Walt Disney World’s [$500M] ‘Avatar’ Theme Park Showcasing Pandora Is Now Open

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http://fortune.com/2017/05/27/disney-world-avatar-pandora-theme-park/

Eight years after James Cameron's Avatar premiered and became the highest-grossing film of all time, a theme park replicating the film's locale has opened at Walt Disney World.

"Pandora — The World of Avatar" is an expansion of Disney's Animal Kingdom that urges attendees to "discover an all-new land that celebrates the magic of nature," according Disney World's website. The park recreates elements from the fictional Na'vi world and seeks to immerse visitors in the planet's unique culture, food, and fauna, with the help of interactive scenery and attractions.

The crown jewel of the park may very well be the "Avatar Flight of Passage," a simulation in which participants fly on the back of a mountain banshee in 3-D. Cameron utilized similar technology in his 2009 box office smash, and Disney CEO Bob Iger says the ride is Disney's most advanced yet.

"We found at Disney that technology can be a real friend in keeping the company relevant and reaching more people in ways that feel contemporary to them," Iger told CNNMoney.

Other attractions include the Na'vi River Journey, a boat ride in which visitors "journey deep into a bioluminescent rainforest in search of the Na’vi Shaman of Songs," and the Valley of Mo'ara, a hiking expedition among the exotic plants and animals of Pandora.

First announced in 2012, the Avatar theme park was intended to open alongside Cameron's sequel of the film, but the director has since delayed the movie until 2020.

Single-day tickets for Disney World's Pandora start at $99.

 

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something my sister can afford and you can't

LOL! If everybody lived next door to Disney World the $99 wouldn't be a problem in terms of affordability. The real cost is the airfare and the hotel.

https://touringplans.com/walt-disney-world/hotels/cost-ranges

 

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LOL! If everybody lived next door to Disney World the $99 wouldn't be a problem in terms of affordability. The real cost is the airfare and the hotel.

i'm sure 99 dollars is still a big deal to many americans , my friend on steam can't buy garry's mod for 20 bucks let alone airfare and hotel , for such stupid american entertainment

 

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i'm sure 99 dollars is still a big deal to many americans , my friend on steam can't buy garry's mod for 20 bucks let alone airfare and hotel , for such stupid american entertainment

Why don't you find a friend who has a job instead of somebody who sits at home all day wasting his time playing video games.

The median income in the US is $50K. $100 is affordable.
Spending $1000's on hotel and airfare is another thing.

 

[Gothic]

Why don't you find a friend who has a job instead of somebody who sits at home all day wasting his time playing video games.

well i rather meet my friends at the computer desk unlike the places like in your avatar

 

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well i rather meet my friends at the computer desk unlike the places like in your avatar

LOL! You have a Satanic goat head for your avatar. Hanging out with Devil worshipers isn't better.

 

[Gothic]

LOL! You have a Satanic goat head for your avatar.

It's a satanic goat , but it's still more respectful than your avatar : an asian american meeting an american jew at a bar ! hahahaha

 

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It's a satanic goat , but it's still more respectful than your avatar : an asian american meeting an american jew at a bar ! hahahaha

LOL! Why do you think he's an American Jew? Why do you think she's Asian American?
it's a picture from an event at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Hong Kong. So he's more likely to be British than American and the chances of her being American are slim to none.