<Tr> <Th> Attractions </Th> <Td> 2 total </Td> </Tr> <P> Pandora--The World of Avatar is a themed area inspired by James Cameron's Avatar, located within Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando . Set a generation after the events of the Avatar films, the area is based upon the fictional exoplanetary moon, Pandora, and features Pandora's floating mountains, alien wildlife, and bioluminescent plants . Spanning 12 acres (4.9 ha), Pandora--The World of Avatar includes two major attractions, Avatar Flight of Passage and Na'vi River Journey, as well as retail and dining outlets . </P> <P> Disney began development on Pandora--The World of Avatar in 2011, jointly with Cameron and his production company, Lightstorm Entertainment, with the intention of transforming Animal Kingdom into a full - day operation, complete with added attraction capacity and nighttime experiences . Construction on the area began on January 10, 2014, and the land opened to the public on May 27, 2017 . </P> <P> In early 2011, James Cameron was approached by Disney executives Bob Iger and Tom Staggs, CEO and COO respectively, regarding the possibility of Avatar - themed attractions at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts properties . Originally, discussions were held about creating an Avatar - themed attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios, perhaps at the park's then - functioning Studio Backlot Tour . Tom Staggs suggested to incorporate the film into a newly designed "land" at Disney's Animal Kingdom to improve the park's attraction roster . Cameron was initially surprised at Disney's approach in scope, commenting that "Disney's vision when they came to me was to create a land . I thought we were going to be talking about creating an attraction ." </P>

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