Pandora: The World of Avatar Announcement, Construction, & Preview Discussion

[Joel]

Yikes

They're fine?

They're all fine except for the purple one.. I agree, yikes to that one.

Looks like something a middle-aged man in crisis mode would wear

 

[Yabbadabba Doh]

Question around the new land.
We are planning to be in WDW that opening weekend (May 27-31). Are they limiting entry to AK for CMs?
Not sure I'd even want to venture there at that time, but just curious if we could go there in the evening with my daughter on her CM passes.

 

[Jon84]

Question around the new land.
We are planning to be in WDW that opening weekend (May 27-31). Are they limiting entry to AK for CMs?
Not sure I'd even want to venture there at that time, but just curious if we could go there in the evening with my daughter on her CM passes.

If would appear there will be some restrictions in place according to this: Block-out Dates

 

[Nick]

Question around the new land.
We are planning to be in WDW that opening weekend (May 27-31). Are they limiting entry to AK for CMs?
Not sure I'd even want to venture there at that time, but just curious if we could go there in the evening with my daughter on her CM passes.

CMs have entry to the land for previews, however once May 27th comes around, CMs are blocked out of DAK until August I believe. You may want to check with her just to make sure though seeing as she would have access to The Hub/blockout dates.

 

[Jon84]

CMs have entry to the land for previews, however once May 27th comes around, CMs are blocked out of DAK until August I believe. You may want to check with her just to make sure though seeing as she would have access to The Hub/blockout dates.

Blockout Dates is a public site Block-out Dates

 

[Nick]

Blockout Dates is a public site Block-out Dates

Based on that, it appears as of May 20th all the way through at the very least the end of July is when CM Main Entrance passes are blocked out from. CMs themselves don't have too long of a blockout period.

 

[twebber55]

well they look loud and tacky to me but be honest most theme park uniforms do to me

 

[Disneyhead]

well they look loud and tacky to me but be honest most theme park uniforms do to me

They are designed to be visible and distinct in a crowd so everyone knows who the CMs are.

 

[twebber55]

They are designed to be visible and distinct in a crowd so everyone knows who the CMs are.

thanks thats what i have always ssumed

 

[Yabbadabba Doh]

Based on that, it appears as of May 20th all the way through at the very least the end of July is when CM Main Entrance passes are blocked out from. CMs themselves don't have too long of a blockout period

Thanks, I was pretty sure we had discussed this already in the thread.
Luckily, my son will be an attractions CM starting in August so I'll get a shot later this year.

EDIT - So, according to that Disney based blackout date site, the only days we could not get into DAK would be the 27-29th, so the 30th is definitely an option.

 

[JoeCamel]

Thanks, I was pretty sure we had discussed this already in the thread.
Luckily, my son will be an attractions CM starting in August so I'll get a shot later this year.

EDIT - So, according to that Disney based blackout date site, the only days we could not get into DAK would be the 27-29th, so the 30th is definitely an option.

I had to click it three times to get it to show the correct dates for AK, give it another try

 

[cameronw99]

Yikes

Looks like its right up Joe Rhode's alley...

 

[GadgetGuru]

This land absolutely fascinates me. Partly in a "new theme park land, so shiny" kind of way and partly in a "let's go look at that train-wreck" kind of way

 

[Joel]

They are designed to be visible and distinct in a crowd so everyone knows who the CMs are.

welp, they definitely nailed that :doh:

 

[Nick]

This land absolutely fascinates me. Partly in a "new theme park land, so shiny" kind of way and partly in a "let's go look at that train-wreck" kind of way

I don't think it will be a trainwreck in any way, but will it be the massive success that Disney wanted it to be? No. I feel like the boat ride will disappoint based on what I initially expected years ago, but I still have hope for Flight of Passage.

It should be good, but it's not going to change crowd patterns and guests perspective of DAK as much as Disney wants it to. Certainly won't make it a full day park. If anything, it'll just reverse people's day at DAK and start in the afternoon through night instead of morning to mid-afternoon.

 

[GadgetGuru]

I don't think it will be a trainwreck in any way, but will it be the massive success that Disney wanted it to be? No. I feel like the boat ride will disappoint based on what I initially expected years ago, but I still have hope for Flight of Passage.

It should be good, but it's not going to change crowd patterns and guests perspective of DAK as much as Disney wants it to. Certainly won't make it a full day park. If anything, it'll just reverse people's day at DAK and start in the afternoon through night instead of morning to mid-afternoon.

That's totally fair. There just seems to be a lot of interesting decisions being made with this land. Flight of Passage has barely been shown off. The food looks good, but strange. The uniforms are something else. I'm just really curious how it will all coalesce together into something cohesive.

 

[twebber55]

This land absolutely fascinates me. Partly in a "new theme park land, so shiny" kind of way and partly in a "let's go look at that train-wreck" kind of way

im curious what do you think is the train wreck?

 

[GadgetGuru]

im curious what do you think is the train wreck?

Train-wreck was perhaps too strong. Honestly, I don't feel like I have a strong sense about how everybody (public + our community) is going to respond to Avatar. It feels like we know the reaction before the land opens. We knew how Diagon would be perceived. We had a good idea how Kong would be perceived. This...I honestly don't know. I could see it being a hit. I could see it being a massive flop. I could see it being "meh."

The fact that I don't know what to expect makes me worried for the land. It's nothing concrete. Just a gut feeling.

Also, the fact that there's so little known about Flight of Passage. No ride footage. No queue previews. Just that little thing from The View.

 

[twebber55]

Train-wreck was perhaps too strong. Honestly, I don't feel like I have a strong sense about how everybody (public + our community) is going to respond to Avatar. It feels like we know the reaction before the land opens. We knew how Diagon would be perceived. We had a good idea how Kong would be perceived. This...I honestly don't know. I could see it being a hit. I could see it being a massive flop. I could see it being "meh."

The fact that I don't know what to expect makes me worried for the land. It's nothing concrete. Just a gut feeling.

Also, the fact that there's so little known about Flight of Passage. No ride footage. No queue previews. Just that little thing from The View.

appreciate your honesty

 

[Mad Dog]

welp, they definitely nailed that :doh:

It's the Ft. Lauderdale look.