HairyLegPirate
Active Member
Hey I'm new to the forums but have been reading for a while. Just out of curiosity (I know DCA didn't get it but still curious) what is/was the rumored new ending supposed to be?
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Little Mermaid to receive Updates?
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dstrawn9889
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well, how does the little mermaid end? Possibly something like that... and boom goes the dy..... whelcome to the bhords mate
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JenniferS
When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
flynnibus
Premium Member
No, they've closed the attraction twice already at DCA purely to rework the show. The main reason was the show changes.
Bairstow
Well-Known Member
I don't think any specifics are known, just that the final room was rumored to possibly be re-worked in some way.
HairyLegPirate
Active Member
Thanks for the info guys! And thanks for the welcome!
The Visionary Soul
Well-Known Member
The ending was moved into phase 2. Expect the Mermaid attraction in DCA to close again to refurbish the end of the ride once the new fiscal year starts. The ending re-build would shorten the finale sequence and replace the kiss scene (not Kiss the Girl, the next one) with an epic battle sequence with Eric ramming his ship into Ursula.
The re-do was split into 2 parts due to budgetary concerns.
The re-do was split into 2 parts due to budgetary concerns.
Cmdr_Crimson
Well-Known Member
Here's what the modifications look like..
sponono88
Well-Known Member
Aside from the new lighting, paint and projections that give the Under The Sea room an improved look, there are several physical improvements. One of them is that there are fish now "swimming" around in this scene hung on strings in the ceiling. Instead of just the metal tubes with fish glued to them, now the fish also swim from strings (thin cables?).
Here's the original look, with the tight school of fish stuck to the rotating metal bars hung from the ceiling.
Yeah, it's hard to believe someone actually approved that original lighting. There's a weird orange/red tint that is cast on the figures and everything else just fades into the background and looks blah. The new UV light actually brings out details that were there all along but I had never even seen.
This is what it should've looked like when it opened almost three years ago. Took them a while but they finally got it right..!
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The Visionary Soul
Well-Known Member
The Touring Plans video is a bit higher quality and has better lighting, just in case you want to see an alternate video of the scene.
Nland316
Well-Known Member
How long would that refurbishment last?
EPCOTCenterLover
Well-Known Member
I really hope that happens! The ride needs the drama of that scene to finish the story well.
Because it's not confirmed.why??
Matt_Black
Well-Known Member
Yeah, as it stands now, it's way too abrupt. "Ursula threatens everyone but is defeated, but that all happens 'off-camera'. Here's the wedding finale, thanks for riding!"
Bocabear
Well-Known Member
It's about pacing and story telling...sort of like telling the story of the Wizard of Oz and Dorothy get hit on the head wakes up in Muchkinland, the witch appears and she is back in her bed...the end... If you design a ride to tell the story in a linear fashion, then you need to include all the plot points... to carry the narrative.
Matt_Black
Well-Known Member
Because it's one of the most memorable climaxes in Disney history? Also, it was inspired by Die Hard.
Bairstow
Well-Known Member
Because it's the climax of the film.
flynnibus
Premium Member
Wait.. so we can complain about skipping this part of the story about killing Ursula... but no complaints at all about
- why ariel sees ursula in the first place? What her motivation is?
- why did the mermaid become a woman?
- who is this guy kissing ariel and where the hell did he come from?
The whole setup of the conflict of why ariel goes on this quest is missing from the ride ENTIRELY and people are going to complain that the conclusion of one of the characters is missing?
The ride doesn't tell the story on its own at all... so why are we so hung up on this one point?
Honestly I think it all came from the origin of complaints about the quality of that scene (simple projections) vs larger AA scenes and this is how people justify it.
Matt_Black
Well-Known Member
Listen- I want to see a boat-stabbin', gosh darn it!