Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA It's a new movie for California... 'Soarin' Over Governor Schwarzenegger's Ego'
Originally Posted By believe No need for a new movie, CA hasn't changed much. What they could do to refresh the attraction is too...... Convert it to 3D. Yes, 3D. Shouldn't cost too much, it's only a 5 minute film - maybe a $1M to $2 Million. Then another $1 to $2 Mill for the projectors. Then upgrade to high res digital projectors. I don't know if Imax has dome type digital 3D projectors. If not, DigiStar does, but might cost a bit more. The film will last another 5 to 10 years with the upgrade...
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I agree there is no "need" for a new movie, regardless if the state of CA has changed or not. To me anyway, it's still a great attraction. But the lead post said: "We have heard that Disney has applied for various government permits for the second Soarin' movie (tenatively a global theme) and that shooting could begin as early as this fall for a late '09 premiere at Disney's California Adventure and Epcot." So...was this just a bad rumor? Or are perhaps the details wrong? Maybe Disney did apply for permits, but the filming is for the Soarin' attraction for DisneySea? That's all I am wondering.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros There were some people at the beginning of the summer who said that there were signs up at the park saying that they were filming aerial stuff that day, and many people assumed it was for the new Soarin' film. It was done during the day, with a low flying helicopter, so it might have been for that. It may have also just been for standard stock footage that they show during their TV specials, especially since there hasn't been much aerial footage of DCA (to my knowledge). Personally, I don't really care if they make a new film, since the current one is fine for a few more years. I do think that they should upgrade the projectors. Every time I see it, there is dirt on the film, which looks really bad on a screen that big. For relying so heavily on the projected images, I have a very difficult time understanding why the haven't taken this attraction to digital projectors yet, especially when so many others around the resort (Big Thunder earthquake scene, Indy bug room, Main Street Cinema, Space Mountain, Haunted Mansion, Pirates) have been using them for several years in relatively minor roles. They should also clean the screens, as they are starting to get stained pretty badly and it's kind of distracting from the film.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 A global film makes sense for EPCOT (though it's amazing how many EPCOT visitors don't even realize that all the shots they're seeing are from California). It would be nice if, assuming they do a global film, they didn't just switch it out at DCA, but offered one film during the day and the other at night, like they used to do with American Journeys/Wonders of China. Or have one film in Side A and the other in Side B.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <(though it's amazing how many EPCOT visitors don't even realize that all the shots they're seeing are from California).> Why am I not surprised?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros There are no references to California specifically anywhere in the attraction. The only way most people would know is if they payed attention to the names of the cities flying by on the clouds right before the preshow starts. Even then, they would have to see all the names and recognize them as being specifcally in California. All in all, I think what's more impressive about it is that California's topography is diverse enough that many people think it was filmed all over the world. Speaking of the preshow, has anybody else noticed that they've switched over from 4:3 monitors to 16:9? To get the film to fit, it's now zoomed in, so we no longer see the top and bottom portions of the original screen. It's particularly noticeable in long shots of the people, when we can see from their waists to their forheads, but not quite to the top of their heads...
Originally Posted By cheesybaby <<There are no references to California specifically anywhere in the attraction.>> Golden Gate Bridge? Yosemite's Half Dome? Disneyland?
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<Golden Gate Bridge? Yosemite's Half Dome? Disneyland?>> Some people don't know where those things are. Heck, how many times have you said to someone that you're been to Disneyland, and they think you've been in Florida?
Originally Posted By danyoung >Speaking of the preshow, has anybody else noticed that they've switched over from 4:3 monitors to 16:9?< I thought they were always plasma screens right from the start.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Just how stupid do you have to be to not know that the Golden Gate Bridge is in California.
Originally Posted By danyoung Hans, I'd have to give you that one, as well as Yosemite - pretty identifiable. But the cowboys riding in the dirt hills, the balloons going up over some nice farmland, the low flying sweep over some orange trees, the fishing creek, heck, even the aircraft carriers - if you didn't know specifically where they were, you'd never guess they were all in California. And remember, the Orlando version doesn't mention California at all, so it would be easy to assume that the show is about beautiful sites in America.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I think most people get that one. I would bet that significantly fewer get that the hang glider shot shows Half Dome from Yosemite. Even fewer than that probably know the LA skyline at the end. Then there are all the fairly generic landscape shots (coastline, desert, orange groves, river, etc) that really could be just about anywhere. Who knows how many guests even realize that the end is DL ("Why is the castle so small? What's that big white thing next to it?"). I would bet that most people know that some of the film is from California. However, without knowing ahead of time that it shows only California, I don't think I would have realized it the first time I saw it.
Originally Posted By danyoung Yes, and it's advertised as that in DL. In WDW it's advertised as just Soarin', no California in the title, so it's seen as a bit more generic than just California shots.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros It also doesn't have the museum of Californian aviators in the queue. Instead, it's themed more like a quasi-futuristic airport, without any writing anywhere on the walls. Even the preshow video was edited to drop the "Over California" from the intro, which causes Warburton to jump a little on the screen.
Originally Posted By Hista98 the little mermaid fits into dca because it is a water beachy type theme so it works in the pier area. all the rides are supposed to be about beach culture or water.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros It may have to do with the oceans, but what does it have to do with California, specificaly? It's a Danish fairy tale, presumably set in Denmark. Yah, they could have adapted the story to be in California, but the Disney version (upon which the film is based) didn't do that. Mermaids live in the ocean, so they fit in with the Pier, yes; but this one doesn't really fit as well as a generic one would.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss In my mind it doesn't have anything to do with water, oceans, California, or Denmark. It's a dark ride. Seaside amusement parks have them. That's the justification.
