Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Avatarland has broken ground! At least in a nice touchy, feely PR sort of way. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.insidethemagic.net/2014/01/avatar-land-construction-begins-at-walt-disney-world-bringing-the-world-of-pandora-to-disneys-animal-kingdom/">http://www.insidethemagic.net/...kingdom/</a>
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I just watched the video. Does Tom Staggs botox? His forehead looks suspiciously expressionless and wrinkle-free. Oooo I better be careful or else I might be reprimanded for joking about someone's appearance!
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Let's get the obvious out of the way first. Really Mickey? You chose THOSE shorts?
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Tom Staggs has to do something to keep up with ultra hottie Bob Iger.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt LOL. I'm dissapointed that the video didn't include footage of the Pandora character. He looks pretty awesome in the pictures.
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh <I'm dissapointed that the video didn't include footage of the Pandora character. He looks pretty awesome in the pictures.> Are you being sarcastic? I am 99.9% sure they photoshopped him into the picture.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "Really Mickey? You chose THOSE shorts?" Pulling up your pants/shorts to just under your nipples is standard practice for someone Mickey's age.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 I'm excited to see what it all looks like in the end. I guess I just have to plan another trip in 2017.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "I thought it was the name of the land?" Character from Pandora? It probably is photoshopped. I didn't even think of that.
Originally Posted By dagobert I'm still not sure about Avatarland, because I didn't like the movie at all, but that doesn't mean the land must be bad as well. I don't like the Harry Potter movies too, and I like what I've seen about Universal's HP Land. However since Disney has to pay licence fees for Avatar, they could have used another IP as well, like Star Wars or more of Indiana Jones. Back then both IPs didn't belong to TWDC, but these two franchises are more timeless than Avatar, at least in my opinion.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I think Indy is dead. The DL ride still works because it is a great attraction... it could be based on ANYTHING. But I doubt the franchise generates much interest any more. If there ever was any question, I think Kingdom of the Crystal Skull killed it off.
Originally Posted By sjhym333 Though there seems to be some interest at Disney to do a Indiana Jones 5. I think the Disney Hollywood Studios suffers some of the problems that both Future World and Tomorrowland suffer from which is how to keep things fresh when movies over time seem to get dated in terms of theme park use. Look at the Great Movie Ride. How many people remember Jimmy Cagne or appreciate the Tarzan and Casablanca scenes? And while I love Beauty and The Beast the show seems a little long in the tooth at this point. As for Avatar, I hope that despite one thinks of the movie that the addition of the land is the first step of many to add experiences to the beautiful park. I expect that the area will look great since Joe does atmosphere well. I hope that the rides are great. If Disney was smart it would continue to build attractions that would help make this park a longer and later in the day park. Adding a night time show in the lake would be a great step. Next I would love to see them embrace the mythical monsters in some way. And lastly I would love Disney to step up to the plate and fix the Yeti. I know it isn't that big a deal but having seen the Yeti in all of its original glory (and it was truly impressive), it would be great for Disney to take some pride and do the right thing and get it back working.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost I think you are missing the point of the Great Movie Ride. Pretty much everything in there was long in the tooth before GMR even opened. It's the history of movies and those were and still are some of the greatest. We tend to remember Mary Poppins and The Wizard of Oz because we have been exposed to them much more often. The purpose was not to be current. There could be a few that might replace some of the older less remembered ones, like Godfather, for example or Star Wars instead of Ms. Weaver whose animatronic has aged as badly as she has, but for the most part any movie in there will, by design, be older then the vast majority of the riders. That's how it was imagined.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: My sisters and I agree with your assessment, Goofyernmost, duckling!
Originally Posted By Disney Joy I don't even know who Avatar is .. seen the movie or anything. I guess I better check it out so I will know what the HECK going on. BEFORE I go into the new land. GEE
