Originally Posted By trekkeruss The main problem with the thumping floor is that the Matterhorn sinks just a tiny bit more each time the effect is activated.
Originally Posted By Manfried I can accurately tell you that the new Star Tours is and was being tested at WDI in the building they tested the original one in. That was going on before I "retired" from the company.
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance Trekkeruss that's an old wives tale. Manfried, you use to work for Disney?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Wouldn't it be easier to test the new Star Tours in the old Body Wars area? They can do the testing during the day time, as the attraction is long closed, and they don't have to worry about getting things set back the way they were before the ride reopens in the morning. Maybe I'm just being too logical again, but that seems to be the way to do it.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer OK, to get this bask ON TRACK! I saw the Captain EO "tribute" today around Noon, and the first half of the movie was OK, the moving floor matched up with the flight and space scenes. But the second half, which is the Dancing Segment, the floor was OVERKILL, way too much and took away from the actual film. As one who saw the original version, I miss in the following order. The Star-field effect at the beginning and end of the film, but since it would have taken a LOT of money to make that retro addition, I understand why it was not part of the 2010 version. Lasers, that is missed many times during the show. Disney could have found a way to have Lasers, maybe not the exact version that was offered in the late 80's, but still, when you can buy a Laser pointer for 99 cents or less, they could have found a reasonable priced option for the lasers. Then the Fog, another effect that they could have done, if they were willing to spend a reasonable amount of money (not outrageous). Heck, they could afford them in the late 80's, how much does "80's" tech cost in the 21st Century? Alas, it looks like Disney took the cheap way out...
Originally Posted By DlandDug Agree that the lasers should have been an easy fix. They aren't all that high tech anymore. The star field, on the other hand, is a lot more complicated than it looks. The fog was not just a matter of misting the room. As I understand, it was a fairly expensive effect, involving a "dump box," filled with fog, cued to pour into the thetaer through the screen on a fairly precise cue. Assuming the mechanism was removed for HISTA, I am not surprised it wasn't replaced. (P.S. "Tocks" is a Tiggrlism.)
Originally Posted By believe >>>>Wouldn't it be easier to test the new Star Tours in the old Body Wars area?<<<<< It sounds like a good idea, but I think WDI is based out of So Cal. Design and testing would cost more $$. They can use one of the 4 simulator in DL. I don't think they use all 4 at the same time anyways.
Originally Posted By believe Agree that the lasers should have been an easy fix. They aren't all that high tech anymore. The star field, on the other hand, is a lot more complicated than it looks. They could have added both to the movie itself - after all, it is a 3D movie. Starfield - before the movie starts, a standard spotlight projector with a starfield template could have been displayed. As the light fades on the spotlight starfield, the movie starts up with a 3D starfield.
Originally Posted By friarthe I second Darkbeer on all points. The spinning light effect when the Supreme Leader transforms was gone, too, but that was a dumb/confusing effect to begin with. The big change I saw today from back in the day: the 3D effects have less impact on the audience. Very few people swatted at the asteroid or Fuzzbug, and almost no one squealed at the Supreme Leader's nails. The other big change: MJ was a curiosity on his way out of vogue back when the show closed. I was kind of a nut for buying Dangerous, and a lot more of a nut for buying HIStory. (Record sales say otherwise, but I'm talking about pop culture buzz.) Today, everyone cheered MJ, cheered the moonwalking, cheered the pelvic thrusts even.
Originally Posted By oc_dean The reason why the fiber optic star field, lasers, and fog aren't in Captain EO yet, is because they are still being tested in the SuperStar Limo building. ;~
Originally Posted By Ben I saw it tonight too and I felt that the bouncing floor was too much and hokey. I really hope is very temporary and that something else moves on in.
Originally Posted By capteoyes New Star Tours is going to be NOTHING like Body Wars or Star Tours as you know it. The cabins will be BYE BYE! For the record, I don't miss the fog at all. It was a silly effect that made people in the front row giggle and in a way confused the audience "why are we seeing fog here? " Rat tail whips during whipping sequence? Hmmmm. BTW, I love when the "Flock of Seagulls" hairdo guy transforms on the left (gets a big laugh both time I have seen new Eo, in that he screams 1980's)...then, note, on the LONG SHOT, it's a different dancer coming in from the left side! CONTINUITY!!!
Originally Posted By capteoyes What was wait times like Thursday? Going one more time Friday, gonna check out DCA, not going on EO tho.
Originally Posted By friarthe I went last night around 7 pm. No wait, just walked in and waited for the previous showing to end. THere were empty seats in front and some in back. The audience was enthusiastic, though.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer Thursday around Noon, the theater was around 80% full for the times I was around, so no wait besides the time for the show to cycle through.
Originally Posted By utahjosh It's such a people eater that I'm not surprised at the lack of full audiences. Especially during this somewhat "slow time" for Disneyland. Has ANY 3-D movie at Disneyland ever had a wait longer that 1 (or maybe 2) show times?
Originally Posted By danyoung >Trekkeruss that's an old wives tale.< I'm pretty sure trekkeruss knew that, and was making a funny.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer I was thinking, maybe rent a Wheelchair for a day, so you can enjoy the film in the back and not on the moving floor to avoid the annoying floor movements....
