Originally Posted By gadzuux Can somebody tell us why the upper left corner of the HISTA screen is cropped? What's that about? And why would it be unreasonably difficult or expensive to replace it with a new screen? Seems to me that'd be the easiest part of all.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros "Can somebody tell us why the upper left corner of the HISTA screen is cropped?" It's supposed to be an architectural feature of the auditorium where the Inventor of the Year award takes place. When the film is running, you see 4 or 5 similar concrete arches to the one that surrounds the screen, but they have walls and ceilings connecting them. When the film is running (at least in the part where the audience is full sized), it's a pretty neat effect and works well to make it look more realistic. When the 'curtain' is down and during the shrunken part, it is less effective. Looking at the screen, even ignoring the missing corner, it's not a rectangular screen. The sides slant inward toward the top, and the right side is taller than the left. Theoretically they could still show EO on it, either cropping it to fit the shape of the screen or letterboxing it, but I would be pretty surprised if they did that. It's very easy to put in a temporary movie screen (they do it all the time for premires and special events, like the Pirates premieres on TSI) that uses its own support structure. If they're trying to save money here, which is the logical way to do it, they could just install a 'temporary' screen a couple feet in front of the permanent one. They would have to make some minor adjustments on the projector to make sure it was still in focus at the new distance, but it would be a simple change to make to get the best format of the film shown.
Originally Posted By danyoung I don't know if this is the case, but it should be noted that 3D requires a special fabric to work. A screen this size is not something that could be purchased off the shelf. Yes, it could be special ordered, but it could be the type of thing where it wouldn't be ready for months. Just speculating here . . .
Originally Posted By capteoyes The screen had zero impact when I say Eo. Didn't notice any difference and I have been on HISTA/EO over 100 times. Non-issue. I want to know if anyone has seen the movie with motion floor intact?
Originally Posted By oc_dean EO signs up today: <a href="http://micechat.com/forums/disneyland-resort/132504-eo-signs-up-today.html" target="_blank">http://micechat.com/forums/dis...day.html</a>
Originally Posted By oc_dean Merchandising getting ready to: <a href="http://psc.disney.go.com/eventservices/artofdisneyparks/event/dlr_captain_eo_merchandise.html" target="_blank">http://psc.disney.go.com/event...ise.html</a>
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Captain EO TRIBUTE Ah ha! That's what makes it new and fresh and special! <--(runs for cover)
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I really want to know what makes it a "tribute". Did they edit down the video or something? It sounds a lot like The Power of BLAST! (a 4-song version of 3 hour show) or Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular (another scaled back version). I guess it might be a way to show that it's back for MJ's death, but it sounds like they're compressing the 17 minute show into 9 minutes or something. But what can we expect from the naming powers behind Toy Story Midway Mania, Silly Symphony Swings, and Carsland? Even when they have a perfectly good name to work with, they still can't manage to get it right.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I'd say it's more a scaling back of the effects, not the film itself. But we'll know tomorrow, won't we?
Originally Posted By onlyme Oh (profanity)...of course it has to be opening tomorrow. I'll be there this weekend, so I guess I can expect DL to be an absolute zoo. GREAT!
Originally Posted By oc_dean Just curious .. since this reopening on a Tuesday in late Feb. ... Are most APs unblocked? Or a fair amount blocked?
Originally Posted By oc_dean Oh ... before it opens ... I have to get this in ... just because: I heard that CM testing for Captain EO was done in here: <a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/40/123533330_cbcfd915b4.jpg?v=0" target="_blank">http://farm1.static.flickr.com....jpg?v=0</a> Is it true?
