News American Adventure Refurb, New Projectors and Ending Video

[WildRide]

so glad to see tony hawk gone... used to make me cringe

 

[SpectroMagician]

The new finale was re-recorded for better audio, but is almost exactly the same style as what it replaced. It is in no way more 'contemporary' and simply has new vocals. Quite honestly, I've no idea what you're talking about.

100% disagree. It sounds horrible compared to the original. Zero drums at the end and at other moments that made it incredibly powerful. Now it just seems flat. The film is fine, but the new version of the song stinks. I hope it is just the recording that isn't capturing them but I don't think so.

 

[Otterhead]

There are a lot of unwelcome added drums that just kind of saunter around I'm actually okay with the drums in the finale. If anything, they make it sound a little too energetic.

It sounds horrible compared to the original. Zero drums

I've got a feeling people are watching/listening to different videos.

 

[Oriolesmagic]

People generally hate change (myself included) so I'm trying to keep that in mind while listening to the new recording. However, it seems to be a noticeable step down from the previous version of Golden Dream. Just not nearly as powerful.

With that said, I'm excited to see the new visuals as those look to be really good.

 

[Brian Swan]

The original soundtrack was awesome; the last version was horrible. I was hoping that this would go back to a more "epic" sound with full chorus and orchestra, but instead it descended even further into "contemporary" Disney-pop trash. I do like what they did with the visual montage; I think it was a good update. Everyone's going to have an opinion as to who should/shouldn't be included, but I think they came up with a good cross section.

 

[EpcotMark]

I watched the Youtube video. New finale visuals are great. The new recording is just so so. I'd give it a B minus. Doesn't really give me as many goosebumps as the old version. I said the same thing about the SSE finale when that changed ten years ago. Imagineers just don't seem to grasp the need for the emotion, heart, and psychological lift that these attractions should have. But still, I think they got this update done ok. Although the new Canada song was better. I felt that actually exceeded the original. A rare occurrence.

 

[beachlover4444]

having listened to Golden dreams it didn't sound as good as it did in the previous version. I don't know, it just seemed too soft and not as dynamic as the original singers it seems slower and pop-ish...

Totally agree, it used to build to such a crescendo that I was always in tears

 

[raymusiccity]

Why does the torch have to depict the present day when it’s a scene with two dead guys in a show about history.

Ding, ding, ding! Winner,winner... chicken dinner!!

 

[beachlover4444]

The new finale was re-recorded for better audio, but is almost exactly the same style as what it replaced. It is in no way more 'contemporary' and simply has new vocals. Quite honestly, I've no idea what you're talking about.

I disagree the music is much worse

 

[EpcotMark]

I disagree the music is much worse

Its different for sure.

Oh...pssst! On one glad note, I am glad they got rid of the screaming banshee from the back exit hallway of Mission Space!

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Its different for sure.

Oh...pssst! On one glad note, I am glad they got rid of the screaming banshee from the back exit hallway of Mission Space!

https://imgflip.com/memegenerator

 

[EricsBiscuit]

I’m sad to see the most gratuitous upper torso shot ever to grace a Disney park has been removed. But it will live on forever in my heart.

Actually in Pirates at SDL there are some screens in the treasure scene with topless mermaids

 

[Otterhead]

On one glad note, I am glad they got rid of the screaming banshee from the back exit hallway of Mission Space!

I noticed that on my recent trip; I definitely won't miss that over-blown song when leaving the ride.

 

[sheridch]

Elon Musk and Neil deGrasse Tyson are great additions. Its nice to see Neil in epcot after losing Bill Nye on ellen's energy adventure.

 

[rd805]

Loved seeing the new faces at the end -- Bron!! Beyonce! lol -- the USA gymnastics team. All great.

