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News Drone Testing at Golden Oak Ranch
- Thread starter wdwmagic
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Looks Good! Any Insight to This????
Disstevefan1
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The replacement of fireworks with drones B E G I N S . . . . 
We don't know that..... This could be a One off.... We know nothing because there's no Rumors......The replacement of fireworks with drones B E G I N S . . . .
I will say that this morning's find sure looks like F!
Disstevefan1
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The winky emoji indicates I am joking........... I hope
Disgruntled Walt
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- No
Drones should be at Animal Kingdom, DCA, and maybe DHS as a new nighttime show to complement Fantasmic, but I don't want them anywhere near Epcot, MK, or Disneyland.
Disney Analyst
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The chatter is that this is testing for the show that will be in the new lagoon in Paris.
truecoat
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IIRC, Disney patented a way for a drone to have a small LED array and combine them for animation purposes. The video Scott Gustin posted is possibly that system.
Disney Analyst
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Hearing this is testing for Paris’ new show.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
That makes sense as they already have used drone shows at DLP.
Disney Analyst
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MarvelCharacterNerd
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They're Disney fans and want a sneak peek at the new show, too?
BrianLo
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The other possibility would be for Disney Destiny's Christening.
I'm not sure why they've been so slow to bring drones to prime time to their domestic parks. Perhaps an issue of fidelity? But as mentioned they are clearly now there, this has the wow factor to carry a show.
I'm not sure why they've been so slow to bring drones to prime time to their domestic parks. Perhaps an issue of fidelity? But as mentioned they are clearly now there, this has the wow factor to carry a show.
BrianLo
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The magic mirror animated segment would not work in a show viewable from 360 degrees.
AJFireman
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I know I see the argument here on why or why not Disneyland can do a drone show. Here are 2 articles with quotes for imagineers that says its difficult to have drone shows in California. One being the FAA is holding them back. I have said in the past its because of the TFR that's in the area but that's my opinion. Even WDW drone shows have been outside the TFR and not over head of the public.
www.ocregister.com
"Disneyland ultimately backed out of plans to include aerial drones in the “World of Color” water show after U.S. government regulations placed restrictions on the nighttime spectaculars featuring flying robots that Walt Disney Imagineering helped pioneer.
Disneyland conducted drone tests for a Tangled lantern sequence in the “Disneyland Forever” fireworks show that was ultimately abandoned due to lack of Federal Aviation Administration approvals."
www.ocregister.com
An article from a year ago. Have not seen it posted before. Couple of statements of this article.
Disneyland ultimately backed out of plans to include aerial drones in the “World of Color” water show after U.S. government regulations placed restrictions on the nighttime spectaculars featuring flying robots that Walt Disney Imagineering helped pioneer.
Walt Disney Imagineering Vice President for Parades and Spectaculars Steven Davison spoke about Imagineering’s pioneering work creating drone light shows with Intel’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Group during a D23 panel at the Anaheim Convention Center.
“We originally worked with Intel when they first brought the drones out,” Davison said during the Magic After Dark panel at D23. “They were supposed to premiere at this water thing across the street we won’t talk about.”
...Disneyland Paris has been pushing the envelope with nighttime drone shows like “Disney D-Light” and “Disney Electrical Sky Parade.”
“There’s so many restrictions in America with the use of drones,” Davison said during the D23 panel in August. “We’re finally getting a chance to actually look at them and use them.”
Disney tests Aladdin drone show over movie studio backlot
Is a new nighttime spectacular featuring aerial drones coming to Disneyland?
www.ocregister.com
"Disneyland ultimately backed out of plans to include aerial drones in the “World of Color” water show after U.S. government regulations placed restrictions on the nighttime spectaculars featuring flying robots that Walt Disney Imagineering helped pioneer.
Disneyland conducted drone tests for a Tangled lantern sequence in the “Disneyland Forever” fireworks show that was ultimately abandoned due to lack of Federal Aviation Administration approvals."
Disneyland once planned to use aerial drones in ‘World of Color’
The first Intel drone show debuted in Germany in 2015, the same year ‘World of Color: Celebrate’ opened at Disney California Adventure.
www.ocregister.com
Disneyland ultimately backed out of plans to include aerial drones in the “World of Color” water show after U.S. government regulations placed restrictions on the nighttime spectaculars featuring flying robots that Walt Disney Imagineering helped pioneer.
Walt Disney Imagineering Vice President for Parades and Spectaculars Steven Davison spoke about Imagineering’s pioneering work creating drone light shows with Intel’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Group during a D23 panel at the Anaheim Convention Center.
“We originally worked with Intel when they first brought the drones out,” Davison said during the Magic After Dark panel at D23. “They were supposed to premiere at this water thing across the street we won’t talk about.”
...Disneyland Paris has been pushing the envelope with nighttime drone shows like “Disney D-Light” and “Disney Electrical Sky Parade.”
“There’s so many restrictions in America with the use of drones,” Davison said during the D23 panel in August. “We’re finally getting a chance to actually look at them and use them.”
