Colonel_SoB_fan Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/local/x1076260226/Dragon-spotted-over-Minter-Field Certainly interesting Disney would demand secrecy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoaster Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Wow Disney never stops! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB1 Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 I could only wonder what would this be for. Once again the Disney Imagineers do it again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muppetfan1999 Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 I could only wonder what would this be for. Once again the Disney Imagineers do it again! It's most likely going to be for an area themed around the film 'Avatar' in WDW's Animal Kingdom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Why do I suspect this article, and the Disney spokesperson's wry comments, is part of a well planned publicity effort? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB1 Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 I could only wonder what would this be for. Once again the Disney Imagineers do it again! It's most likely going to be for an area themed around the film 'Avatar' in WDW's Animal Kingdom. Let me rephrase my statement: In the area, I could only wonder what will the machine be used for in the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 The article makes mention that it might be part of a show. I certainly don't think they'd strap park patrons to a real airplane with fake dragon wings and fly them around, so perhaps it's just meant to be an expensive prop to sail around the area through the day. Or maybe it's just to drum up attention and isn't much of anything at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarPointer Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Wait, Avatarland is still going to happen? Really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Dragons were always meant to be part of Animal Kingdom's Beastly Kingdom. But Disney Parks and Resorts has a lot of trouble getting a project greenlit unless an intellectual property is attached... Too bad. The concept art makes me think that Beastly Kingdom was going in the direction of Harry Potter's island or Cars Land - mega-immersive and totally grand-scale impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel_SoB_fan Posted June 26, 2012 Author Share Posted June 26, 2012 First a Disney secret is "leaked" now this, http://behindthethrills.com/2012/06/avatar-filming-three-sequels-at-once-could-mean-good-news-for-disney-expansion/ Seems a lot of attention is being put on this project as of late. I hope it is still alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browntggrr Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Since Disney lost out to Universal for HP (and IoA attendance going through the roof), I can see Avatar going in big at Disney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medford Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Since Disney lost out to Universal for HP (and IoA attendance going through the roof), I can see Avatar going in big at Disney. I know it was discussed elsewhere in this forum, but I've got to believe losing Potterworld to Universal was a pretty big blow to Disney parks down there. How many families with 7-12 year old kids are they going to miss out for 1 or more days of their Orlando Vacation simply b/c Harry Potter is huge to them? I can't see Avatar having that same lasting effect, though Avatarland itself may be enough to drive visitors if done in true disney fashion, no matter the success of the next 3 films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCrypt Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Why wouldn't Disney roll over to Rowling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongliveKingsCobra Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 They didn't want to build the shops as small as Rowling wanted I believe. I'm sure there were other reasons! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLiveTheSmurfRide Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 First a Disney secret is "leaked" now this, http://behindthethri...sney-expansion/ Filming back to back sequels are not a new process. The Matrix first did it, followed by the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Uh, didn't Superman and Superman II do it first? Or the the Back to the Future sequels? Short memory on that person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browntggrr Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 List of productions filmed back-to-back from Wiki, so take it for what it is worth (although I have have heard of most): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_produced_back-to-back Why wouldn't Disney roll over to Rowling? My understanding is Rowling wanted final refusal rights on all aspects. Disney refused; quite possibly due to knowing Avatar was available with 2 movies in the works while the HP movies would be ending in 2011. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Sort of silly that Rowling would insist on this hyper-realistic atmosphere that makes it difficult to shop, eat, etc for the sake of authenticity, but then allows Dueling Dragons to remain a very bright steel coaster sitting in a field with a 2-D dark green backdrop... The equivalent of putting Raptor in a Disney Park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarPointer Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 I heard at one point that Dueling Dragons was the trade-off for having a correctly proportional area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLiveTheSmurfRide Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Looks like they finally broke ground on Avatar Land....with giant shovels. That should speed things up. http://land.allears.net/blogs/dnews/2014/01/groundbreaking_for_avatarinspi.html 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel_SoB_fan Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share Posted January 12, 2014 Great news. The next big project as fantasyland wraps up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Fantasyland is a registered trademark of Disney Enterprises, Inc. As such, it is always capitalized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarPointer Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 There seems to have been a rather cool reception to this news so far... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 That reaction seems rather universal. Terp, sly dog. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Ground broken, yep... Estimated to debut in 2017. Just in time for the next movie in the series. Perhaps by then the fans will be going wild. For what it's worth, the concept art did quell a lot of hatred for the project. Many of us quickly forgot that when Cars Land was first announced, fans DESPISED the idea, saying Cars was about the worst source material for a park land anyone could think of. Now, Cars Land is - to say the least - beloved and adored. I truly can't seen Avatar getting the same euphoric reception, but at least it will be a beautiful, detailed, and expensive land at the resort. Still doesn't deserve a full land, but if it has to have one, at least it looks well done so far. Avatar Concept Art & Ride Details Beastly Kingdom Details 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarPointer Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Avatarland might be nice on its own, but it, along with the appalling Dinorama area (NOT Dinoland USA, which is actually fairly well themed), really doesn't belong in Animal Kingdom. I still don't understand the creative decisions that led to carnival rides being put in a fake parking lot in a Disney theme park. Anyway, I have no doubt that Avatarland will be nice, it's just unfortunate that it's being put where it is (along with Monsters Inc in Tomorrowland, Flying Carpets in Adventureland, Soarin in The Land placed so it soars up behind Canada, Swan and Dolphin towering over France, etc... poor placement actually seems to be a fairly common problem at WDW, doesn't it?). (and, yes, I understand that it's in AK because of the environmental theme or something... but it seems like a stretch to me) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youthere Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 I find it frustrating that Disney would even try to incorporate Avatar into one of its parks. The movie's visuals were great, but the whole story isn't exactly family friendly, its not like your going to go home and watch the movies with your kids after visiting. With Cars, you're already familiar with the story and the characters and that makes Cars land all the more exciting, but most kids won't really know much about Avatar. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 As I have said before I am not crazy about the Avatar Theme, but it looks very well done. Also Beastly Kingdom was going to be a land of mythical creatures, see the Lost Continent that has now been bulldozed, so this is basically a much cooler mythical land. Honestly if the concept was presented without Avatar tied in, folks would be going bonkers over it. Claiming how imaginative Disney Imagineering was and how this new area would amaze like Tomorrowland did when it first opened. Consider this the appetizer that will wet the appetite for what is ahead at the Studios. Cars and Star Wars expansions. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTD-120-420 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 ^Lost Continent is gone?! I know it has lost some of its size due to Potter, but if P's Fury and Mythos are gone I'm going to cry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Furry and Mythos are the only things that resemble the original Lost Continent. Dueling Dragons was rethemed as was Flight of the Unicorn. Things like The Enchanted Oak and Sinbad are long gone because after Mythos everything became Potter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabe Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Also of note is the fact that TT2.0 and Radiator Springs racers out west use the same ride vehicle system, so that is a big reason why Disney, when/if they bring Cars land to WDW, will not incorporate the ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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