Avatar coming to DCA

[Evan]

I certainly agree that Imagineering as of late has been prone to over-explaining and demystifying certain things that are best left alone.

I do think that DCA over the last 15 years has been pretty consistently following a “celebration of [insert CA thing here] by way of [insert IP here].” Avengers Campus, Pixar Pier, San Fransokyo, and even Cars Land all do this to some extent.

I’m just trying to think of what an Avatar Land would celebrate. The movies? CA Futurism (a kind of Discoveryland West)? CA’s coastline?

I mean, I can see this potentially being the nail that finally makes them change the parks name... especially with Disneyland Forward expansions potentially in the future.

 

[TheUniC6]

I mean, I can see this potentially being the nail that finally makes them change the parks name... especially with Disneyland Forward expansions potentially in the future.

Disney Cinematic Adventure

 

[Cup_Of_Coffee]

Disney Cinematic Adventure

Yes.

 

[TheUniC6]

So news:

 

[Jerroddragon]

Lol

I don’t get it so 2032+

DCA needs work still even after the later new rudes, so confused on this because of that just started it we’d have it done before work on TL does

Until Disneyland is starting TL soon but I doubt they are going to be working there other rides, the parking garage and TL at the same time but would love to be wrong

 

[TheUniC6]

Lol

I don’t get it so 2032+

DCA needs work still even after the later new rudes, so confused on this because of that just started it we’d have it done before work on TL does

Until Disneyland is starting TL soon but I doubt they are going to be working there other rides, the parking garage and TL at the same time but would love to be wrong

2031 is when the final Avatar film is coming out FWIW. Micechat thinks Avatar could be at a more real risk of being canned for something else. If Disney is still serious about Avatar coming to DCA, work on it in parallel with new TL.

 

[Stitch_101]

2031 is when the final Avatar film is coming out FWIW. Micechat thinks Avatar could be at a more real risk of being canned for something else. If Disney is still serious about Avatar coming to DCA, work on it in parallel with new TL.

If I were a betting man, I'd say doing both in tandem is likely what will happen. Any large scale construction in Tomorrowland will very likely require he closure of the monorail, just as the Avatar construction will. I bet it's likely the monorail will go down once while any construction around it in both locations happens.

 

[deadbydawn]

Lol

I don’t get it so 2032+

DCA needs work still even after the later new rudes, so confused on this because of that just started it we’d have it done before work on TL does

Until Disneyland is starting TL soon but I doubt they are going to be working there other rides, the parking garage and TL at the same time but would love to be wrong

Man, some people will just never be happy.

My totally out of left field take on this is we may not see this Avatar project happen. If they move over to Disneyland to focus on Tomorrowland after Coco and the Avengers Campus additions open, I could see them pivoting away from this project entirely. It wouldn't be the first time.

There is a ton of speculation around James Cameron and the future of the Avatar franchise and I truly think that if he is even lukewarm on this, it simply won't happen.

 

[rhino4evr]

I don’t think this ride happens either , despite how cool that model is. There is a reason this wasn’t part of the presentation yesterday. Im actually surprised the model even showed up at d23.

The current Disney leadership seems to be focused on appeasing their fans, and I just don’t think the Disney fans or the GP are clamoring for more avatar in the parks. If the last movie was a huge hit … then maybe , but it wasn’t .

I’m one of the few people (it seems) that actually enjoys the movies and the rides. So I think it’s a bummer that there is lack of interest for more.

That being said … I don’t really need anymore Avatar movies either…

 

[PerceptiveCoot]

The current Disney leadership seems to be focused on appeasing their fans,

But you know what parks fans really hate?

Announcing a big new expansion to your park then quietly forgetting it didn't exist a few years later.

 

[Freak]

Listen, I’m rooting for Avatar land to happen, but if they have lost interest in doing it…they have the opportunity to do something great.

You have the Muppet Vision theater sitting there that could be used for used for the Monsters Inc show, and you could use that Eastern Gateway plot and the Monsters Inc ride space that could easily be used for the Door Coaster. DCA REALLY needs another coaster. Oh, and you could put Harryhausen’s in that empty dining building.

I’m just saying

 

[belloq87]

Let Hollywood Studios have something unique for itself!

 

[Freak]

Let Hollywood Studios have something unique for itself!

Toy Story Land, OG Tower of Terror and RnRC?

 

[Jerroddragon]

Man, some people will just never be happy.

My totally out of left field take on this is we may not see this Avatar project happen. If they move over to Disneyland to focus on Tomorrowland after Coco and the Avengers Campus additions open, I could see them pivoting away from this project entirely. It wouldn't be the first time.

