Comments on: New land and attractions based on the hit movie Avatar coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom

By: Maggie

Maggie — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:54:02 +0000

I’m totally on the side of “let’s wait and see how this turns out’. I mean, I know in my heart that Disney has the ability to create a truly magical Pandora, and make it come alive like everything else. Let’s see what they’ve got in store for us. Good luck, guys!

By: Debbie

Debbie — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:31:19 +0000

Really? I am not impressed by this idea at all. Mostly because I really did not like the movie. Then again, when I watched the movie I did feel it was a little too much like Pocahontas for me. (You know, strange man comes into strange land, falls in love with girl from land, war breaks out, man help saves the girl’s people/species…)

By: John

John — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:52:50 +0000

It would definetly have to be a dark ride semi roller coaster type ride. With the drops coming off the floating moutains and trees houses. Animatronics would be a given and the ride cars would be like the dragons they fly on in the movie.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:41:14 +0000

I can’t really see this a “Harry Potter competitor”…by the time the ‘Avatar’ world begins to open The Wizarding World will be 6 years old and the last of the Harry Potter films will have been out for 5 years. I just don’t see there being a HUGE competition factor there.

By: CJ34747

CJ34747 — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:19:19 +0000

I meant floating mountains not hanging rocks – sorry

By: CJ34747

CJ34747 — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:01:27 +0000

You can say goodbye to Beastly Kingdom ever happening – it just got replaced with Pandora. I’m sure it will be an entire themed land to go head-to-head with Potter. Wouldn’t it be cool if they could do the hanging rocks – that will probably be done with a Soarin’ type attraction. Now they will have to replace the dragon on the AK logo with a Mountain Banshee.

By: graeme

graeme — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:34:45 +0000

i think they will be pushing the conservation angle put over in the movie caused by the invasive species (humans) basically destroying a whole planet of floura and fauna just to reach an expensive mineral so personally i think the movie fits right into the animal kingdom way of thinking, sort of like the message kali river rapids puts over except this will be on a whole other level

By: James

James — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:16:37 +0000

I’m sure it’s Disney’s way if competing with Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Wasn’t there supposed to be some kind of fantasy creature land when AK was originally planned. Maybe it’s their way to bring that idea back. I wasn’t a fan of the movie so I’m not so excited about this announcement.

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:06:03 +0000

Now I am obsessed with Disney. I love reading about attractions both lost and upcoming. My one dream/wish has always been that they bring Beastly Kingdom to AK and get rid of that horrid meet and greet (like they need another). This seems to be their way of “updating” their original plan of BK. If Avatar completely wipes it off the 10, or even 40 year plan, I’m not going to be very happy.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 02:45:03 +0000

Can we say Harry Potter panic? Do the suites really think it’s not obvious? Yet another reason NOT to visit Animal Kingdom.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:22:44 +0000

Really!? I am not seeing how this is going to fit in with Animal Kingdom at all. I love Avatar but not feeling it for a place that is filled with animals and places from the natural world; the Pandora landscape feel nothing like things here on planet earth.

By: OT

OT — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:41:37 +0000

Yeah it´s not a fit at all.
Wonder if they use the omnimover system again. It seems the only ride system they use effectifly. What I´m saying is I hope they don´t use a existing technolegy but surprises us like Universal did with Spiderman and Harry Potter.
I´m also wondering about the shops and restaurant. Will they be set in the greedy corperation basecamp? It would be so appropriate for Disney Co.

By: Dream Disney Vacations

Dream Disney Vacations — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:06:52 +0000

I’m surprised at the “love/hate” reactions I’m seeing about the news. I’m in the “wait and see” camp. Disney hasn’t disappointed me so far, but at the same time, I’m having a hard time seeing how Avatar will fit in.