Magic Lamp Theater replacing HISTA; thoughts

Originally Posted By FerretAfros

It's sort of a combination of the two. It shows up as characters on the screen, but they are animated and voiced in real time, so it's not really using film in the traditional sense. Guests can text in their jokes while they wait in the queue, and then they are used in the show later, told by the monsters. The technology behind it is similar to Turtle Talk with Crush, but the next step up.

Sully is not in the show because of he is furry and the technology just isn't there to get realistic looking fur motion without a lot of work by animators, and certainly not in real time. That's why the show features Mike and other reptile-like monsters, since their skin is easily rendered quickly.

 

Originally Posted By jbkuchon

Speaking of Turtle Talk with crush, how do they do that? Get the animation to do real time things?

 

Originally Posted By Hista98

theres a guy on the other side of the screen who voices crush he then has a sound bored to animate the charecter to do certian things based on what he says. if you watch closley you can see his voice does not sync up always. Its part of the very exciting and always repetitive living charecter initiative.

 

Originally Posted By jbkuchon

I like Turtle Talk with Crush, although if he ever talked directly to me I would run out of the room screaming in terror.

 

Originally Posted By Yookeroo

"No more 'psuedo futuristic' than Nemo in the subs."

Of course the subs have never been futuristic.

 

Originally Posted By Hista98

they are supposed to be kind of a moden day scientific sub journey and we are exploring liquid space, the final destination on the planet earth. by that sense it is futuristic

 

Originally Posted By trekkeruss

<<the subs have never been futuristic.>>

When the Submarine Voyage was built, the subs themselves were modeled after the U.S. Navy's latest nuclear boats. Walt was a big proponent of nuclear power, which was indeed futuristic for the 1950's.

 

Originally Posted By FerretAfros

The oceans are still barely known to man. Until about a year ago, nobody had ever seen a live one, let alone get photos/videos of it. But they had been flopping up on shores for centuries so we knew they were out there. How many things are still out there that we don't even know are there?

In the words of Pocahontas: "How can there be so much that you don't know you don't know?"

 

Originally Posted By jbkuchon

Nobody had ever seen a live what?

 

Originally Posted By trekkeruss

<<The oceans are still barely known to man. Until about a year ago, nobody had ever seen a live one, let alone get photos/videos of it.>>

Giant Squid, that is.

 

Originally Posted By jbkuchon

I have a soft spot in my heart for Giant Squid, or just squid in general. I did a report on them in the 8th grade. I'll never forget those little/humongous guys *sniff*

 

Originally Posted By FerretAfros

Wow. I totally thought that I had said it somewhere in my post. Note to self: proof read!

And russ, way to go! A+ on being able to figure that out with my lack of nouns!

 

Originally Posted By jbkuchon

Frankly, I expected more from a engineering major.

 

Originally Posted By FerretAfros

What can I say, word aren't our strong point. : )

 

Originally Posted By TomSawyer

Here's a thought: let's use the following as our guiding beacon when we are adding attractions to Tomorrowland:

A vista into a world of wondrous ideas, signifying man's achievements.... A step into the future with predictions of constructive things to come. Tomorrow offers new frontiers in science, adventure, and ideals, the atomic age, the challenge of outer space and the hope for a peaceful and unified world.

 

Originally Posted By Terminus

Yay for Nemo Subs and Autopia!

 

Originally Posted By Dabob2

"Here's a thought: let's use the following as our guiding beacon when we are adding attractions to Tomorrowland:

A vista into a world of wondrous ideas, signifying man's achievements.... A step into the future with predictions of constructive things to come. Tomorrow offers new frontiers in science, adventure, and ideals, the atomic age, the challenge of outer space and the hope for a peaceful and unified world."

Nah, that's crazy talk, right there.

 

Originally Posted By CuriousConstance

Why does everyone automatically think outer space when they think of ideas for Tomorrowland?

 

Originally Posted By oc_dean

Some ideas for a new plaque at the entrance of the land:

"In the land of the future, (or is it?) we go back in time - a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Our journey continues with a revisit to The Supreme leader, in a fantasy 3D film spectacular! Our fantasy .. err .. futuristic travels take us to talking fish, life-size toys to battle the evil emperor Zurg, and a trip in a futuristic freeway, like it's 1949. We complete our land with an empty overhead track throughout the land, just because. And be sure to visit Frys errr Inoventions. Please. Really. Please visit it. Please."

"Come enter our world of cartoons, and fantasy in a land we still call Tomorrowland for some unknown reason. You want the future? Sorry, we no longer have an interest in that theme. Go visit the Space Center in Bremen Germany for the latest in human innovation toward the future."

 

Originally Posted By CuriousConstance

Dean, Dean, Dean you're not still talking about Tomorrowland are you?