Snow White's Scary Adventures - New Effects

sponono88

sponono88

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Al Lutz reported a while back that Tony Baxter was working on a few technical upgrades for SWSA. According to some people on MiceChat, some of the new effects are now in place.. It sounds like a pretty nice upgrade for the classic attraction :)

Originally Posted by Sparky
I was at the Park on the evening of July 24th and rode Snow White. The new effects were working. There are new projection effects in two places. The first is the Evil Queen's throne room/transformation scene. As the doors open and the room is revealed, you'll notice that the room appears a little brighter than before. There is a crash of thunder and flash of lightening as the Queen turns around to reveal herself as the hag. Electricity crackles upon the wall of the room as it becomes darker and cobwebs appear.

In the finale scene where the dwarves are chasing the hag, it is now raining, via a projection or light effect. But, not only is is raining, if you look at the rocks that the dwarves are on, it appears as if the rain is pooling and then running down the rocks.
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TP2000

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Ooh, can't wait! After the recent tech and audio upgrades to Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan's Flight, I was wondering which dark ride would be next! I'll have to ride this one soon.

Now I wonder what they might do for Mr. Toad's Wild Ride? But I also notice that Roger Rabbit Car Toon Spin is going down for a 3 month rehab this fall, so maybe that one is next.

Interesting that they did this Snow White tech upgrade without an actual closure. They appear to have installed this new stuff overnight over the past few months since it was first reported by Al Lutz they were working on it in May.
 
TP2000

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WDW will need a different executive team if it's ever going to start worrying about relatively modest tech upgrades to established, minor attractions like Snow White.

Meg Crofton appears to have been given a second three-year executive contract as the President of WDW in August, 2009. So you've got her at the helm for at least another two years. :rolleyes:

Change has to start at the top, and Meg the HR Superwoman ain't changing.
 
sponono88

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MintCrocodile has a new video of the ride. Keep in mind this is a dark ride and a camera isn't always able to capture every detail. Still, you're able to see the new effects in the magic mirror scene and a bit of the rain effect in the finale scene.

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Looks very impressive! I wonder if they'll add this same technology to any other rides.
 
Mukta

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I didn't know about this upgrade ahead of time. I rode Snow White the other night and I was stunned by the rain at the end. It is so beautiful and natural looking somehow.
 
DisneyParksFan1

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TP2000 said:
WDW will need a different executive team if it's ever going to start worrying about relatively modest tech upgrades to established, minor attractions like Snow White.

Meg Crofton appears to have been given a second three-year executive contract as the President of WDW in August, 2009. So you've got her at the helm for at least another two years. :rolleyes:

Change has to start at the top, and Meg the HR Superwoman ain't changing.
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Glendale should fire that woman and all the money-suckers at TDO.
 
TP2000

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Nicole220 said:
Saw the new effects today. Loved them! They are great additions.
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I finally saw them twice today. These new effects are really superb! The YouTube is good, but totally doesn't do it justice. Especially the final rainy day Dwarves scene, which is odd because that's the most vibrant and impressive but barely shows up as anything on the video.

Really quite amazing how they just freshened a circa 1982 ride by using very well crafted projections on pre-existing physical sets. The potential here is what is most amazing, as there are so many aging 1980's and 90's attractions that could totally POP! with this same technology.

You've got to ride Snow White's Scary Adventures at Disneyland to truly believe it! YouTube only scratches the surface on this one.

Great job Tony Baxter and Disneyland! :sohappy:
 
JerrodDRagon

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^I've heard rumors of more effects getting added to Snow White the next time the ride goes down for a Refurb.

Of course we also here Indy will be getting similar effects to the rain (I'm thinking the lava), next year we also have Alice, Roger Rabbit and Matterhorn going down so maybe we'll be lucky to see more effects added to these rides too. Disneyland imagineers you guys are the best!!!
 
TP2000

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Over on the Fantasyland Expansion board, trustworthy insider Lee is saying that the latest rumor from WDI has the Snow White ride in the Magic Kingdom being removed entirely and replaced with a Meet N' Greet location.

That makes no sense to me, but it appears to be the solid rumor gaining steam in Orlando.

I now appreciate this newly freshened and updated Snow White's Scary Adventures ride at Disneyland even more! :lol:
 
JerrodDRagon

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^lets take away a classic dark ride....for a meet and greet.....wait didn't we already agree that we don't need more than one or two small meet and greets??? Because we all know parents people will travel from across the world/country to meet now white, instead of getting to go on new/improved rides.
 
sponono88

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It was recently reported that BTMRR received a similar upgrade, it now features new projections for the falling rocks effect.
 
Nicole220

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sponono88 said:
It was recently reported that BTMRR received a similar upgrade, it now features new projections for the falling rocks effect.
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Really? Interesting. I was there a few days ago and the projection looked darker than normal. :lol:

Also, I cannot believe that WDW would take out a dark ride. That's just crazy.
 
nemofinder22

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I believe the new Thunder upgrade is not for the falling rocks but for the gold, that used to be done with fiber optics is now in projection.

Also another upgrade seems to have made its way to Pirates at the battle scene, that being more smoke being shot out of the cannon for a more realistic effect.
 
TP2000

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nemofinder22 said:
I believe the new Thunder upgrade is not for the falling rocks but for the gold, that used to be done with fiber optics is now in projection.

Also another upgrade seems to have made its way to Pirates at the battle scene, that being more smoke being shot out of the cannon for a more realistic effect.
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I haven't been on Thunder in months, but I noticed a lot more cannon smoke last Sunday when I rode Pirates. It's an awesome ride, as always.

Disneyland overall just looks very fresh and crisp and updated. They are clearly taking very good care of the old park, and it shows.

The lone exception seems to be Autopia, where the queue really takes a beating and looked beat up on a recent summer visit. The Chevron sponsorship started in 2000, and likely went for 10 years and is about to expire. Hmm....
 
TP2000

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Another short YouTube video is up showing the new digital Snow White effects. The first witch scene looks great, and you have to watch it a couple times to catch everything that changes in that room. The finale' scene is good, but really only proves it's nearly impossible to capture those effects in that scene on video.

As always, you really have to see this in real life to really get it. But this is a fun, quick look at the new stuff. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3JuWBibhlg
 

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