There is a ton of speculation around James Cameron and the future of the Avatar franchise and I truly think that if he is even lukewarm on this, it simply won't happen.

Like I want TL and I happen but

1) zero details on that, this was exciting because it’s based on an amazing E ticket system

2) why announce it 4 years ago to be like can’t be done until we finish those other projects. It just feels unprofessional
Like how did they not know this world happen, as far as I know the parking garage is on schedule from when it was announced. So confusing how they can now redo an entire land then get to one ride

Anyway, I’ll be more excited about the TL redo when we get any details. It’s literally blue shy right now, it’s a promise more then anything I can get excited for

 

[belloq87]

Toy Story Land, OG Tower of Terror and RnRC?

Two-thirds of TSL's rides functionally exist at California Adventure, as does TOT (in altered form)!

 

[PerceptiveCoot]

Listen, I’m rooting for Avatar land to happen, but if they have lost interest in doing it…they have the opportunity to do something great.

You have the Muppet Vision theater sitting there that could be used for used for the Monsters Inc show, and you could use that Eastern Gateway plot and the Monsters Inc ride space that could easily be used for the Door Coaster. DCA REALLY needs another coaster. Oh, and you could put Harryhausen’s in that empty dining building.

I’m just saying

This would honestly be my preferred outcome, while allowing for a big Avatar land in the future and keeping the (funny to me) tradition alive of Disneyland just getting everything Hollywood Studios already has.

 

[TheUniC6]

Listen, I’m rooting for Avatar land to happen, but if they have lost interest in doing it…they have the opportunity to do something great.

You have the Muppet Vision theater sitting there that could be used for used for the Monsters Inc show, and you could use that Eastern Gateway plot and the Monsters Inc ride space that could easily be used for the Door Coaster. DCA REALLY needs another coaster. Oh, and you could put Harryhausen’s in that empty dining building.

I’m just saying

WDWMagic user Disney Irish said the comment Ali Rubinstein made during the Coco segment where she said Avatar is coming in the future could have been seen as throwing shade at Disney leadership in that they (Imagineers) wanted Avatar to be done first but then D'Amaro pulled the rug out from under them to fast track new TL.

The sign to me if Avatar is still alive is if they work on it in conjunction with new TL construction once the EGW is straightened out. If not they probably have some other concept to replace that portion of HL keeping in line with the tradition of letting each resort have their own unique lands and experiences.

 

[Stitch_101]

The sign to me if Avatar is still alive is if they work on it in conjunction with new TL construction once the EGW is straightened out. If not they probably have some other concept to replace that portion of HL keeping in line with the tradition of letting each resort have their own unique lands and experiences.

To me, they already gave a sign that Avatar is alive and well. They knew going into D23 that Avatar was going to be delayed again and that it wouldn't be part of the panel presentation. If they were truly unsure about the projects future they would have simply not have debuted the massive, and expensive, new model for the project in the pavilion. They knew if the project was alive it needed to be addressed in something more than a passing announcement of its delay. The model seemed more of an attempt to curb the "it's cancelled/it's being replaced by something else" narrative that is already popping up, after just dealing with 6 months of "Zootopia is replacing Avatar" discourse based on nothing more than glorified fan theories and a former employee with no admitted information on the project.

 

[Frogki]

Avatar no longer happening feels like a certain segment of fans trying to wish it into reality, because Disney literally unveiled a model showcasing the direction the area is taking. Never say never but I feel like a lot of the reading into things is based on individual wants rather than what was actually shown this year. Everyone claiming this is because there wasn't a specific announcement, but it's not clear what needed to be announced - we've known it's coming, we had concept art that gave us visuals, now we've got a model showing how it fits into the current Monsters Inc area and honestly it's really expensive considering the size of the area they're working with.

 

[TheUniC6]

Avatar no longer happening feels like a certain segment of fans trying to wish it into reality, because Disney literally unveiled a model showcasing the direction the area is taking. Never say never but I feel like a lot of the reading into things is based on individual wants rather than what was actually shown this year. Everyone claiming this is because there wasn't a specific announcement, but it's not clear what needed to be announced - we've known it's coming, we had concept art that gave us visuals, now we've got a model showing how it fits into the current Monsters Inc area and honestly it's really expensive considering the size of the area they're working with.

If construction does manage to break ground next year once the EGW is further along and developed alongside the TL revamp, I wonder if a Destination D23 2027 announcement is in the cards.