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

[horse11]

Do you miss anything by getting a FP for FOP?

 

[dina444444]

Do you miss anything by getting a FP for FOP?

You miss the highly themed queue.

 

[horse11]

You miss the highly themed queue.

That is what I was thinking.... So if we are ridding it for the first time we would be best to ride at RD then in order to get the full affect. I would like to see Rivers of light despite many saying it really is not worth it so riding FOP at closing would not be an option correct?

 

[dina444444]

That is what I was thinking.... So if we are ridding it for the first time we would be best to ride at RD then in order to get the full affect. I would like to see Rivers of light despite many saying it really is not worth it so riding FOP at closing would not be an option correct?

It can be. Depends on what time RoL is at. RoL is only 15 minutes long so if RoL starts at least 45 minutes before park closing then you can easily ride FoP after.

 

[horse11]

It can be. Depends on what time RoL is at. RoL is only 15 minutes long so if RoL starts at least 45 minutes before park closing then you can easily ride FoP after.

It says on Kenny the Pirates schedule that the park closes at 9:00 and ROL starts at 9:15 so my guess is it would not work for us to ride FOP at closing. Is it normal for ROL to start after the park closes?

 

[dina444444]

It says on Kenny the Pirates schedule that the park closes at 9:00 and ROL starts at 9:15 so my guess is it would not work for us to ride FOP at closing. Is it normal for ROL to start after the park closes?

This is normal when it gets darker later but the park isn't open till 10/11. Since that won't work then your best bet would be rope drop. You don't want to be right the very very front during rope drop though since they utilize the FP queue for the very first guests into the attraction in the morning to speed up boarding when the park opens.

 

[horse11]

This is normal when it gets darker later but the park isn't open till 10/11. Since that won't work then your best bet would be rope drop. You don't want to be right the very very front during rope drop though since they utilize the FP queue for the very first guests into the attraction in the morning to speed up boarding when the park opens.

Not sure what you mean. We do not want to be at the front of the line or not to the right of the line? Any suggestions would be great!!

 

[dina444444]

Not sure what you mean. We do not want to be at the front of the line or not to the right of the line? Any suggestions would be great!!

You don't want to be in the first 50 or so people into the queue. When the standby queue goes to the first part of the inside queue it has the ability to be routed into the FP queue at that point so they send the first guest of the day through into the FP side of the queue. So if you want to see the actual queue you don't want to be in that first batch of people.

 

[horse11]

Gotcha!! Thanks!!

 

[coolbrook]

I finally got to ride FOP!!!! We were at AK on Friday the 24th and the park opening time was 8am, not EMH. We arrived at the tapstyles at around 6:50am. Tried to get there at 6:30, but it was ok. I told my younger healthier family members to walk fast and leave me behind as soon as we got out of the car in the parking lot. They let us into the park around 7:10 or 7:15 so we could walk fast (or not so fast in my case) to the bridge into Pandora by Tiffins where we were held in a pretty wide herd-line. I didn't notice the time, but shortly after that we were released for another fast josltly walk into Pandora and around to the back path to Africa before taking us on a U-turn into line heading back toward the ride. At this point a fellow guest had several boxes of donuts they were handing out to fellow guests/strangers. Thank you very much donut people! I enjoyed it and it was a fun way to spread a little good will! The cast members did a great job with opening a closing the ropes across walkways so there was not cutting into the line. Once I got to the place where they were assigning lines for which room you will be in I requested a spot with the least stair climbing and was accommodated with no stairs. Anyway, I am a 55 year old over weight woman with bad knees and I walked into the ride at about 8am, fit on the seat fine, 3-d glasses fit over my glasses and hearing aids just fine without slipping or falling off, and I FLEW!!! What a blast!!! After getting out of the ride chamber I saw stairs to exit. I asked the cast member and she took me down an elevator. So the conclusion is: Go early folks! Its worth it!

