It has been speculated for months that Animal Kingdom's popular "Festival of the Lion King" would be ousted from its theatre in the Camp Mickey/Minnie area to make room for Avatarland. Despite numerous questions from readers on this post from the Official Disney Parks Blog, the Disney rep was mum about when the current production will close, but the new theatre is set to open sometime in 2014.
And while we're on the subject of Avatarland, is anyone out there really excited about this? I mean, I can see the possibilities--what they could do with lighting and special effects...that it will extend the life of AK past 6 p.m. and offer some nighttime activities. But, really, hasn't the buzz on this movie faded? I understand that there are two more movies in the works, but I still don't get why Disney would put such a huge chunk of change into a project that has such a narrow fanbase at this point and isn't, technically, a Disney film. (There is absolutely NO comparing this to the Star Wars franchise, which has both a mainstream and cult following!) Avatarland will either surprise and amaze me, or it will be a colossal flop. Only time will tell.
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