Way back in 2011, two years after the originalAvatarhit theaters, Walt Disney Parks announced plans for a new theme park attraction, previously known asAvatar Landand now dubbedPandora - The World of Avatar. Construction began in 2014, although there isn’t much we know about this park, including when it may finally open. Today we have word thatAvatardirectorJames Cameronand producerJon Landauwill be shedding some light on this theme park attraction this fall.
D23 announced that the filmmakers have been added to their two-day eventD23 Destination D: Amazing Adventures, which takes place November 19 and November 20 at the Contemporary Resort in Walt Disney World Resort. The event is open only to members of the D23 fan club, with tickets ranging between $190 and $250 for the weekend event. Here’s a description of thetheme parksegment from the D23 official website.
“AvatarcreatorsJames Cameron(writer, director, producer) andJon Landau(producer) will join Imagineer Joe Rohde forPandora - The World of Avatar, a presentation where they will unveil new details about the immersive, 12-acre land coming soon to Disney’sAnimal Kingdom.”
The new theme park attraction will offer up the wonders of Pandora, giving park goers a chance to fly with the banshees. Fans will enter this strange, new environment to explore floating mountains and plants that glow at night. The centerpiece ofAvatarLand is the Floating Mountains, which contains wooden bridges hand constructed by theNa’vithemselves. There are long and winding rivers snaking through the dense environment. And you can also see the luminescent plant life spread throughout the dense forests. The mountains themselves hover over a giant river.
TheAvatartheme park is expected to open sometime in 2017, but an official debut has yet to be announced. It’s possible thatJames CameronandJon Landauwill announce when this park will open during this two-day D23 event. It’s also possible that the filmmakers may shed some light onAvatar 2, which was recently pushed to 2018, but we’ll have to wait and see.
