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Pandora- The World of Avatar
Pandora.jpg
The Floating Mountains found in Pandora
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Theme James Cameron's Avatar
Opening date May 27, 2017
Number of Attractions Two

Pandora- The World of Avatar is a land inside Disney's Animal Kingdom

History

On September 20, 2011, Disney announced that it would be teaming up with director James Cameron, to bring the world of his film AVATAR to life at Disney theme parks [1]. At this time, Disney announced that the first AVATAR themed land would be built at Disney's Animal Kingdom, due to both the park's and the film's focus on living in harmony with nature. When talking about the agreement, Cameron declared:

"I’m chomping at the bit to start work with Disney’s legendary Imagineers to bring our AVATAR universe to life. Our goal is to go beyond current boundaries of technical innovation and experiential storytelling, and give park goers the chance to see, hear, and touch the world of AVATAR with an unprecedented sense of reality.” [2]

Initially planned for a 2015 opening, groundbreaking on Pandora took place on January 10, 2014 [3].After three years of construction, Disney announced that Pandora- The World of Avatar (as the land would officially be named), would open on May 27, 2017 [4]. On opening day, the land featured two attractions- the family friendly Na'vi River Journey and the E-Ticket Flight of Passage. Besides the two attractions, the land also features the restaurants; Satu'li Canteen and Pongu Pongu, as well as the Windtraders shop.

Attractions

Flight of Passage- On this attraction, guests board a banshee and take a thrilling flight over Pandora

Na’vi River Journey- Guests board longboats and venture deep into a sacred bioluminescent rainforest in search of the Na'vi Shaman of Songs.

Restaurants

Satu'li Canteen- Housed inside a former RDA mess hall, Satu'li Canteen offers Satu’li Canteen Bowls (custamizable bowls of meat/tofu and vegtibles) and steamed pods.

Pongu Pongu- This drink stand features specialty cocktails and other alcoholic beverages.

Shopping

Windtraders- This large store offers all kinds of AVATAR merchandise. Guests can also "adopt" a banshee at The Rookery housed within Windtraders.

Fun Facts & Trivia

  • Guests can find four "Exploding Sea Plants" throughout Pandora [5].
  • While traveling through Pandora, guests can hear the Hexapede (a cross between a lama and a lion) in the distance [5]
  • According to the land's backstory, Pandora's Floating Mountains float because there is a lot of unobtanium both within and underneath them. The unobtanium's repelling effect is what causes the mountains to float[5].

References

  1. https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/09/avatar-coming-to-disney-parks/
  2. http://www.latimes.com/tn-818-0922-imagneers-story.html
  3. https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/01/construction-begins-for-avatar-inspired-land-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/
  4. https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2017/02/just-announced-pandora-the-world-of-avatar-will-open-may-27-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://ohmy.disney.com/news/2017/05/26/15-facinating-facts-we-learned-about-pandora-the-world-of-avatar/