Avatar Land

Avatar Land
Location Disney's Animal Kingdom
Theme Avatar
Opened Between 2016 and 2018[1][2]
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Avatar Land will be a themed area at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Florida based upon the film franchise by James Cameron.[3] Construction will begin in 2013, with the land expected to open between 3 and 5 years later.[1][2]

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History

In Spring 2011, James Cameron was approached by The Walt Disney Company's chief executive officer, Bob Iger, regarding the possibility of Avatar-themed attractions in Walt Disney Parks & Resorts.[4] On September 17, 2011, a long-term, exclusivity deal was signed between Disney, James Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment and Fox Filmed Entertainment.[4][5] This deal was officially announced to the public on September 20, 2011, on the Disney Parks Blog.[6] The highlight of the announcement was that Disney's Animal Kingdom would receive a new themed area dubbed Avatar Land.[3] The area is set to cost approximately $500 million.[4] Construction is expected to begin in 2013, with a planned opening date between 3 and 5 years later.[1][2] The deal could see Avatar attractions added to other Disney theme parks in the future, however, there are no immediate plans to do so.[7]

Design

Avatar Land will be designed by Walt Disney Imagineering with Avatar producers James Cameron and Jon Landau also providing creative assistance.[5][8] The area will be an immersive world based upon the fictional exoplanetary moon, Pandora.[9] Avatar Land is expected to span several acres and will feature multiple rides and attractions, entertainment, audio-animatronics, 3-D holograms as well as retail, food and beverage outlets.[1][2][10] Although exact details of the attractions have not yet been announced or even devised,[11] James Cameron confirmed that a flying attraction featuring "3-D projections and creature designs that were cut from the original film" was a concept on the drawing board for the area.[4] Avatar Land will include elements from the original Avatar film as well as its two, yet-to-be-released sequels.[8]

Location

Although it has been announced that Avatar Land will be added to Disney's Animal Kingdom, Walt Disney Imagineering is yet to determine a precise in-park location.[1] It has been reported that Avatar Land will make use of the undeveloped land originally earmarked for the Beastly Kingdom, a never-built themed land which would have been based around mythological creatures.[5][12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Staggs, Tom (20 September 2011). "Answering Your Questions About AVATAR at Disney Parks". Disney Parks Blog. http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/09/answering-your-questions-about-avatar-at-disney-parks/. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c d Associated Press (21 September 2011). "Disney to Build 'Avatar' Attraction in Theme Parks". Fox News. http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2011/09/21/disney-to-build-avatar-attraction-in-theme-parks/. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  3. ^ a b Cody, Anthony (22 September 2011). "Disney to build Avatar attractions at its theme parks". The Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/8782056/Disney-to-build-Avatar-attractions-at-its-theme-parks.html. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  4. ^ a b c d Chmielewski, Dawn C.; Keegan, Rebecca (21 September 2011). "Disney to license rights to 'Avatar' for theme park attractions". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-disney-avatar-20110921,0,6660553.story. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  5. ^ a b c Chmielewski, Dawn C.; MacDonald, Brady (20 September 2011). "Details emerge on Disney's plans to bring 'Avatar' to its parks". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2011/sep/21/business/la-fi-ct-disney-avatar-20110921. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  6. ^ Smith, Thomas (20 September 2011). "AVATAR Coming To Disney Parks". Disney Parks Blog. http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/09/avatar-coming-to-disney-parks/. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  7. ^ Australian Associated Press (22 September 2011). "Coming to Disney World: Avatar Land". New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/united-states/news/article.cfm?l_id=110&objectid=10753245. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  8. ^ a b Weinstein, Joshua L. (21 September 2011). "James Cameron on 3D, "Titanic" and all things "Avatar"". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/22/us-jamescameron-3dmovies-idUSTRE78L0HS20110922. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  9. ^ Richwine, Lisa (21 September 2011). "Disney, Cameron to create theme-park "Avatar"". Reuters Canada. http://ca.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idCATRE78J5U020110921?sp=true. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  10. ^ Clark, Jayne (22 September 2011). "'Avatar' land is coming to Disney World". USA Today. http://travel.usatoday.com/destinations/dispatches/post/2011/09/avatar-land-is-coming-to-disney-world/548364/1. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  11. ^ "'Avatar' attraction coming to Disney's theme parks". The Independent. 21 September 2011. http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/avatar-attraction-coming-to-disneys-theme-parks-2358543.html. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  12. ^ Associated Press (21 June 1995). "Disney Plans Wild Animal Kingdom in Florida". The Journal Record. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4182/is_19950621/ai_n10084978/. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 

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