James Cameron has discussed with Bob Iger ideas to update Walt Disney World's Avatar Flight of Passage ride

Dec 08, 2022 in "Avatar Flight of Passage"

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Posted: Thursday December 8, 2022 4:26pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

With the new Avatar movie release just around the corner, Director James Cameron has been speaking to the media and has mentioned the possibility of updating 'Avatar Flight of Passage' at Disney's Animal Kingdom.

 

Speaking to Variety, Cameron said, "When Bob Iger came back a couple weeks ago, I did send him an email and say, 'You know, we can do "Avatar 2" and 3 motifs and put them into the physical hardware of Avatar Flight of Passage. He liked that idea. So nothing has been decided. But, you know, we would like to carry that along and update it from time to time with things that flow back out of the new movies. Because I think there's a good synergy between the physical base where you can go and just kind of meditate and be on Pandora and how the movies progress the story and bring in new imagery."

Located in 'Pandora - The World of Avatar' at Disney's Animal Kingdom, Flight of Passage combines cutting-edge 3D projections delivered at 10k resolution and 60fps with motion base simulator technology. Like Star Tours at Disney's Hollywood Studios, Flight of Passage could be updated with new visuals to create a new experience without changing the physical hardware.

'Avatar Flight of Passage' is one of the most popular rides at Walt Disney World, and one of legendary Imagineer Joe Rohde's final projects at Disney's Animal Kingdom.

The next Avatar movie is released in theaters on December 16 2022. Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, "Avatar: The Way of Water" begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe and the battles they fight to stay alive.

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SpectreJordanJan 29, 2024

I think a flume ride would be a great addition to Pandora, or DAK in general. Hell, I'd take another water ride in general. A walking trail with Pandoran animatronics would be amazing.

doctornickJan 29, 2024

There was definitely talk or plans for that, but it seemed to be cut early on. Also, if the concept for the roller coaster was that us (the guests) riding a banshee then it would be perhaps redundant with FoP. IMHO, they need to add another ride to Pandora but I don't think an outdoor thrill ride would be ideal given the dynamics of DAK in general. The park real needs a long form indoor all ages ride - ideally something with high capacity given the high wait times for the other Pandora attractions. I also think that Pandora would benefit from some sort of walking trail/animal encounter.

HauntedMansionFLAJan 29, 2024

I thought there was a roller coaster that was supposed to be in the original land but was cut from the project

prberkJan 27, 2024

It can be the projection or the glasses, or both. Watch Braedyn’s video about it on the Mickey Views YouTube channel from last week and make up your own mind.

SoFloMagicJan 26, 2024

Is it not fuzzy because of projectors?

SoFloMagicJan 26, 2024

Good. It was pretty bad for a while there. I feel like hes coming from a genuine love of the parks, but it's a bit misguided. It's ok to enjoy a place that isn't perfect.

BrianLoJan 26, 2024

Maybe it was?

HauntedPirateJan 26, 2024

So he’s back to just posting incorrect information that he doesn’t corroborate plus things lifted from this site?

J4546Jan 26, 2024

A massive water based ride using potc from Shanghai system please.

DobergeJan 26, 2024

Yes, but he's been better since pulling back from battling people online. I think the click-bait stuff has improved a lot as well. Certainly better now than DFB and others. I believe he's back on the media list.

networkproJan 26, 2024

He, others you see distain for are sensationalists that rely on more bombastic supposition from unreliable sources to drive traffic to their media offerings. He's enough of a pain that Disney disinvited him to media events and that started his "Disney sucks" campaign.

Fido ChuckwagonJan 26, 2024

Just curious, but why do people around here seem to dislike Corless so much?

Fido ChuckwagonJan 26, 2024

So they could likely pay for it with what they make in selling ILL$ for **one day** on FOP. They are so cheap it’s ridiculous.

prberkJan 26, 2024

He did not say the scoop was that it was fuzzy. The scoop was why: that they bought a large stock of replacement glasses that is now depleted and not being replaced, meaning that worn glasses are more and more the norm. That was the scoop. It was about the details of their cost cutting affecting quality the way it never used to.