Soarin’ Across America to replace Soarin’ Around the World for Nation’s 250th Birthday

[vikescaper]

My fingers are crossed that Soarin’ Across America is more like Soarin’ Over California than Soarin’ Around the World. While Around the World is good, I absolutely love Over California.

 

[Movielover]

Imagine thinking wilderness is “empty.”

Maybe we will get lucky and fly over America’s finest trailer parks. And culminate with a flight over Newark, NJ, complete with that authentic garbage smell piped in.

Not my point at all, nature and the wilderness is beautiful, but with the Soarin attraction you need some form of focal point to visually latch on to. I much rather have scenes like the original's Yosemite National Park or World's Iguazu Falls because they have kinetic moments and a visual focal point.

*edited to remove miscomunication

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

The post I was replying to indicated that an incredibly spectacular natural landmark like the Grand Canyon was not right for an attraction located in the Land Pavilion.

That’s not at all what my post said. The Grand Canyon would be an excellent part of a custom “Soarin over the land” film.

 

[Movielover]

That’s not at all what my post said. The Grand Canyon would be an excellent part of a custom “Soarin over the land” film.

Sorry, my mistake. Post edited to remove miscommunication.

 

[parksandtravel]

Having driven my daughter cross country to school there, I’m well aware of that…it still doesn’t change my opinion but you do you.

And it doesn't change my opinion of the contrary.

 

[Smiley/OCD]

And it doesn't change my opinion of the contrary.

 

[doctornick]

Just for what it’s worth, the scent machines would be a hindrance to doing randomization.

 

[davis_unoxx]

Just for what it’s worth, the scent machines would be a hindrance to doing randomization.

Do it by theater? One show for each theater

 

[ChrisFL]

I wonder what the percentage of CGI this one will have

 

[lazyboy97o]

I don’t understand your theory…why would someone in California want to see a film about the state they live in? That would be akin to there being a “Soarin’ over the Sunshine State” with flyovers of the Atlantic beaches, Key West, Kennedy Space Center & the Everglades…Floridians don’t want or need to see what’s in their state, I would venture a guess that they would want to see other places…Keep Cali in 1 theater and the USA in the other 2

Most flying theaters tend to be their local region. They’re not replicating something easily doable.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Yeah, there would be some things to work through for sure. However, they are smart and there is a ton of space…

There really isn’t that much space. Mission: SPACE intentionally lost its combined FastPass queue to better work with the NextGen systems that have since become Lightning Lane. So it’s not three queues that you would need, so a total of seven paths once you also include the exit walkway. It might be doable, but it would be tight.

 

[Biff215]

The issue with different experiences in different theaters is downtime. Currently when they lose one theater, they simply divert the queue to the other two. If all three were different, you couldn’t do this and you’d have to clear the queue.

Trying to even out the popularity would also be an issue. If DCA showed the original in one theater and World in the other, you’d see a major difference in demand. The only comparison I can think of would be orange and green on M:S but neither is particularly popular.

 

[lazyboy97o]

The issue with different experiences in different theaters is downtime. Currently when they lose one theater, they simply divert the queue to the other two. If all three were different, you couldn’t do this and you’d have to clear the queue.

Trying to even out the popularity would also be an issue. If DCA showed the original in one theater and World in the other, you’d see a major difference in demand. The only comparison I can think of would be orange and green on M:S but neither is particularly popular.

Since the movies are now digital and the show controls are also digital, you wouldn’t have to dedicate a theater to a single movie if there ever was a desire to show multiple films and let people choose which one they were seeing. You could also have a computer balance demand so that the more popular movie is shown more frequently.

 

[Touchdown]

Since the movies are now digital and the show controls are also digital, you wouldn’t have to dedicate a theater to a single movie if there ever was a desire to show multiple films and let people choose which one they were seeing. You could also have a computer balance demand so that the more popular movie is shown more frequently.

The smell canisters are still analog though, and they would need to be changed out or standardized across all films (and where’s the fun in that.)

 

[ToTBellHop]

They will never show different films in different theaters. That’s just not how the ride is set up. They will just sporadically cycle through them to drive up interest.

 

[phillip9698]

Since the movies are now digital and the show controls are also digital, you wouldn’t have to dedicate a theater to a single movie if there ever was a desire to show multiple films and let people choose which one they were seeing. You could also have a computer balance demand so that the more popular movie is shown more frequently.

Letting people choose wouldnt work well in the social media, min/max environment of today. One of the shows would be proclaimed the definitive must do version and that show would have much higher demand. People who went to the other show would then feel like they got the lesser experience and complain about it online, driving even more demand to the other show.

 

[larryz]

I don’t understand your theory…why would someone in California want to see a film about the state they live in?

If Soarin' was just about the movie, they wouldn't have spent all that time and money developing the ride platform (or made that featurette about Mark Sumner's Erector Set).

 

[larryz]

Why not make it a guest interactive, "Choose Your State" adventure?

Have little keypads for each seat with abbreviations of all 50 U.S. states.
Have 50 different versions of the film, one flying over each U.S. state.
Riders can punch any key and the film automatically changes to the version of whichever state they choose.
The musical score remains the same regardless.
If another rider in another seat hits a button for a different state, the film changes to their selection, so on and so forth.
It all becomes a battle of who has the best reflexes in their fingers.
Also wouldn't be a good idea for people sensitive to strobe effects to ride, considering how quickly the screen will be changing films throughout, as riders battle it out pushing buttons, switching states, etc.

If you're going to do that, install a VR headset for each seat, synchronize the movements on all available versions of the video, and just load up the ride system with 87 individual travelers each enjoying their own customized version of Soarin' Over Wherever-You-Want...

 

[larryz]

Just for what it’s worth, the scent machines would be a hindrance to doing randomization.

With that many versions flashing on the screen, the only scent that would be appropriate would be burning hemp.

 

[larryz]

I wonder what the percentage of CGI this one will have

Well, considering the state of today's flight simulators (Breathtaking!), they could have used CGI for the Grand Canyon. So I'd say very low.