Disney World's Avatar Ride Unveiled; 'Na'vi River Journey' Better Than 'Harry Potter' Theme Park?

by Krezna de los Reyes / Nov 09, 2015 01:35 AM EST

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 29: Models dressed up as characters from the film 'Avatar' pose in front of a branded plane during the launch of 'AVATAR' Blu-ray and DVD at Sydney Domestic Airport on April 29, 2010 in Sydney, Australia.

A new ride was introduced by the Disney World as an additional to the soon to open Avatar-themed park during the D23 Expo in Japan.

The Disney Animal Kingdom's newly announced Avatar - themed indoor boat ride is called the Na'vi River Journey. The upcoming Disney attraction "The World of Avatar" started its construction early last year. Its concept was derived from Pandora, the fictional exoplanet from the movie "Avatar" by James Cameron, according to Tech Times.

The Disney World new avatar ride, Na'vi River Journey is a "mysterious, sacred river hidden within the bioluminescent rainforest," described in Walt Disney World News reported in IGN.

The ride's journey will showcase an "exotic glowing plants and amazing creatures and culminates in an encounter with a Na'vi shaman, who has a deep connection to the life force of Pandora and sends positive energy out into the forest through her music," added in IGN.

"The World of Avatar" is referred to be the counterpart of the Universal Studios "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" and is the biggest expansion of the theme park since 1998.

"The addition of 'Avatar' land is clearly Disney's answer to Universal's pair-up with Warner Bros. to build the wildly successful Wizarding World of Harry Potter park and Diagon Alley expansion inside Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios in Orlando," according to a report in Tech Times.

"The World of Avatar" was first introduced during the D23 Expo of August 2015 and Disney's Animal Kingdom will start to welcome visitors in 2017, according to IGN.

"Disney's Animal Kingdom is one of the four theme parks at Walt Disney World Resort located in Lake Buena Vista, Fla," according to Walt Disney World News.

Two rides have been officially introduced to the public, including a flying simulator for the visitors in a use of a mountain Banshee called the Avatar Flight of Passage, according to Tech Times.