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News American Adventure Refurb, New Projectors and Ending Video
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rioriz
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Well there goes a third of the Presidents in HoP, including the beloved JFK
Cmdr_Crimson
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It's pretty impressive..They built it up now where there are small preshows and some of them have a Pepper's ghost effect and then the last room uses subwoofers placed into the floor so you could feel the attacks around you. Then you make the turn and the big reveal..
DznyRktekt
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Hoping Golden Dream is returned to its more orchestral and choral ending.
Actually that action saved millions of lives. That's how they captured an enigma machine! Which helped them crack the German code eventually. Not only did that U Boat not sink other allied ships but more importantly it helped them crack the code!
Yellow Strap
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Smooth
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I always wondered why they used mostly entertainers and sports figures at the end. I think it would be good to show builders, construction workers, families, moms, dads, teachers, the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker, etc... The people that really make this country great.
Just like how Reflections of China shows the real people of China (albeit the more "free" and "affluent" people of Hong Kong and Shanghai and Macau), the American Adventure should show more of the American people. Farmers, factory workers, office workers, etc.
peter11435
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The show isn’t really about the current people of this country but rather about its history and people who made it.
I disagree. The show is to me more about our trajectory: always up! And by showing the current diverse, evolving, growing population it perfectly conveys its message: the golden age is not today, rather it is tomorrow.
Also it's the "American Adventure," not the "American History Lesson." It uses our history to SHOWCASE (haha) our optimism.
It's always difficult to look at history and judge what people did because often we don't look through the eyes of that time. That's why it's important to show the history as it happened and explain why they did it at the time and possibly why it's wrong by today's standards. Perspective means everything and it's up to people telling history like Disney to give extra perspective to today's audience. In my opinion, it's more important to teach people to also look at history retrospectively than to actually teach them the content and to take the retrospective view into consideration before judging.
RSoxNo1
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Except every World Showcase presentation past and present has highlighted the people of the country as what makes the country special.
I had a social studies teacher back in middle school who always emphasized the acronym SPIRE in looking at a civilization. It stands for Social, Political, Intellectual, Religious and Economic. In World Showcase, the easiest (and safest) topics to hit are Social and Intellectual.
EPCOTCenterLover
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Every human at one time finds they break their own moral code. No exceptions to this. Does this excuse their actions? No. Does it mean their accomplishments shouldn't be celebrated in a public way? Maybe.
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You mean shouldn't be celebrated?
Animaniac93-98
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There's no pleasing everyone with these kinds of attractions. I think the 1982 show has aged very well over time, with the only awkward moments coming from attempts to modernize it with celebrity cameos. As long as the new ending film compliments the AA portions, I think it'll be fine.
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the.dreamfinder
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I’d very much like to see the LGBTQ and BLM movements represented in a new Golden Dreams video.
EPCOTCenterLover
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Correct- thanks.
Bairstow
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On the bright side, going to digital projection will greatly enhance the overall show.
Most of the show scenes feature still backgrounds, and on many of them (Valley Forge, the Exposition, etc.) the constant film grain of the background is highly distracting, at least to me.
Not in favor of any significant changes to the show content itself. It's held up just fine.
Most of the show scenes feature still backgrounds, and on many of them (Valley Forge, the Exposition, etc.) the constant film grain of the background is highly distracting, at least to me.
Not in favor of any significant changes to the show content itself. It's held up just fine.