Soarin' Over the World Info/Update

flavious27

flavious27

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docandsix said:
How will people know where they are or what country they're flying over? The current version assumes the entire flight takes place within California. But what about a flight that covers the entire world?

Obviously, if you're flying over pyramids, you're probably in Egypt. But some of the world's most spectacular scenery is not necessarily so iconic. So how would people know?

A travel guide or a pre-flight orientation film could work. But I hope that the film either speaks for itself by sticking to things few people could confuse (The Eiffel Tower, for instance) or at least avoids using on-screen text to identify the landmarks and national destinations. I could see that happening, and I think it would be garish and distracting.
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It matters where they fly over, but the sites they should pick would be recognizable. I wouldn't put it past them that they fly over the other parks the same as they did when they flew over DL.
 
PirateFrank

PirateFrank

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raven said:
Soarin' was opened during the celebrations where other attractions and shows from other Disney parks around the world came to WDW. Also included that year were Lights, Motor, Action stunt show and Cinderellabration. These were built to be exactly like their counterparts. It had nothing to do with being "too cheap to film an east coast version."
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Thanks for the clarification on this. I appreciate it, since I hadn't known this. I still think there has been more than enough time to produce an east coast version at this point and it would be beneficial to the ride.

HDS said:
What will the smells be for flying over NY? O'da Trash dump? :p
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Probably no different than flying down an LA freeway.... :rolleyes:
 
MiklCraw4d

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sshindel said:
I agree. I can't imagine they would spend dollar 1 on updating this ride while it remains far and away the most popular attraction in Epcot. They tend to wait until it is about 5 years past the time when an attraction is dead empty (think The Living Seas and Imagination) before they even start to think about updating things.
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That would be true if we were just talking about EPCOT - there are spots set aside for Soarin' in both WDS in Paris at TDS in Tokyo. For all we know, they want to put it in HKDL and Shanghai as well. So I would assume that's why we'll finally get movement on this - the cost can be split amongst the different divisions.
 
imagineer boy

imagineer boy

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Epcotbob said:
They can use the video I put together for my backyard imagineering version of Soarin'......

Part 1 - Soarin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTzMQAVWxpI
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Wow, that is so cool!

As for the footage you used, now THAT is what the new Soarin footage should be like. Soaring over beautiful natural land marks of the world, thus tying it into the Land pavillion's theme. Some of that footage was pretty spectacular too like the Buffalo stampede and the big waterfall, just imagine seeing it in the Soarin Imax!

My only critique, I think a lot of the clips were too short. But I suppose that's beause of the footage you had to work with right?
 
Tybee

Tybee

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imagineer boy said:
Wow, that is so cool!

As for the footage you used, now THAT is what the new Soarin footage should be like. Soaring over beautiful natural land marks of the world, thus tying it into the Land pavillion's theme. Some of that footage was pretty spectacular too like the Buffalo stampede and the big waterfall, just imagine seeing it in the Soarin Imax!

My only critique, I think a lot of the clips were too short. But I suppose that's beause of the footage you had to work with right?
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That IS cool (and the low-tech "actuator" is adorable...I hope y'all take turns).

I suspect the length of the clips is limited more than anything by the musical cues. If you've never edited a film before, it may seem like you could just throw Broughton's score behind any footage you like and it'd look great, but to really maintain the Soarin' effect, you need to make sure the action onscreen syncs with the music and sound, which Bob seems to have done quite well.
 
Maryssa*

Maryssa*

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docandsix said:
How will people know where they are or what country they're flying over? The current version assumes the entire flight takes place within California. But what about a flight that covers the entire world?

Obviously, if you're flying over pyramids, you're probably in Egypt. But some of the world's most spectacular scenery is not necessarily so iconic. So how would people know?

A travel guide or a pre-flight orientation film could work. But I hope that the film either speaks for itself by sticking to things few people could confuse (The Eiffel Tower, for instance) or at least avoids using on-screen text to identify the landmarks and national destinations. I could see that happening, and I think it would be garish and distracting.
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I don't really think it matters. It's the same as the current version-- I can only name a couple of the locations in California even though they are named in the little pre-ride video screen loop, and have no idea where most of the rest of the particular scenes are filmed (and I live in CA!!) I think the important part is that it's all pretty to look at =p
 
Epcotbob

Epcotbob

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Tybee said:
That IS cool (and the low-tech "actuator" is adorable...I hope y'all take turns).

I suspect the length of the clips is limited more than anything by the musical cues. If you've never edited a film before, it may seem like you could just throw Broughton's score behind any footage you like and it'd look great, but to really maintain the Soarin' effect, you need to make sure the action onscreen syncs with the music and sound, which Bob seems to have done quite well.
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Thanks! Actually it was a combination of queues and clip lengths. I tried to match the queues, but also had times when the clip lengths were not long enough. It took a while to find enough fly-over clips to cover the whole song.
 
flavious27

flavious27

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Epcotbob said:
Thanks! Actually it was a combination of queues and clip lengths. I tried to match the queues, but also had times when the clip lengths were not long enough. It took a while to find enough fly-over clips to cover the whole song.
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Would there be enough clips with Planet Earth?
 

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