 

[EricsBiscuit]

Here's a quick rundown of who all is included in the updated montage. Figures marked with an asterisk are new to this version. Descriptions in brackets are ones I'm not sure about; I'd gladly update the list if anybody has a better idea how they are

1. Marines raising flag at Iwo Jima
2. War is Over celebrators
3. Mary Martin
4. Norman Rockwell (self-portrait)
5. Jackie Robinson
6. Rosa Parks
7. Jasper Johns (painting US flags)
8. Dwight & Mamie Eisenhower
9. Marilyn Monroe
10. Johnny Carson (on TV)
11. Lucille Ball (on TV)
12. Walt Disney
13. Chuck Yeager
14. Albert Einstein
15. [boy with walking crutches]
16. Jonas Salk
17. Babe Didrikson Zaharias
18. Frank Lloyd Wright
19. Aaron Copland
20. Frank Sinatra
21. Louis Armstrong
22. Ella Fitzgerald
23. Elvis Presley
24. John F Kennedy (dialogue) & Lyndon Johnson
25. John F Kennedy Jr
26. Civil Rights protestors
27. Martin Luther King Jr (dialogue)
28. Moon landing with Neil Armstrong & NASA ground control
29. Walter Cronkite
30. Bob Dylan
31. [hippie woman]
32. Cesar Chavez
33. Iron Eyes Cody
34. [protestors]
35. Alex Haley
36. US soldiers in Vietnam
37. Vietnam protestors
38. Joan Baez
39. Mourners at Vietnam Memorial
40. Gloria Steinem
41. Sandra Day O'Connor
42. Billie Jean King
43. Jim Henson
44. George Lucas
45. Steve Jobs
46. Challenger crew
47. [astronaut playing clarinet]
48. Ronald Reagan & Mikhail Gorbachev (at Berlin Wall)
49. *Madonna
50. *Quincy Jones
51. *John Williams
52. [AIDS scientists]
53. George W Bush & 9/11 firefighters
54. Army Special Forces (berets)
55. *Girl with flag
56. Military family reunion
57. *Michael Phelps
58. *George HW Bush
59. *Bill & Melinda Gates
60. *Barack & Michelle Obama
61. *Venus & Serena Williams
62. *LeBron James
63. *Misty Copeland
64. Yo-Yo Ma
65. *Beyoncé Knowles
66. *Elon Musk
67. *Neil deGrasse Tyson
68. *Mark Zukerberg
69. Muhammed Ali (Atlanta Olympics torch)
70. *Tatyana McFadden[?]
71. *2016 Olympic gymnastics team

Removed from this version: NWA, Whoopi Goldberg(?) and Billy Crystal(?) (at Comic Relief), Willie Nelson (at Farm Aid), Race for the Cure runners, Tom Brokaw, NYC police, Michelle Kwan, Tony Hawk, Tiger Woods, Bill Clinton & George HW Bush (HW is included with new footage in the updated version), Oprah Winfrey, Frank Gehry, Rick & **** Hoyt, Lance Armstrong, 2004(?) Olympic volleyball team, kids with sparklers

No to Lyndon Johnson.

 

[montyz81]

Here's a quick rundown of who all is included in the updated montage. Figures marked with an asterisk are new to this version. Descriptions in brackets are ones I'm not sure about; I'd gladly update the list if anybody has a better idea how they are

1. Marines raising flag at Iwo Jima
2. War is Over celebrators
3. Mary Martin
4. Norman Rockwell (self-portrait)
5. Jackie Robinson
6. Rosa Parks
7. Jasper Johns (painting US flags)
8. Dwight & Mamie Eisenhower
9. Marilyn Monroe
10. Johnny Carson (on TV)
11. Lucille Ball (on TV)
12. Walt Disney
13. Chuck Yeager
14. Albert Einstein
15. [boy with walking crutches]
16. Jonas Salk
17. Babe Didrikson Zaharias
18. Frank Lloyd Wright
19. Aaron Copland
20. Frank Sinatra
21. Louis Armstrong
22. Ella Fitzgerald
23. Elvis Presley
24. John F Kennedy (dialogue) & Lyndon Johnson
25. John F Kennedy Jr
26. Civil Rights protestors
27. Martin Luther King Jr (dialogue)
28. Moon landing with Neil Armstrong & NASA ground control
29. Walter Cronkite
30. Bob Dylan
31. [hippie woman]
32. Cesar Chavez
33. Iron Eyes Cody
34. [protestors]
35. Alex Haley
36. US soldiers in Vietnam
37. Vietnam protestors
38. Joan Baez
39. Mourners at Vietnam Memorial
40. Gloria Steinem
41. Sandra Day O'Connor
42. Billie Jean King
43. Jim Henson
44. George Lucas
45. Steve Jobs
46. Challenger crew
47. [astronaut playing clarinet]
48. Ronald Reagan & Mikhail Gorbachev (at Berlin Wall)
49. *Madonna
50. *Quincy Jones
51. *John Williams
52. [AIDS scientists]
53. George W Bush & 9/11 firefighters
54. Army Special Forces (berets)
55. *Girl with flag
56. Military family reunion
57. *Michael Phelps
58. *George HW Bush
59. *Bill & Melinda Gates
60. *Barack & Michelle Obama
61. *Venus & Serena Williams
62. *LeBron James
63. *Misty Copeland
64. Yo-Yo Ma
65. *Beyoncé Knowles
66. *Elon Musk
67. *Neil deGrasse Tyson
68. *Mark Zukerberg
69. Muhammed Ali (Atlanta Olympics torch)
70. *Tatyana McFadden[?]
71. *2016 Olympic gymnastics team

