Originally Posted By u k fan Yeah, the video itself is the usual Imagineering puff piece, but some of the behind the scenes things are cool to look at. I'd like that 360 room at home!!!
Originally Posted By dagobert For me some of the stuff seen in the video was new, especially the liquid in the bottle. I guess the Imagineering shows and booths at the D23 Expo must be amazing.
Originally Posted By dagobert Here's an interview about the beginning of DLP. Besides that, the picture of the construction site is great. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneylandparis-news.com/en/disneyland-paris-and-the-french-state-in-the-beginning-a-unique-private-public-partnership/">http://disneylandparis-news.co...nership/</a>
Originally Posted By dagobert At the end of this video you can get a behind the scenes look of the simulator. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwbgr5ETbqU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...gr5ETbqU</a>
Originally Posted By dagobert The video is about Star Tours. I forgot to mention that. And the video is from the following site. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.endorexpress.net/">http://www.endorexpress.net/</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Wow, that's really neat to see! It's crazy how much empty space the cabins have surrounding them, but I guess it's needed. I never realized that they moved around that much! It would be really cool to get to see the entire sequence like that, especially if they could link up the audio with it. I was particularly impressed with how far back it tilted during the "lightspeed to Endor" moment Seeing this also made me miss the old version of the ride. The new one is fancy and sleek, but it lacks a lot of the charm and visual interest of the old one especially in the queue. It's like walking into a bland CGI-created world, rather than a real place. And the randomized story segments make it so there's no real connection throughout your flight and the storyline seriously suffers as a result
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>Wow, that's really neat to see! It's crazy how much empty space the cabins have surrounding them, but I guess it's needed. I never realized that they moved around that much! It would be really cool to get to see the entire sequence like that, especially if they could link up the audio with it. I was particularly impressed with how far back it tilted during the "lightspeed to Endor" moment<<< Maybe they need so much space around the cabin for maintenace work. If you look at DLP's Google Earth image, the ST building is pretty big. If I'm not mistaken, DLP has more simulators than the other parks, but I may be wrong on that. I would love to see the whole sequence too. >>>Seeing this also made me miss the old version of the ride. The new one is fancy and sleek, but it lacks a lot of the charm and visual interest of the old one especially in the queue. It's like walking into a bland CGI-created world, rather than a real place. And the randomized story segments make it so there's no real connection throughout your flight and the storyline seriously suffers as a result<<< I've never ridden ST:II and I can't wait to do it in January. I love ST at DLP and as great as the ride is, it's time for an upgrade. Quick question. In the queue line of the old ride there was, at DLP still is, C3PO talking, but in the new ride he is piloting the starspeeder, so who replaced him in the queue line?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I'm pretty sure he's still in the queue. The premise is that he's not an actual pilot, but accidentally gets put in the pilot's seat (it's an easily-missed gag during the preshow) so it still makes sense to have him out there
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Keep an eye on the video screens in the waiting area before the safety announcements start. It's pretty obvious if you're watching, but most people don't realize that there's anything important going on. There are also a couple other random sight gags during that
Originally Posted By dagobert I already googled ST:II and you are right, C3PO is still in the queue line.
Originally Posted By u k fan When I did the DLP guided tour a few years ago one of the highlights was going backstage at Star Tours. There's a little observation room where you can watch the simulator in action. It's amazing what's hidden away as you walk the gangways on and off the ride. The ride vehicles do move around quite a bit. I recommend the tour by the way, it was great. I took it with my Dad and we were the only two participants do it was really personal and a lot of fun!!!
Originally Posted By dagobert The French Disney Gazette has posted a new update about DLP. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.disneygazette.fr/gazette-test-spectacle-reine-des-neiges-videopolis-octobre-news-1593.html">http://www.disneygazette.fr/ga...593.html</a>
Originally Posted By dagobert Report season has just started and on Thursday TWDC is having an earnings call. That means that Euro Disney SCA has to release its annual report today or tomorrow and I'm predicting that the numbers are bad, like every year.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros The Frozen show looks...interesting. I guess it's similar to the sing-along in WDW (and coming to DCA), but the plain-clothes hosts just look odd to me. It's especially awkward with the multi-lingual requirements. And the front of Elsa's hair looks like Elvis's to me <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://images-squish.net/images/Jakesully/86003.JPG">http://images-squish.net/image...6003.JPG</a> <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://dad2three.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/elvis-hair.jpg">http://dad2three.com/wp-conten...hair.jpg</a> Did I interpret it correctly that Autopia is being converted to hybrid or electric vehicles? I think that's great, especially since it seems to have worked so well in HKDL. I wonder why they haven't implemented this in the other parks too (well, I guess TDL's is getting removed and DL's was sponsored by an oil company for many years, but there's still time). It's really the only thing keeping the attraction vaguely futuristic
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>Did I interpret it correctly that Autopia is being converted to hybrid or electric vehicles?<<< Although the article mentions hybrids, it also says that the new cars are totally electric. They already had the chance to test it, so the transformation has already begun. That's a good move.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros That's great! I'm not sure that the low-speed stop-and-go operation of Autopia would work well with hybrids, so it makes sense to use all-electric cars. I'm surprised they were able to install the chargers and stuff for a test without needing a large investment and permanent infrastructure; it seems like it would be tough to undo if the test went poorly
Originally Posted By dagobert If I'm not mistaken, they did some tests with some cars on a huge parking lot somewhere on property. They just removed the motors and replaced it with electric ones and batteries. Putting the chargers to the load and unload station can't be very complicated, since these stations pop up everywhere over here. Nearly every supermarket has one on their parking lots. So it shouldn't be a problem for Disney either.
