Pandora–The World of Avatar
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| Location | Disney's Animal Kingdom |
| Status | Under construction |
| Opening date | May 27, 2017 |
| Replaced | Camp Minnie-Mickey |
| Theme | Avatar |
| Area | 12 acres (4.9 ha) |
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| Attractions | 2 total |
Pandora – The World of Avatar is a themed area based on James Cameron's Avatar film series, currently set to open in Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando.
Set a generation after the events of the films, the area is based upon the fictional exoplanetary moon, Pandora and will feature Pandora's floating mountains, alien wildlife, and bioluminescent plants. Pandora – The World of Avatar spans 12 acres (4.9 ha) and will include multiple attractions, entertainment, audio-animatronics, 3-D holograms as well as retail, food and beverage outlets.
Disney announced the area's development in September 2011. Construction began on January 10, 2014, with the land scheduled to open on May 27, 2017.
In early 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 and Resorts. Originally, discussions were held about creating an Avatar-themed attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios, perhaps at the park's then-functioning Studio Backlot Tour.Tom Staggs suggested to incorporate the film into a newly designed "land" at Disney's Animal Kingdom to improve the park's attraction roster. On September 17, 2011, Disney entered into an exclusive, long-term licensing agreement with Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment and Fox Filmed Entertainment for the worldwide theme park rights to Avatar. This deal was officially announced to the public on September 20, 2011. The highlight of the announcement was that Disney's Animal Kingdom would receive a new themed area entirely devoted to Avatar. The area is set to cost approximately $500 million. Construction began in January 2014, with an initially planned opening date in 2016. The deal could see Avatar attractions added to other Disney theme parks in the future, however, there are no immediate plans to do so. The opening date was later revised to summer 2017. In February 2017, the official opening day was confirmed to be May 27, 2017.
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