Disney to build ‘Avatar’ attractions at Animal Kingdom in Florida

Walt Disney Co., the world’s biggest theme-park operator, unveiled plans for attractions based on the top-grossing 3-D movie “Avatar” at its Animal Kingdom in Florida.

Plans for the expansion were announced today in a press conference at Disney’s Burbank, California headquarters. Theme parks accounted for 28 percent of the company’s $38.1 billion in sales in the year ended in September 2010 and contributed $1.32 billion in operating income, or 17 percent of the total.