Google Earth / 3dParks is LIVE!!!! GO GO GO

[krueg66]

I see the Mickey Ears.
I click on them
I click the "Show in Google etc"

Still nothing :veryconfu

Did you zoom all the way down to ground level with the slider on the right side of the map? If not, that may be the problem...

 

[wvdisneyfamily]

I'm afraid it's not live. The ground is made up of images which will be a few months old (probably? They will be periodically updated). The buildings are models with phtographs on taken a few weeks ago. I imagine these will also beperiodically updated.

Thanks! I feel so silly! I thought it was going to be live. I didn't know how they would accomplish that, though. Anyway, thanks! :wave:

 

[Laura]

I think this is really awesome. I love the detail. Once each scene is fully loaded it really does look exactly like it does in person.

My only gripe is that I can only play for about 5 minutes at a time before it starts freezing and locking up so badly it's not fun anymore. My MacBook is 2 years old now so that might have something to do with it.

By the way, I'm not using the Mickey ears. I'm just zooming into Disney with 3-D buildings and street view enabled.

 

[Flounder_de]

I downloaded Google Earth 4.3, as per the instructions.

I did a search, and a map of Disneyworld came up.

I couldn't see any golden Mickey ears, so I took someone's advice on this thread, and checked the 3D box at the bottom left of the screen.

I'm clicking on the letters in red and the blue circles, but all I'm getting is pictures saying Panoramia or something like that.

Can anyone help?

Change the language to US-EN - that does the trick

Cheers,
Flounder

 

[EpcoTim]

I think this is really awesome. I love the detail. Once each scene is fully loaded it really does look exactly like it does in person.

My only gripe is that I can only play for about 5 minutes at a time before it starts freezing and locking up so badly it's not fun anymore. My MacBook is 2 years old now so that might have something to do with it.

By the way, I'm not using the Mickey ears. I'm just zooming into Disney with 3-D buildings and street view enabled.

I'm using a 2 year old Macbook myself, I have the memory maxxed out, and it runs fine, as long as I have most of my other things closed. Like running Firefox and Google Earth---doesn't work so well. Its not the computer, its the fact that the software is a monster. Even on a brand new Mac Pro it struggles along at times.

Even you want to see how it really tests your machine, open up your Activity Monitor.

 

[JimboJones123]

Looks like they are about 20% done with midtown Manhattan. It was cool seeing my brother's car parked in front of his house as well. This is fun. Looks like many landmarks in major cities are already done. I visited the Alamo and the Silver Legacy Casino just an hour ago.

 

[Richard Bruvofe]

Did you zoom all the way down to ground level with the slider on the right side of the map? If not, that may be the problem...

Yes, I do get a translucent "haze" over the parks, but that's about all.

 

[minniemouseuk]

Did you click on the "Show this layer" button on the top right of the pop up window? Then you have to click on the show in 3D button. Maybe that will help.

Thanks. I'll try that.

 

[Laura]

I'm using a 2 year old Macbook myself, I have the memory maxxed out, and it runs fine, as long as I have most of my other things closed. Like running Firefox and Google Earth---doesn't work so well. Its not the computer, its the fact that the software is a monster. Even on a brand new Mac Pro it struggles along at times.

Even you want to see how it really tests your machine, open up your Activity Monitor.

I've been running the software after a fresh restart with no other programs running each time. I guess that's as fast as it's gonna get for me. :lol:

 

[DiPSU224]

I've been running the software after a fresh restart with no other programs running each time. I guess that's as fast as it's gonna get for me. :lol:

I have to do the same thing and I still am only getting about 10% of buildings with the details. The rest looks just like a haze. And, after about 10 mins it locks up my computer. Oh well.

 

[Yankeeplex]

this site is going to be too much fun...time waster central

 

[Richard Bruvofe]

this site is going to be too much fun...time waster central

....but only if we can get it to work.

 

[Jerriko]

I thought we were going to be able to "walk-through" each park with photo-realistic views like what they have on the highways surrounding the parks. The gold camera icons...I thought that was the big inovation they were touting and the reason they send photographers into the parks for a couple weeks

chris

 

[KingStefan]

Looks like they are about 20% done with midtown Manhattan. It was cool seeing my brother's car parked in front of his house as well. This is fun. Looks like many landmarks in major cities are already done. I visited the Alamo and the Silver Legacy Casino just an hour ago.

I thought we were going to be able to "walk-through" each park with photo-realistic views like what they have on the highways surrounding the parks. The gold camera icons...I thought that was the big inovation they were touting and the reason they send photographers into the parks for a couple weeks

chris

There are two layers that you are confusing here. The Street View layer and the 3D Buildings layer. The Street View layer is the one with the camera icons where you can look around. The 3D Buildings layer is entirely separate from that. Both are cool, but they are separate layers. Try turning them on and off to see the differenct.

I also thought we were going to be getting a Street View layer of the parks and resorts, but it's not there yet. Maybe we still are. idk. That would certainly be cool.