Originally Posted By FerretAfros Those lights are really impressive. I can't believe how full of a range of colors they can get from them. When I was waiting in line for the Fun Wheel yesterday, I noticed that they had the lights running, and they were in color. It appeared like they were blue/purple most of the time, and they were almost constantly chasing. It also looked like they had the spots where the spokes intersect the wheel as white lights while all that was going on. I don't know what their plan is for the general programming of the wheel, but I hope that they keep the lighting period appropriate for the majority of the time. As impressive as the colors are, I think they will be even more impressive if they are left for only during the show. After all, how impressive would it be if they had the dragon out on Tom Sawyer Island all day? It doesn't fit with the theme of the area, and it takes away from the show's wow factor, so I really hope that they make the Fun Wheel's general lighting scheme white/yellowish to fit in with the proper time era that they're spending so much money on. On a semi-related note, I saw last night after Minnie's Madness that they were doing some tests with the search lights on the castle for the new fireworks. It wasn't anything particularly remarkable, but it was kind of neat to see how they were doing it. I really liked how they seemed to be moving around in the sky them alot and doing some neat backlighting on the castle at times.
Originally Posted By gadzuux Actually it looks like it was shot from the timon lot. It looks pretty good, and I'm sure it will be even more impressive from a closer vantage point.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss To be honest, the lights don't look substantially different than the ones I've seen on other Ferris Wheels. I still like it though.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss For example, here's one I just saw on YouTube, and it's not that far from DCA: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6obsrLc_9vU" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...srLc_9vU</a>
Originally Posted By Dabob2 If they don't restrict the effects to the WOC show, I wonder what it would be like to be actually riding the thing while the effects were going off, especially some of the "chase" or "burst" effects. It could be either marvelously disconcerting to see them going off around you, especially when your car is swinging/moving on the track, or a major "code-V alert" for those prone to that.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I imagine it would be like riding any other Ferris Wheel at night that has lights. The lights aren't directed inwards, so it's not that noticeable.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt Those lights make me dizzy. No kidding. It’s a huge advance over what they had before, but I hope when they’re done programming the light patterns won’t move so fast and change so abruptly.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I've ridden wheels with lights before, also directed outward. But they did a "chase" pattern where a whole spoke would light up, then the next one, then the next one... in your peripheral vision, you could see the spokes you WEREN'T on lighting up and going dark (and the spokes across from you in your regular vision), and when your own spoke lit up, there was a noticeable "glow" even if you didn't see the lights directly. And that was with stationary cars. I was just wondering what the effect would be when you're sliding in towards the center and back out again while the light show is going on. Maybe it wouldn't be much. But it's possible it could be either kinda cool or kinda motion-sickness inducing if you're prone to it. I guess we'll have to wait till people can ride it while the lights are doing their thing.
Originally Posted By ArchtMig <---- rolls eyes >>>Those lights make me dizzy. No kidding. It’s a huge advance over what they had before, but I hope when they’re done programming the light patterns won’t move so fast and change so abruptly.<<< Oy vey.
Originally Posted By ArchtMig Post #67 kinda reminds me of the old SNL Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer character... "I'm just a simple caveman, unfrozen from the ice. Your modern scientific advancements and technologies 'frighten' me! I don't quite know what to make of riding in this giant metal tube that somehow magically flies high up in the sky that you modern people call a 'jet airliner'. Now go back into the galley and get me another drink."
Originally Posted By cheesybaby "I'm just a simple caveman, unfrozen from the ice. Your modern scientific advancements and technologies 'frighten' me! I don't quite know what to make of riding in this giant metal tube that somehow magically flies high up in the sky that you modern people call a 'jet airliner'." But if there's one thing I DO know, it's that punitive damages should exceed at least 5 times the regular damages incurred in a textbook case of fiduciary fraud.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Does anybody know if they will keep guests on the ferris wheel during the World of Color show? Not that it really makes that big of a difference, but that might make it difficult to know exactly which part of the wheel will light up (as the spokes will be in different places each night), but I don't know how big of a deal that would be. I would bet that the view from up there would be pretty sweet (and a little moist) during the show.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer As I understand it, no. California Screamin', the Fun Wheel, the Golden Zepher and whatever the Orange Stinger is renamed will not operate during the show.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros That's pretty much what I expected. What about the Maliboomer? That could be DCA's answer to riding Big Thunder during the fireworks in DL.
Originally Posted By WorldofDisney I finally saw the Fun Wheel in person this weekend and have to say the queue is pretty boring. Compared to the new buildings in that area you can see the difference between the old and new. It's a shame because the wheel itself looks great. However, I love the new lighting! It's really amazing to see.
Originally Posted By di-tard4life omg..yeah i agree with the very first person with message number one.. mickey does stare you down..and i agree they spent all that money on what? new gondolas mickey face and paint? i thought the line que was boring even before..i personaly think it's a boring ride! but i guess there is lights? witch i did not see.
Originally Posted By Sara Tonin do nothing and people complain that there's nothing new. Paint, put up new lights and change the motif and it's not enough...geez, stop the whinnin' and go ride something you do like or stay home....
Originally Posted By di-tard4life ok so i totally rode the revamped "fun wheel" yeah the ride que ..that's not going to fly when its like 90 degress or more out this summer!! lol.. hope they get a genius thoughts and putup umbrellas to shade! other then that the view of the construction was uplifting!
