Originally Posted By cassiedoodle a cast member told my fiancee and i that they will be shutting down star tours for some MAJOR renovation, including the introduction of episodes 1, 2, and 3. any thoughts?
Originally Posted By trekkeruss CM's pass all manner of rumors. Not saying it isn't true, but I'll believe it when it actually happens.
Originally Posted By magnet Yeah, over the course of several days I tried to find out as many rumors as possible just for fun. I ran into CMs that told me the biggest loads of malarkey and then swear up and down it was all true.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA No glasses needed -- is that true? If so, hallelujah! I hate the 3-D glasses.
Originally Posted By cassiedoodle i hope it's true. i hate the ride now. it's very dated, and it makes me sick.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Did you ride ST back in the beginning? 'Cause they toned it down quite a bit.
Originally Posted By cassiedoodle I've ridden it in the beginning, and I just rode it again a couple of weeks ago. I never usually have a problem with simulators, but it made me very sick! Might just be me, though
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Ever been on Body Wars? That was supposed to be much worse for the nausea factor. It never really affected me (I don't tend to get motion sickness), and now it's gone, but it was fun while it was there.
Originally Posted By leobloom Wish they'd steer clear of the Star Wars prequels. Those suckers sucked.
Originally Posted By dshyates The little boy who played Aniken couldn't even walk naturally on camera, much less talk.
Originally Posted By bloona I was Anikin on the walk to school this morning! My 5 year old insisted I pretend I was in a pod racer as we walked there. mmm. day before I was a wompa (sp) so it was an improvement!
Originally Posted By bloona Oh, I meant to say...Star Tours my husband can just about tolorate, Body Wars was a big no no, he was green when we exited. The worse he braved was one at Busch Gardens though a few years ago. I forget the name, you rode on a magic carpet (simulator ride) I love them all. The last time we went on Star Tours there were boys shouting all the way through, things like "to the moon of Endor!!" lol. I thought what nerds, now it would be my 5 year old and me doing that...lol
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn "No glasses needed -- is that true? If so, hallelujah! I hate the 3-D glasses." Yes. I've seen these displays at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas. Simply stunning and excellent 3D imagery. Much better than 3D images presented in the Disney park theaters. <a href="http://www.wowvx.com/" target="_blank">http://www.wowvx.com/</a> <a href="http://www.business-sites.philips.com/3dsolutions/Products/3DScreens/Index.html" target="_blank">http://www.business-sites.phil ips.com/3dsolutions/Products/3DScreens/Index.html</a> (of course you can't see this content without the Phillips 3D flat screens.)
Originally Posted By Britain I wish it were true, but I have a feeling that if 3D is implemented into Star Tours, it will still require glasses. Unless WDI's R&D has got some super secret inside track to heretofore unknown display technology, the current state of holographic television without glasses is still in its infancy. I mean, how many of those Philips screens would you need to set side by side in order to take up the width of the Star Speeder's windshield? 16? 24? The windshield starts looking a whole lot less "windshieldy" with all those divisions. Plus, Disney tends to dip their toe in a pool of new technology first, and then spread it around. Jose becomes Mr. Lincoln becomes Pirates. Turtle Talk becomes Roz, becomes Mr. Potato Head. If Disney was really keen on this 3D without glasses stuff, why wouldn't we at least see a nifty 3D display at innoventions? Wouldn't the new Spaceship Earth post-show use some variation of this display? Don't look now, but Toy Story Mania will require glasses. Now, I understand, maybe WDI is deliberately holding off on Star Tours 2.0 a bit more, so that no-glasses-required technology matures to a point where it will be sufficient for Lucas's high standards. And it would be a shame to open up a new 3D Star Tours with glasses, only to have 3D glasses become a thing of the past 5 years later. So maybe ST2.0 will be glasses free. But if so, I wouldn't expect it until 2012 at the earliest.
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn It will be all one screen, and no glasses. You'll start seeing those 3D screens around Innovations as well.
Originally Posted By Britain You seem to speak with some authority on the subject, whereas I was just sharing my educated guesses. So, mrkThompsn, I hope you're sources are correct because it would indeed make for a fantastic attraction.
Originally Posted By Britain ARG! "your" sources! There's a switcheroo for lousy spelling on the net! Next thing you know I'll say a rope is too lose!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I would assume that if they have the technology to do it on a small screen, they would be able to do it on a large screen too. The only forseeabe problem might be the extra weight of a giant TV instead of a simple projection screen, but if they are reprogramming the vehicles anyway, they could easily compensate for it.
Originally Posted By Britain Well, that's the tricky part of a lot of display technologies. I've seen amazing stuff that works great at 5" x 8", but scientists are banging their heads on the wall to get the displays larger than that.
