Originally Posted By mickeymorris1234 So I was talking to a cast member on the 11 while we were waiting for our dinner and we got wrapped up in this 40 min. conversation on what changes will be coming to DCA. Well at their meeting they listed off the changes and in stage 3 of the project a new video will be brought to Sorin. The building will stay the same and just get upgrades depending on the movie. Currently the ideas they are throwing around for the movie is a time travel video where you start in CA when Walt started to modern day or option two is sorin over the United States. I hope they do the time travel myself. Anyone else hear about this? BTW: This update isn't planned until 2012-2013
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I heard they were making a "soarin all over the world" for EPCOT. They don't point out in that queue that all images are from CA and apparently lots of people have no idea.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss So if it was a "time travel" video of California in the 20's, it would be rendered in CGI? That's the only thing coming into my head.
Originally Posted By Manfried A time travel Soaring? Will it have Timekeeper and Nine Eye? Will we have to rename him "One Eye?" Can we please get an original idea? I know! What if we strap everyone in and then get them soaring then have things go horribly wrong.
Originally Posted By Hista98 I hope they don't do soarin over the word, that would make no sense in california
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Maybe we can have onboard keypads where WE decide where to go! We can only hope that it's in 3-D! "Since it's essentially film-based, 'Star Tours' can be updated so that new movies can be incorporated quickly and easily and economically. We plan on doing several more versions of 'Star Tours' in the next couple of years" -- Disney Imagineer circa 1987
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "I hope they don't do soarin over the word, that would make no sense in california" It would if you started and ended in California.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "We can only hope that it's in 3-D!" Jim, I don't understand what it is you have against 3D. If a film can be rendered in 3D for a theme park attraction why not do it?
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <Jim, I don't understand what it is you have against 3D. If a film can be rendered in 3D for a theme park attraction why not do it? > It's a simulator attraction -- why does it need to be in 3-D? The clumsy glasses, the dimly lit screen, the fuzzy look of the details -- who needs it?
Originally Posted By socalkdg <<<<"I hope they don't do soarin over the word, that would make no sense in california">>>> But exactly what "word" are we soarin over?
Originally Posted By gadzuux The nature of the attraction means that it's going to be aerial photography. I don't see how an older time period could be helpful - mountains and oceans and rivers and deserts and orchards aren't all that different today than they were in the 1920s. But yes - I would be happy to hear of a new film in the planning stages now. That means they may actually have it installed in three or four years. It's not particularly difficult to film new scenes, especially for a company that's a film studio at it's base. There's no reason for a new film to be so california centric - especially since this attraction has become popular in other parks. How about a "salute to all nations, but mostly america"? Like Hans suggested, have us 'depart' CA to keep a toe in the water of the overall CA theme, then down the vegas strip, through the grand canyon, past mt rushmore, duck under the st louis arch, over DC, fly past manhattan and the statue of liberty, over there is big ben, over here is the eiffel tower, there goes the leaning tower of pisa, I thought I saw the roman colusseum, oh look it's a pyramid, that must be the great wall, that must be diamond head, and hey, it's disneyland USA! It even smells like churros.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt <Jim, I don't understand what it is you have against 3D. If a film can be rendered in 3D for a theme park attraction why not do it? > "It's a simulator attraction -- why does it need to be in 3-D? The clumsy glasses, the dimly lit screen, the fuzzy look of the details -- who needs it?" Dim and fuzzy is exactly how I would describe the current Star Tours film. In my opinion digital 3D is far superior to what is in Star Tours at the moment even with the clumsy glasses.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Hans, I would vote for high definition digital reprint of the current Star Tours over 3-D. I'm just not a fan of 3-D -- even in the movie theater. It just doesn't really 'work' for me.
Originally Posted By NintenDisney9 Aren't the aerial views in SOC real? If so, then wouldn't 3D or CGI take away the realistic feel? >>Popcorn!!!<< Turkey Legs!!! 8D Anyway, I like SOC as it is, but perhaps it could be a little longer with some new scenes. >>have us 'depart' CA to keep a toe in the water of the overall CA theme, then down the vegas strip, through the grand canyon, past mt rushmore, duck under the st louis arch, over DC, fly past manhattan and the statue of liberty, over there is big ben, over here is the eiffel tower, there goes the leaning tower of pisa, I thought I saw the roman colusseum, oh look it's a pyramid, that must be the great wall, that must be diamond head, and hey, it's disneyland USA!<< That I like.
Originally Posted By mickeymorris1234 The sorin over the US according to the cast member was the one that was sticking. He didn't mention 3-D at all but I wouldn't put it past Disney to do that. The only thing I hope they work on is the transitions from place to place. When you just appear over the ocean and then you are over a golf course, it kinda messes up the magic.
Originally Posted By Sparrow Glad to hear it may be getting an update. Much needed, in my opinion. I still love the ride but the film itself is getting flickery and grainy and I've noticed smudges and scratches on the screens.
Originally Posted By DBitz2 Since that whole area of the park will eventually represent a National Park, it seems logical to me that they could/would do a film that visits various US National Parks. There's certainly plenty of them to mine from. It could be a mixture of majestic natural areas such as Yosemite or the Grand Canyon, and, historical sites. I would absolutely love a new film like that.
