***Official*** Pandora: The World of Avatar Information Thread

[ThistleMae]

This was fascinating! Thank you.

 

[sclarked]

I just RD’d FOP and then straight into NRJ - all I can say is WOW. Wow wow wow wow wow. This may well be the only time in my foreseeable future that I see Pandora (we are visiting from Australia) and heck, it was worth the early wake up and wait at the gate - which I actually found to be really pleasant.

I wasn’t sold on the idea - but my husband is a huge Avatar fan and this is the only chance we had as as have no FP for FOP. You can’t wipe the smile off his face and I am blown away.

Currently enjoying breakfast in the shade of the trees. What an experience.

 

[bluecastle]

We had a similar reaction. I got a FP for the last and 7th day of our trip. My DH looked at the stand-by line and said,
"I would never wait 3 hours for anything!" As we exited the ride, "I would definitely wait 3 hours for that!" His plan is to go back sometime, with a book, and just wait and ride all day.
I had so much angst and worry about riding because of my back and my motion sickness. I use an inflatable pillow for my back and I hid it under my shirt. It was securely tied with a belt so it wasn't going anywhere. I inflated it only enough to give me a slight cushion between my back and the support thing that pops up. I took Bonine and wore sea bands and skin patches- all ordered from amazon before our trip. I get motion sick just scrolling on my phone sometimes. I had NO motion sickness on this ride! I looked directly in front of me the whole time and screamed and whooped and hollered. It was the most exhilirating and extraordinary experience on any ride ever!! My immediate reaction was that on our next trip I was going to try to get FPs for it every day!! I am 65 years old, so all you older guests, do not let age stop you!! Of course, all back problems are different, but my biggest fears of leaning forward or sudden movements, were non-issues.
I am happy to answer any questions. Our next trip won't be for a few years, but FoP is now my absolute favorite ride!! ( soarin' is now in 2nd place) I cannot ride any roller coasters, TZToT made my face turn green with motion sickness, and even Pirates has now become a questionable ride for me because the boat hit the water harder than I expected on that small drop at the beginning and that hurt!! So, to have a ride like FoP be something I can do pain-free and enjoy with abandon is a gift!!!

 

[sclarked]

"I would never wait 3 hours for anything!" As we exited the ride, "I would definitely wait 3 hours for that!" His plan is to go back sometime, with a book, and just wait and ride all day.

THIS!!!!!

We couldn’t help ourselves and went back at 7:20 this evening with a wait time of 150 minutes. Pleasantly surprised that it was only 72 minutes wait but so so so worth it!! I really enjoyed seeing all the areas through the queue that we missed this morning!

 

[ThistleMae]

We had a similar reaction. I got a FP for the last and 7th day of our trip. My DH looked at the stand-by line and said,
"I would never wait 3 hours for anything!" As we exited the ride, "I would definitely wait 3 hours for that!" His plan is to go back sometime, with a book, and just wait and ride all day.
I had so much angst and worry about riding because of my back and my motion sickness. I use an inflatable pillow for my back and I hid it under my shirt. It was securely tied with a belt so it wasn't going anywhere. I inflated it only enough to give me a slight cushion between my back and the support thing that pops up. I took Bonine and wore sea bands and skin patches- all ordered from amazon before our trip. I get motion sick just scrolling on my phone sometimes. I had NO motion sickness on this ride! I looked directly in front of me the whole time and screamed and whooped and hollered. It was the most exhilirating and extraordinary experience on any ride ever!! My immediate reaction was that on our next trip I was going to try to get FPs for it every day!! I am 65 years old, so all you older guests, do not let age stop you!! Of course, all back problems are different, but my biggest fears of leaning forward or sudden movements, were non-issues.
I am happy to answer any questions. Our next trip won't be for a few years, but FoP is now my absolute favorite ride!! ( soarin' is now in 2nd place) I cannot ride any roller coasters, TZToT made my face turn green with motion sickness, and even Pirates has now become a questionable ride for me because the boat hit the water harder than I expected on that small drop at the beginning and that hurt!! So, to have a ride like FoP be something I can do pain-free and enjoy with abandon is a gift!!!

Whoo...hoo! I had the same exact experience and have said the same thing, I'm going to try for a FP every day. Your husband's idea about the book cracked me up....good one! I also get motion sickness from many simulated rides but did the same as you...whooping and hollering the whole ride! Thanks for the post...some folks were not all that impressed. Too bad they missed out.

 

[tzolkin]

Any rough estimates of what the “back of the herd” wait times are for Navi?

