Digital marquee in the back of the CBJ theater?

[Erik787]

First off, I searched here and googled and couldn't find any insight. In the back of the Country Bear Jamboree theater, that is, if you are sitting and watching the show and happened to turn around to look behind you and up, there is a digital marquee hanging up there with the lyrics scrolling as the songs play... except the lyrics are mirror image flipped.

I can't think of which ones, but I'm sure I've also seen this in another attraction or attractions on property.

I'm sure there is a logical reason for it being there, but I'm stumped. I cant figure it out. Someone enlighten me!

 

[unkadug]

It's a reflective closed captioning system for the hearing impaired.

 

[TheDisneyMagic]

Correct, you can use a device with a mirror on it to read the script to the show. Other attractions such as Muppet Vision also use this technology.

 

[SMRT-1]

It's a reflective closed captioning system for the hearing impaired.

always wondered what that was. thanks

 

[LudwigVonDrake]

I've also seen them in Muppetvision and Philharmagic.

 

[GenerationX]

They're Teleprompters for the performers.

 

[unkadug]

They're Teleprompters for the performers.

But wouldn't the displays be reading 1's and 0's instead of Engrish?

 

[Alektronic]

Every Theater in WDW has CC, most of them aren't turned on. If you want to use it, just ask the operator and they will provide you with a mirror and turn the sign on.

 

[Rob562]

AllEars has a page listing all of the Reflective Captioning attractions, as well as a photo of one of the devices used to see the LED board (a piece of plexiglass on a flexible stand)

http://allears.net/pl/reflect.htm

-Rob