I'm sure we've all seen Jurassic World by now, and have all marveled at the wonder that is the Jurassic World Gyrosphere:
A year ago, we would have said the concept was cool but unlikely to ever happen for real. The Gyrospheres in the movie were props built along dolly rails, augmented with CGI to look like free-roaming vehicles.
In November of last year, we got the first trailer for Star Wars VII, featuring a new droid, BB-8....everyone remarked about how fake he looked, acting like the little guy was going to be a continuation of the same CGI that gave us the prequels.
But then, two months ago, BB-8 rolled across the stage at Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, and everyone realized that what they saw on the screen wasn't a CGI effect, but an actual, physical prop.
We also learned that BB-8 was not only real, but his creation was assisted by none other than Disney CEO Bob Iger; the company that built BB-8, Sphero, was listed as part of Disney's Accelerator program, whose mission statement is "helping today’s technology innovators turn their dreams for new media and entertainment experiences into reality."
So with all that...would a Gyrosphere ride be a viable option for Disney, say if they wanted to build another expansion onto Animal Kingdom? I'm sure Disney would never let them be free-roaming...would probably build a trench for them to run along.
Or do you think Universal would deploy an army of lawyers to prevent it from happening?
It would seem that, although Universal dreamed up a nice concept, Disney has already got its hand well into the cookie jar.
A year ago, we would have said the concept was cool but unlikely to ever happen for real. The Gyrospheres in the movie were props built along dolly rails, augmented with CGI to look like free-roaming vehicles.
In November of last year, we got the first trailer for Star Wars VII, featuring a new droid, BB-8....everyone remarked about how fake he looked, acting like the little guy was going to be a continuation of the same CGI that gave us the prequels.
But then, two months ago, BB-8 rolled across the stage at Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, and everyone realized that what they saw on the screen wasn't a CGI effect, but an actual, physical prop.
We also learned that BB-8 was not only real, but his creation was assisted by none other than Disney CEO Bob Iger; the company that built BB-8, Sphero, was listed as part of Disney's Accelerator program, whose mission statement is "helping today’s technology innovators turn their dreams for new media and entertainment experiences into reality."
So with all that...would a Gyrosphere ride be a viable option for Disney, say if they wanted to build another expansion onto Animal Kingdom? I'm sure Disney would never let them be free-roaming...would probably build a trench for them to run along.
Or do you think Universal would deploy an army of lawyers to prevent it from happening?
It would seem that, although Universal dreamed up a nice concept, Disney has already got its hand well into the cookie jar.
twice lol awesome movie.
