Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Pandora: The World of Avatar is to open May 27 at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Orlando.
Disney Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger made the announcement Tuesday.
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The cast of "Avatar" which won the Best Motion Picture, Drama award at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 17, 2010. Theme-park attractions based on the movie are to open May 27 at Disney's Animal Kingdom. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
"Created in collaboration with filmmaker James Cameron and Lightstorm Entertainment, the new land will transport guests to the mythical world of Pandora, where they'll explore a world of floating mountains, bioluminescent plants, and join the Na'vi on two excursions that take adventure to the next level," The Walt Disney Company said on its website. "The family-friendly Na'vi River Journey will send guests on a boat ride through a bioluminescent rainforest, culminating with an unforgettable encounter with a Na'vi Shaman -- a figure who has a deep connection to the life force of Pandora. The second excursion, Avatar: Flight of Passage, will allow guests to fly through the skies over Pandora on the back of a Banshee."
The theme-park attractions were inspired by Cameron's 2009 sci-fi epic starring Sigourney Weaver, Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Michelle Rodriguez. The movie followed 22nd century humans as they colonize the moon Pandora.
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Departures to Pandora - The World of Avatar begin May 27, 2017 from Disney's Animal Kingdom! #VisitPandora Details - https://t.co/H5ak7sfPwj pic.twitter.com/IAJNaagADf
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