Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Joe Rhode (and his creepy ear piercings) narrates a new video about the Rivers of Light show coming to AK in 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp0DYDflwyI
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp0DYDflwyI">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...DYDflwyI</a>
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<Joe Rhode (and his creepy ear piercings) narrates a new video about the Rivers of Light show coming to AK in 2016:>> Hey... geniuses are allowed to look strange. Besides, the look of his ear will prepare him for the future. Looks like an old man's scrotum to me. ;-)
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Although details remain vague, it definitely sounds like they're heading in the right direction with this show. Much like Illuminations at Epcot, it sounds like they're trying to make a somewhat-heady show that jumps over Disney branding and relates to everybody on a more basic level, with effects and scope that only Disney could do <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2015/11/new-details-unveiled-on-disneys-animal-kingdoms-rivers-of-light-nighttime-spectacular/">http://disneyparks.disney.go.c...tacular/</a> ^^This Parks Blog post describes the show as having a pair of "storytellers" to narrate the show. This seems to echo the Sage of Time from Tapestry of Nations, who led the procession. I just hope that the storytellers are used sparingly, since the dialogue-heavy portions of WOC all kill the show's pacing and momentum. Having them could help unify unrelated segments, but I hope that they are used thoughtfully
Originally Posted By dagobert Avatarland update <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.orlandoparksnews.com/2015/11/animal-kingdom-update-pandoras.html">http://www.orlandoparksnews.co...ras.html</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Interesting that the text describes the projection show as being separate from Rivers of Light and the Discovery Island dance party. I was sort of under the impression that it would be an element of those, rather than its own feature It's also funny that there are characters meeting outside the park gates. I guess the park is isolated enough that it won't attract any crowds (though there's also the Rainforest Café outside the gates), but it just seems so different from Disney's standard approach
Originally Posted By FerretAfros The official name is "Pandora - the World of Avatar", which is kind of a mouthful. Much like people refer to the stuff at Universal as "Harry Potter Land", I think we're stuck with the lame name in conversation On the bright side, at least they didn't actually name it "Avatarland". I'm still surprised that they couldn't come up with anything better than "Carsland" for DCA. It will be interesting to see what they call the Star Wars projects in WDW and DL
Originally Posted By dagobert Avatarland looks impressive in these construction pics. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://wdwnt.com/blog/2016/01/photo-report-animal-kingdom-11916-avatar-rivers-of-light-construction-etc/">http://wdwnt.com/blog/2016/01/...ion-etc/</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I was in WDW the weekend before last, and the Avatar construction site is very impressive! Although there isn't much to see from inside the park, the mountains are the first thing you see when you enter the parking lot; they're huge. And the detailing on the finished portion looks great. I can't wait to see what the completed project looks like Those photos look like you can start to make out the actual shape of the mountains a little more. I had thought that the main mountain was going to be one big chunk, but it looks like it will actually be comprised of several smaller pieces
Originally Posted By monorailblue One huge positive is that it appears everything will be built out on all sides. Cadillac Range and, to a lesser extent, Everest really suffer in this regard. Although Cadillac Range looks fine from inside the park, it is the only significant park structure that intentionally looks horrible from the outside. And Everest's weird village camouflage on the back side is just awful. At least Pandora appears to be getting the 360-degree treatment.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros The show building for the Soarin'-type ride is visible from the bus route in/out of the park. Given that it has a rockwork façade on the front side, it may end up with a similar problem Then again, the building itself is rather large and fairly close to the road, so it's possible that you won't be able to see the façade sticking up on the far side of it. You'll certainly be able to see the floating mountains beyond it, but that's no worse than seeing the jungle beyond the Indy building at DL
Originally Posted By dagobert The floating mountains are coming along nicely. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://blogmickey.com/2016/02/pandora-construction-update-2162016/">http://blogmickey.com/2016/02/...2162016/</a>
Originally Posted By Yookeroo According to Jim Hill, those floating mountains won't be stationary, they'll be moving.
Originally Posted By dagobert It's coming along nicely. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.talkdisney.com/wdw/animal-kingdom/aerial-construction-view-of-avatar-land/">http://www.talkdisney.com/wdw/...ar-land/</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros It looks like it's getting to the stage where a lot of finish work gets completed very quickly, so that will be exciting to watch. I still question the theme choice, but it looks like it will be executed incredibly well I wonder what the opening on top of one of the mountains is for. From the way they've done the edges, it looks like it will remain open; perhaps it's just positioned where nobody will be able to see it from the park, so it's not worth finishing off. Still, it seems odd to not put some sort of covering on it to keep rain out
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<According to Jim Hill, those floating mountains won't be stationary, they'll be moving.>> For how long? They couldn't keep a Yeti moving; how are they going to keep mountains moving?
Originally Posted By dagobert New construction pics: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://wdwnt.com/blog/2016/04/photos-video-aerial-view-of-construction-progress-on-pandora-the-world-of-avatar-at-animal-kingdom/">http://wdwnt.com/blog/2016/04/...kingdom/</a>
