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

[SaharanTea]

I'm global, so I could be anywhere, and I really do mean anywhere, but I'm at Epcot more often than at any other location and our home base is located there as well. PM me when you're at WDW, and thanks for the sentiment.

I will, thanks!

And a quick shout out to our mods and everyone else posting their experiences and thoughts on this board. It makes the wait before a trip more bearable.

 

[wareagle57]

FoP snapshot of just the few times I've looked today... boy, would I love to have all data on this. Ahh.. the urge to graph...

8:42 -- 295 min
11:09 -- 195
12:32 -- 145
1:47 -- 125

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I have been trying to learn how to set up a macro that pulls the times every 10 or 15 minutes like Josh does at EasyWDW. I would love to analyze the numbers every day so I could overthink things even more.

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

I have been trying to learn how to set up a macro that pulls the times every 10 or 15 minutes like Josh does at EasyWDW. I would love to analyze the numbers every day so I could overthink things even more.

I would LOVE that!!! WDW data heaven!!

 

[OhStuffandFluff]

Darn if we didn't just miss you. We were just there to get an Avatar doll made for DGD. We'll pick it up when we had back in tonight

We are at Yak and Yeti now. Gotta say we walked in and got seated right away with others being quoted 45 min. We got some looks from those waiting too. Thank you Landry Club

Was there a long wait to get into Windtraders?

 

[Classickat]

I'd leave earlier. I would want to BE there at 6.

OK, Thanks! We're morning people, especially at Disney!

 

[Lee Matthews]

I'm staying off property early September and even at 30 days, I can't see myself being able to get fast passes for the Pandora rides. I was never able to even get one for SDMT back in January

 

[PrincessV]

Quick question I didn't see asked in the last few pages... how long is the FP line? Do you still wait forever or is it truly a FP?
Thanks a bunch!

On Sunday, May 28, I waited maybe 15-20 minutes with a 7:30pm FP before entering the first room. Later, about 9:30pm, I had no wait at all with FP - walked right up and immediately entered the first room.

 

[AngiTN]

Yep!

Excellent. We'll see you then

AngiTN, do you think they were quoting a 45 minute wait for ADR's or just walk ups?

That was for walk up

Quick question I didn't see asked in the last few pages... how long is the FP line? Do you still wait forever or is it truly a FP?
Thanks a bunch!

We did not have along wait to use our FP yesterday. Typical 15, 20 min

Was there a long wait to get into Windtraders?

Not bad today. DH got in line while I did 1 wilderness explorer badge with DGD. We started a 2nd but he was at the entrance and we had to bail before she finished

 

[gatrbait]

One more question...I was reading a trip report and got confused (haha silly me)
Anyhow are there lines to get into Pandora (at night)? Should I take this into consideration when hitting the FP time?
BTW I was able to go to the preview...the whole area is amazing...the rides the best in Disney!!
Thanks for the assist!

 

[PrincessV]

One more question...I was reading a trip report and got confused (haha silly me)
Anyhow are there lines to get into Pandora (at night)? Should I take this into consideration when hitting the FP time?

Yes and no... there are times during the day that they start controlling access into Pandora and a line forms with a wait to get in. But even if there is that line, you don't wait in it with a FP. FPs let you enter Pandora at your FP time with no wait.

 

[disneyfan314]

Here's my report from AK this morning. We arrived via bus about 7:05 and got through bag check quickly. Got in AP tap point line with about 30 or so people ahead of us. They started letting people in at 7:15. We leisurely walked to Pandora with the rest of the crowd and was let all the way into the land. Cast members were holding the crowd right where the path splits to either go to NRJ on the left or FoP to right. We were probably 100-200 people deep where we were waiting. (We were standing right by the big pod plant that makes funny sounds and mists and squirts water randomly). At 7:40 the cast members started to slowly walk the crowds into the lines for rides. We got to the line enterance at 7:52 and it was posted as a 30 min wait. Strolled all the way through the LONG queue, but never really stopped for a long amount of time. There is so much to see that it doesn't seem that you are in line because you are checking everything out. We got to the area where the standby and fastpass lines merge (which is the final holding area before you go into the pre-show area) at 8:24. I was sitting on my banshee at 8:45. We sat in that final holding area the longest. And that was true when we rode it later in the morning via the fastpass line. We we got off the ride the standby time was posted at 290 minutes.

