During the same earnings conference call where Disney CEO Bob Iger announced the company will lay off 7,000 workers in a cost-cutting move, he also announced the hit Avatar franchise is coming to Disneyland.Iger, 71, who returned as CEO in November 2022 to replace embattled Bob Chapek, revealed the new project will be dubbed the Avatar Experience (via Deadline). While he didn't reveal any specifics, adding that more details will be, 'coming soon,' the move comes as Avatar: The Way of Water is closing in on $2.2 billion at the worldwide box office.The original Avatar was released by 20th Century Fox back in 2009, becoming the biggest film at the domestic ($749.9 million) and worldwide ($2.743 billion) box office.The film, its sequel Avatar: The Way of Water and the other forthcoming sequels are now under the Disney banner after the studio purchased 20th Century Fox (now branded 20th Century Studios), which was finalized in 2019.
