Dust off the throne, there’s a new box office king in North America. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” flew past “Avatar” to become the top-grossing domestic movie of all time. It took hardly any time at all too; just 20 days compared to the over… Read More »Star Wars: The Force Awakens sinks Avatar, claims #1 spot at Domestic Box office
Yesterday we posted an update with a look at the floating mountains of Pandora – The World of Avatar. They’re really starting to take shape. Today we’re taking in updates from the rest of Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Starting at the Discovery River amphitheater. This amphitheater… Read More »Disney’s Animal Kingdom Construction Update – November 2015
Pandora – The World of Avatar is currently scheduled for a 2017 opening. We’ve learned about two attractions coming to the land, a Banshee ride similar to Soarin’ and a family friendly boat ride. We also got to see the model for Avatar-land at D23… Read More »Floating Mountains of Pandora taking shape at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Star Wars and Marvel are two big intellectual property acquisitions for Disney that are already paying off (to put it mildly). Not that Disney is in the market to add more franchises to its collection, but Bob Iger has said they would make the move… Read More »5 Franchises Disney should consider buying (or at least renting)
We learned a lot more about the next big expansion to open in Walt Disney World at the D23 Expo. Disney’s Animal Kingdom will soon see the park’s biggest expansion ever in Pandora – The World of AVATAR. Guests will be invited to visit the… Read More »Pandora – The World of AVATAR: inside Disney’s Animal Kingdom’s next big land
Today was a sneak peek of D23 Expo for those who paid, media, and assorted vendors. Among the big reveals were models and displays in the Disney Parks area of the exhibit floor. First, we’ve seen tantalizing glimpses of the Avatar Land model in the… Read More »D23 Expo – First look at Avatar Land Model
With the summer season nearly in the books, and “Jurassic World” showing that there is still life at the cineplex, attention has turned to exactly how big a box office The Walt Disney Company can expect when Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” flies into… Read More »Analysts predicting $2.2 billion box office for Star Wars: The Force Awakens
from Instagram: Signs of serious construction over in Avatar-land at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. These are ‘floating’ rocks. I wasn’t able to get a picture of it, but they’ve also started to enclose the showbuilding for the Banshee motion-simulator attraction (rumored to be similar to Soarin’).