My Thoughts on 4 Days at WDW

[crusader]

They could soar over a cocoa bean field and dump you into a chocolate shop upon exit. Hey it works for Hershey!

or they could soar over a wheat field and some fruit orchards then through a baking factory before dumping you into a room full of Mickey cakes, pies and donuts.

Cha-ching! Cha-ching! Cha-ching!

 

[KNWVIKING]

Does anyone have any idea what the film portion of Soarin' cost to shoot ? I'm just curious if we're talking tens of millions, one million, half mil ?????? And how long does it take to make a film like this ? Would making a new film delay the opening of the ride ?

On the subject of cloning: A great ride is a great ride. Why should I have to travel cross country or half way around the world to experience a great ride. Give me my WDW version of any great ride the other parks have to offer. I won't feel like Disney is cheaping out or failing to be creative. I just want the ride.

 

[jsginmd]

I have no idea what a new film would cost to shoot, but...

I humbly suggest that a change in the film would cascade to other, necessary changes. The coordination of the film to the seat movements and other in-theater effects (ie. any smell-o-vision moments) would have to be done and tested. That's extra time and labor and cost. If you use exactly the California version, the programming is cut-and-paste with, presumably, a shorter test cycle.