Originally Posted By Dabob2 I also saw it first at EPCOT, and enjoyed it. Loved the rat effect. The film itself was far too blurry in places and unintelligible in other places, though. It was something I could enjoy every so often. I saw it in 2008 I guess, after not seeing it for a long time, and enjoyed the best parts of it again, and got eye strain at other times again.
Originally Posted By capteoyes HISTA is great. It seems like the only persons who do not like HISTA are AP's. Everytime I went into HISTA, the crowd was screaming, reacting to great 3D effects and applauding many times in the middle of the show. HISTA great enough to where it's been expanded to several Disney parks. By far, much much better than Eo.
Originally Posted By believe Finally got to go yesterday (Sat) at around 2pm. Got there right when the preview started, so very little wait. Was about 3/4 full. Impressions - Movie - very good. Still fun. Some slow spots, but still good. SPX - disappointed. They essentially used the same FX when originally shown. The moving floor only kicked in a couple of times, like when the ship crash landed. No thumping floor. Really disappointed. When the floor moved, it was awesome. It didn't even move when going thru the canyon. Water spray - never used. Wind in face - only once. Rat effect - not used. Lights - yes. Also, the movie was brighter and clearer than I remember. So, it was fine that they didn't convert to digital. So basically, I was bummed that they didn't used all those in-house fx to the fullest extent. So much potential.
Originally Posted By danyoung I'm confused - what other in-house effects could they have used? There's nowhere to use the water spray, and nowhere to use the rat tail, short of rewriting the video.
Originally Posted By believe I was mostly bummed about the motion not being utilized much, cause when it was, it waste great. True, water (and rat) probably isn't necessary. But it could have been used during the crash, along with wind, and shaking. Wind could have been used in the flying thru the canyon sequence along with the motion.
Originally Posted By danyoung Where was there a wind effect in HISTA? I'll agree with you, from what I've read, that they misused the motion table, or at least underused it in some parts and overused it in others.
Originally Posted By believe >>>>>Where was there a wind effect in HISTA?<<<<< When Rick Moranis was flying around in his hovercraft. For my showing of EO, they definitely underused the motion effects. Didn't even have the thumping floor.
Originally Posted By pleiades357 Agreed, HISTA was witty and creative. EO, seemed dated and... well... silly. MJ's squeaky little voice, the very childish creatures and predictability, most of the crowd leaving sounded as if they felt the same... heard a few MJ fans defending it loudly to their companions. MJ did some amazing videos, this wasn't one of them.
Originally Posted By ksargen Just FYI, it seems as if there was a lot more floor motion when we went to see it this last trip (a week ago) than what was mentioned previously. Pretty much jumping along to the beat for a good chunk of the dance sequence. I will confess, having taken my daughter to see it, it's not something I need to see again. What was cool when you were in your early teens is not as cool when you're nearly 40! *LOL*
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 We went the first week of June and while I am not that particular a guest, I see things with rose colored glasses and I don't apologize for their tackiness, I was ready to bolt from EO because of that danged jumping floor! I really enjoyed seeing EO again. I watched it and felt sad for the young Michael with his life ahead of him. I enjoyed the dancing and the schtick. But that danged floor (for me with my rose colored glasses on behind the 3D glasses) was so OFF the beat that it made no sense to me. A couple of thumps were fine but seriously turn the rest off and let us enjoy the video.
Originally Posted By believe When I first watched it in May, the floor only moved in a couple of scenes in the beginning during the crash. When I watched it last week, whoa, "thumping floor" during the musical sequence too. LOVED IT. The more the floor moved, the more I loved the show. I think that the Imagineers tried to do was to move the floor like they do/did at the Experience Music Project in Seattle (they have a showscan theatre attraction with rock n roll - the seats moved during the songs, it was quite good) Anyhow, I want MORE movement, especially during the Death Star canyon sequence (throw in some wind while they are at it). It was really really fun when it moved. Btw, the theatre was quite busy compared to when Hista was playing. (can anyone confirm if EO has better attendance than hista did?)
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 believe, did you feel that the floor was thumping "in time" to the music? That was what I was looking for. Maybe it's just supposed to be a general thumping? We are going again in August and maybe I'll give it another try as I really love the video.
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS Just did this last night.....again LOL The floor jumps when you are poked with spears, and then it does jump CONSTANTLY as MJ is doing his final song. It is to the beat of the music (well, as close to the beat as they can make it).
Originally Posted By believe >>>believe, did you feel that the floor was thumping "in time" to the music?<<< The "thumping" wasn't syncing to the music, per say. I think the effect was suppose to tell you that you are "moved by the music" and not the music moved you (if you know what I mean). As I said, maybe they were copying Experience Music Project. However, certain parts did sync - It did "jolt" when warranted, like when MJ gets shocked or hit, etc. All I can say is, more moving, more fun!
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "per se", not "per say" Sorry, I'm not usually one to nitpick spelling, but I've been seeing this one a lot lately, it's been bugging me. (Yes, I know there's probably a typo or misspelling in this post, isn't that always how it works?)
Originally Posted By danyoung If per say bothers you, you must be going out of your mind every time you hear about the price fixe meals in DCA!!!
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 believe, thank you, "syncing" was the word I couldn't think of at that moment The syncing was what I was looking for and it wasn't happening for me. Now that I know there is general jumping I imagine I'll be able to keep my mind on the screen and ignore the movement
Originally Posted By believe per se - thanks for correcting me. I knew it was wrong, but didn't want to take the time to find out the correct spelling. -- At Experience Music Project Showscan Theater, the movement was more of a floating sensation - as James Brown is singing and dancing to "I feel good". EO's floor movement was not a floating sensation. It was just moving. I don't have any technical data, but maybe the theater's motion base is rather limited and they could only do certain motions.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "If per say bothers you, you must be going out of your mind every time you hear about the price fixe meals in DCA!!!" Baby steps.