Removed from this version: NWA, Whoopi Goldberg(?) and Billy Crystal(?) (at Comic Relief), Willie Nelson (at Farm Aid), Race for the Cure runners, Tom Brokaw, NYC police, Michelle Kwan, Tony Hawk, Tiger Woods, Bill Clinton & George HW Bush (HW is included with new footage in the updated version), Oprah Winfrey, Frank Gehry, Rick & **** Hoyt, Lance Armstrong, 2004(?) Olympic volleyball team, kids with sparklers

I am wondering why Tom Brady isn't shown in there. LeBron is certainly one at the top of his sport, so other representatives from their sports should be there too. I can think of a few more, Wayne Gretzky, Arnold Palmer, the 1980 Olympic Team, Ted Williams. I am sure I am missing a few more etc. Clearly he is one of the top athletes in his sports and one of the top in all sports.

 

[PB Watermelon]

No room for Steven Spielberg, I take it.

 

[RobotWolf]

Does anyone else think that the ending needs help in general? The film is one thing. But what I'm referring to is immediately after that. The torch comes up, Ben and Mark do their thing. And when they're done. They just stand there. The programmers have the bots actually chit chat with each other, silently, as the scene drags on with the finale music.

It honestly looks like something else was supposed to happen there, after the torch; some grand(er) finale. But the torch just hangs there, awkwardly, until the curtains lower. Then the bots wave, of course. The statues are revealed at this point. But, imo, this compounds the effect that makes it seem like something is missing. It might make the uninitiated wonder why these particular statues aren't moving. (It might be cool if they did ...)

Now I can't say what should have happened at that point. But considering the flow of the show up until then, it kind of makes the ending scene look like a mistake of some kind.

I think the torch makes a fine finale, itself. But it's the length of the finale tag after the torch scene dialog that is the issue. The music needs to be rearranged to the point where there is a final quick musical stab after the torch and then (quickly) curtains. That physical scene just hangs there way to long in the current implementation, imo.

As a bit of a disclaimer, I should say that I LOVE AA (And AA's AAs). They could not change a thing and I would still go see it again and again, as always. I was watching the video of the new ending. And as I was sitting here, frowning at the new instrumentation they chose, I realized that I was tearing up. I swear, they could have Daft Punk do the finale and I would still cry like a baby. I really don't understand that. I am a poor student of American history. But it gets me every time.

 

[ABQ]

I am wondering why Tom Brady isn't shown in there. LeBron is certainly one at the top of his sport, so other representatives from their sports should be there too. I can think of a few more, Wayne Gretzky, Arnold Palmer, the 1980 Olympic Team, Ted Williams. I am sure I am missing a few more etc. Clearly he is one of the top athletes in his sports and one of the top in all sports.

As a Patriots fan, I agree.
Gretzky however, is Canadian. (Though, as a Bruins fan, if I were looking for folks to put into a Canadian film, I'd say Bobby Orr before Gretzky ) The 1980 US Olympic Hockey team was in the film before.