots of folks not getting to ride.

yea, but a store=sales=money. I find it hard to believe Disney is going to turn away people who want to spend money in their stores. There is a reason the stores on Main Street stay open until 3AM despite the park closing at midnight

 

[Canesfan3234]

This is probably going to seem like a totally silly question, but since I've heard that people with bigger calves are having issues fitting on Flight of Passage, I'm gonna ask anyway. Is there anyway someone with the stereotypical, large dancer/gymnast calves have trouble fitting? I have to buy wide-calf boots, despite being slender everywhere else, and I'm a teeny-tiny bit worried that I won't fit.

You will be fine. I have abnormally large calves due to playing hockey all my life and had no issue fitting.

 

[yulilin3]

how do you do that if the parking lot doesn't open until an hour before anyway? Do the buses from the resorts go earlier?

the parking lot is always open

 

[wendydarling78]

Are there any Photopass opportunities in Pandora? Either outside by the foliage or on the rides?

 

[Canesfan3234]

Are there any Photopass opportunities in Pandora? Either outside by the foliage or on the rides?

Not at the moment. Way too many people in the area to add more cluster points. I would assume there will be photopass opportunities in the future

 

[Canesfan3234]

In case it hasn't been mentioned. For those who have the guest assistance pass, there is a check in point next to tiffins. You get your return time their and once your wait time is up can proceed directly into pandora without waiting in the line.

 

[wendydarling78]

Another question- sorry! If you do the Fastpass line for FoP and the River Journey, do you miss a lot of the line/ride theming?

 

[Monykalyn]

I've been trying to keep up so I'm sorry if my question has already been covered but how has parking been for the night EMH? My husband and I are going for a short trip in two weeks and have a lot to squeeze in in a short time period. For one day we have FoP and other AK FPs earlier in the day and then I was thinking of heading over to MK to catch Happily Ever After before heading back to AK for EMH to see Pandora at night and hopefully ride NRJ. I'm wondering if this is crazy and if we'll have trouble finding parking. We're WDW pros but trying to see all the exciting new stuff in just a few days is throwing my planning off.

Spring for Express bus?? then you can skip several security lines and leave car parked at AK?

 

[CrimsonCurls]

You will be fine. I have abnormally large calves due to playing hockey all my life and had no issue fitting.

Awesome, thanks!

 

[Hopefully]

yea, but a store=sales=money. I find it hard to believe Disney is going to turn away people who want to spend money in their stores. There is a reason the stores on Main Street stay open until 3AM despite the park closing at midnight

If you read my post that you quoted, I specifically addressed the FoP line during night EMH. This is what I thought the poster was asking about.
I said nothing about stores. Stores being open at MK until 3 AM have nothing to do with this topic.
JMHO

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

This is probably going to seem like a totally silly question, but since I've heard that people with bigger calves are having issues fitting on Flight of Passage, I'm gonna ask anyway. Is there anyway someone with the stereotypical, large dancer/gymnast calves have trouble fitting? I have to buy wide-calf boots, despite being slender everywhere else, and I'm a teeny-tiny bit worried that I won't fit.

You will be fine. I have abnormally large calves due to playing hockey all my life and had no issue fitting.

I'm a little concerned about the exact same thing. I would just add that the issue seems to be larger than calf size alone... depends on various proportions, from what I understand... sounds like a combination of shin length, calf size, shoe size, etc.

I'm glad they have the test seat out, but that doesn't really help when it comes to those of us booking FP now.

Perhaps as more ride, we'll get more detailed reports. I'm not going until early Aug, but will report back... including my shin length and calf size, to the extent that might be useful to others. What an odd situation Disney appears to have created wrt fit on this ride...

 

[rteetz]

As of 1:15PM EST

FoP at 240

NRJ at 105

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

All AK waits right now... I find it helpful to see how the whole park is/isn't impacted... over the past few days, NRJ has been pretty close (sometimes a bit above sometimes a bit below) the wait for Kali...

 

[rastuso]

Quick thoughts from someone who was able to do both rides via fastpass.



The food.

We had the burger buns. They were delicious. My only complaint was that they went a bit over the top on the "earth" food theme. Sorry, I don't want vegetable chips with my burger buns. I want the option of potato chips. Vegetable chips are a cool novelty that goes with the theme, but they tasted bland and I saw a lot of people leave them virtually untouched on their plate. Groups with picky eaters are pretty limited in what they will eat in Pandora. Imo its a simple case of going to far with the theme and considering how many of the Pandora drinks have received poor reviews, I wouldn't be surprised by a pretty substantial menu overhaul in the next few months.

It seems Disney has sugar addicts do their drink taste testing. LaFau's Brew is disgustingly sweet. I drank about a third of it, and that was it. A complete fail to try and copy Butterbeer.

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

It seems Disney has sugar addicts do their drink taste testing. LaFau's Brew is disgustingly sweet. I drank about a third of it, and that was it. A complete fail to try and copy Butterbeer.

I actually couldn't stand the sweetness of Butterbeer either, though. And I REALLY like sweet things!

 

[Lost Yeti]

One thing to keep in mind re: crowds at the parks, specifically Pandora, for the next week.

Annual passholders with the silver pass will be blocked out for the summer starting Monday June 5th. I'm sure many of those passholders may try to squeeze in a visit to Pandora before their summer blockout. A new expansion that everyone wants to see combined with an impending blockout, end of the school year, and coming off of a major holiday makes me think this week will a little more crazy than next. That being said, the crowd reduction from the blockout will eventually be canceled out by the usual increase in attendance during the summer. I think those vacationing the week of June 5th will hit a little sweet spot in crowd reduction. If I had any other pass, I'd shoot to visit Pandora that week.

Anyone else have any thoughts on this? I'm one of those silver passholders, so I've never been in the parks to see if this is actually the case. It has always just been a theory of mine.