Goofyernmost
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If you mean the ride vehicles themselves, I don't believe that anything about them is changing except the programming to react to the new visuals and quite likely a different sound track.
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Soarin' Expansion and new Soarin' Around the World film
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Daveeeeed
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Do you mean for Soarin' Over The World, or Pandora: Flight of Passage?
Goofyernmost
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If you were talking about Pandora... I don't know. I didn't realize that you were discussing Pandora on a Soarin thread. I apologize.
Daveeeeed
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Sorry it is my fault I shouldn't have brought it up on this thread. Sorry! I just kind of combined two questions into one.
Goofyernmost
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No big deal, I apparently just skimmed through the question and the name difference just didn't register. I under-thought it!
Daveeeeed
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Well I guess no matter what it turns out to be it'll sure be exciting to ride them both!
ToTBellHop
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Flight of Passage is a different ride system.
We know Flight of Passage will be a "vehicle in front of a large screen" ride like Soarin, but there is a lot that could be done with it to take it beyond what Soarin' is. We know it will be 3D, and it's likely to have a large range of actual motion then Soarin.
matt9112
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I agree. Granted I am a mission space fan it simply isn't soaking up riders. That's a problem. Park simply has garbage capacity yet attendance keeps going up.
matt9112
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Silly question Marni but why did they build it "away" from the existing theatre? Why not built it up against?
The probably didn't build it right against the current building because there is a lot of infrastructure (AC, fire escapes, etc) coming off the back of the building which would have required a much longer shut down of the existing attraction.
Goofyernmost
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I'm not Marni, but, if I had to guess I would think it is because to put it up against the building would have meant relocating all the external equipment that you can see along the old building. Just a guess, but, if it were me and with the fact that nothing is showing from the outside to the public, it would be the most logical reason I can think of.
EDIT: Again I really need to read ahead. I see that it was already answered. Move along, nothing to see here!
DisneyChik17
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So, fun info today from my buddy in internal marketing, apparently the "End of May" date (reportedly, May 27) is the opening of the third theater but will still have Soarin' Over California. Then, the movie switch will occur later in June or July, depending on Shanghai and when they finally open.
DisneyJeff
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That would mean that they would have had to upgrade from film to digital, right? Wouldn't all three theaters have the new projectors? Also, I wonder how long it will take to make the switch. Besides changing the movie, they would need to reprogram the movements and change the smells.
GhostHost1000
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any updates if this "might" be open by June 1st?
DisneyChik17
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Technicalities that I am not aware of, and neither was my buddy. I would assume that they would replace the projectors, but maybe not upgrade the film. And the reprogram may be something that can be stored on a drive and test ran, but again that's not where our expertise is. It'll be interesting, that's for sure.
As for June 1, you will have Soarin' over California.
The film has already been upgraded to digital, that is what is being used at DCA.
Jon81uk
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Of course Simpsons Ride (Back to the Future) at Universal is also a vehicle in front of a large screen ride. Lots of things have similar concepts, but the finished result is very different.