Sneak Peak at Disney "Avatar Land"

[CyanRachel]

Found this link to a brief article about the upcoming Disney D23 Expo this month (I think it's from Aug 9 - 11) where people in attendance will get to see a "sneak peek" of what they're planning for the Avatar attractions at Disney's Animal Kingdom:

D23 Expo to offer first tease of new Star Wars, Avatar attractions for Disney Parks, plus Captain America, virtual rides | Inside the Magic

Wish I could be at the D23 Expo to see this!

[Fiyerwall]

We've got have a meetup there at some point.

[Crickett]

Originally Posted by Fiyerwall

We've got have a meetup there at some point.

Considering that the Avatar Land at Disney likely won't be finished until somewhere between 2016 and 2018, it won't be any time soon.

Lurking around Disney forums on occasion, I've seen some rumors about this.

1. That they're going to have something similar to Soarin', except the seats will move. And at least one point sort of go into a dive.

2. That they've developed something to simulate the bioluminescence-to-the-touch plants of Pandora.

3. That I can count the number of die hard Disney fans that are actually looking forward to this on one hand. They apparently really really wanted the movie to go to a Cars attraction

[allroock123]

An on on rails (No personal control) Ikran flight ride is what I suspect , I would much rather see some advanced technoligy Ikran flight sim where the rider had direct control.
its allready posable to do Brain Machine interface control , where the rider could control simply by thinking bank right, climb , Dive, roll etc . simply search Emotiv headset
for examples , An motion base Ikran flight sim with Bmi control and eye tracker 3D
would be an amasing experence for the rider.
An example in use of this technoligy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_pAc0ttR0U
How it can be used in game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbCtu_yt4kk

[Human No More]

An Ikran ride might be OK, but it'd have to be a good one, with good scale and trees, etc.

That article didn't really say much, but I'm still very much in two minds about this - it could be done very well or terribly.

[allroock123]

Originally Posted by Human No More

An Ikran ride might be OK, but it'd have to be a good one, with good scale and trees, etc.

That article didn't really say much, but I'm still very much in two minds about this - it could be done very well or terribly.

A ride verses a motion base simulater , I rember disney did a magic carpet
simulator for Aladdin called "Aladdins Adventure" this allowed mutiple players each with a motion base "Carpet" and 3D VR headset with Head tracking
to work as a team flying there own paths through city of Agrabah in an a attempt solve a quest of some sort the players had to work together
each rider had control of there flight path and each player had there role
to play in helping the others with modern hardware this experence could
easly be an imersive trip into Avatars world and be quite an expernce for the rider far better then an on rails experence like disneys "soaring"
like you said I have to wonder just how deeply disney will touch on
the core roots of the film , or will it be a "plastic" topical experence.

[CyanRachel]

Here's a link to another article on the D23 "Avatar Land" preview, this one with photos and video (you can click on each photo for enlargements):

Avatar Land details teased at 2013 D23 Expo as Imagineers “visit” Pandora to prepare Walt Disney World attractions | Inside the Magic

Awesome stuff!!! Can't wait for this!!!

[moonbeam]

Originally Posted by CyanRachel

Here's a link to another article on the D23 "Avatar Land" preview, this one with photos and video (you can click on each photo for enlargements):

Avatar Land details teased at 2013 D23 Expo as Imagineers “visit” Pandora to prepare Walt Disney World attractions | Inside the Magic

Awesome stuff!!! Can't wait for this!!!

Look pretty neat so far.

[MOMS Ball Avatar]

Kaltxi for sharing this. I was just sick to hear Avatar II may not come out until 2016. Movies make the release dates and not visa versa. Still it felt like someone just punched me in the Solarplexes.
I needed this for a pick me up. Thanks again!!

MOMS

[Human No More]

An ikran version of that sounds fun - especially if they add wind/water effects and proper motion simulation.

[Wind12]

I hope it ends up being made well, if so definitely a place I would like to get to go someday. Only time will tell.