 

[JerseyJanice]

Can you explain what a Landry card is?

Look on the Restaurant subforum for a recent thread where we discussed it.

The consensus is that it's well worth joining the Landry's Select Club especially if you go to WDW annually around the same time.

 

[gatrbait]

Thanks PrincessV!!

 

[Kona65]

Thanks for all the great information. We arrive this week.

 

[poison ivy]

Here's my report from AK this morning. We arrived via bus about 7:05 and got through bag check quickly. Got in AP tap point line with about 30 or so people ahead of us. They started letting people in at 7:15. We leisurely walked to Pandora with the rest of the crowd and was let all the way into the land. Cast members were holding the crowd right where the path splits to either go to NRJ on the left or FoP to right. We were probably 100-200 people deep where we were waiting. (We were standing right by the big pod plant that makes funny sounds and mists and squirts water randomly). At 7:40 the cast members started to slowly walk the crowds into the lines for rides. We got to the line enterance at 7:52 and it was posted as a 30 min wait. Strolled all the way through the LONG queue, but never really stopped for a long amount of time. There is so much to see that it doesn't seem that you are in line because you are checking everything out. We got to the area where the standby and fastpass lines merge (which is the final holding area before you go into the pre-show area) at 8:24. I was sitting on my banshee at 8:45. We sat in that final holding area the longest. And that was true when we rode it later in the morning via the fastpass line. We we got off the ride the standby time was posted at 290 minutes.

Thanks for the update. A few Quick questions: were the CM's walking the guests to Pandora at rope drop? and did you get in line for NRJ afterward? If so how long did it take you to ride?

 

[HydroGuy]

It really depends on how it is operating. It can be roughly 10-15 minutes to get on the ride if running properly (that includes pre-shows) or it can be as high as 45 if it is not.

This was our experience too. We were 10-15 minutes in FP line Saturday at noon. We were 45 minutes Sunday evening. I found out later that FOP had some trouble that day.

 

[wareagle57]

Here's my report from AK this morning. We arrived via bus about 7:05 and got through bag check quickly. Got in AP tap point line with about 30 or so people ahead of us. They started letting people in at 7:15. We leisurely walked to Pandora with the rest of the crowd and was let all the way into the land. Cast members were holding the crowd right where the path splits to either go to NRJ on the left or FoP to right. We were probably 100-200 people deep where we were waiting. (We were standing right by the big pod plant that makes funny sounds and mists and squirts water randomly). At 7:40 the cast members started to slowly walk the crowds into the lines for rides. We got to the line enterance at 7:52 and it was posted as a 30 min wait. Strolled all the way through the LONG queue, but never really stopped for a long amount of time. There is so much to see that it doesn't seem that you are in line because you are checking everything out. We got to the area where the standby and fastpass lines merge (which is the final holding area before you go into the pre-show area) at 8:24. I was sitting on my banshee at 8:45. We sat in that final holding area the longest. And that was true when we rode it later in the morning via the fastpass line. We we got off the ride the standby time was posted at 290 minutes.

Thanks for the report. Did you actually walk all the way through the queue without stopping until the FP merge point?

 

[Farro]

I'm staying off property early September and even at 30 days, I can't see myself being able to get fast passes for the Pandora rides. I was never able to even get one for SDMT back in January

Don't lose hope. Things may die down a bit by then and you have the added benefit of early September being one of the least crowded times to visit. If you can be flexible with day/time for your fast pass I bet you will have a good chance!

Good luck!

 

[lovethattink]

We arrived today around 10:30am. Was able to walk right into Pandora.

FP photographers were there.

 

[maryj11]

We entered main queue.
For what it's worth a CM just said single rider will never, ever be open. Exact quote.

I have to think he means today. Surely not literally ever