danlb_2000
Premium Member
It's possible that the ROL video is much more suited to the water screens. The Jungle Book video was never intended for projection on a water screen.
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New nighttime show 'Rivers of Light' confirmed to be coming to Disney's Animal Kingdom
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It's possible that the ROL video is much more suited to the water screens. The Jungle Book video was never intended for projection on a water screen.
ABQ
Well-Known Member
Prehistory, before alligators and brain eating amoebas roamed the earth.Starting to think a Goofy waterskiing show would have worked out better for an interim show....
cursivesailor
Active Member
Nailing down which parks for which days/nights... October 29-Nov3....
In all of ya'lls collective opinions.... Should I even bother blocking out time for ROL or just half day AK like normal?
(I come from a city with an incredible zoo, so the animals aren't really something thats a huge draw for us.)
In all of ya'lls collective opinions.... Should I even bother blocking out time for ROL or just half day AK like normal?
(I come from a city with an incredible zoo, so the animals aren't really something thats a huge draw for us.)
oceanbreeze77
Well-Known Member
While I wouldn't be holding my breath for RoL, AK at night was really fun. Everest was awesome at sundown, some of the street entertainment is fun, and the tree of life was fantastic. Id make it a go early, take a nap, and then come back later type park.
WildcatDen
Well-Known Member
But, but, but, Exploder said the evening hours were stopping on the 5th???? (page 152)
FWIW I am hearing ROL in time for Thanksgiving. If so, at least some people will be Thankful.
WildcatDen
Well-Known Member
That sounds a bit dirty. . .
TalkingHead
Well-Known Member
As far as the projections go, the abstract designs look much better than the movie clips.
But the movie clips truly look awful. I watched the show from the bridge and asked a CM about the middle screen, which looked especially rough. She said it looks better from the theater - I don't buy that, but I guess that's the pat response - "it looks better from other sections of the viewing area."
prfctlyximprct
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My brain is always in the gutter
prfctlyximprct
Well-Known Member
If it is Thanksgiving there's got to be someone I can kick. But it would be just my luck. Can I still blame Shanghai or is that no longer a thing?
Mike S
Well-Known Member
"The Disney Difference"
JoeCamel
Well-Known Member
Starting to think a Goofy waterskiing show would have worked out better for an interim show....
Or a nightly Dopey dunking ala Fantasmic. At least it was entertaining.
Biff215
Well-Known Member
I certainly hope so, but the wind has also caused problems with the water cannons meeting in the middle. Hopefully this doesn't become a show that can't operate (properly) in light winds.
I know Jungle Book was a temporary show thrown together extremely quickly, but it's concerning that they were unable to make HD movie footage look anything close to decipherable. I had seen the movie and still had to guess what I was seeing based on what I could hear. This alone should have been a reason to delay the show.
VJ
Well-Known Member
Pinocchio on a water-ski is The Disney Difference™? Well, it was the 80s-90s...
Mike S
Well-Known Member
I meant the kind of thing they did just to entertain guests. They more than likely didn't make any kind of money with that and yet there it was. If anything they were paying the performer a handsome amount to waterski in that costume with no real ROI.
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
You're contradicting yourself. Yes, Disney is all about timing and promoting... which means it makes the most sense to announce ROL as early as possible and not premiere it during the "busy holiday time." You don't stack a new offering that will draw in guests with a busy time that will already be loaded with guests to begin with. You open the new offering during an otherwise slow time to bring people in who wouldn't otherwise be coming.They must still be experiencing issues if late October or November is the estimated opening. Still wouldn't doubt, at this point, they may hold off opening until the busy holiday time begins. Disney is all about timing and promoting...
There's a reason the original Fant (and copies of) mist screens spread equally from below.
Even Illuminations understood this, albeit from the opposite direction.
JohnD
Well-Known Member
They must still be experiencing issues if late October or November is the estimated opening. Still wouldn't doubt, at this point, they may hold off opening until the busy holiday time begins. Disney is all about timing and promoting...
Groan. I think I'm going to miss it on my 10/29-11/4 trip. The holiday season starts the very next week.