Originally Posted By deephil I cannot believe how our expereince of riding soarin yesturday at EPCOT was spoilt by the large amount of dirt left to build up on the projection film. Is it an end of day thing or have others noticed the shadowing of dirt and lines on to the screen. At first we thought it was a dirty screen but when the blotches and lines moved around, we knew it must be an easy fix to clean the film.
Originally Posted By deephil I cannot believe how our expereince of riding soarin yesturday at EPCOT was spoilt by the large amount of dirt left to build up on the projection film. Is it an end of day thing or have others noticed the shadowing of dirt and lines on to the screen. At first we thought it was a dirty screen but when the blotches and lines moved around, we knew it must be an easy fix to clean the film.
Originally Posted By deephil I cannot believe how our expereince of riding soarin yesturday at EPCOT was spoilt by the large amount of dirt left to build up on the projection film. Is it an end of day thing or have others noticed the shadowing of dirt and lines on to the screen. At first we thought it was a dirty screen but when the blotches and lines moved around, we knew it must be an easy fix to clean the film.
Originally Posted By danyoung I've recently posted this elswewhere, but it bears repeating. The projection system that was designed for Soarin' comes with a special clear plastic loop of film that runs at very high speed, cleaning the gate and keeping dust and hair off of the film. In DL, this system runs very smoothly. For some reason in WDW the drive for the clear film stops from time to time, showing you all of the bad scratches and junk on the clear film itself. It'll stop for 10 seconds or so, then start up again, then stop again. I've mentioned this more than once to CM's, who always say that they'll look into it. I think it's a truly horrible piece of show, and Soarin' should be shut down till this is fixed. A hair or a dust ball totally ruins the illusion of hang gliding that they've tried so hard to create. Very very bad show, Disney!
Originally Posted By Longhorn12 >They need to convert this to digital projectors.< Maybe we will get that with Soarin 2: Electric Boogaloo. >I think it's a truly horrible piece of show, and Soarin' should be shut down till this is fixed.< If true yes they need to do this.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> I've mentioned this more than once to CM's, who always say that they'll look into it. I think it's a truly horrible piece of show, and Soarin' should be shut down till this is fixed. A hair or a dust ball totally ruins the illusion of hang gliding that they've tried so hard to create. Very very bad show, Disney! << You know the standard reply Dan. They can't shut anything down, and ruin some guest vacation. When they really mean we don't want to spend the money.
Originally Posted By macnak81 Yup, just rode and saw the flecks of dust and specs that when projected in 70mm on a giant screen are very noticeable . They are big and they stayed on the screen for several seconds . Shame shame shame!
Originally Posted By DlandDug When Soarin' first played in DCA this was a BIG problem. The excuse then was that the "clean room" that houses the projectors had been compromised during construction, and as a consequence there was a lot of gunk in the air. The system magnifies the smallest speck of dust or bit of hair. It really does spoil the illusion every time this happens.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Just poor show ... wasn't as bad last week in the theater on the right, but was absolutely awful on the left in May. Looked like an alien spaceship was hovering over the Golden Gate. No excuses. None. DCA never has come close to being as bad ... I guess Danny Cockerell is too busy trying to sell $11.95 Taco Bell quality tacos to worry about things like show quality.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 This is bizarre ... is this going to TDO or NSA because it isn't showing as posted.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Nevermind posts 12 and 13 ... apparently there now is a 90 second lag between posting something and seeing it ... I am sure it is just a glitch ... yep.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>DCA never has come close to being as bad ... I guess Danny Cockerell is too busy trying to sell $11.95 Taco Bell quality tacos to worry about things like show quality.<<< The apple fell far from the tree...? :-( The park does look good in other areas, though, right?
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper The park looks fine. :shrug: And it's a shame Soarin' is in such bad shape. It's such a mediocre ride to begin with.
Originally Posted By danyoung ^^^ Really? I think it's one of the greatest, most unique attractions Disney has opened since DL's Indy. It's very high on my don't miss list for DL and for WDW!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Agreed Dan, it is the most popular attraction at WDW for a reason. I love it too. Then again I miss America the Beautiful and Le Visionarium/Timekeeper too.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer I don't get the hate for it, but I don't understand the overhype. Then again, I do. You are flying. Flying makes everything better. LOL.
Originally Posted By plpeters70 I think it's great the first few times you ride, but after a while, like all film based attractions, it gets a little stale. The best part of the ride is when the show starts, and you glide up into the film and everyone ooh's and aah's - after that, it's pretty much the same thing over and over again. Would like to see them change the film more often.
