Johannesburg - A Japanese Disney resort is celebrating the new Avatar movie release with a special Rooibos jelly drink.
This is as fans across the world await the release of the blockbuster sci-fi movie, Avatar: The Way of Water, which opens at cinemas this week.
And in a bid to commemorate the occasion, visitors to the Tokyo Disney Resort will be treated to a taste of Pandora.
Their signature drink, which is inspired by the oceans and forests of Pandora, is a mix of various syrups, including, our homegrown, Rooibos.
Chefs at the resort have created exotic tastes and flavours that capture the fictional habitat of the Na’vi people. And their signature drink is a mix of Rooibos jelly, elderflower and passion fruit syrups, with cacao nibs sprinkled on top.
The Pandora-inspired drink that visitors to the Tokyo Disney Resort will be able to sample during the opening week of Avatar, Way of Water, and one of the exotic flavours happens to be the South African favourite, Rooibos.
Adele du Toit, spokesperson for the SA Rooibos Council (SARC) is very proud and said that Rooibos never ceases to surprise them.
“This Proudly South African product that only grows in the unique biome of the Cederberg of the Western Cape has now also captured the imagination of Disney resort chefs, who were briefed to capture the essence of Pandora,” she said.
“The fictional Na’vi tribe lives in an awe-inspiring land with striking natural splendour and the fact that Rooibos was chosen as one of the special ingredients to celebrate the magnificence of such a beautiful planet is an honour.”
The world of Pandora is coming alive this week at Disney resorts and parks across the globe with Alpha Centauri Expeditions (ACE) that promises a transformational experience of a lifetime – filled with floating mountains, bioluminescent forests, winged mountain banshees and more.
Avatar, The Way of Water, opens at cinemas in South Africa this Friday, 16 December.