Accomodations for 3D attractions (glass eye)

[summermac]

This is kind of odd I suppose. My BIL has a glass eye and on a previous trip there he explained after viewing ITTBAB that he actually couldn't see the 3D stuff. I mean he could see it, but it was just as if he didn't have glasses on at all. He's not going with us on this trip or anything but I was just wondering if there was anything WDW could do to accomodate that. I thought (after the fact) that he could have maybe used two pair of glasses and put them on so that the two lenses were on top of each other, thus covering his one good eye. (make sense?)

So...anyone????

 

[clm10308]

I am not positive, but for the 3D effect to work a person must have oth eyes. Different information is perceived by each eye which the brain then interprets into a 3D image. So I don't think there is anything that Disney could do to help him see the show in 3D.
It might be nice though if there was a non-3D version of the film, so he could watch it without the weird appearance that you would see from a 3d movies when you don't use the glasses.

 

[summermac]

Yeah it is a weird image. I took my glasses off once to see it and it was all fuzzy. But I think (if I remember correctly) when I closed one eye everything appeared flat I'm trying to remember now....

 

[buffettgirl]

I am not positive, but for the 3D effect to work a person must have oth eyes. Different information is perceived by each eye which the brain then interprets into a 3D image. So I don't think there is anything that Disney could do to help him see the show in 3D.
It might be nice though if there was a non-3D version of the film, so he could watch it without the weird appearance that you would see from a 3d movies when you don't use the glasses.

precisely. That's how it works. You brain must be getting the right images in order for the 3d to be ok. My oldest had ambloypia and strabismus and even though her eyes are now straight the brain never quite picked up on the fact that it needed to merge those images, so she has trouble with depth perception and trouble with 3d. On the other hand my youngest has optic atrophy and so far , because it's bilateral, he can still see 3d.

Yeah it is a weird image. I took my glasses off once to see it and it was all fuzzy. But I think (if I remember correctly) when I closed one eye everything appeared flat I'm trying to remember now....

from what we were told, the 3d used in most the park movies is not that 'advanced' (for lack of a better word) and it's done that way because they wanted everyone to have the opportunity to see it without getting sick watching a fuzzy movie. So it's not as technically advanced 3d as you'd see in a new movie right now. (but that was true 10 years ago when I asked about it, I'm not sure if there have been newer 3d items added lately)

 

[SueM in MN]

Unfortunately, there is no accommodation to make movies 3D for someone with only one functioning eye.
He SHOULD have been able to see the movie clearly with his one eye, using the 3D glasses. Using 2 pairs of 3D glasses would not help and might make it less clear because of how the lenses work.
Here is something I first posted a few years ago about 3D movies with only one working eye.
Here are my thoughts about the 3D shows:
Mickey's Philharmagic at MK - the music is very good and the show would still be enjoyable even if you could not see the pictures. The pictures are also really good and would be worth seeing even without the music. This is the newest movie and has the best pictures and best 3D effects. It includes scenes from Aladdin, Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Peter Pan, Lion King among others. The story line is very simple - Donald Duck put on Mickey's magic hat, which flew off his head and keeps flying away from him. He spends the movie chasing the hat through scenes from different movies.

Bug's Life at AK - I would skip this one with small children. The audience is shrunk to the size of bugs and gets an introduction to bugs. I have never been in this show without someone carrying a screaming preschooler out. Some of the scary things include a friendly bug that 'sprays' the audience with stink bug scent, a friendly bug that 'sprays' the audience with 'acid', Hopper (the 'evil bug' of the movie) bigger than most kid's dads, and angry bugs 'spraying' the audience with bug spray, swatting with fly swatters, spiders falling from the ceiling and wasps coming to 'sting' the audience. It is newer than the Muppets movie and does have some good effects, even without two eye vision.

Muppets 3D at the Studio - There is more 'talk' in this movie as the Muppet characters explain what they are doing/what's happening. Some of those sections do not really look terribly 3D, even for someone with 2 eyed vision. The movie is cute and does have some musical numbers.

About the 3D effects; as was already described, the technology in the movies use polarized lenses. So, viewed thru one eye, there will still be a clear image. I have personally tested it out by closing one eye in the 3D movies and the movie is still pretty clear - Mickey’s Philharmagic being the best (probably because it is the newest).
On one visit a few years ago, my oldest DD and her DH were with us. My son in law has MS and was recovering from an MS episode when we went to WDW. One of the effects of his episode was that he had lost most vision in one eye (don't worry, it's all back now). The reason I mention it is that he is someone who previously had 3D vision and temporarily did not. He saw all the movies (except Honey I Shrunk the Audience - which is no longer playing) and said none of them gave him a headache. He had a patch over his ‘bad’ eye, so was not using it at all.
He said that Mickey's Philharmagic was really well done and did give a 3D appearance, even when viewed with one eye.
He is an artist (specifically, a comic book artist - and specifically in comics, his specialty is inking. The inker emphasizes lines and puts in shadows, highlights (and uses color, in color comics) to give an illusion of some things being farther back and some closer. He explained that they use the same techniques in the 3D movies to make things look 3D. You can even see that in 2D movies like the picture from Buzz Lightyear, which also uses depth of field (the less clear items in the background):

The polarized lenses intensify the effect, but the colors, shadows and art put into making the film in the first place are what gives the 3D 'look' in the first place.

The newest 3D movie is Mickey’s Philharmagic, so it uses the best technology.
The oldest movie currently showing is Captain EO, which has parts that don’t look 3D, even for people with good vision in both eyes.

 

[ttintagel]

I have blind spots on one eye, and nerve damage that keeps them from lining up properly (neither prisms nor surgery can correct it).

Regular 3D movies are really blurry, even with the glasses. Captain EO and MuppetVIsions have a couple of blurry moments (like the big space rock in EO), but most of it looks like pretty clear 2D.

