Disney News, Discussion & an Element of Fun - 2025 Edition

[Landry]

Disney just announced that they're putting a bunch of ride and experience POVs from Disneyland on D+ for its 70th anniversary, similar to what they did with ROTR. Includes Pirates, Indy, Radiator Springs Racers, Incredicoaster, along with what look like walkthroughs of various lands and nighttime shows.

Would be nice if they got them on Youtube too.

They won't get the subscription money if they're on YouTube.

 

[Duckbug.Ducktales]

Disney just announced that they're putting a bunch of ride and experience POVs from Disneyland on D+ for its 70th anniversary, similar to what they did with ROTR. Includes Pirates, Indy, Radiator Springs Racers, Incredicoaster, along with what look like walkthroughs of various lands and nighttime shows.

Would be nice if they got them on Youtube too.

I'd love to have a high quality version of the nighttime spectaculars to watch at home after our trip. I wonder if they'll have both WoC and Wondrous Journeys on D+

 

[fatmanatee]

They won't get the subscription money if they're on YouTube.

They'll get ad revenue from Youtube and having a high quality official POV might discourage others from recording their own. Universal does the same thing for some of their rides.

 

[Brian Noble]

"it's really in the company's best interests to do the thing I want them to do to save me money" arguments are always fun.

 

[fatmanatee]

"it's really in the company's best interests to do the thing I want them to do to save me money" arguments are always fun.

I have D+, this doesn't impact me in that respect whatsoever. I think it's better for these videos to have more exposure and tbh I don't even think it has that much of an impact financially.

 

[Duckbug.Ducktales]

I've always wondered what the draw is of ride POV videos. I wouldn't want to spoil the personal discovery of a new ride. And then once I've been, I've seen it. But I suppose I'm in the minority!

 

[Smugpugmug]

I don't have Disney+ and IMO while official ride through POVs are cool, it's not something I would subscribe to a streaming service to watch. There are already really great ones on Youtube.

 

[BrianL]

I've always wondered what the draw is of ride POV videos. I wouldn't want to spoil the personal discovery of a new ride. And then once I've been, I've seen it. But I suppose I'm in the minority!

I never watch them before I have experienced it myself. I might ocassionally watch one, though usually it'll be something like Horizons or the original Imagination - something I can't see anymore in person.

 

[Duckbug.Ducktales]

I never watch them before I have experienced it myself. I might ocassionally watch one, though usually it'll be something like Horizons or the original Imagination - something I can't see anymore in person.

Those I get! I've also watched Horizons

 

[fatmanatee]

I've always wondered what the draw is of ride POV videos. I wouldn't want to spoil the personal discovery of a new ride. And then once I've been, I've seen it. But I suppose I'm in the minority!

So, a couple of things:

1. It's not necessarily for discovery of a new ride. In this case, *none* of the rides are new, they're often extremely old, and there are plenty of other ride POVs to watch if you want to see Pirates for example. But a lot of them are terrible and Disney has more than enough professional equipment to make a video that looks really good. In these cases I think people just watch these videos to reminisce, really. I follow a guy who somehow creates very watchable Guardians POVs (along with others) and unfortunately I can't be down there to listen to September as much as I'd like but I can watch this video of it.
2. There are cases with new rides where I don't mind being spoiled, namely to figure out if I could handle the more intense ones. Velocicoaster is a really good example. Haven't gone on it yet, still not sure if I'll do it, but watching it and getting more familiarity with the twists and turns gives me a little more confidence that maybe it'll happen in the future. A lot of these POV channels are more focused on the more intense stuff.

Would say though that in most cases for new rides then yeah, I'd prefer not to be spoiled. Haven't watched anything from EU except for Universal's clip of Stardust Racers, due to my aforementioned issues with rollercoasters.

 

[HokieRaven5]

I've always wondered what the draw is of ride POV videos. I wouldn't want to spoil the personal discovery of a new ride. And then once I've been, I've seen it. But I suppose I'm in the minority!

I use them for my kids who have some ride anxiety. Show them what the rides are like a bit before they go on them for the first time so they can feel more comfortable knowing what they are about.

 

[Duckbug.Ducktales]

So, a couple of things:

1. It's not necessarily for discovery of a new ride. In this case, *none* of the rides are new, they're often extremely old, and there are plenty of other ride POVs to watch if you want to see Pirates for example. But a lot of them are terrible and Disney has more than enough professional equipment to make a video that looks really good. In these cases I think people just watch these videos to reminisce, really. I follow a guy who somehow creates very watchable Guardians POVs (along with others) and unfortunately I can't be down there to listen to September as much as I'd like but I can watch this video of it.
2. There are cases with new rides where I don't mind being spoiled, namely to figure out if I could handle the more intense ones. Velocicoaster is a really good example. Haven't gone on it yet, still not sure if I'll do it, but watching it and getting more familiarity with the twists and turns gives me a little more confidence that maybe it'll happen in the future. A lot of these POV channels are more focused on the more intense stuff.

Would say though that in most cases for new rides then yeah, I'd prefer not to be spoiled. Haven't watched anything from EU except for Universal's clip of Stardust Racers, due to my aforementioned issues with rollercoasters.

Thanks, that makes sense! I listen to Disney Parks music sometimes so I can see how watching a POV is an extension of that