I will finally sleep easily this night, because the Avatar 10th anniversary merchandise I've been dying to buy is available now - including water bottles!
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In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Tokyo Disneyland begins construction of three major new rides and lands. Universal Studios installs new equipment for their Harry Potter nighttime shows. A look at Disneyland's Autopia refurbishment. A series of photos offer a new look at Pandora: The World of Avatar. You can now meet BB-8 at Walt…
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Disney has revealed a first look at the Avatar Land food that guests of Disney World's Animal Kingdom will be able to enjoy at Pandora: The World of Avatar.
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Its been a while since we've done a proper Theme Park Bits round-up, so we have a lot to share with you. Here are some of the stories we'll be talking about today: A tease of the Na'vi Animatronics from Avatar Land See photos of Avatar Land's construction New Footage and concept art from Star…
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Disney provided a look at Avatar Land at D23 Expo 2015, giving guests a chance to get up and close with the Avatar Land model. Check out photos and info.
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James Cameron revealed the name for the under-construction Avatar themed Disney area will be Pandora The Land of Avatar. Read more here.
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After years of rumor, conjecture and controversy, January 10, 2014 marks the day Disney finally broke ground on the brand-new Avatar Land. It'll be a full day- and nighttime area of Animal Kingdom in Orlando, FL co-designed and imagined by James Cameron himself. The aim is to have the area open in 2017, which would…
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Update: Disney has revealed a 2017 projected opening date for the land. All three Avatar sequels are scheduled to begin shooting next year simultaneously, and the announced release date for Avatar 2 is currently December 2016. So it looks like the new land will be ready to promote the third and fourth films, and possibly the home…
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We haven't heard much about the Disney's plans for Avatar-Land since the company first announced their plan to bring Pandora to the Magic Kingdom back in September 2011. And it doesn't seem like they will be revealing anything new during D23 Expo this weekend, but Disney Imagineering did offer a little tease in their pavilion on the show…
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UPDATE: We've been contacted by Disney Imagineering and told the quotes we originally reported, though from an official Disney website, were incorrect. Frank Reifsnyder, Communications & Media Relations Manager for Walt Disney Imagineering said, "There will be teases to Star Wars and to Avatar but nothing about any attractions or experiences based on those properties.…
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There's a lot of movie-themed news and speculation going on in the theme park world and we've got it all in one place. In this edition of Theme Park Bits, read about the following: Is Disney planning a full Star Wars land at California Adventure? The Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Ride is getting its own…
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The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida (and soon Hollywood, CA) has upped the ante for what a movie themed theme park can be and they're not stopping there. According to reports, actors from the Harry Potter franchise have been asked to reprise their roles from the films to shoot…
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When last we left the complicated development of an Avatar theme park at Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom, James Cameron wasn't happy. Rumors circulated that he and the Imagineers weren't seeing eye to eye and, as a result, the park might be delayed. Bad news for fans of Cameron, Pandora and Disney. Now onto the…
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James Cameron is notorious for blowing deadlines when it comes to his movie releases, so it should come as no surprise that he's no better at sticking to schedules when it comes to theme park attractions. About a year ago, Walt Disney Co. announced plans for James Cameron's World of Avatar, a devoted "land" located…
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Apparently, one of the most essential qualities of an Avatar fan is patience -- Avatar 2 isn't hitting theaters until 2014, and Disney World's Avatar-land won't open until years after that. But in the meantime, we have a couple of tidbits on what to expect from the future of the franchise. Director James Cameron recently offered…
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