Two years after Disney officially announced “AVATAR Land”, set to be located inside Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom, the company has released the first amazing pictures of what the Orlando-based attraction will look like. The largest expansion in the history of the park, Walt Disney Parks & Resorts Chairman Tom Staggs unveiled concept art at D23 Expo this week in Tokyo. Continue reading for a video and more information.

This new land is set to open in 2016, and the existing tree at Animal Kingdom will be converted into AVATAR’s Tree of Life. Here’s what Dvice has to say:

Once the new area opens, park guests will be greeted by interactive landscapes that seem to come to life at every touch.

There will also be a Banshee-riding attraction as well as what looks like a serene boat ride through the bioluminescent forest.

Even the Animal Kingdom’s massive Tree of Life will bioluminesce come sundown.

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