News Reflections of Earth confirmed to be replaced by Harmonious

[Thelazer]

Ahh the possibilities of what could have been in a ROE remake. Instead we get a flat water screen and moving arms…. Big wow moment there

As I've OFTEN said, the globe could have been easily rebuilt using a newer much more high res (and lightweight) led panel and it could have wrapped the whole globe.. the "mapping" to knock out the contents etc, could be all done thru playback.

Just that one simple change would have been enough for them to keep that show going another 10 years at least.
MAYBE that and take the existing barges and plop some new fountains on them.. that's all it needed.

 

[TTA94]

As I've OFTEN said, the globe could have been easily rebuilt using a newer much more high res (and lightweight) led panel and it could have wrapped the whole globe.. the "mapping" to knock out the contents etc, could be all done thru playback.

Just that one simple change would have been enough for them to keep that show going another 10 years at least.
MAYBE that and take the existing barges and plop some new fountains on them.. that's all it needed.

Exactly!

 

[brettf22]

So the hardware needed replace already? After a few run throughs and 2, maybe 3 months sitting out in the lagoon? This doesn’t bode well.

If this is replacing some failed equipment (and seemingly a very minimal amount of equipment, given the size of this installation), it would not be that abnormal. Failures in electronics tend to show up at the very beginning and the very end of their expected life cycle. The biggest difference here is that the testing and replacement is out for all the world to see, instead of hidden away inside a show building.

 

[TTA94]

Now that would be a Wow moment.

 

[Vinnie Mac]

Now that would be a Wow moment.

Could you imagine an updated ROE with a drone globe opening up?

 

[BasiltheBatLord]

Now that would be a Wow moment.

I was there last night and didn't even see this somehow.

 

[EPCOTCenterLover]

Now that would be a Wow moment.

We watched this last night, and I said to my wife, “That has EPCOT written all over it!”

 

[nickys]

I was there last night and didn't even see this somehow.

You’re in Tokyo? That drone show was part of the Opening Ceremony.

I would love to see Disney do something like that with drones.

 

[BasiltheBatLord]

You’re in Tokyo? That drone show was part of the Opening Ceremony.

I would love to see Disney do something like that with drones.

Yeah I was outside the stadium but didn't see the drones, just saw the fireworks. Maybe they were behind me or behind a building or something.

 

[TTA94]

Maybe it was just where I was standing, which was in World Showcase Plaza, but I noticed the music for EF sounded better than what I remember. Recent speaker upgrade?

 

[Squishy]

Maybe it was just where I was standing, which was in World Showcase Plaza, but I noticed the music for EF sounded better than what I remember. Recent speaker upgrade?

Zach Riddley didn't post about it so my guess is no.

 

[Vinnie Mac]

I’m think we discussed this awhile back but isn’t the plan for Harm to have less fireworks than RoE?

I know this is an old message but it was interesting seeing this because when I first saw the testing, I thought to myself "this has way more pyro than Illuminations and EF" lol.

 

[nickys]

Yeah I was outside the stadium but didn't see the drones, just saw the fireworks. Maybe they were behind me or behind a building or something.

It was difficult to tell. The athletes seemed to be looking upwards at it, but most of the footage of it came from a camera outside of the stadium.

 

[marni1971]

It was difficult to tell. The athletes seemed to be looking upwards at it, but most of the footage of it came from a camera outside of the stadium.

It seemed offset from the stadium.

 

[brettf22]

Yeah I was outside the stadium but didn't see the drones, just saw the fireworks. Maybe they were behind me or behind a building or something.

It was difficult to tell. The athletes seemed to be looking upwards at it, but most of the footage of it came from a camera outside of the stadium.

It seemed offset from the stadium.

Is it possible the drones were recorded earlier? I know these drone displays can have weather related restrictions. I thought I saw some rain drops during some of the performer close ups, so they might have recorded earlier for playback.

 

[nickys]

Is it possible the drones were recorded earlier? I know these drone displays can have weather related restrictions. I thought I saw some rain drops during some of the performer close ups, so they might have recorded earlier for playback.

It was definitely live. Either that or they fooled everyone and used a holographic image. This report includes a tweet showing it above the stadium, for example.

The Toyko Olympics Kicked Off With an Impressive Aerial Drone Display

Over 1,800 drones were used to create the light show.

petapixel.com

 

[MisterPenguin]

It looked like the drones were over the partial roof of the stadium. Perhaps the same safety rules apply in Japan as in the US that you can't have drones directly over people.

 

[CaptinEO]

I'm sorry if this has been answered already. Just saw these things in person for the first time today in Epcot. Do they go to another location or under water once the new show is done with construction? They are so huge, as tall as some buildings.

 

[techgeek]

I'm sorry if this has been answered already. Just saw these things in person for the first time today in Epcot. Do they go to another location or under water once the new show is done with construction? They are so huge, as tall as some buildings.

I hate to be the one to break it to you, but… err.. no.

 

[UNCgolf]

I'm sorry if this has been answered already. Just saw these things in person for the first time today in Epcot. Do they go to another location or under water once the new show is done with construction? They are so huge, as tall as some buildings.

They don't, which is why so many people are unhappy about them.