The World of "Avatar"
I went to Disney World a few months ago. It was so much fun! 😎
I went with a group of girlfriends. We bought a three day pass that allowed us access to all the parks. We went to the Magic Kingdom, the Animal Kingdom, and Hollywood Studios.
The newest attraction at Disney World was Avatar: Flight of Passage. In the Animal Kingdom, you can go to Pandora, the world of Avatar. There are two rides there: the Flight of Passage, and the Na'Vi River Cruise.
As this was a new ride, the lineups were very long. We arrived at 9:30am, and the queue for this ride was already three hours long! We decided to do other things and come back in the late afternoon. So around 4pm, we came back again. The queue this time was about and hour-and-a-half.
Rides at Disney World are set up so that as you are going through the queue, there is a lot to look at while you wait for the ride. The queue for the Avatar: Flight of Passage ride started outside. This was in a rainforest area that is set up like Pandora, with lots of plants from the planet. As you walk through, you come to the research station. This was cool! There were lots of computers and workstations, and test tubes of samples. Also, a tank held a life-size Avatar.
When it is finally your turn to go, you are asked how many of your group you are with. All four of us got to go at that same time. In total, there were 16 people. You are led into a room where you are given a number to stand on. You watch a video about the research in Pandora. Then you go into the room where your "banshee" is waiting for you. You sit on the "banshee", a seat that resembles a motorbike. This is a 4D Virtual Reality experience.
As the ride begins, you fly off a cliff into the world of Pandora. A breeze blows on your face and a scent is present as well. As you fly you go over an ocean. I jumped when a whale-type creature jumped in front of me! As you fly, the seat beneath you moves so it feels like you are on a "banshee" that is flying. The ride lasts about 3 minutes and it is an amazing experience!
I loved it! My friends and I went back to go on it again before the park closed.
Another ride in the Pandora section of the Animal Kingdom that is great for families, is the Na'Vi River Cruise. This is a boat cruise through an underground river that shows the world of "Avatar". It is a calm river cruise and is very pretty. The foliage of Pandora glows in the dark.
~Angie
I went with a group of girlfriends. We bought a three day pass that allowed us access to all the parks. We went to the Magic Kingdom, the Animal Kingdom, and Hollywood Studios.
The newest attraction at Disney World was Avatar: Flight of Passage. In the Animal Kingdom, you can go to Pandora, the world of Avatar. There are two rides there: the Flight of Passage, and the Na'Vi River Cruise.
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| The Tree of Life |
As this was a new ride, the lineups were very long. We arrived at 9:30am, and the queue for this ride was already three hours long! We decided to do other things and come back in the late afternoon. So around 4pm, we came back again. The queue this time was about and hour-and-a-half.
Rides at Disney World are set up so that as you are going through the queue, there is a lot to look at while you wait for the ride. The queue for the Avatar: Flight of Passage ride started outside. This was in a rainforest area that is set up like Pandora, with lots of plants from the planet. As you walk through, you come to the research station. This was cool! There were lots of computers and workstations, and test tubes of samples. Also, a tank held a life-size Avatar.
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| Inside the lab area |
When it is finally your turn to go, you are asked how many of your group you are with. All four of us got to go at that same time. In total, there were 16 people. You are led into a room where you are given a number to stand on. You watch a video about the research in Pandora. Then you go into the room where your "banshee" is waiting for you. You sit on the "banshee", a seat that resembles a motorbike. This is a 4D Virtual Reality experience.
As the ride begins, you fly off a cliff into the world of Pandora. A breeze blows on your face and a scent is present as well. As you fly you go over an ocean. I jumped when a whale-type creature jumped in front of me! As you fly, the seat beneath you moves so it feels like you are on a "banshee" that is flying. The ride lasts about 3 minutes and it is an amazing experience!
I loved it! My friends and I went back to go on it again before the park closed.
Another ride in the Pandora section of the Animal Kingdom that is great for families, is the Na'Vi River Cruise. This is a boat cruise through an underground river that shows the world of "Avatar". It is a calm river cruise and is very pretty. The foliage of Pandora glows in the dark.
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| The Na'Vi River Cruise |
