child's handicap

[michaelsmommy]

I'm so sad! My child was born with vision in only one eye so he'll never get to experience the effects in the wonderful 3-D movies. I've tried calling Disney to inquire about figuring out a way where it would be possible, but no one has an answer for me. With all the technology out there, you would think that they could come up with something. I wonder if he'd just enjoy watching the movies without the visual effects or if I shouldn't even bother???

 

[DemonLlama]

I don't think it will work with only one eye taking in the scene. This is from ask.yahoo.com about how 3D works:

Since your eyes are about two inches apart, they see the same picture from slightly different angles. Your brain then correlates these two images in order to gauge distance. This is called binocular vision -- View-Masters and binoculars mimic this process by presenting each eye with a slightly different image.

A 3D film viewed without glasses is a very strange sight, resembling that hokey cartoon effect of a drunkard's point of view. The same scene is projected simultaneously from two different angles in two different colors, red and blue (or green). Here's where those cool glasses come in -- the colored filters separate the two different images so each image only enters one eye. Your brain puts the two pictures back together, and voila, you're dodging a flying meteor!

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I doubt it would be very fun without being able to see the pictures clearly.
The good news is, there are so many wonderful things Disney has to offer, skipping the 3D stuff won't bother him in the least!

 

[buckylarue]

If he can wear the 3D glasses, it will make the picture appear as a normal 2D film with only one eye seeing it. He will still be able to enjoy the entertainment value of the films, which is considerable!

 

[pezpam]

Agreed - watching the movies with the glasses on will at least let him see them in 2-D. Well, 2-D plus the effects you can feel. I'd go for it myself. He can still enjoy the characters, jokes, and 'feelable' effects and my guess is that that will be more fun than not going.......

As far as seeing it 3-D, I am way unqualified to answer, but I suspect that it'd take a different technology and who knows, maybe that'll come along. You never know......

 

[jennyl772003]

My son is visually impaired (legally blind). He has very poor vision in both eyes, but one eye is considerably worse and he doesn't use it to see.

He still enjoys all of the 3D movies, even though he does not get the 3D effect. There are other effects that he enjoys, and he understands when something is "supposed" to be popping out of the screen.

He still wears the 3D glasses and enjoys himself. I would not skip them.

 

[MareQ]

Don't be sad - the movies are great even without the glasses - also there's so much more going on, great songs, cool special effects. Everything will be ok

 

[wdwoldtimer]

Impossible to get 3-D without vision in both eyes. That is sad. I think he'd still enjoy them to a degree...they all have some sort of non-3D fun in them as well. As long as he wouldn't feel left out I think he'd enjoy them.

 

[safetymom]

I have been blind in one eye since I was 5. I still enjoy going to the 3 d shows but of course I don't get the same reactions everyone else does. It doesn't stop me from going and enjoying the show. There is usually more than just 3 D going on.

 

[daisax]

Because of surgery for lazy eyes when I was a kid, I don't have binocular vision -- however, I can still see stuff in 3D.

Can't do it through a microscope, but it works in movies.

 

[andromedaslove]

My husband was born with only vision in one eye. The other eye is completely blind. He didn't use to enjoy the 3D movies because they used to use the red/blue glasses, and it just made the movie blurry. However, since they started using the black glasses he can see everything as he normally would in 2D, and he LOVES Philharmagic.

 

[lorli]

DD has no vision problems but the 3d effect is too much for her and sits through the movies without glasses and enjoys it very much for the value of the Disneyness of it.

 

[mickeyluv'r]

It is sad for your son to have this disability The loss of eyesight is a big loss, but if he only has vision in one eye, then he can't see three-d in real life either, with all due respect. Disney does some amazing things, but I really don't think this is something that Disney could fix - unless they presented the film in regular filming format. Reshooting the films would probably cost quite a bit.

Looking at the issue in another light, some kids, and even adults, find the three-d effects too intense. During every performance of ITTBAB there are always little kids screaming. My mom sometimes gets sick to her stomach from them. Just maybe - maybe - your son actually enjoyed the shows more because he wasn't subjected to this effect his first time through? Just a thought.
As a mom, it's hard to see your kids miss out on something, but maybe it's not always as bad as it seems. Maybe his disability will enable him to see the world in a unique way. Einstein had a unique vision of the world, and it enabled him to conceive something nobody else could conceive! Helen Keller had a unique perspective on the world - and she too provided wonderful insights. Just read her essay entitled, "The Seeing See Little."

