Jeremy Geertsema
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Now that it's ready and all, they better not keep us waiting!
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New nighttime show 'Rivers of Light' confirmed to be coming to Disney's Animal Kingdom
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doctornick
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I'm trying to avoid the temptation to watch the video so I can see it live without preconception, but I am curious if any IP made it into the show? I know that was a concern for some.
Besides Disney Nature, none
ToTBellHop
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To be fair, showtime from initial opening dialogue to end was about 18 min. It just takes a bit to populate the set as it were. I like the fire, fountains, and those floating mist screens that move around in front of the audience.
xdan0920
Think for yourselfer
Me too. I started to watch it, but I'll be there in 59 days. I can wait. I think. I'm sure I can probably wait.
Clamman73
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Think I saw a X-wing fly by...video was blurry though...might have been an eagle...
ToTBellHop
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Wasn't blurry to me. At least on par with Fantasmic!
mguimond1990
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I might have complained about thinking the finale is lackluster, but overall the show looks beautiful. I obv missed it during my November trip, but it looks like a good bet I'll see it during my May trip so maybe the finale will be better in person
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prfctlyximprct
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FigmentJedi
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Also, the aurora part of the third act is a straight-up homage to Brother Bear's "Transformation" scene. Besides the music, groups of elephants/mammoths marching, wolf pack dashing around in a circle, followed by herds of deer and a Grizzly mother/cub.
Like I think the only reason Brother Bear got left out of that Tree of Life montage was because of Rivers of Light.
tmthomas52
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Not sure if anyone has seen this yet but pretty good view of the show and the finale
dreamfinder912
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Does anyone else who saw the cast previews think the music is sped up a little? Like not just the pieces they cut toward the beginning but all of it seems faster. Am I going a bit crazy?
From the posted videos, it looks great. An 8 out of 10. For me, that means I'll make sure I see it at least once every visit.
So, now onto the quibbles:
So, now onto the quibbles:
- The boats with the dancers were kept in the background too much. It's hard to see what they're doing at a distance. And for those who aren't into the slow music and fountains (likely most children), boats passing by in the foreground would be a welcome distraction.
- Likewise, the light-up animal barges could have been involved more with a slow spaced-out parade around the circumference of the lake when they weren't 'on stage'.
- The Tree of Life hardly participated in the show. It could have been bright and had swirly colors during the fountain part (adding more interest there) and then at the end a faux-fireworks-ish display could have been happening.
Jeremy Geertsema
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Are cast members still scheduled to work at the theatre? Is the Feburary 12 date happening? If the show is ready, then they should show it, enough stalling!
FigmentJedi
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Forbidden site's being disgustingly alarmist and clickbaity about the edits.
andysol
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I was gonna go with- you're about 100 pounds too light. Jump on that deluxe DDP and you'll be there before you know it.
Magic Feather
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Agreed, I will admit, I am a bit disappointed of one aspect of what was cut, but the rest (IMO) was justified. Also note: While there are still some squabbles about the show, no one seems to complain about pacing anymore.
FigmentJedi
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I feel like they'd have a point if they actually talked about what was going on during the portions that were cut, but otherwise it seems like the Animal Spirit parade was mostly reliant on those floats and it dragged because of that. Like if it was something where their movement across the lagoon was accented more by the water screens, then they probably wouldn't have needed to have made those cuts.
