Disney's relationship with the Avatar franchise dates all the way back to the year 2011. That year James Cameron and his Lightstorm Entertainment company along with 21st Century Fox entered an exclusive licensing agreement with The Walt Disney Company to feature Avatar attractions at the Disney Parks worldwide.

director James Cameron In early 2011, Avatar creator and director James Cameron was approached by The Walt Disney Company executives Bob Iger and Tom Staggs, CEO and then-COO respectively, regarding the possibility of Avatar-themed attractions at Disney theme parks.

Pandora: The World of Avatar at Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park | Avatar.com.

May 27, 2017 After years of anticipation, Pandora – The World of Avatar opened to great fanfare on May 27, 2017. “Avatar” cast join Jon Landeau, James Cameron and Disney CEO Bob Iger for a photo. One of the most stirring aspects of the opening was watching the original cast of “Avatar” see the land for the first time.

Pandora, called Eywa's Child by the Na'vi (Na'vi name: Eywa'eveng), is an Earth-like habitable extrasolar moon from the Alpha Centauri System, the closest star system to humanity's own Solar System. It is the fifth moon of the gas giant Polyphemus, which orbits Alpha Centauri A.

Here are five interesting facts about Pandora: The World of Avatar.

• It Took 6 Years And a Half a Billion Dollars to Build.
• You Won't See Any Avatar or Na'vi Walking Around the Land.
• Don't Expect to Meet Mickey Mouse on Pandora.
• You Can Create an Avatar in Your Own Image.
• Pandora Glows After Dark.

In the film, Pandora is depicted as being located in the Alpha Centauri A system, about 4.37 light-years (276,000 AU) from Earth. It is one of the many natural satellites orbiting the gas giant Polyphemus, named for the Polyphemus of Greek mythology.

There are six key locations across the globe that inspired Pandora, according to Dream Yacht Worldwide. These are: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park and the Huangshan Mountains in China, Glowworm Caves in New Zealand, Mount Roraima and Angel Falls in Venezuela, and the Hawaii'an tropical rainforests.

Top ways to experience Pandora – The World of Avatar and nearby attractions. 90% of travelers recommend this experience. This number is based on the percentage of all Tripadvisor reviews for this product that have a bubble rating of 4 or higher. 98% of travelers recommend this experience.

There are six key locations across the globe that inspired Pandora, according to Dream Yacht Worldwide. These are: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park and the Huangshan Mountains in China, Glowworm Caves in New Zealand, Mount Roraima and Angel Falls in Venezuela, and the Hawaii'an tropical rainforests.

When Prometheus offended Zeus again by stealing fire from heaven to give to man, Zeus exacted revenge. He ordered Hephaestus, the god of the forge, to create Pandora, the first woman. The gods gave her many traits including beauty, curiosity, charm, and cleverness.

Following the ravaging of their home planet by pollution and war which left Earth largely unsuitable for life and in the midst of an energy crisis, the goal of humans shifted to venturing to Pandora to mine the mineral unobtanium, which is valued at 20 million dollars a kilogram.