Pandora: The World of Avatar Announcement, Construction, & Preview Discussion

[Nick]

Which would be a year after it said it was going to open.

FYI, the boat ride is coming but has gone into re-development. Lots of things are still being worked on, so I wouldn't expect 2018 in the end

I mean, i'm no duster, but I try to look at things with a general sense of positivity until i'm shown a reason to doubt the final product.

Your posts in this thread continually are basically dissing the project over and over again for no reason. I mean, I could post the same damn thing, doesn't mean it's true. I trust people who have a proven track record. Once you prove yourself, maybe i'll respect you more.

Oh, and finding permits on publicly available websites doesn't make you an insider.

 

[twebber55]

Which would be a year after it said it was going to open.

FYI, the boat ride is coming but has gone into re-development. Lots of things are still being worked on, so I wouldn't expect 2018 in the end

so do you think it will open in phases?

 

[tielo]

What never was clear to me is, is the boatride completely Inside a show building or would it be mainly outside and a bit inside? I thought the latent would be the case but would that make sence?

 

[twebber55]

I believe most of the ride will be inside with a portion of it outside i also believe this land will open at once

 

[UNIrd]

They can make 2017. That's a long ways away from now.

 

[twebber55]

They can make 2017. That's a long ways away from now.

it will be done by 2017 no doubt

 

[Nick]

Yeah, when you think, if it opens in December of 2017 sort of like FLE, which would be the latest they could open it and still open it in 2017, that's still almost 3 years from now.

They've already been working on it for a year and are finally getting vertical with it (which is when we start to see rapid developments in construction), there should be no way in hell this doesn't open in 2017.

 

[Mad Dog]

WDW Magic just posted three new Avatar pictures from the air.

 

[Doug A.]

Is there any noticeable changes in those pics? Is it worth checking them out? Only asking because once construction goes vertical it tends to move quickly

 

[Nick]

Pics by Scott Keating... looks to be a lot of progress made within the last month or so (look on the last page for comparisons):

 

[Doug A.]

Thanks for sharing the pictures, definitely looks to be taking shape if you will, and by the looks of it they have enough steel on site for it to rise rather rapidly once the footers cure. Love seeing construction and progress wherever it may be.

 

[twebber55]

Thanks for sharing the pictures, definitely looks to be taking shape if you will, and by the looks of it they have enough steel on site for it to rise rather rapidly once the footers cure. Love seeing construction and progress wherever it may be.

these are a couple weeks old because vertical construction is well under way

 

[Doug A.]

these are a couple weeks old because vertical construction is well under way

I was studying the pictures and was confused because I didn't see any steel that was placed that I remember from earlier pictures. Thanks for the clarification and confirming what I had been thinking after I posted that

 

[twebber55]

I was studying the pictures and was confused because I didn't see any steel that was placed that I remember from earlier pictures. Thanks for the clarification and confirming what I had been thinking after I posted that

yeah I actually think the E ticket building is second level vertical right now

 

[Doug A.]

"Get to da choppa" I would love to see some updated pictures of this progress. I would volunteer myself but I am approximately 1200 miles away. However I appreciate all the updates and pictures that are provided

 

[Nick]

Drone video over Avatar Construction... They're about 2-story vertical in some places:
[video=youtube;vYLuc7ohqto]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYLuc7ohqto[/video]

 

[Mad Dog]

Nice find on the video. I know a lot of people on various sites knock Avatar as an IP for this expansion, but I'm actually looking forward to it. This is something AK needs very much, and if its anything like the plans I've seen, it should be a beautiful, entertaining and well themed area. Good to see they're finally making some progress.

 

[UK-Trigg]

Only a matter of time before one of these kinds of videos goes tits up. Don't want to be a party pooper but it only takes some one to accidentally fly one into a crane, tree or worse, a coaster and someone will get seriously hurt or even killed. These things need strong regulation.

I love following conduction and seeing what's going on, but at what cost?

 

[Nick]

Only a matter of time before one of these kinds of videos goes tits up. Don't want to be a party pooper but it only takes some one to accidentally fly one into a crane, tree or worse, a coaster and someone will get seriously hurt or even killed. These things need strong regulation.

I love following conduction and seeing what's going on, but at what cost?

I'm not condoning that we should be flying drones over all construction/guest areas, as there are very serious risks involved.

Just passing along the video as it shows the construction site as we haven't seen it before and it's an updated look at it with vertical construction underway.

 

[Teebin]

Only a matter of time before one of these kinds of videos goes tits up. Don't want to be a party pooper but it only takes some one to accidentally fly one into a crane, tree or worse, a coaster and someone will get seriously hurt or even killed. These things need strong regulation.

I love following conduction and seeing what's going on, but at what cost?

Yeah, I am shocked that "YOUR FLYING CAMERA" wasn't arrested in the parking lots of both Universal or Disney. I assume everyone saw the Universal video too.

http://youtu.be/Vf7z0D6JvYM