Disappointing Look at Disney’s New Pandora Experience

For several months, Disney has teased a new Land of Pandora expansion. New concept art is now released, and this is not what we were expecting. What do you think?

Promised Expansion

Guests have enjoyed the immersive Land of Pandora at Disney’s Animal Kingdom for five years. It is one of the most immersive and beautiful lands Disney has created in the last several years.

In November, Disney shared there would be an Avatar experience coming to Disneyland. No information was shared on what this experience would be. Check out that announcement HERE.

Bob Iger participated in a Q&A session just last month. One of his comments piqued our curiosity. He mentioned that the Avatar experience would be an entire land.

Hope for Expansion

Imagineering has also welcomed great minds to plan this new expansion. In January, Jon Landau, producer for Avatar movies visited Walt Disney Imagineering in Glendale, California.

Recently, Joe Rohde returned to Imagineering as well. As many Disney fans know Rohde led the transformation of the Land of Pandora at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.

While this is all very exciting, you may not want to get your hopes up too high just yet. The Walt Disney Company shared that this will be an “experience” not a “whole land”.

New Concept Art

Today, during the Walt Disney Company Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Disney CEO Bob Iger shared that Disneyland will be a possible new destination for this Avatar Experience. This is a first look at what this may look like.

Iger releases first concept art for the Pandora Experience coming to Disneyland.

Although this is simply concept art, it does appear to have a raft ride and many places to explore this new land. It is difficult to see if any other rides or attractions may be part of this “experience”.

What do you think of this concept art? Do you think this is the Pandora “experience” that many were hoping for? Share your thoughts with us and share this news with your Disney pals.