Avatar' orbits Disney parks

'Avatar'Disney has inked a deal with 20th Century Fox to integrate James Cameron's "Avatar" into its theme parks. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Worldwide will create themed lands based on the sci-fier, with the first to be built at Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom park in Orlando, Fla. Construction will begin by 2013. Park was considered a natural fit given pic's emphasis on living in harmony with nature, Disney said. Disney, Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment and Fox inked the agreement. James Cameron is a groundbreaking filmmaker and gifted storyteller who shares our passion for creativity, technological innovation and delivering the best experience possible," said Disney prexy-CEO Robert Iger. "With this agreement, we have the extraordinary opportunity to combine James' talent and vision with the imagination and expertise of Disney." Cameron is prepping to lense two additional "Avatar" adventures that Fox will distribute. Those pics will give Disney's theme park designers at Imagineering "even more locations, characters and stories to explore," Cameron said. Cameron, Jon Landau and their Lightstorm Entertainment group will serve as creative consultants on the projects and will partner with Walt Disney Imagineering in the design and development of the "Avatar"-themed lands. Contact Marc Graser at marc.graser@variety.com

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