Originally Posted By Indigo There was a guest preview today, and I was lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time and got in with my 3-year old son. The host said we were the very first guests to see the show and that the show was in very early stages of dress rehearsals. I'll be writing more about the experience on my blog. But I can answer some questions about the old Circle-vision theatre. It's been completely transformed. Gone are the screens, projectors, and leaning bars. Gone is the stage and animatronic figure. In it's place is the new 'Laugh Floor Comedy Club'. They've brought in big blue plastic benches and installed a slight rake (could have been a touch steeper if you ask me). It's done really cute and looks like what you would expect a comedy club to look like in Monstropolis. At the front of the theatre is a 'stage', which is really a big movie screen, and two smaller screens. This is the least convincing effect of the show. On the right of the stage is a big yellow canister, which will be used to capture the laughs of the audience. I didn't get to see the queue area, but they did mention that it was being redone too and would be part of the show experience with monitors and such. That's a big enough Teaser for now. I'll post more about the experience later on The Disney Blog -John The Disney Blog -- <a href="http://thedisneyblog.com" target="_blank">http://thedisneyblog.com</a>
Originally Posted By leemac <<They've brought in big blue plastic benches>> John have the cocktail tables being installed? It should be like a proper comedy club (minus the smokey atmosphere and grumpy waitresses). Hope you enjoyed it. The play test conducted in Glendale was wildly successful.
Originally Posted By Indigo There are cocktail tables attached to the backs of the benches about every three rows. Just enough to give the atmosphere, but not so much that they loose a lot of seating. The tables did make me feel like I was expecting a waitress in leopard print to slink around ordering drinks.
Originally Posted By koobar are there any AA's in this attraction or is the audience interacting with a screen the entire time?
Originally Posted By Doobie Indigo has posted a more length report on his blog now: <a href="http://thedisneyblog.com" target="_blank">http://thedisneyblog.com</a> Doobie.
Originally Posted By leemac <<are there any AA's in this attraction>> No AAs. The three screens are the focus of this show.
Originally Posted By oc_dean Sounds like this is (somewhat) temporary ... and can be ripped out without much loss.
Originally Posted By Indigo There are no AAs and I am assuming that I didn't get to see the final renderings of the creatures (they were rough), so I can't comment on if the animated puppets will be as effective as Crush is in Turtle Talk. Both were originally animated by Pixar but exist in two completely different worlds. Crush being a world similar to ours but exploded in color and Monster's Inc being a world torn from the comic books and saturday morning cartoons but slightly more earthy.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Hope you enjoyed it. The play test conducted in Glendale was wildly successful.>> When is Glendale ever NOT pleased by what/how it spends the company's $$$ on?
Originally Posted By Indigo The potential is definitly there, which is what I'm sure they wanted to test with this early preview. They know they have work todo and some hurdles to overcome. My three year old liked it, I liked it, I hope we'll get to see the show again soon.
Originally Posted By oc_dean Potential or not ... I am so unhappy Disney has almost confirmed .. that the premise behind Tomorrowland is almost over. That they are so unwilling to explore other possibilities for this space. Fine for Toontown, or Disney/MGM Studios ... but the land of the future is now pretty much transformed into a toon infested environment. It does not matter if it's entertaining or not. It's a principle. And an important one with the way "MK" parks are designed .. and SPECIFIC lands that are meant for specific attractions. It's a sad day for the land once firmly known as "Tomorrowland". Stitch and Buzz do not help iether.
