Last week I got an early morning tour of the landscape at Disney's Animal Kingdom. This is in the new 14 acre Pandora section. It is based on the Avatar movie. They have done a spectacular job with the landscaping using many, many unusual and odd plants. They have also added "fake" alien plants and the blend is seamless. The detail of this park is just incredible. In addition to the Caryota obtusa (they planted over 200 of these) which I posted in a separate post, they planted some other nice palms and most aren't the common specimens found here.

Bismarckia nobilis, most of these were 25-30ft tall and several were green forms

 

 

 

 

Bismarckia nobilis (with Cecropia peltata and Arenga tremula)

 

 

Kerriodoxa elegans, glad to see them use this great palm

 

 

Chambeyronia macrocarpa

 

 

Arenga tremula

 

 

Arenga engleri

 

 

Allagoptera arenaria

 

 

Rhapis multifida

 

 

Sabal palmetto as host trees for Schefflera actinophylla and Ficus aurea. These were brought up from south FL and look to be the wispier form of Sabal palmetto found in Dade County.

Dypsis decaryi and Dypsis lutescens

 

 

Livistona chinensis and Livistona decora

 

 

 

 

Wodyetia bifurcata

 

 

Several nice X Butyagrus nabonnandii planted there

 

 

 

 

And a few "palm-like" plants

Cycas debaoensis, Cycas rumphii and Encephalartos ferox

 

 

Ravenala madagascariensis

 

 

Pandanus furcatus- this specimen came from my old yard!

 

 

Several mature Pandanus utilis were planted

 

 

Pandanus baptistii 'Aureus' and Pandanus pygmaeus

 

 

Pachypodium lamerei and Pachypodium meridionale

 

 

Some big Beaucarnea recurvata

 

 

Dracaena arborea

 

 

Angiopteris evecta and Cyathea cooperi

 

 

A nice clump of a hybrid Phoenix, maybe Phoenix reclinata x canariensis

 

 

Cordyline fruticosa 'Singapore Twist' and Heliconia 'Hot Rio Nights'

 

 

Philodendron goeldii and Alocasia portei 'Malaysian Monster'

 

 

Great pics Eric. Thanks for posting. Planning to head over in the fall.

Thanks a lot for sharing Eric! What they did with that sabal palmetto as a host is really cool.

Nice shots

Thanks for the beautiful tour, Eric.  Can't wait to go now.

It looks spectacular ! I cannot imagine how much more spectacular it looks at night with the special lighting and bio luminescence of Pandora. 

It looks like it is worth visiting just for the plantings ALONE!     Thanks for sharing!  

Very Nice garden. Thanks you Walt dysney. 

Thanks for sharing!

On 7/6/2017, 9:14:52, scottgt said:

It looks spectacular ! I cannot imagine how much more spectacular it looks at night with the special lighting and bio luminescence of Pandora. 

I haven't been at night yet but it is supposed to be really impressive. And I keep hearing the Flight of Passage ride is incredible, one of the best rides in all the Disney parks.

Great pics, Eric,
It looks like a kind of Gardens by The Bay !

Thanks, Philippe

Great photos, Eric.  It is amazing what you can accomplish when you have an unlimited landscaping budget, like Disney. 

Hi after visiting Pandora in animal kingdom i came across this beautiful palm tree, can anyone help me with the name of it. Thanks

7 hours ago, taz690 said:

Hi after visiting Pandora in animal kingdom i came across this beautiful palm tree, can anyone help me with the name of it. Thanks

Welcome to PalmTalk!  I might be off on this, but it looks like Caryota obtusa.

Thank you

 

Old Walt would be proud of that landscaping job it’s amazing what money can buy Mickey Mouse has come a long way