GES, Lightstorm Entertainment and Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products have announced that a new interactive travelling exhibition – AVATAR: Discover Pandora – will debut in Taipei, Taiwan on 7 December 2016.
Inspired by the James Cameron film, the immersive 12, 000-square-foot entertainment and educational experience, will allow visitors to explore Pandora’s exotic flora and fauna and the culture and mythology of its indigenous people, the Na’vi, as well as learning about space travel and the ‘history’ of the discovery of Pandora in the 22nd century.
Discover Pandora
Key exhibits include the Hallelujah Mountains, the Tree of Souls, Banshees, Direhorses, Viperwolves and the Na’vi. Visitors will feel like part of the Avatar Program and learn lessons from Pandora’s unique ecosystem that are relevant to our own planet.
“GES is absolutely thrilled to give Taiwanese fans of AVATAR the world’s first opportunity to explore Pandora in a real-life setting through our newest touring exhibition, ” said Steve Moster, President and Chief Operating Officer, Viad Corp. “Visitors will truly be amazed by the wonders of Pandora, and we are proud to premiere this state-of-the-art exhibit in the Asia-Pacific market.”
Kathy Franklin, President, Franchise Development, Lightstorm Entertainment, added, “Our fans around the world often tell us that they wish they could travel to Pandora, and this touring exhibition gives us a unique opportunity to bring the wonders of Pandora to them. This exhibition has something for everyone, from fans of the film who want to experience Pandora in a brand-new way as they await our four theatrical film sequels, to families looking for an exciting activity, or to school groups wanting to explore science through an inspiring lens.”
Engage, Educate and Captivate
“In collaboration with the visionary team at Lightstorm and our technologically advanced partners at GES, we are thrilled to support AVATAR: Discover Pandora – which I am confident will be a highly entertaining exhibition that promises to engage, educate and captivate visitors around the world, ” said Greg Lombardo, SVP of Global Live and Location Based Entertainment, 20th Century Fox Consumer Products.
“Beast Kingdom has always been dedicated to bringing the newest, hottest European and American film peripheral products as well as major international exhibitions, ” said KK Yang, President, Beast Kingdom. “We are elated to work with teams from Fox, Lightstorm and GES to make Taiwan the first stop of the worldwide tour of AVATAR: Discover Pandora.”
“For the last two years, GES’ creative team has been hard at work designing and producing large and small scale displays. As fans of James Cameron’s artistic vision, we utilized the best special effects experts, production designers and artists in the business to create a truly authentic, immersive, and entertaining experience for visitors of all ages, ” said Eddie Newquist, Chief Creative Officer and Executive Vice President of Entertainment at GES.
GES in partnership with Beast Kingdom Co., Ltd., will bring AVATAR: Discover Pandora to Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Xinyi Place A11 6F Xinyi Theater in Taipei City, Taiwan for a three-month showcase. Following this showing, GES, in collaboration with Lightstorm and Fox, will take AVATAR: Discover Pandora to other global markets.
Images: 20th Century Fox
