Is it similar to Hall of Presidents at Magic Kingdom?
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Mr. Lincoln, can someone describe it?
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TP2000
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This sums the whole thing up in 57 seconds, in official Disney HD no less, if you can spare the time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzlxpV2KJNQ
sponono88
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^ hey, that's a pretty good video summary! I love the new Lincoln show (although new probably isn't the right word, seeing as the show is closer to the original World's Fair version.) I also liked the previous Lincoln show that featured binaural sound. It was pretty fun!
It's sad that animatronics haven't really had the wow factor in decades. Even this latest incarnation of Disney's crown jewel of animatronics doesn't really look very impressive. You'd think by now they'd have figured out how to sync the voice with the mouth movements more convincingly for example.
Disneyfanman
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You know, I don't really agree. I still, after 30 years, find the Hall of Presidents awe inspiring and I forget it's not real during the show. I haven't seen the new Lincoln, and indeed it's as much nostalgia as cutting edge, but I am looking forward to it in a couple of months. I still think the AA technology is relevant and entertaining. Maybe not as much for the musical shows (Tiki and Bears), but even they are entertaining. And the COP is still in my top favorite attractions at WDW.
Wilt Dasney
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To follow this thread drift: One of my biggest issues with AAs has to do with a certain kind of motion like what Lincoln shows in that video, where he turns his head and moves his hand fairly constantly during the speech. I can't really describe what it is, but something about that motion (which you see a lot when an AA is holding forth) just pulls me right out of the illusion.
Obviously real people turn their heads and raise their hands while they talk, so I can't quite pinpoint why it bothers me in AAs. It almost seems "too smooth," like it's obviously been pre-programmed instead of being a spontaneous action. Or maybe I'm unconsciously creating a problem where none exists because I know it's not a real person.
Anyone else get an inkling of what I mean?
Obviously real people turn their heads and raise their hands while they talk, so I can't quite pinpoint why it bothers me in AAs. It almost seems "too smooth," like it's obviously been pre-programmed instead of being a spontaneous action. Or maybe I'm unconsciously creating a problem where none exists because I know it's not a real person.
Anyone else get an inkling of what I mean?
I 100% know exactly what you're talking about. I get that feeling too, and it's difficult to describe it. Basically, it's a lot more fluid compared to early generations of AAs, but it's still very far off from seeming lifelike and doesn't really accurately replicate how people really move. I realize it's a technological advancement, but it just seems to me that when you consider the first human AA figure was created in 1964, you would think we'd be a lot further along in making them more believable.
I find it awe inspiring too, but that's more from a feeling of patriotism rather than being impressed by the technology or finding the figures to be lifelike at all.
Thanks for the info