- Jun 13, 2000
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I went last weekend when it opened. I think opening day they said you had to wait hours just to get to that side of the park because it was so packed...then had to wait 3-4 hours to ride each of the 2 rides they had. I kind of knew opening weekend would be bad so I naturally decided to go Sunday morning instead of Saturday....
The park opened at 8am, but we got there around 7:15am and people were already running through the park to get there quick. My family and I were able to ride the Navi River Journey, just walking on the ride. Once we got out, my wife ran to get in line for Avatar: Flight of Passage...
By that time, it was maybe 7:35am...and it took her an hour or so to get through because the ride experience itself is a show and they take you through 2 holding chambers before you actually enter the ride. (so you basically have to wait for the motion ride/movie to complete twice before you actually see it) She got me a rider switch fastpass and I was done another 20 minutes later. By this time, the lines to get on the ride were 4 hours and I walked on.
Disney really nailed the theming in this part of the park. They have fake circles that look like stains from barrels on the concrete and fake cracks in the concrete to make the area look like an old military base. Most importantly, they somehow attached fake grass in those cracks...lots of little details like that really immerse you in the place.
Otherwise, I don't really care for the movie, the franchise, blue cat people... The rides were neat and on-par with the theming. They raised the bar in Pandora.....but it's lucky for the Star Wars fans because the new Hollywood Studios additions are going to have to live up to what they did in Animal Kingdom.
The park opened at 8am, but we got there around 7:15am and people were already running through the park to get there quick. My family and I were able to ride the Navi River Journey, just walking on the ride. Once we got out, my wife ran to get in line for Avatar: Flight of Passage...
By that time, it was maybe 7:35am...and it took her an hour or so to get through because the ride experience itself is a show and they take you through 2 holding chambers before you actually enter the ride. (so you basically have to wait for the motion ride/movie to complete twice before you actually see it) She got me a rider switch fastpass and I was done another 20 minutes later. By this time, the lines to get on the ride were 4 hours and I walked on.
Disney really nailed the theming in this part of the park. They have fake circles that look like stains from barrels on the concrete and fake cracks in the concrete to make the area look like an old military base. Most importantly, they somehow attached fake grass in those cracks...lots of little details like that really immerse you in the place.
Otherwise, I don't really care for the movie, the franchise, blue cat people... The rides were neat and on-par with the theming. They raised the bar in Pandora.....but it's lucky for the Star Wars fans because the new Hollywood Studios additions are going to have to live up to what they did in Animal Kingdom.