 

[Haley R]

I finally got to ride FOP!!!! We were at AK on Friday the 24th and the park opening time was 8am, not EMH. We arrived at the tapstyles at around 6:50am. Tried to get there at 6:30, but it was ok. I told my younger healthier family members to walk fast and leave me behind as soon as we got out of the car in the parking lot. They let us into the park around 7:10 or 7:15 so we could walk fast (or not so fast in my case) to the bridge into Pandora by Tiffins where we were held in a pretty wide herd-line. I didn't notice the time, but shortly after that we were released for another fast josltly walk into Pandora and around to the back path to Africa before taking us on a U-turn into line heading back toward the ride. At this point a fellow guest had several boxes of donuts they were handing out to fellow guests/strangers. Thank you very much donut people! I enjoyed it and it was a fun way to spread a little good will! The cast members did a great job with opening a closing the ropes across walkways so there was not cutting into the line. Once I got to the place where they were assigning lines for which room you will be in I requested a spot with the least stair climbing and was accommodated with no stairs. Anyway, I am a 55 year old over weight woman with bad knees and I walked into the ride at about 8am, fit on the seat fine, 3-d glasses fit over my glasses and hearing aids just fine without slipping or falling off, and I FLEW!!! What a blast!!! After getting out of the ride chamber I saw stairs to exit. I asked the cast member and she took me down an elevator. So the conclusion is: Go early folks! Its worth it!

Sounds like you had a lot of good accommodations! Plus who could pass up donuts?! That was really nice of someone to bring donuts to pass out.

 

[staceymay00]

Wow, so things are still going strong even at Rope drop....were you there for EMH?

No EMH that morning. The park was scheduled to open at 9am for everyone.

 

[rznhal]

I’m thinking about trying to ride FoP during the first ROL show (7:15) on Sunday Jan 28, then after we ride catching the second ROL at 8:30.....think we can get thru the FoP line in an hour?

 

[dina444444]

I’m thinking about trying to ride FoP during the first ROL show (7:15) on Sunday Jan 28, then after we ride catching the second ROL at 8:30.....think we can get thru the FoP line in an hour?

I think your better off seeing the first RoL and riding FoP after.

 

[LongTimeLurker]

Personal experience, 12/13: tons of people, even at RD. We tried to ride FoP that day without FP (it was our 3rd day, we had a FP for Navi River), but when we got to AK at 8:20 for a 9 am opening, there was no way we could have done it in less than 2 hours!
Luckily, we had FP both for 12/18 and 12/21, so we rode it twice, but couldn't see the lab queue. Maybe next time...

One word for the motion-sick people: BONINE! My sister is prone to dizziness and was truly scared of FoP, but at the same time wanted to ride it at least once, because she loved the movie. She took a Bonine after breakfast, and enjoyed the ride without any issues. We also went to Everest, and even though we hate rollercoasters, no bad effects at all!

 

[coolbrook]

Personal experience, 12/13: tons of people, even at RD. We tried to ride FoP that day without FP (it was our 3rd day, we had a FP for Navi River), but when we got to AK at 8:20 for a 9 am opening, there was no way we could have done it in less than 2 hours!
Luckily, we had FP both for 12/18 and 12/21, so we rode it twice, but couldn't see the lab queue. Maybe next time...

One word for the motion-sick people: BONINE! My sister is prone to dizziness and was truly scared of FoP, but at the same time wanted to ride it at least once, because she loved the movie. She took a Bonine after breakfast, and enjoyed the ride without any issues. We also went to Everest, and even though we hate rollercoasters, no bad effects at all!

Yes, 40 minutes before official opening is too late.

 

[Janet McDonald]

Rode FOP for the first time on Dec. 22 and can not express how blown away my whole bunch was. It was truly amazing. On top of that, after our fast pass the mother of a family we were traveling with got us all two additional same day fast passes by being diligent about refreshing over and over in the app. So on a super busy day we were able to ride FOP THREE times. So if you dont have a fast pass be dedicated to taking some time refreshing and the chances are good you will snag a fast pass. Not sure if this has been said in earlier threads, so sorry if this info is already out there just wanted to pass it on to anyone who might be disappointed about not getting a fast pass yet.

 

[Somnia]

I remember when certain people on this board and other places said Pandora would be empty and have no effect within 6 months of it opening. Yet here we are

 

[ThistleMae]

That is what I was thinking.... So if we are ridding it for the first time we would be best to ride at RD then in order to get the full affect. I would like to see Rivers of light despite many saying it really is not worth it so riding FOP at closing would not be an option correct?

I really enjoyed Rivers of light, I thought it was amazing!

 

[ThistleMae]

Do you miss anything by getting a FP for FOP?

When I went in June, we waited in the que for 2 1/2 hours, as we were staying off site and we couldn't get a FP for it. I don't think it was all that spectacular....I would rather skip a long wait, but that's just me.