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

[AngiTN]

Haha, this is us too, 2 BR villa and it's on all tv's.
I think they play the nutcracker to get everyone up and moving faster to get ready.
I always figured it was playing because we are there Thankgiving.

No, it's not Thanksgiving, it's on there year round.

 

[AngiTN]

I wonder that, too. The only thing that I can come up with is that it's in Fantasia.

Must be it

 

[bluecastle]

For anyone who is interested, the movie Avatar will be on TNT today, Sunday, at 5:20 and 11 pm. My trip is in 2 weeks and I just happened to do a search for it tonight and found it! I haven't seen it since it came out, wasn't that crazy about it, but I thought it would be fun to watch before I see Pandora.

 

[TomServo27]

Touring plans has nice touring strategy video for AK.

 

[kabbie]

I apologize if this has already been asked & answered, but are scooters allowed to go through the queues of both Navi and FOP?

 

[rteetz]

I apologize if this has already been asked & answered, but are scooters allowed to go through the queues of both Navi and FOP?

Yes I believe so. I know they are on NRJ for sure.

 

[Dan Murphy]

I apologize if this has already been asked & answered, but are scooters allowed to go through the queues of both Navi and FOP?

This may answer your question for FoP.

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/05/photo...ies-ride-flight-passage-pandora-world-avatar/

 

[smallworldnh]

After reading all the comments and reviews and following this thread for tips (and a big thank you to all!), we finally got to ride FOP. First of all, I have to say this is IMHO the most awesome, breathtaking ride I've ever been on. It literally took my breath away and put a lump in my throat! We were able to get a FP for this at 60 days although I had to rearrange our plan to do this. The next day we arrived at park opening and made our way to Pandora and had a 60 minute wait. By the time we got off, it was almost 3 hours! 60 minutes is definitely worth it and if I had nothing else to do, I would've probably waited to do it one more time. It was a lot like Soarin, but WAY better and more exciting. Pandora is beautiful, the theming is spot on. Windjammers had a lot of the Banshees available too! I picked up the cutest little baby Navi sleeper for an expecting friend! Nighttime in Pandora was very pretty, but like some have said, it was kind of dark and dim. We tried to get a quick ride in on our second night after ROL, but the time was at 120. We went into Windjammers for last minute gifts and planned to jump in at the end of the line, but they shut if off pretty quickly. Navi River Journey was nice and the Shaman was working. I don't think I'd wait a long time for this one though. They did a lovely job on this new world!

 

[Spacepest]

So, just got back from a WDW trip and a very busy workweek. I went to WDW the last week of September and got to visit Pandora three days in a row, with FOP FPs for each day! We had a fantastic time.

The land during the day is spectacular. At night, its just ok. We arrived after Irma and it was obvious that some of the night time lighting had been damaged in the hurricane (some plants not working, light projections not present, etc). Hopefully this gets fixed soon. We rode FOP three times, did NRJ twice, both are great rides. We didn't rope drop anything, because this a freaking vacation. Also ordered drinks from Pongu Pongu, ate at Satu'li Canteen once, and spent alot of money at Windtraders buying Avatar themed plushies, candies, shirts, and oh, a Banshee. A bright red Banshee.

The Pandora section of AK park was super busy, and all the Photopass photographers seemed to consistantly have a line. Lines for FoP and NRJ were ridiculously long as predicted. Pongo Pongo always had a line for drinks, but that line moved quickly. Satuli Canteen had no line after 8 pm and indoor seats were plentiful! All the food and drinks we got were delicious. Also, for a park that offers "new night time entertainment," AK closes way too early for September. It seems like we maybe had an hour of night time before the park was closed and CMs were shooing us out!

You know, I should probably do a full trip report soon.

 

[Linkura]

Insane wait times for FOP today. Saw over 4 hour waits at one point. That's a holiday weekend for you...

 

[Felicis]

Yes, I was so glad to have a FP as it was stupid hot there today too!

