Anyone Else Disappointed by Soarin Around the World?

[GatorChris]

We did the new version again last month. Both times we were in the middle on the bottom row. I really liked it! Being in the middle cuts down on the "bend", for sure. But I liked being on the bottom and seeing the bottom of the flim....so much detail that I was missing when we rode on top.

But I'm with the majority: when you're on the side, the bend distortion is bad for the Paris, the pyramids, and anything with a hard line/angle. It definitely messes with the magic. As much as I'd like to go back to the old version and ride over the ocean and Redwood Creek and Yosemite Falls, I'd probably be just as conflicted if the old version was as a bent as the new one.

 

[mom2rtk]

I love both versions. I wish they would have showings of the original as well.
With the new one---make sure you are in the Center/Top Row. If you are off to the side, everything bends and is messed up.
We always ask to wait for top row, center anyway. It completely changes the experience. We hate seeing feet dangling too, so we will wait the extra cycle to get perfect seating.

I actually like the dangling feet. The set the scene for my ride photos.

Soarin Eiffel Tower Fisheye by mom2rtk, on Flickr

 

[Xenorye]

I actually like the dangling feet. The set the scene for my ride photos.

Curious: Is that your fisheye effect, or how the screen looked?

Is it bad if you're on the bottom or middle of the center section?

 

[mom2rtk]

Curious: Is that your fisheye effect, or how the screen looked?

Is it bad if you're on the bottom or middle of the center section?

There's a lot of curvature, but I shot that with a fisheye lens, so it was over emphasized.