I am concerned about
@marni1971 ‘s comparison of Alcatraz and Transformers as well, mainly because IMHO Transformers puts WAY too much emphasis on screens, to the point that it seems as though the screen segments are the only true show scenes and the physical sets merely serve as transitions between those screen-based show scenes. This concern is probably unfounded, though, because it’s hard to imagine such a huge show building and high budget for an attraction with that screen-to-set ratio. I suspect it will be more like Shanghai’s PotC in that regard, which has ample physical sets and very well done integration of the screens.
I am not really concerned with it repeating the problems that Ratatouille has, as I think that’s unlikely for the following reason: Ratatouille tries to make it appear via screens as though you are moving forward through physical space, and thus that you are moving to a different physical location, even though the floor, the ceiling and walls, and the other vehicles make it clear that you are stationary. But Disney has never attempted to do this with a 2-D LPS ride, which makes sense, because the problem I described would be even more obvious in 2-D. Instead, they have only integrated the screens into physical sets that you are moving through (Mystic Manor), and thus avoid this problem entirely. Since, Alcatraz is 2-D (right?), I think we can be fairly confident that the screen integration method will follow Mystic Manor instead of Ratatouille.
However, I am concerned about the effectiveness of the “squinching” when there are multiple ride vehicles that might be fairly spaced out from each other...