IIRC, I've been reading that cinemas are going to start charging more for 2D, to make up the extra costs of the 3D movies that really aren't drawing the big audiences everyone thought they would.

 

[Twende]

We have a family member with a similar problem. He has fair vision in one eye and only peripheral vision in the other. This means that with his really bad eye he only sees things off to the side and nothing directly in front of him.

On his first trip to Disney we were all excited about taking him to Mickey's Philharmonic since he loves music. We all forgot his vision problem and how it might relate to 3D movies.

We were seated in the back at the end of a row and he said that he really could not get the 3 D stuff to pop. At Bug's Life we were seated nearer the front and in the center of a row. He found that if he turned his head from side to side that he could get a few of the 3D effects.

We have since learned to ask for a nearer to the front center seating so he can enjoy a bit more of the show. He gets a GAC stamped for visual to do this.

 

[dclfun]

I don't have vision problems but I DO have problems with 3D movies. They end up giving me a headache and so I no longer try to go to them. What's disconcerting to me is that on the Disney ships, most of the movies are in 3D, like it's a huge advancement that people want to experience. I would wager that most small children cannot wear the glasses properly and as such, cannot really enjoy the movie at all. Since Disney has lots of little Guests, I can see families skipping the 3D shows and movies so their child doesn't end up in such a situation. I can understand the reason behind the 3D shows moreso than the movies- but often with the movies there is no choice.

 

[summermac]

I enjoy the 3D shows at WDW but I'm with you (immediate above poster) on 3D movies as a whole. I don't want to wear glasses that long and neither of my kids ever keep them on. We watched TS3 in 3D and decided it was a waste of money for Cars 2 b/c the kids just wouldn't wear the glasses that long.

 

[Carnie]

I have an astigmatism in one eye and I cannot see 3D effects at all. The lens on my glasses tries to "correct" the skewing of the imagesif I try to wear the glasses over my regular lenses, and if I take my glasses off, the screen is too blurry to see anyways (with the 3D glasses alone).

I usually just watch the audience reactions, especially the young kids trying to "catch" the things.

 

[ElizabethG]

Unfortunately, there is no accommodation to make movies 3D for someone with only one functioning eye.
He SHOULD have been able to see the movie clearly with his one eye, using the 3D glasses. Using 2 pairs of 3D glasses would not help and might make it less clear because of how the lenses work.
Here is something I first posted a few years ago about 3D movies with only one working eye.
Here are my thoughts about the 3D shows:
Mickey's Philharmagic at MK - the music is very good and the show would still be enjoyable even if you could not see the pictures. The pictures are also really good and would be worth seeing even without the music. This is the newest movie and has the best pictures and best 3D effects. It includes scenes from Aladdin, Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Peter Pan, Lion King among others. The story line is very simple - Donald Duck put on Mickey's magic hat, which flew off his head and keeps flying away from him. He spends the movie chasing the hat through scenes from different movies.

Bug's Life at AK - I would skip this one with small children. The audience is shrunk to the size of bugs and gets an introduction to bugs. I have never been in this show without someone carrying a screaming preschooler out. Some of the scary things include a friendly bug that 'sprays' the audience with stink bug scent, a friendly bug that 'sprays' the audience with 'acid', Hopper (the 'evil bug' of the movie) bigger than most kid's dads, and angry bugs 'spraying' the audience with bug spray, swatting with fly swatters, spiders falling from the ceiling and wasps coming to 'sting' the audience. It is newer than the Muppets movie and does have some good effects, even without two eye vision.

Muppets 3D at the Studio - There is more 'talk' in this movie as the Muppet characters explain what they are doing/what's happening. Some of those sections do not really look terribly 3D, even for someone with 2 eyed vision. The movie is cute and does have some musical numbers.

About the 3D effects; as was already described, the technology in the movies use polarized lenses. So, viewed thru one eye, there will still be a clear image. I have personally tested it out by closing one eye in the 3D movies and the movie is still pretty clear - Mickey’s Philharmagic being the best (probably because it is the newest).
On one visit a few years ago, my oldest DD and her DH were with us. My son in law has MS and was recovering from an MS episode when we went to WDW. One of the effects of his episode was that he had lost most vision in one eye (don't worry, it's all back now). The reason I mention it is that he is someone who previously had 3D vision and temporarily did not. He saw all the movies (except Honey I Shrunk the Audience - which is no longer playing) and said none of them gave him a headache. He had a patch over his ‘bad’ eye, so was not using it at all.
He said that Mickey's Philharmagic was really well done and did give a 3D appearance, even when viewed with one eye.
He is an artist (specifically, a comic book artist - and specifically in comics, his specialty is inking. The inker emphasizes lines and puts in shadows, highlights (and uses color, in color comics) to give an illusion of some things being farther back and some closer. He explained that they use the same techniques in the 3D movies to make things look 3D. You can even see that in 2D movies like the picture from Buzz Lightyear, which also uses depth of field (the less clear items in the background):

The polarized lenses intensify the effect, but the colors, shadows and art put into making the film in the first place are what gives the 3D 'look' in the first place.

The newest 3D movie is Mickey’s Philharmagic, so it uses the best technology.
The oldest movie currently showing is Captain EO, which has parts that don’t look 3D, even for people with good vision in both eyes.

I appreciate the reviews. My dad is coming with on our next trip (he has only one eye). I tried closing an eye with the glasses on and with them off. With them on, the image was clear and 2D. I'm just glad he will be able to see it clearly and will be able to enjoy the show with his grandkids.

 

[ghtx]

Yeah, you definitely can't see in 3D if you only have one functioning eye. In fact, you can't see anything in 3D without two eyes, not just 3d movies. I.e. you have no depth perception.