 

[Schmeck]

My father-in-law was blinded in one eye (by a pencil) as a child. He can only see blurry light through that eye. He graduated from art school, became a potter, and has a wonderful gift for sculpture, all without sight in one eye, or the ability to see '3D', have depth perception, etc. Some of his art is in the Museum of Modern Art!

DD12 was born with a palsy in one eye - no depth perception or binocular vision. She's a fine dancer, skater, and musician. When she was little, she preferred the 3D shows without the glasses, but now she uses them, even though the effects are a bit "lost" on her. But she gets the idea, and still loves the shows.

 

[michaelsmommy]

WOW! I just want to thank everyone for the reassurance. It's nice to see so many others out there, with essentially the same type of problem my son has, that are enjoying these types of activities. So, yes, I think I will definitely encourage him to see these shows for what they are...other than just the 3-D effect. Thanks Again!!!

 

[SueM in MN]

My husband was born with only vision in one eye. The other eye is completely blind. He didn't use to enjoy the 3D movies because they used to use the red/blue glasses, and it just made the movie blurry. However, since they started using the black glasses he can see everything as he normally would in 2D, and he LOVES Philharmagic.

The WDW use polarized lenses (the black lenses), not the older type of 3D that uses 2 different color lenses.
This website has an explanation of how the polarizing lenses work:

Polarized glasses are probably the most commonly used in amusement parks and alike. Each lens is polarized at an opposing 45 degree angle.

To display an effect like this requires two projectors. Each projector also has a polarized lens over it, each at opposing 45 degree angles, like the glasses. A polarized lens basically lines up all the light waves so they are in one orientation. These oriented light waves can only pass through a polarized lense that is polarized at the same angle. If the polarization of the lens is different then it wont let that light through. Light coming from the projector oriented at -45 degrees will be seen by one eye, and the light coming from the other projector oriented at +45 degrees will be seen by the other eye. Hence, you can display a stereo pair of images at the same spot and the viewer will see a single 3D image......
When the two images are reflected off screen a mix of light (in both orientations) reaches to 3D glasses, the lenses on the 3D glasses only let the matching polarized light through and the light is split into its separate images before it reaches the users eyes.

Optical equipment like this is expensive, even the glasses can cost up to 3 dollars a piece even when ordered in bulks of 50. The projectors and the lenses cost a lot more. The cost is the main reason why you normally only see polarized 3D at special events and amusement parks.

My youngest DD is disabled and just will not wear the 3D glasses, but even without them there is a lot happening. A lot of the Disney movies have "4D effects" (real things that happen during the show besides just what appears on the screen).

 

[seashoreCM]

My youngest DD is disabled and just will not wear the 3D glasses, but even without them there is a lot happening. A lot of the Disney movies have "4D effects" (real things that happen during the show besides just what appears on the screen).

On some 3D movies using the polarization technique the picture is unwatchable without the 3D glasses even with vision in just one eye. The two polarized images may be staggered, looking like a blurred mess without the glasses to cancel out one of the images for each eye.

Children need to learn to follow directions, of course in accordance with their abilities. If DD refuses to wear the glasses she may conclude that the blurry mess on the screen is what the movie is supposed to look like. Next time you go, get a pair of the 3D glasses for her to play with and with a little patience and perhaps seeing the show twice you can get her to look through the glasses and get used tot hem.

Disney hints:
http://members.aol.com/ajaynejr/disney.htm

 

[SueM in MN]

On some 3D movies using the polarization technique the picture is unwatchable without the 3D glasses even with vision in just one eye. The two polarized images may be staggered, looking like a blurred mess without the glasses to cancel out one of the images for each eye.

Children need to learn to follow directions, of course in accordance with their abilities. If DD refuses to wear the glasses she may conclude that the blurry mess on the screen is what the movie is supposed to look like. Next time you go, get a pair of the 3D glasses for her to play with and with a little patience and perhaps seeing the show twice you can get her to look through the glasses and get used tot hem.

Disney hints:
http://members.aol.com/ajaynejr/disney.htm

She's 20 and has been going to WDW since she was 18 months old, so she's very aware of what the various movies look like with and without the 3D glasses. She also wears glasses and has some visual field defects. If she chooses to watch the movie without, I'm letting her choose. Sometimes she chooses to wear the glasses, sometimes not. I think some days the 3D glasses just bother her more than others.
I have watched the movies without the 3D glasses just to see what it looks like and it's really not that bad. I wouldn't personally call it a blurry mess.