New nighttime show 'Rivers of Light' confirmed to be coming to Disney's Animal Kingdom

[El_Tomato]

Blog Mickey just released a video on some lighting, projection and water screen testing. Not sure if this is of any real importance, though.
What really caught my eye was some sort of countdown clock that is projected onto the boat at roughly 0:46 seconds. Does anyone know what that could be?

 

[Rteetz]

Rivers of naps according to Mousesteps

https://twitter.com/mousesteps/status/823020786147610624

 

[marni1971]

Blog Mickey just released a video on some lighting, projection and water screen testing. Not sure if this is of any real importance, though.
What really caught my eye was some sort of countdown clock that is projected onto the boat at roughly 0:46 seconds. Does anyone know what that could be?

The clock is timecode. Minutes, seconds and frames traditionally. Usually used to sync a show together / part of a video that won't be seen in the show.

 

[oceanbreeze77]

update: disneyland is selling lotus ice cubes

 

[DinoInstitute]

Rivers of naps according to Mousesteps

https://twitter.com/mousesteps/status/823020786147610624

View attachment 185561

Rivers of Goodnight?

 

[IMFearless]

I know there have been technical problems with this, but does anyone else feel like Disney might have left this on the back burner so to speak, what with the slightly softer than usual attendance through the fall.

I think it was originally planned to pull crowds over to AK through the busy summer months and once they missed that opening they don't have the same rush.

I wouldn't be surprised if they wait for Avatar to open before this comes online at this point.

 

[noahroberts]

Longtime lurker making my first post because I haven't seen this mentioned: any possibility of the ROL opening lining up with the filming of The View in Animal Kingdom the week of March 5th? Seems like a good promo opportunity. (our spring break trip - crossing our fingers!)

 

[El_Tomato]

Random question for those who have seen the show: are these guys actually in the large lotus barge? (I know this is one of the early concept arts, so things have probably changed a lot since then)

 

[BriEcho3194]

View attachment 185634 Random question for those who have seen the show: are these guys actually in the large lotus barge? (I know this is one of the early concept arts, so things have probably changed a lot since then)

No there is not. But the Big Lotus does kinda extend a bit.

 

[cjkeating]

View attachment 185634 Random question for those who have seen the show: are these guys actually in the large lotus barge? (I know this is one of the early concept arts, so things have probably changed a lot since then)

As you said that was an early concept art and the final design of the giant lotus was different/simpler.

 

[mikeh]

View attachment 185634 Random question for those who have seen the show: are these guys actually in the large lotus barge? (I know this is one of the early concept arts, so things have probably changed a lot since then)

Spoiler: RoL

No, they aren't

 

[Delgado]

Longtime lurker making my first post because I haven't seen this mentioned: any possibility of the ROL opening lining up with the filming of The View in Animal Kingdom the week of March 5th? Seems like a good promo opportunity. (our spring break trip - crossing our fingers!)

This was actually my first thought when I heard they were filming there. It makes sense that they let a show make a big deal about ROL because I think no one is listening to Disney on the matter anymore.

I have been to Disney 3 times for different trips since they were supposed to open. We are contemplating a trip march 4 for a few days. Hmmmm.... the wheels are turning again

 

[LukeS7]

For what it's worth, when I went on the Keys to the Kingdom tour this past week, the CM leading the tour was asked about RoL and he told us that the rumor circulating among them is that the blackout dates for the new 4-park tickets are tied to the opening of RoL

 

[marni1971]

This really had better be the best night show ever. They've set their own bar for this.

 

[mikeh]

This really had better be the best night show ever. They've set their own bar for this.

At least it'll be getting more narration. That's a good step in the right direction before public debut

 

[Clamman73]

This really had better be the best night show ever. They've set their own bar for this.

People will say this about it...

 

[Mat Cauthon]

This really had better be the best night show ever. They've set their own bar for this.

I have the opposite feeling actually. With all the technical difficulties, delays and cuts from the show my expectation bar has fallen into the middle to low range at this point. If it were being delayed due to plussing out the show I would probably feel different but...

 

[El_Tomato]

At least it'll be getting more narration. That's a good step in the right direction before public debut

Are they actually adding more narration to the show? Why? I thought that the few lines in the beginning were pretty self-explanatory...

 

[marni1971]

I have the opposite feeling actually. With all the technical difficulties, delays and cuts from the show my expectation bar has fallen into the middle to low range at this point. If it were being delayed due to plussing out the show I would probably feel different but...

Just look through this thread. The fan base anticipation is like a rollercoaster ride. Hopes raised. Hopes dashed. Every glimmer of opening hope is jumped on.

And that's a problem due to the reasons you posted. It has to deliver. But will it? Or will anything after such a long wait be accepted as the best possible?

 

[VJ]

Or will anything after such a long wait be accepted as the best possible?

Probably this one. I'm going with this one. Mostly because the general WDW population (not the people on this forum) eat up anything WDW puts out like candy.