We’ve all been calling it “Avatar Land” since word came out that James Cameron had made a huge deal with Disney. Now, there is something else to call the newest section of Disney’s Animal Kingdom that was formerly known as Avatar Land, and that is “Pandora.”
James Cameron recently spoke on Avatar Land in a recent Q&A session and let it be known what the official name to Disney’s Animal Kingdom will be:
“It’s going to be called, I believe, Pandora: The Land of Avatar.”
Cameron went on speak more about Avatar Land, err…Pandora, which is scheduled to open in “early 2017.”
It’s going to have floating mountains. It’s pretty cool. I’ve seen the model and the design work the Imagineering people have done is spectacular. They’ve got a quarter inch to the foot scale model of the whole park and I’ve looked at all the sight lines…it’s not a park, it’s a land within the park but a land is not just a ride. There will be several rides and a number of other attractions. It’s really just a place you’re gonna wanna go and hang out. It’s gonna be gorgeous. Of course it’s gonna be gorgeous at night and they’re using every new trick, every new bit of technology that they’ve created.
The animatronics for the Na’vi characters are gonna be fantastic. For example, their early animatronics would use 12 axis of motion and I think the most they’ve ever done was 32 axis recently. I think they’re up to 64 just in the face of the Na’vi characters. So it’s gonna be remarkable. They really see it as a major, major attraction.
Now, Disney has not officially said that Avatar Land is going to be called Pandora or anything yet for that matter. Until Disney gives final word, things are possible to change.
For now, there is a lot happening at Disney’s Animal Kingdom including the reopening of Festival of The Lion King, Rivers of Light, and Harambe Nights.
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