Tomorrow is our last day and the kids are exhausted so not sure how the morning will go. (Like if we get there at 8 instead of 7 is the wait time going to be more than an hour extra?)

We went to rope drop a few days ago 45min before park opening and didn’t think the wait for FoP was bad at all, but it was 240min by 9:30 when we got off.

 

[CampbellzSoup]

Flight of Passage was one of the best ride experiences I’ve ever had. It was glorious and amazing. The boat ride kinda sucked I’ll be honest but FoP was AMAZING!!!!

Average wait time was 135 for the boat (totally not worth it)

FOP was around 150 minutes to 280

 

[ThistleMae]

Navi was nice....very pretty. But...after going on FOP...it was kind of just okay. Next time I'll do Navi first, so I can ooh and awe...then FOP.

 

[ENJDisneyFan]

Just got to ride FoP for the first time on Thursday. It was incredible. We did not have FP and decided against the insanity of RD. Instead we jumped in line about 45 minutes before park close. Posted wait time was 195 minutes. Actual wait time was about 90 minutes. Everyone in our party agreed it was well worth the wait. SOOOO amazing. We did not do NRJ this trip but we'll catch it next time

 

[annabelle004]

I have a FP for FOP at 8:10 next week (the 21st). If we do RD (at 8am), do you think we could get in standby line, ride FOP, then get in FP line before 9:10?

 

[Blue32]

I have a FP for FOP at 8:10 next week (the 21st). If we do RD (at 8am), do you think we could get in standby line, ride FOP, then get in FP line before 9:10?

Yes you can and probably should. Get there about an hour early and you shouldn’t have too much trouble doing FOP and NRJ before 9:10 if you want.

 

[Somnia]

I was able to nab a Navi FP and 2 FOP fast passes during our trip in December, so very excited I'm glad to hear Pandora has been such a success, I know the Avatar movies are hit or miss with people, but it sounds like the land has been a great addition and still very busy!

 

[ThistleMae]

It definitely sounds like they are making 4 more Avatar movies according to the linguist that developed the language...how exciting is that!

 

[cigar95]

Navi was nice....very pretty. But...after going on FOP...it was kind of just okay. Next time I'll do Navi first, so I can ooh and awe...then FOP.

I think "nice" is just the right word. There are lots of little things to notice, but after 3-4 rides, that begins to wear off.
During our September trip, I thought that what could enhance the attraction would be to add a bit of narration. Not too much though, as we don't want to cover up the ambient sounds that are part of the experience.

 

[10MoreMinutes]

We got to the park at around 7:30-ish yesterday morning and were walking back to Pandora by 7:45. We had a leisurely stroll back to Pandora and walked right on to a boat. We were done and back out in Pandora by 8 am. The ride was gorgeous, but a couple people in my party commented that it was too short and one said they didn't really understand what the story was.

We had a FP for Flight of Passage (we entered the FP line at 9:40 or so and waited in line maybe 5-10 minutes). We had a couple people in our party who were concerned about fitting (my best friend has huge calves and my SIL carries all her weight in her belly), but everyone managed just fine, if a little snug. I also had some concerns because motion simulators make me nauseous but the ride was so smooth that I had no issues with that either. I feel like the pre-show stuff is too long, but the ride itself was phenomenal! I went in with high hopes because of everything I'd read on here, and I was still blown away.

 

[rteetz]

Disney is expecting huge crowds this week in Pandora. They have the opening day set up out and signs saying to expect delays entering Pandora.

Disney is also selling Banshees in a temporary kiosk within the land.

https://twitter.com/blog_mickey/status/932268392777748480

 

[AngiTN]

Disney is expecting huge crowds this week in Pandora. They have the opening day set up out and signs saying to expect delays entering Pandora.

Disney is also selling Banshees in a temporary kiosk within the land.

https://twitter.com/blog_mickey/status/932268392777748480

Just because it's the first Holiday season for Pandora?

 

[JenniBarra]

Disney is expecting huge crowds this week in Pandora. They have the opening day set up out and signs saying to expect delays entering Pandora.

Disney is also selling Banshees in a temporary kiosk within the land.

https://twitter.com/blog_mickey/status/932268392777748480

Wow... I hope this does not mean they expect to sell out because I will be there next week and want one!

 

[rteetz]

Just because it's the first Holiday season for Pandora?

Probably. They have a separate food kiosk set up too.

 

[hiroMYhero]

Just because it's the first Holiday season for Pandora?

All AK CMs have to park at Blizzard Beach and get shuttled over from Monday through Saturday except for Thanksgiving Day. The general thought is most guests will go to MK on Thursday.