Disney's Celebrate America - A Fourth of July Concert in the Sky 2013 - Full 360 multi-angle

Marc Gil

Marc Gil

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Awesome! I wish I could've been there to see it in person. I'm sure it was mobbed! Last year I saw them from the top of the Contempo. It was breathtaking! You could literally see all of the fireworks from all the other Orlando parks.
 
PhotoDave219

PhotoDave219

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Well, MSUSA was wide open from where that video was shot at thanks to a giant downpour at 8pm.

Thats when I got in my spot which was about 50 feet behind where that video was shot.

Interesting note.... the look towards the train station/town square kinda sucks except during perimeter. The shots from Seven Seas Lagoon are off-center slightly (eastside).

Interesting note 2.... If you always want a 360 feel during Wishes for the whole show, I suggest the entrance of New Fantasyland.
 
71jason

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In addition to the downpour, there was a new viewing area this year--backstage.

Let that sink in. They purposely directed guests BACKSTAGE during park hours. They had a minimal number of bleachers set up, some tables (same as from outside Plaza) and a DJ. Also some sort of patriotic horseless carriage that was covered up for the rain (the Ryder trucks remained uncovered), and red, white and blue lights projected on the buildings . The otherwise unthemed buildings because, again, backstage. Also plenty of mobile vendors.

In addition to being bad show x100 on general principles, the speakers weren't all that loud, and the lighting on Main Street food prep and the other buildings was not reduced. CMs continued to come and go and work inside throughout the show. You could see because there's no door, just the canvas strips, like a cargo receiving area. The 360 finale worked well, but that was about it. Just to bright otherwise.

After the fireworks, the DJ started a dance party. Backstage. You could do the Cha-Cha Slide Part 2 in full view of the back side of the Main Street Cinema and CMs going to and from work. This is in addition to Club 626 happening maybe 200 yards away.

What's odd is, as David said, it wasn't that crowded. Summer, yes; Christmas week, no. By 10:30, no more than 20 minutes at the mass-loaders, Pirates was a walk-on. No idea why TDO would violate one of Walt's sacred laws for this.
 
wdwmagic

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71jason said:
In addition to the downpour, there was a new viewing area this year--backstage.

Let that sink in. They purposely directed guests BACKSTAGE during park hours. They had a minimal number of bleachers set up, some tables (same as from outside Plaza) and a DJ. Also some sort of patriotic horseless carriage that was covered up for the rain (the Ryder trucks remained uncovered), and red, white and blue lights projected on the buildings . The otherwise unthemed buildings because, again, backstage. Also plenty of mobile vendors.

In addition to being bad show x100 on general principles, the speakers weren't all that loud, and the lighting on Main Street food prep and the other buildings was not reduced. CMs continued to come and go and work inside throughout the show. You could see because there's no door, just the canvas strips, like a cargo receiving area. The 360 finale worked well, but that was about it. Just to bright otherwise.

After the fireworks, the DJ started a dance party. Backstage. You could do the Cha-Cha Slide Part 2 in full view of the back side of the Main Street Cinema and CMs going to and from work. This is in addition to Club 626 happening maybe 200 yards away.

What's odd is, as David said, it wasn't that crowded. Summer, yes; Christmas week, no. By 10:30, no more than 20 minutes at the mass-loaders, Pirates was a walk-on. No idea why TDO would violate one of Walt's sacred laws for this.
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This has been standard practice now for NYE and July 4 for several years.

From all accounts there was heavy rainfall in the evening which I am guessing dumped out a lot of guests from the park. Plans for the backstage viewing would have already been in place, so I assume they just continued through with that plan, even though it was not required with the reduced number of guests still in the park.
 
PhotoDave219

PhotoDave219

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wdwmagic said:
This has been standard practice now for NYE and July 4 for several years.

From all accounts there was heavy rainfall in the evening which I am guessing dumped out a lot of guests from the park. Plans for the backstage viewing would have already been in place, so I assume they just continued through with that plan, even though it was not required with the reduced number of guests still in the park.
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Correct. There was a massive downpour at 8pm. People headed firths exits.

Same traffic plan as NYE.

It makes sense if you deal 80-100k in guests.
 
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wdwfan4ver

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Disney's Celebrate America are much better than the fireworks that happened on the lakefront in the city I live in last night.

The lakefront Fireworks last night was called the worst ever because of the fog. The thing is there was limited visibility before the fireworks because of the weather and it was decided to do the fireworks last night anyway.
 
Crazydisneyfanluke

Crazydisneyfanluke

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I also saw the person taking the video from the poly!
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This is the shot i took from the poly on the beach. Im glad the rain cleared just in time!
 
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chrisps

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I am glad that you have posted the HD video of the 4th fof July fireworks from last night and the 1st of this month I hope that you get a HD video of the 4th of July fireworks from the magic kingdom tonight and I hope that you get an HD video of the Epcot 4th of July fireworks tonight the whole show and I also hope that you can get an HD video of the 4th of July fireworks from Disney's Hollywood studios tonight. I was at the Disney world resort on the 1st of this month but I did not get to see the 4th of July fireworks that night because of the heavy rain I was really wet after been at the animal kingdom that day because of the thunderstorms that day so I stayed in my hotel and took a nap that night from the HD video on the 1st of this month it look like it was really raining really heavy that night how did they get the magic kingdom 4th of July fireworks in that night?
 
articos

articos

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71jason said:
In addition to the downpour, there was a new viewing area this year--backstage.

Let that sink in. They purposely directed guests BACKSTAGE during park hours. They had a minimal number of bleachers set up, some tables (same as from outside Plaza) and a DJ. Also some sort of patriotic horseless carriage that was covered up for the rain (the Ryder trucks remained uncovered), and red, white and blue lights projected on the buildings . The otherwise unthemed buildings because, again, backstage. Also plenty of mobile vendors.

In addition to being bad show x100 on general principles, the speakers weren't all that loud, and the lighting on Main Street food prep and the other buildings was not reduced. CMs continued to come and go and work inside throughout the show. You could see because there's no door, just the canvas strips, like a cargo receiving area. The 360 finale worked well, but that was about it. Just to bright otherwise.

After the fireworks, the DJ started a dance party. Backstage. You could do the Cha-Cha Slide Part 2 in full view of the back side of the Main Street Cinema and CMs going to and from work. This is in addition to Club 626 happening maybe 200 yards away.

What's odd is, as David said, it wasn't that crowded. Summer, yes; Christmas week, no. By 10:30, no more than 20 minutes at the mass-loaders, Pirates was a walk-on. No idea why TDO would violate one of Walt's sacred laws for this.
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I long for the days of sensible show. And managers who would be properly chastised for ideas like this. There is no reason to allow this. If it's THAT crowded, CLOSE THE GATES. But it's not that crowded, and therefore, you have no need to even do this, let alone allow it.

We survived for 30 years just fine without ideas like these, and people managed to enjoy the parks and fireworks from MSUSA, the lands, the hub, Poly, GF, Contemp...
 
DicksonGR

DicksonGR

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articos said:
I long for the days of sensible show. And managers who would be properly chastised for ideas like this. There is no reason to allow this. If it's THAT crowded, CLOSE THE GATES. But it's not that crowded, and therefore, you have no need to even do this, let alone allow it.

We survived for 30 years just fine without ideas like these, and people managed to enjoy the parks and fireworks from MSUSA, the lands, the hub, Poly, GF, Contemp...
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Unfortunately the common idea within Disney management is "more guests = more money, so squeeze em' in." I'm guessing that by opening up the backstage area it increases the number of guests they can legally admit to the park. I agree with you though - it's really bad show.
 

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