The Shanghai Disneyland spoiler rich attraction preview thread!

[flynnibus]

What about the Tokyo fireworks show/projection show. There was a bit where Gaston and the Beast were fighting on the castle.

I've not seen it to my knowledge. My biggest measure is... can I sit down and watch it and stay engaged. Obviously this is hurt a good bit by lack of physical presence by watching on a screen vs being there.. but the actual content tasked with drawing me in should be about the same there. I think the physical presence ADDS to the experience.. but alone can't replace a crappy core.

WoC is way better in person.. but because the fountains are better. The video for the most part is still lack luster.
The castle projections look way better in person usually... but better doesn't replace uninteresting.. etc

 

[Rich T]

I've been done with montages since the first time I saw the original WoC. I'm also done with over-use of fountains, "Let it Go," "Under the Sea," and Jack Sparrow. I still enjoy live perfomers and majestic firework displays. There's a huge difference between an I.P. "setpiece" and a "home video plug," and although I'm sure many Disney execs would like to pretend otherwise, most people really can tell the difference on a gut level.

 

[Nland316]

Wasn't it rumored that drones were to be a part of this show? I know I've seen it somewhere on this site that they would first be utilized in Shanghai's nighttime spectacular, but it's pretty clear that's not the case based on the video.

 

[Wendy Pleakley]

I don't mind the montage format for fireworks. It's not the type of show that needs a story.

I think it's overused in pretty much every theme park and cruise line stage show lately, on the other hand.

 

[Mike S]

It works together nice but the clip show format is getting a bit old. Star Wars felt so Forced that I'm surprised they didn't shove Marvel in as well Best part by far was Friend Like Me for what was going on with everything.

 

[No Name]

Y'all are chanting that it's "overused," and while I am one of the biggest proponents for original things, over 99% of visitors to SDL will have never seen one of these shows at another Disney park.

That being said, I agree that it does become overused and less unique when SDL's stage show, parade, and night time show all have this same concept. None have a plot. None have much of a different concept from the others. From the videos alone, I like all three. I don't think any are perfect but I like them. The nighttime show is very WoC-like, but I feel as though some of the colors and thngs were moving too fast. Some parts made me dizzy. The overall pacing, I didn't think was perfect. And is that Olaf flying through the air in the beginning part with dumbo? What the heck?

The actual shows are hard to judge just from videos. But the concept is something I can see clearly from the videos, and I wish one of SDL's outdoor shows would have some sort of plot or major aspect that makes it unique.

 

[Stevek]

Leave the Disneyland and DLP Pirates alone but Disney should be fast tracking a tear down of the WDW Pirates to build a new version duplicating Shanghai.

 

[Sped2424]

I think the best nighttime fireworks at a Disney park at the moment is Disneylands

 

[No Name]

I feel like the WDW/DL PotC is like a poem, while PotC:BftST is a story. Or at least it's more poetic than Shnaghai's. That's the key difference in the ride to me. I don't think one style is better than the other.

I also don't think this version of Pirates should leave Shanghai. It is their thing.

Leave the Disneyland and DLP Pirates alone but Disney should be fast tracking a tear down of the WDW Pirates to build a new version duplicating Shanghai.

I wholeheartedly disagree.

 

[Stevek]

I feel like the WDW/DL PotC is like a poem, while PotC:BftST is a story. Or at least it's more poetic than Shnaghai's. That's the key difference in the ride to me. I don't think one style is better than the other.

I also don't think this version of Pirates should leave Shanghai. It is their thing.



I wholeheartedly disagree.

Understandable. I just feel that the WDW version is a shadow of the original...gives them chance to a) add something truly groundbreaking to the MK and b) bring it to an audience that's highly unlikely to ever experience the Shanghai version. I could see if they were cloning between DL and WDW (leave Cars Land a DCA exclusive for example) or between HK and Shanghai...but Shanghai and Florida are worlds apart. But like I said, respect your opinion.

 

[Rich T]

I feel like the WDW/DL PotC is like a poem, while PotC:BftST is a story. Or at least it's more poetic than Shnaghai's. That's the key difference in the ride to me. I don't think one style is better than the other. I also don't think this version of Pirates should leave Shanghai. It is their thing.

Also, a huge element of what makes Disneyland and WDW's versions what they are is that they're musicals. Dark musicals with variations of just one song, but that song/bgm is 50% of the experience (even moreso before the Sparrowization). The music on Shanghai's Pirates ride is effective, but it's not an element anyone's going to be humming on the way home. It's a 'ride the movies" experience, and does a great job at it, but I wouldn't want to see it replace any other version.

 

[Rich T]

Now that I've watched ride-through videos several times (I'm never getting to Shanghai), another difference really hits home: There are no "normal" pirates on this ride; everyone's dead or cursed (if there are any uncursed living CGI pirates on the projected ships, they don't count ). Sparrow's the only human-looking AA figure. The first 3 PoC rides are stuffed to the gills with great, memorable AA characters representing normal (ish) humans. Shanghai is a wild, multi-media fantasy adventure through a world of demons, mermaids and the undead. It's great for what it is, but the lack of actual Pirate characters is another reason I'm fine with it staying in Shanghai.

 

[No Name]

Ooh! Drawing classes! So the Marvel tent actually has something neat.



And the Tarzan show was being performed recently. I don't know whether this is the first time or not, but these are the first pictures I've seen. Here's a pic.

 

[Sped2424]

Still waiting on Roaring rapids..

 

[Jones14]

Just watched a video, and the tree with the animals serves as the replacement for the cottage scene on the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. I thought the ending was underwhelming in Orlando, but boy, it's way worse in Shanghai.

 

[Stripes]

Still waiting on Roaring rapids..

Personally, I feel like Disney may be waiting until Universal soft opens Kong to capitalize on their media attention. After all, the Q'araq AA is supposedly 10 feet taller than the already huge Kong AA.

It's all very convenient.

 

[RandySavage]

Just watched a video, and the tree with the animals serves as the replacement for the cottage scene on the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. I thought the ending was underwhelming in Orlando, but boy, it's way worse in Shanghai.

They have a cottage scene too, but it is miniature environment with a projected shadow/window scene. You can see it at 1:17:17 of this video.

 

[RandySavage]

Still waiting on Roaring rapids..

And the pirate stunt show, which could be the most elaborate theater production in the park.

 

[No Name]

Still waiting on Roaring rapids..

I'm not convinced that Roaring Rapids is totally okay. I'm beginning to think that they may not just be holding it back for surprise factor, but that it may be having major difficulties.

I hope I'm wrong and that we see video(s) soon.

Personally, I feel like Disney may be waiting until Universal soft opens Kong to capitalize on their media attention. After all, the Q'araq AA is supposedly 10 feet taller than the already huge Kong AA.

It's all very convenient.

That's possible, and I hope you're right. I think that would be a pretty smart thing to do on Disney's part.

 

[RobotWolf]

If I were Disney and my AA was bigger (and functional...and amazing), I'd show mine off first to deny Uni any chance to brag at all! Make them look like the "poor cousin" when they show off their little Kong AA.

From a business POV, of course. I quite like Uni. Not only for what they provide. But for how they (apparently) motivate Disney.