Originally Posted By danyoung jlghk, I'm glad you enjoyed the show. Just a minor correction - what you referred to as a laser cartoon projecting on the water is actually a traditional projector, not a laser. It's one of those techno-dweeb details that I thrive on! And I"m also interested in the term Mexican wave. But yes, they almost always do the wave. I'm not sure if Disney CM's initiate it, or if it's just a thing with crowds these days. It's fun for about 2 passes, then gets really really old!!!
Originally Posted By basas <<The Mexican Wave? What's that?>> I thought it was the term the British used for what we call "the wave".
Originally Posted By disney pete The mexican wave was started at the football world cup when mexico hosted it can't remember what year that was.
Originally Posted By fkurucz ^^1986. Columbia was originally going to host 1986, but bailed for various reasons. Mexico steeped in and offered to host the Cup. Mexico also hosted the Cup in 1970, but that was long before the wave.
Originally Posted By MrToadWildRider I see, I've always just known it as "the wave" and the only place I've been where it's succeeded has been at Friendly Fenway I don't think I've ever seen it at Fantasmic! at MGM and if it happened it never made it to 1/2 way where I was
Originally Posted By basas <<the only place I've been where it's succeeded has been at Friendly Fenway I don't think I've ever seen it at Fantasmic! at MGM and if it happened it never made it to 1/2 way where I was >> We always do 'the wave' at Fantasmic! Last time, it went side to side maybe 20 times (nearly everyone participating) but the novelty does wear off after 20 mins of it!
Originally Posted By danyoung ^^ Well, that's not quite right either. There are plenty of lasers used in the show. All of those bright green beams streaking all over? Lasers. But the cartoon projections on the big water fountains are just regular light emitting projectors (albeit very high powered ones!).
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs I've never seen the MGM show... we missed it when we went to WDW in '03, but I ended up buying the soundtrack. I've seen the DL show three times ('92, '04 and '05), so my heart's going to be with that one. Of course, MGM gets bonus points from me for adding Jafar, Scar (no Jeremy Irons???), Hades, Cruella and Frollo (that seems so random) in their version of the show. Their death medley sounds better than DL's.
Originally Posted By adizneeguy Death Medley, that just sounds nice... As far as the wave goes. Mexican, or otherwise, I agree, a few passes and it gets old. There used to be this nerdy guy, (in character) who would get it all started and then get everyone to do a flash wave. Everyone would get their cameras ready and stand up and take a picture as the wave went by. As lame as it kinda sounds now that I am typing it, it was actually quite a sight seeing hundreds of flashes rolling across the stadium right as a dark sky was appearing. The whole thing was probably sponsored by Kodak just to get another frame used of their film. But it sticks out in my mind after a few years.
Originally Posted By jlghk I shot the video of the `WAVE' before MGM F!. please follow the link below to check it out. <a href="http://jlghk.pandela.net" target="_blank">http://jlghk.pandela.net</a>
Originally Posted By Labuda "I've never seen the MGM show... we missed it when we went to WDW in '03, but I ended up buying the soundtrack. I've seen the DL show three times ('92, '04 and '05), so my heart's going to be with that one. " Well, I've seen the WDW version 3 or 4 times now, but my heart is with the Disneyland one, too - after seeing it just once.
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs Of course it would be... you're an intelligent person. Is there any video footage of the WDW Villain Death Medley? I've mentioned this before, but I'll ask it again... I'm assuming the clips that they use for the Evil Queen, Chernabog, Maleficent and Ursula are the same. I'm also assuming that it shows Scar falling, Frollo falling, Jafar being sucked into the lamp, Hades being beaten up in the Pit of Souls and Cruella's psycho face. -
