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Disney to build 'Avatar' attraction in theme parks

Tuesday, September 20, 2011
FILE - This undated file photo released by 20th Century Fox, the character Neytiri, voiced by Zoe Saldana, is shown in a scene from Avatar. James Camerons science-fiction epic took in $68.3 million domestically to remain the No. 1 movie for the third-straight weekend, raising its domestic total to $352.1 million in just 17 days. With $670 million more overseas, Avatar climbed to a worldwide total of $1.02 billion. (AP Photo/20th Century Fox, File) (AP)

FILE - This undated file photo released by 20th Century Fox, the character Neytiri, voiced by Zoe Saldana, is shown in a scene from "Avatar." James Cameron's science-fiction epic took in $68.3 million domestically to remain the No. 1 movie for the third-straight weekend, raising its domestic total to $352.1 million in just 17 days. With $670 million more overseas, "Avatar" climbed to a worldwide total of $1.02 billion. (AP Photo/20th Century Fox, File) (AP) (AP Photo)

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GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) - September 20, 2011 (WPVI) -- The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday that it has agreed on an exclusive deal to build attractions based on James Cameron's "Avatar" at its theme parks, starting with its Animal Kingdom park in Orlando, Fla.

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Construction is set to begin in 2013 and is expected to be finished about three years after that.

The "Avatar" attraction is to be an immersive land spanning several acres and will cost less than half of the estimated $1 billion it cost to expand Disney California Adventure Park, or around $400 million.

CEO Bob Iger made the announcement at a news conference on Tuesday.

Cameron, who is working on the second and third installments of the top-grossing film of all time, said the attractions would be a way to bring the lush world of Pandora to life, and would include animatronics and potentially multimedia shows that use 3-D and holographic technology.

"This is a pretty darned exciting project," Cameron told reporters.

Walt Disney shares rose 30 cents to $32.81 in afternoon trading Tuesday.

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