 

[HopperFan]

Thursday night, AK was closing at 8:30 pm. We got off FoP at 8:05, walked over to NRJ and literally walked straight on to a boat ... and this was with MDE saying 50 minute wait time. So worth checking in person and not trusting MDE.

 

[Spacepest]

Thursday night, AK was closing at 8:30 pm. We got off FoP at 8:05, walked over to NRJ and literally walked straight on to a boat ... and this was with MDE saying 50 minute wait time. So worth checking in person and not trusting MDE.

We did this too!

One evening we got in line for NRJ about 20 minutes before close, it had a posted wait time of 45 minutes. We waited less than 20 minutes in line, and that was because a large tour group lead by a plaid CM was escorted onto the ride before us.

Another night we got in line about 30 minutes before close, posted wait time was an hour. We literally walked right on!

We wondered how real the quoted wait time for FoP was at the end of the night, but we always had dinner reservations or other after hours activities planned, so we couldn't test it out. Sadly, we never did get to see the queue for this ride in person, we always FP'd it due to the extreme wait times.

 

[Turk February]

Crazy crowds today for Columbus Day weekend. Took the first bus from AoA at 7:13, arrived and immediately went through bag check and we were 5 back at the tapstyles at 7:27. We went through at 8:16 and made it to the bridge by 8:21 (we walked, lots ran). Moved again at 8:26 to the Pandora entrance and they led us to FoP at 8:33. We were matched with our avatars at 8:54 and off the ride at 9:12. It was amazing and I’m so glad we had passes to do it later in the day again.

We went right to River Journey and we were not expecting to see a 75 minute posted wait. Actual wait was 82 minutes. It’s a nice ride and I’m glad we did it but I wouldn’t wait nearly that long again.

So yea, get there by 7:30 and you should be good with minimal wait.

 

[Felicis]

I have to say that I loved river journey more than I expected to. It is a stunning ride, and so clever. We were all impressed with it. We all loved FOP too of course, amazing immersion experience. Did have a little motion queasiness with it, but nothing too bad, (not like star tours, blergh)

Can't say I would do a massive wait for either, but we aren't line waiters at all. Fortunately we had fast passes for both.

Oh, I fit totally fine on FOP, (5' 10' 2xl clothing size, weight in hips, tummy and reasonably big calves). The guy next to me needed a click from the CM, but he wasn't big, just hadn't scooted forward so much. On the bus home, I heard 2 ladies talking, and one hadn't been able to ride, they were both larger than me, I think.

 

[HandsofReiki]

Is there only one way to enter Pandora and exit Pandora? I was trying to see how to get from FOP to adventurers outpost and looks like the quickest way is back how you enter Pandora, but google maps keeps leading me up to the lion king and over regardless of what I do or drag. Can you only exit that way?

 

[Lesley Wake]

Is there only one way to enter Pandora and exit Pandora? I was trying to see how to get from FOP to adventurers outpost and looks like the quickest way is back how you enter Pandora, but google maps keeps leading me up to the lion king and over regardless of what I do or drag. Can you only exit that way?

There is a pathway that leads from Pandora to Africa. In the early morning it is often closed as it is needed for the FoP queue, but other times during the day it is open.

But if you are going to Adventurers Outpost the quickest way is back thru Discovery Island.

 

[HandsofReiki]

There is a pathway that leads from Pandora to Africa. In the early morning it is often closed as it is needed for the FoP queue, but other times during the day it is open.

But if you are going to Adventurers Outpost the quickest way is back thru Discovery Island.

that's what it looked like. thx

 

[leholcomb]

Reported and tested by several sources...


FoP FPs are available "day of" and become available in MDE at 10:37AM for afternoon FP slots. At 3:37PM each day, more FPs drop for that evening.

Can anyone on the thread verify if this is still accurate? Asking for a friend.

 

[rteetz]

Can anyone on the thread verify if this is still accurate? Asking for a friend.

I’ve heard it’s stopped for the time being however it doesn’t hurt to check during the day in case something shows up.