Disney reveals 'Avatar' world concept art for Animal Kingdom expansion
DisneyThey opened Pandora's Box so you could step inside.
Walt Disney World just unveiled a glimpse of their plans to create the alien planet of Pandora from 'Avatar' in their Animal Kingdom theme park.
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Tom Staggs, the chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, said 'guests will encounter awe-inspiring floating mountains and wander through a nighttime jungle of bioluminescent plants that are alive with light and sound.'
Artist renderings of the immersive environment were revealed at the D23 Expo in Japan and Staggs said guests will 'discover what it feels like to soar into the sky riding a Banshee,' referring to the large bird-like beasts that the Na'vi se to fly in the James Cameron blockbuster.
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Disney announced that it teamed up with Fox Filmed Entertainment and Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment to bring the movie to life in September 2011. But exactly what the project's leaders envisioned was a mystery until these artistic renderings were displayed.
In one recently released photo, veteran Walt Disney 'Imagineer' can be seen showing Cameron and Staggs a detailed model of the upcoming park section.
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The new 'Avatar'-theme world is expected to open in 2017. It will be the largest park expansion in the Animal Kingdom's history, Disney said.
Back in 2010, shortly after the film was released, CNN reported that some audience members were experiencing depression and even suicidal thoughts because they longed to live on Pandora.
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'Ever since I went to see 'Avatar' I have been depressed,' one user named Mike wrote on a fan site for the film. 'Watching the wonderful world of Pandora and all the Na'vi made me want to be one of them. I can't stop thinking about all the things that happened in the film and all of the tears and shivers I got from it.'
Maybe the new world will help cure some of those Avatar blues.
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