MrPromey
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And Amazon orders!
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ToTBellHop
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I knew that increased charge for Prime was going toward something good! Now I can get replacement shoelaces right at Epcot!
GhostHost1000
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How about the reverse. Amazing Prime delivery of a dole whip, churros, and a Mickey ice cream bar from the parks to our house? Asking for a friend lol
SteveAZee
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ToTBellHop
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I’ve never seen them move quickly while in an organized display of hundreds of drones. I’m sure there’s a reason.
pdude81
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I think if drones are part of the show, they'd move into formation just ahead of it starting. Darkness helps on this one. How quickly they can get them out of there before the fireworks begin is anybody's guess though. We need Johnny 5 alive, among others.
Now if they would do just drones with no pyro then it better be one amazing show.
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Neaunderhill
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You really should check out the drone show done for the queen's platinum jubilee as well as for the new years eve fireworks 2023 in london. Both can be viewed on YouTube.
Yes drones can move quick, enough, can be animated and rotate. Disney could probably even do a more intricate display then what these shows did.
I think they would make a nice compliment to a epcot show.
Epcot82Guy
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One thought I have - Epcot's show is also viewed in somewhat of an upward direction. Many drone shows are viewed more "from the side". You could do what are effectively more 2-D objects in the center or focused zones - almost like looking up at a screen. I'm clearly not a show designer, but I wonder if that could play a role in the design.
Vinnie Mac
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(To anyone who thinks the drones will fall on guest) Have any of ya'll considered that they could (and probably will) just fly the drones BEHIND the pavilions?
If you fly them behind the pavilions then they will be behind (and out of vision) of some guests. Not optimal.
Couldn't you fly them at the hight of the NYE Pyro for the Countries??
That would put them to the back of some guests. Which means they'd need four times as many drones to repeat the images 360.
Drones over Showcase Lagoon would either have to do the above (multiple repeats all the way around the pavilions), or, pretend there is a giant cylinder over the lagoon and make its images along the top surface of that virtual cylinder 'face down', or, do images/graphics with radial symmetry, or, constantly rotate the image. Or a combination of all that.
SteveAZee
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I think if someone were to design a 'drone show', it might be good to build it less like fireworks and less like a 2-D screen show and more to take advantage of what drones are good at... something drone-y. I don't know what exactly that means, but I'm not an Imagineer. Given that they can move quickly in many direction, given that they can have changing colored lights... it'd be a 3-D display that can change it's shape and size.
ToTBellHop
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Droning on and on about something they may not even use…
No. Previous idea.
Sky dance is at least 10 years ago, maybe more.
I was beaten to it; Pinocchios roof is the launch Pad.
But then they'll interfere with the secret tourist helicopters that are invisible to radar and don't file flight plans while flying under 1000 feet over the pavilions.
pdude81
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Unfortunately I believe Universal has the theme parks rights to SkyNet.
Epcot82Guy
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Dead people don't buy Genie+. The drones will be programmed to pick pocket - but with a jaunty Moana tune and a smile.