Pandora-The World of Avatar Archives

No early access to Toy Story Land for passholders

06/08/2018

Annual passholders for Walt Disney World won’t get to experience Toy Story Land before its official opening June 30, with reporters and Disney workers set to be the only people to get an early look at the new a... Read More

Epcot growing into the 21st century

John Gregory

05/21/2018

Disney World

Disney’s Hollywood Studios have been as much a construction site as a theme park the past several years. Once Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opens in 2019, all the cranes, workers and noise will move north to Epcot —... Read More

Where Orlando’s biggest theme parks stand in latest attendance report

John Gregory

05/20/2018

Orlando Tourism

Disney and Universal showed in 2017 that if you build something new in Orlando, guests will respond, as the rivals’ biggest additions last year drove the largest gains in attendance. Walt Disney World’s parks ... Read More

Sumatran tiger cubs walking and bonding

Terry Roen

09/28/2017

Disney World

Disney’s Animal Kingdom has announced the Sumatran cubs born last month are a boy and girl and are weighing in at 12 pounds each. The cubs are learning to walk and bonding with their mom, Sohni, who has been f... Read More

Orlando tops the nation for June hotel occupancy rates

Terry Roen

07/24/2017

Hotels

Orlando’s hotel occupancy rate was best in the nation in June, thanks to a boost from the Memorial Day weekend opening of Disney’s Pandora — The World of Avatar and Universal’s Volcano Bay. Orlando’s occupancy... Read More

Extra Magic Hours at Animal Kingdom lower Pandora wait times

Terry Roen

06/19/2017

Disney World

Wait times are down at Walt Disney World’s newest land, thanks to extended hours at Animal Kingdom. For the first time, Disney offered Extra Magic Hours to what was once the least busy of its four parks throug... Read More

Volcano Bay fails on no lines promise

Terry Roen

05/29/2017

Universal

Volcano Bay employees offered guests free soft drinks and suggested buying a Universal Express Pass so they would only have to wait in one line, rather than two during the grand opening weekend of the new water... Read More

Volcano Bay and Pandora draw big opening crowds

Terry Roen

05/27/2017

Disney World, Universal

Universal’s Volcano Bay installed a manually-updated billboard posting wait times on their second day of operation, while guests experienced up to four-hour waits at Pandora - The World of Avatar’s grand openin... Read More

Disney and Universal to livestream grand openings

Terry Roen

05/24/2017

Disney World, Universal

Don’t want to deal with the opening day traffic or stand in long lines to be the first to see the newest additions to Central Florida’s theme parks? No problem, log on to your computer and enjoy the opening-... Read More

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