The Miscellaneous Thought Thread

[VJ]

this is pretty much the most miscellaneous thought this thread will ever have, but i really really really love this commercial; especially after :25 in

 

[Phroobar]

this is pretty much the most miscellaneous thought this thread will ever have, but i really really really love this commercial; especially after :25 in

The history of American music would make a great ride at Disneyland.

 

[VJ]

The history of American music would make a great ride at Disneyland.

 

[Phroobar]

I don't have that mix. Pretty cool!

 

[No Name]

Had a thought:
As parkgoers we can generally tell when something is a screen or an animatronic. We can even discern when we're looking at a hybrid figure; one that uses projection tech along with traditional animatronic mechanics. But I don't think Disney or Universal has yet attempted to make a screen look like an animatronic. Why bring this up? The fluidity of an animatronic however-advanced is still a little stilted and stiff. And screeenz are the exact opposite, too fluid, hyperreal. Good in a pinch but still obviously a screen. Why not find a common ground between the two and fill the gap with digital animatronics?

Because unless they pull some voodoo magic it's not actually going to convince people it's an AA, so it'll just look like a jankily moving character on a screen. In many people's opinion it would artificially diminish the quality of the ride even if it does look okay. I mean I'd be interested to see it tried but I can almost guarantee it would fail, and I think the money would be better spent improving or economizing animatronics.

 

[Phroobar]

I just want to see new animatronics work for more than a week after being installed. I'm looking at you Duck Butt.

 

[SuddenStorm]

I just want to see new animatronics work for more than a week after being installed. I'm looking at you Duck Butt.

What's worse, is does that thing even count as an animatronic?

Do we know who made it? Garner Holt's stuff usually looks good and functions reliably. I'd bet they could make a duck butt that works longer than a day.

 

[mickEblu]

What's worse, is does that thing even count as an animatronic?

Do we know who made it? Garner Holt's stuff usually looks good and functions reliably. I'd bet they could make a duck butt that works longer than a day.

Do we know that Duck Butt is capable of moving? It sounds like it’s been static from show #1. We re talking about DCA right?

 

[ᗩLᘿᑕ ֊ᗩζᗩᗰ]

Because unless they pull some voodoo magic it's not actually going to convince people it's an AA, so it'll just look like a jankily moving character on a screen. In many people's opinion it would artificially diminish the quality of the ride even if it does look okay. I mean I'd be interested to see it tried but I can almost guarantee it would fail, and I think the money would be better spent improving or economizing animatronics.

Maybe. Won't know for sure until it's attempted. There's isn't much difference between bad cgi visuals and the visuals of an animatronic figure. Both straddle that line between realistic and uncanny valley about the same. My thought was to use this process when Imagineering is in need of a supplemental effect where filmed video footage of a live actor (too obvious) or an AA figure (too costly) would be impractical. I think it could work in the right situation. Obviously it'd never replace the need for an AA figure or AA scene but in certain instances I could see it being a better option than filmed footage.

 

[Phroobar]

Do we know that Duck Butt is capable of moving? It sounds like it’s been static from show #1. We re talking about DCA right?

The duck butt makes me wonder how much in GE will be broken within a week.

 

[THE 1HAPPY HAUNT]

The duck butt makes me wonder how much in GE will be broken within a week.

Can someone explain to me what is 'duck butt' please? I don't know what you all are referring to

 

[socalifornian]

Can someone explain to me what is 'duck butt' please? I don't know what you all are referring to

Donald gets shot off the screen and into the back wall of the theater

 

[THE 1HAPPY HAUNT]

Donald gets shot off the screen and into the back wall of the theaterView attachment 368045

oh ok. what attraction is this though?

 

[socalifornian]

oh ok. what attraction is this though?

Phillarmagic. Just don’t expect what you see in the gif at dca apparently lol

 

[THE 1HAPPY HAUNT]

Phillarmagic. Just don’t expect what you see in the gif at dca apparently lol

oh so the gif is not from DCA?

 

[socalifornian]

oh so the gif is not from DCA?

Nah MK. Ever seen Shrek 4D? Ends similarly to that when not-tinkerbell gets shot off the bottle and into the wall

 

[SuddenStorm]

The duck butt makes me wonder how much in GE will be broken within a week.

Yeah, riding Splash Mountain, Star Tours, Space Mountain, Indiana Jones Adventure and seeing the myriad of broken effects and figures, I can only imagine how long Galaxy's Edge will last in peak form. I give it 6 months

 

[Kram Sacul]

Star Tours has broken effects? There's a few screens behind the second Droid that haven't turned been turned on in a long time but that's all I can remember not working.

 

[SuddenStorm]

Star Tours has broken effects? There's a few screens behind the second Droid that haven't turned been turned on in a long time but that's all I can remember not working.

Yeah, that's what I was referring too.

 

[Phroobar]

Its easier to paint and cut back planters than to actually keep in ride effects working reliably.

Magic Mountain has a similar maintenance philosophy. Keep the ride working correctly even if you are down to one train but let the building and effects rot.