Disney Shares Opening Dates for 'Avatar' and 'Star Wars' Lands

After more than five years of hype, Disney World has revealed it will open Pandora – The World of Avatar this May 27 at its Animal Kingdom park area. The announcement came from Disney CEO Bob Iger, who said, per Variety:

“This is a very big land with an extremely unique design and architecture because it does make you feel that you’re in Pandora, the great world [writer/director James Cameron] created. To the extent that we can know this, we really believe in coming years that the interest in Avatar is only going to grow.”

The Avatar land will include the rides Na’vi River Journey and Avatar Flight of Passage, plus a variety of thematic shops and eateries.