Pandora: World of Avatar General Discussion

[Alicia]

:thumbsup:...Priorities are priorities.

I haven't even tried it yet and it's already my favorite E-Ticket attraction in DAK.

 

[Skipper Justin]

Something I was thinking about today. I’ve thought this since the AP previews. Does the scientist lady seem like a discount Signorney to anyone else? Did they do this on purpose?

 

[Nick]

Something I was thinking about today. I’ve thought this since the AP previews. Does the scientist lady seem like a discount Signorney to anyone else? Did they do this on purpose?

Oh, absolutely. I actually thought it was Weaver at first.

 

[Talun]

Dr Augustine, Sigourney’s character from the movie, died about 70 years earlier by the land’s timeline. Dr Ogden, who you meet in the pre-flight video, holds a similar position with PCI to that which Augustine held for the RDA.

There is a real Dr Jackie Ogden whom is the former Director of Animal Programs for DAK. The character is named in her honor. The woman who plays Ogden in the video is an Imagineer who also provided the voice of the computer on Mission Space.

 

[Alicia]

Dr Augustine, Sigourney’s character from the movie, died about 70 years earlier by the land’s timeline. Dr Ogden, who you meet in the pre-flight video, holds a similar position with PCI to that which Augustine held for the RDA.

There is a real Dr Jackie Ogden whom is the former Director of Animal Programs for DAK. The character is named in her honor. The woman who plays Ogden in the video is an Imagineer who also provided the voice of the computer on Mission Space.

Thanks for writing this. Saves me the trouble of nerding this morning!

A small distinction between the two characters is that Augustine studied botany (and how all the plant life is connected) and Ogden studies the Ikran (and how all the wildlife is connected). And I love how both characters have books they’ve written visible in the lab portion of the queue.

 

[twebber55]

So time magazine named Pandora the World of Avatar as one of the greatest places


The World’s 100 Greatest Places of 2018 | Time.com


does this cement its greatness among theme park design?

 

[JungleSkip]

"One of the world's 100 greatest places"? A theme park land?

Go home, Time. You're drunk.

 

[Nick]

"One of the world's 100 greatest places"? A theme park land?

Go home, Time. You're drunk.

To be fair it’s “...greatest of 2018”

 

[Disneyhead]

Which is worse? Universal cutting Sindbad or Disney cutting Lumpia?

 

[Alicia]

Which is worse? Universal cutting Sindbad or Disney cutting Lumpia?

Noooooooooooooooooooooo!!

 

[belloq87]

Which is worse? Universal cutting Sindbad or Disney cutting Lumpia?

Well, that's my typical luck. They cut the one item I really wanted to try a month before I'll be there!

 

[Skipper Justin]

They still have the exotic “Giant pretzel.”

 

[Alicia]

They still have the exotic “Giant pretzel.”

Same one from Germany at Epcot, which makes it less special as that used to be the only place to get it. Everywhere else is Mickey pretzels.

When you can get anything everywhere, nowhere is special. Just look at the WDW gift shops.

 

[happy bunny rabbit]

Same one from Germany at Epcot, which makes it less special as that used to be the only place to get it. Everywhere else is Mickey pretzels.

When you can get anything everywhere, nowhere is special. Just look at the WDW gift shops.

But can you get those fantastic sauerkraut brats in Pandora?

 

[Nick]

I did really enjoy the Lumpia so I’m sad to see it go. It was very hard and messy to eat though as all of the filling would come out when you took a bite.

 

[Alicia]

They only did this because they knew I’m going Saturday and need to stick to my diet. Evil geniuses.

 

[twebber55]

looks like those reports of the lumpia being no longer available are incorrect

 

[Alicia]

looks like those reports of the lumpia being no longer available are incorrect

Why so? It’s not on the menu anymore but you can still order it until it runs out of stock according to the Disney Food Blog article.

Are you seeing it back on the menu?

EDIT: Yea, seeing that people are able to order it even though it’s not on the menu, but that lines up with what was said in the article:





DOUBLE EDIT: WDWNT reporting that it’s no longer on the lunch/dinner menu, but remains on the breakfast menu. They will no longer be pre-preparing them after breakfast, but will make them fresh for you upon request. However, it may take up to 8 mins to prepare. I’m fine with that, if it means it’s still available of course!

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Wow WDWNT calling out erroneous reports. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.

 

[UNIrd]

I'm sure they took them off the menu to keep the line moving, as we keep seeing happen. But at least it's still available for those in-the-know.