Honey I Shrunk The Audience

[Cmdr_Crimson]

I was recently watching an old clip during the 1994 WDW Christmas parade which brought up HISTA as it was in it's early first year at Epcot. While I was watching, it came to the scene where Wayne's Hover pod crashes into the NERD neon sign and explodes debris (Glitter or Silver Confetti??) into the audience shown here on this clip.

Was this a standard effect? or was this just for Media use? I don't recall glitter confetti being shot out into the theater...Then again having to clean it every time could have been rather fustrating over and over...Anyone know?

 

[dreamfinder]

Judging by the over dramatic reactions, and the fact they all seem to have Disney Legal approved wardrobes on, I'd suspect it was plussed for the clip reel.

 

[danyoung56]

I never once got confetti-d.

 

[Walt Disney1955]

Probably just a media effect. Just like in the old add for Tower of Terror you aren't really standing the whole time, you are sitting.

 

[Goofyernmost]

To me it looks like an obvious add on special affect. Even the mice didn't cause that much reaction from the guests, but it was cool to watch though. I had quite a laugh every time I went there with somebody that hadn't been there before.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

To me it looks like an obvious add on special affect. Even the mice didn't cause that much reaction from the guests, but it was cool to watch though. I had quite a laugh every time I went there with somebody that hadn't been there before.

It probably was..Just the second shot you can see the lady closest to the camera with her hands out like she was feeling the confetti glitter.

Everytime I went during the pre-show it was always a hoot when you heard people screaming from the theater before guests entered.

 

[The_Jobu]

I do miss this ride at times. One of my favourites growing up.

Never got glitter'd though. Which is probably for the best...

 

[Goofyernmost]

It probably was..Just the second shot you can see the lady closest to the camera with her hands out like she was feeling the confetti glitter.

Everytime I went during the pre-show it was always a hoot when you heard people screaming from the theater before guests entered.

It may be. I never witnessed it in all my times seeing the show. She also might be good at taking direction. The alleged confetti in the scene just didn't look real to me. It looked real when Solo was run through with a light saber as well, but, I have seen Harrison Ford on TV since that happened so it probably wasn't real.

 

[marni1971]

I was recently watching an old clip during the 1994 WDW Christmas parade which brought up HISTA as it was in it's early first year at Epcot. While I was watching, it came to the scene where Wayne's Hover pod crashes into the NERD neon sign and explodes debris (Glitter or Silver Confetti??) into the audience shown here on this clip.

Was this a standard effect? or was this just for Media use? I don't recall glitter confetti being shot out into the theater...Then again having to clean it every time could have been rather fustrating over and over...Anyone know?

Very much media. Disney were notorious in the 90s for their non representative commercials.

See no further than their Alien Encounter promos.

 

[surfsupdon]

That was a real fun show...one that I really liked. The characters are past their prime, but a ‘shrink down’ type show works great for a 4D theater attraction. The premise was super, would love to see something similar return.

 

[𝐌𝖆𝖓 𝖎𝖓 𝐖𝖊𝖇]

That was a real fun show...one that I really liked. The characters are past their prime, but a ‘shrink down’ type show works great for a 4D theater attraction. The premise was super, would love to see something similar return.

A possible movie franchise revival is in the works. It could happen.

 

[muddyrivers]

Very much media. Disney were notorious in the 90s for their non representative commercials.

See no further than their Alien Encounter promos.

As much as they were non representative, I certainly enjoyed watching all of them and imagining that was what the rides were actually like. I was always wondering how they got Quark's paws so close to the audience!

 

[marni1971]

That was a real fun show...one that I really liked. The characters are past their prime, but a ‘shrink down’ type show works great for a 4D theater attraction. The premise was super, would love to see something similar return.

You can always watch it here. In 2D!

 

[Mainahman]

This was one of my very first memories of WDW from 2002, and one of my fondest memories with my grandparents.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

This would have been nice to had come back rather than a pointless "Film Festival"

 

[PizzaPlanet]

This would have been nice to had come back rather than a pointless "Film Festival"

It would be a fun distraction while a large portion of future world is under construction, and it's probably nostalgic for enough people that a "limited" return would be worthwhile. They'd have to remaster the film of course, but I'd imagine all of the in-theater effects are still in place.

 

[Mainahman]

It would be a fun distraction while a large portion of future world is under construction, and it's probably nostalgic for enough people that a "limited" return would be worthwhile. They'd have to remaster the film of course, but I'd imagine all of the in-theater effects are still in place.

the vibration is for sure... it scared me at the film fest last year.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

It would be a fun distraction while a large portion of future world is under construction, and it's probably nostalgic for enough people that a "limited" return would be worthwhile. They'd have to remaster the film of course, but I'd imagine all of the in-theater effects are still in place.

It also still fits said Institute theme...But, then I don't know if they have to contact actors for said use of their likenesses being used again is an issue but, Rick Moranis's picture is in the queue so it may not be problem...I do wonder if they get a residual?

 

[Heppenheimer]

.I do wonder if they get a residual? If they hired a semi-competent agent at the time, they should.