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Flight of Passage in an attraction found in [[Pandora- The World of Avatar]] at [[Disney's Animal Kingdom]].
==Attraction History==
==Attraction Plot==
[[Image:Flight2.jpg|thumb|400px| A view of Pandora from atop a banshee]]
===Backstory===
The story of Flight of Passage (as well as the rest of Pandora) takes place a generation after the events in the film AVATAR. In the queue for Flight of Passage, guests enter a former Resources Development Administration mining facility, which has been repurposed as the Pandora Conservation Initiative's Mountain Banshee Project research facility. The Conservation Initiative was started in an attempt to rectify the damage done by the RDA through both their mining, and their conflict with the Na'vi. In order to study the Valley of Mo'ora's ecosystem, scientists have identified the banshee as a keystone species. Unfortunately, due to the location of the banshee's rookeries, and the danger the animals pose, it is impossible for humans to study the species up close.
===Queue===
[[Image:FlightofPassageQueue.jpg|thumb|400px|An avatar floating in an amino tank in the Flight of Passage queue]]The Flight of Passage queue begins with guests taking a gradual climb up into Pandora's mountains. Entering into nearby caverns, guests can see Na'vi artwork depicting the Inkaya rite of passage. Further on, guests find a small entrance that leads to a dilapidated RDA mining facility. Over In the years since the facility was built, the natural world of Pandora has begun to reclaim its territory. Around them, guests can see various foliage which has grown over the mining facility infrastructure. In , and in the distance, guests they can hear the cry of young banshees.
Moving into a new section of the queue, guests enter a high tech facility that is clearly still in use. This is the headquarters of the Pandora Conservation Initiative's Banshee Project. Now surrounded by lab equipment, guests can see an Avatar suspended in an amino tank.
Finally, guests enter a room where they watch the attraction's first preshow video. Here Doctor Stevens explains the history of the Pandora Conservation Initiative and introduces the technology that allows guests to link with an Avatar and ride a banshee. During the video, guests are genetically matched with an their Avatar. To accomplish this, guests have to they must move around a bit, while a "genetic sample" is taken. They are then matched with their Avatar.
After being ushered into a second preshow room, guests watch another video, this time . This film is hosted by Dr. Jackie Ogden, the founder of the PCI. Dr. Ogden gives guests an idea of what to expect once they are linked to an Avatar and also gives a brief warning spiel. After this video, guests enter the Link Chamber, where they sit on their Link Chairs, starting the attraction.
===Main Attraction===
Flight of Passage allows guests to link with an Avatar and perform the Na'vi rite of passage known as Iknimaya. On Sites seen along the attraction, guests link to their Avatar, who is atop a banshee. From here, they soar over the valley of Mo'ara, where they see sights including way include the Hallelujah Mountains, the ocean, and even the feared Great Leonopteryx.
To get a better feel for Flight of Passage, click play below and watch the attraction's film!
==Fun Facts and Trivia==
* Between the lab and the Link Chambers, guests can see a sign that points to "section G" which according to the sign, apparently has a basketball court <ref name="Parkeology"> http://www.parkeology.com/2017/06/10-insane-details-avatar-flight-of-passage-queue.html </ref>.
* Dr. Jackie Ogden's name may be a reference to a retired VP of Animal Kingdom’s Animal Programs of the same name<ref name="Parkeology"/>.
* If Flight of Passage is slowed down or broken, there is an alternate scene in the preshow video that show's Dr. Stevens noticing a link error and leaving the room. When the delay is resolved, Dr. Stevens returns to desk and the video resumes<ref name="Parkeology"/>.