[Jachyra]

Here's a few artworks and a video with JC himself at the beginning of the clip actually on the motion capture set of Avatar 2-3-4 (Yay!) explaining the park.

A little later in the vid, a Disney guy explains more. Some cool infos and sneak peeks.

Here's the link:

Get ready to journey to Pandora! First look at Disney's Avatar theme park - Movie News | JoBlo.com

Tidbit: the earrings on the Disney guy is kinda... unique

Cheers!

[CyanRachel]

Originally Posted by Jachyra

Here's a few artworks and a video with JC himself at the beginning of the clip actually on the motion capture set of Avatar 2-3-4 (Yay!) explaining the park.

A little later in the vid, a Disney guy explains more. Some cool infos and sneak peeks.

Here's the link:

Get ready to journey to Pandora! First look at Disney's Avatar theme park - Movie News | JoBlo.com

Tidbit: the earrings on the Disney guy is kinda... unique

Cheers!

Irayo, Jachyra, for posting this news!
WOW! I'm blown away! It all looks SO amazing, beautiful, EPIC!
Cannot wait for this! What an awesome location for future AvatarMeet(s)!
I can't help feeling like a giddy kid now...this combines 2 of my faves -- Disney & Avatar -- in one place. Yay!

Although, to be fair, I do understand your POV and concerns, Raiden. Do hope you'll be able to find *some* enjoyment in "Avatar Land" though.

[Raiden]

Originally Posted by CyanRachel

Although, to be fair, I do understand your POV and concerns, Raiden. Do hope you'll be able to find *some* enjoyment in "Avatar Land" though.

It has very little do with my enjoyment.

It actually has to do with the erosion of our values as a community.

We're not like the Star Wars community, or the Lord of the Rings community; those people belong to groups founded because similar people liked movies that took them away from reality and deposited them in far-away places.

Avatar does that too, but it comes with something that Star Wars and Lord of the Rings do not come with. An important real-world message about preserving the wonders of Earth for generations to come, and that anybody can make a difference for that cause; it doesn't take a famous celebrity or celebrated academic to plant some native plant species, repair damaged habitat in a city park, or pick up garbage on the beach.

If we're just a bunch of nerdy blue sci-fi fans who go out like a swarm of locusts and consume merchandise related to our favorite movie, we've lost something important, and become "part of the problem".

Quite frankly, it would make me question ever coming here.

[CyanRachel]

Originally Posted by Raiden

It has very little do with my enjoyment.

It actually has to do with the erosion of our values as a community.

We're not like the Star Wars community, or the Lord of the Rings community; those people belong to groups founded because similar people liked movies that took them away from reality and deposited them in far-away places.

Avatar does that too, but it comes with something that Star Wars and Lord of the Rings do not come with. An important real-world message about preserving the wonders of Earth for generations to come, and that anybody can make a difference for that cause; it doesn't take a famous celebrity or celebrated academic to plant some native plant species, repair damaged habitat in a city park, or pick up garbage on the beach.

If we're just a bunch of nerdy blue sci-fi fans who go out like a swarm of locusts and consume merchandise related to our favorite movie, we've lost something important, and become "part of the problem".

Quite frankly, it would make me question ever coming here.

Hmm, well, I do see your point, Raiden. It's very true, what you're saying. So I guess, in my own case, I'm of two minds on the topic of Disney's "Avatar Land"...I now find myself a bit more divided as I consider your words. Definitely something to ponder. I feel a bit more conflicted, as I do honestly share many of your sentiments...but that Disney fan inside of me wants to totally immerse myself in what Lightstorm and the Disney Imagineers will create for us Avatar fans at Disney's Animal Kingdom. I'll have to give this all some more thought, and make sure I'm that much more mindful of the POV you've presented here. I truly don't want to be one of those people in the "swarm" that just consumes merchandise for my greedy self and becomes "part of the problem".

Irayo for this insight, tsmukan.