***Official*** Pandora: The World of Avatar Information Thread

[dina444444]

Posted in the wrong thread, oops. Just shy of 5 hours to wait in line and ride. It was well worth the wait.

 

[lovethattink]

Tomorrow is a holiday AND early and late EMH. Anyone care to make a prediction of what that will look like?

 

[rteetz]

Tomorrow is a holiday AND early and late EMH. Anyone care to make a prediction of what that will look like?

I am sure it will be busy but I am not sure it will be as crazy as opening day.

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

Tomorrow is a holiday AND early and late EMH. Anyone care to make a prediction of what that will look like?

Except for FoP waits, waits around AK seem like any other holiday weekend (or not even holiday wknd). NRJ waits just about tied FEA and RnR today. I can see FoP maybe beating the record 305min wait for Soarin' / 300min wait for FEA... possibly... though it didn't on opening day or today...

 

[KKB]

OMG! BEST. RIDE. EVER!!! (all 6 of us agreed--from 16-72YO)

FP line was about an hour--but we all agreed it would even be worth waiting 4 hours for!!

 

[dvcer97]

I guess everyone have very good bladder to be able wait so long inline to get on a ride

 

[Keels]

Tomorrow is a holiday AND early and late EMH. Anyone care to make a prediction of what that will look like?

A very controlled, hot ****-show.

They're at phased closure again right now (hour wait to get in to Pandora and they won't scan you in until your FP+ window opens).

They do have umbrellas and water coolers throughout the line.

But yeah. Tomorrow is going to be a disaster.

 

[dina444444]

Just walked by the entrance and wait time is now listed at 160 for FoP and the line starts somewhere in the actual queue now.

 

[Farro]

Yet I read endless posts of people saying they don't go to Universal because they don't have a connection to Harry Potter.



FJ and Gringotts, especially FJ, are absolutely unique rides with state of the art technology seamlessly connecting real sets and video portions.

FoP is Soarin,, which is just Back to the Future, with a different seat platform. 30 year old ride tech, really.

Soarin has an inexplicable fan base. I'd assume because it's not very aggressive, so grandma can ride with her 5 year old grandson. And it's cheap enough they can add a third auditorium a decade after it opens to deal with the crowds, but get no advertising power from the money.

J

Yours is literally the first review of Flights of Passage that was anything less than stellar.

Since you've actually been on the ride, what is it you didn't like about it? Boring? What are the differences between the rides that make the others better?

 

[maryj11]

The posted hours for August for a closing of 9:30 pm are messing up my plans to make a nighttime FP for FOP. How am I going to do that with a dining package for ROL when ROL starts at 9:15? I hope they update hours before I make fastpasses in a couple weeks . If not I may skip ROL because I want to be in Pardora at night. I'm thinking it gets dark around 8:00?

 

[rteetz]

It seems things have picked up for the night at Pandora. The rides have been operating well though despite the long waits.

According to MDE at 8PM EST both rides are at 160 minute waits.

 

[rteetz]

Also to note, none of the other attractions in AK are over 30 minutes.

 

[poison ivy]

Recap of my wait time below. I'm usually the most impatient park goer ever, since I'm usually a single rider (and usually won't get on a ride without FP) I get antsy if I ever have to wait more than 30 min. But today's insanely long wait didn't make me want to go on FoP any less.

I think I also lucked out with the people who I've waited in line with, they've all been awesome. People in line always ask me if I think the wait is worth it (especially today) but I'm always hesitant to respond because I don't want them to come out being disappointed based on my personal bias (this is probably my new favorite ride at WDW)

(Times below are when I arrived at each different room/location)
12:19pm entrance
1:07 caverns
1:48 airlock
1:50 pre-bioluminescence
2:08 bioluminescence
3:15 lab
4:12 banshee mural room
4:43 link room
4:50-4:55 (estimate, didn't get the time) instruction video room

Posted in the wrong thread, oops. Just shy of 5 hours to wait in line and ride. It was well worth the wait.

Thank you both for posting today. Loved following along as you hung in there waiting patiently in line. Welcome to the FoP club!
I know myself and I would have made the commitment too.

btw - how was the reaction in the room during flight?

Except for FoP waits, waits around AK seem like any other holiday weekend (or not even holiday wknd). NRJ waits just about tied FEA and RnR today. I can see FoP maybe beating the record 305min wait for Soarin' / 300min wait for FEA... possibly... though it didn't on opening day or today...

FoP tied FEA today. The app didn't update this, but there's a pic of the actual wait time sign at the FoP ride entrance showing a 300min standby wait time posted on Twitter #visitpandora

 

[ashleymrush]

I've seen a lot of postings about how the ride is so smooth. My mother is bringing my grandmother in October. The doctors have told her to be very careful about her neck. The slightest jarring can cause her some real problems. She won't even go on the safari. To anyone who's ridden it, do you think she'd be ok to ride it? Are there any jarring moments that could cause her neck to whip around?

 

[disney1474]

I've seen a lot of postings about how the ride is so smooth. My mother is bringing my grandmother in October. The doctors have told her to be very careful about her neck. The slightest jarring can cause her some real problems. She won't even go on the safari. To anyone who's ridden it, do you think she'd be ok to ride it? Are there any jarring moments that could cause her neck to whip around?

Well, i haven't ridden the ride but I wouldn't chance it.

 

[Farps]

Just got back today, Pandora is amazing. We rode both FOP and NRJ once yesterday and during DVC preview on 5/22 we were able to ride FOP multiple times and NRJ once. The preview alone made our entire trip incredible and I'm pretty sure that we will never get to ride FOP multiple times in one day ever again

 

[DisneyKoolaid]

btw - how was the reaction in the room during flight?

Everyone in my row was cheering, screaming, laughing (some expletives, but out of excitement). I was so happy to see that these people who were so upset just minutes before were so happy about the ride afterwards. I feel like they were more excited and happy than any other group I've ridden with previously on FoP (or any attraction for that matter).

 

[AngiTN]

It seems things have picked up for the night at Pandora. The rides have been operating well though despite the long waits.

According to MDE at 8PM EST both rides are at 160 minute waits.

So are you saying there are waits to get in again?
Or just longer waits for the rides?

 

[Jetku]

Heading back now for a solo dad night! I may have one leftover FoP rider swap pass from earlier. Going to use it by 9 if any group of 2 wants to join me!

Otherwise, looking forward to seeing Pandora and Everest at night! I'm an annual (or more) visitor but haven't ridden Everest since my 20mo was born.

 

[dina444444]

So are you saying there are waits to get in again?
Or just longer waits for the rides?

I think there are waits to get in again. It was one way exit through Africa when I left just 20 minutes ago.