Soarin in WDW refurb

[doconeill]

Why is it always the accounts with the low post counts??

I've got an urge to open another account and post something like:

I got this straight from a CM in the restroom at Epcot who says he runs all of Disney! Disneyquest closes tomorrow, the Contemporary Resort Villas would go on sale Monday except they are already sold out, and Sorceror Mickey's hat at the Studios is going to be replaced by a colossal statue of Harry Potter and the Great Movie Ride is going to be a ride in a Ford Anglia over the English countryside!!!! OMG!

Oh, and Jim Hill is really Walt Disney's disowned twin brother, and Walt himself is buried outside the Haunted Mansion!​

Did I forget anything?

 

[Vemnox]

There is absolutely no truth to this "rumor." Whatever CM told you that just said it to get your gears turning. Why would they fix what isn't broke?

 

[YoHo]

Turkey legs are really emu, Confirm/Deny?

 

[doconeill]

Turkey legs are really emu, Confirm/Deny?

Oh, he told me that too!! Actually, they are genetically engineered monsterous things that have 8 legs each, which provides more legs per unit. John Madden managed to steal a pair and breed them, and he uses them for the Thanksgiving football games.
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[EUROPACL]

Turkey legs are really emu, Confirm/Deny?

Confirm, why do you think AK is so large...to save money Esiner had them put in a secret Emu ranch hidden from guest. The Emu ranch is was code named Beastly Kingdom.

I got this information directly from one of my towel pets that the maid left for me.....the really freaky part is that the towel was in the shape of an Emu.*


* Disclaimer: This may be a dream I had while wacked out on cough syrup and mouthwash.

 

[LucyStorm]

hmmmm.....production of many fruit and vegetable crops, high producer of cattle....

We have hills, cowboys, and lots of horses up here in Citrus County.....oh, yes, and manatees.....

Couldn't you see Soarin' following a pod of dolphins?

 

[YoHo]

They can do that in California. Along with Whales. California is also the largest Dairy producer in the country and a producer of beef cattle. clearly someone in the editing room felt that mountains were better then cows.

 

[wildviper]

My family loves Soarin. Our first reaction after our first ride on it: "Now they need to make a film called Soarin America!"

Thinking about a Soaring America reminds me of the days when local television would sign off for the night. They usually ended with the National Anthem or God Bless America playing while showing a patriotic montage. My local ABC affiliate would play the national anthem and show a film that reminds me of Soarin. Obviously shot in a helicopter, the scenes would change and try to include icons across America ending with a shot of the Statue of Liberty.

 

[flyinglizard]

WOW! I was impressed with the effort somebody made to produce the clip! I was amazed it was so good, but the music would make even our flat land interesting.

Yeah, "Soarin" Over America" would be the way to go even if they included the mountains of Clermont!

 

[Disneybag]

They can do that in California. Along with Whales. California is also the largest Dairy producer in the country and a producer of beef cattle. clearly someone in the editing room felt that mountains were better then cows.

Well, of course anyone (save a cattle rancher) would pick mountains over cows. California has mountains, so use them! My main beef (pun not intended) is that the movie in Florida is California. And if the tourists don't know it's California (especially since they name the locations on the screen in the queue) then well...stereotypical tourists, I guess...

 

[DVCconvert]

I've lived here for 30 years and my kids are natives. This is one butt ugly state. The coast is pretty from above but the rest? fogeddaboutit. From above it looks lie exactly what it is...A giant swamp with lots of parking lots called roads.

Please 'save yourself' and move to Wyoming for a year -- I'd suggest a town named Pinedale -- report back 1 year later and let us know how much more wonderful your experience is - Thanks!

 

[YoHo]

Wyoming is pretty scenic in it's own way and I don't just mean Yellowstone.

Sherman Hill west of Cheyenne is pretty amazing.

It'd be amazing to see the march of goods moving across the Transcon, or the endless coal trains moving out of the Powder River Basin.

 

[mickeyfantroy]

Here's a link to a fan generated Soarin' Over Florida. There's more to see than swamps and parking lots. His footage was limited. I'd like to see a more recognizable city like Miami, and maybe a sunset at Key West. But I like his NASA footage.

Soarin' Over Florida

I loved the opening scene with Sunshine Skyway Bridge at sunset!

 

[Peter Pirate 2]

Well that Soarin' Over Florida video is nice and all but nothing is spectacular or particularily unique to Florida. A big bridge but not one that is really historic, nice beaches but they're everywhere, water and boat shots, eh, the glades and the estuary waterways are serene and pretty but spectacular? Further it seems the whole point is the hangliding aspect and I can't see how that effect (the swooping & vistas) could be even remotely exciting.

While that's a real nice video I stand by my statement that Florida is butt ugly (Pinedale, WY notwithstanding) and I hope Disney will take the trip to the limit (in all of America or maybe the world) with their next effort.

 

[perdidochas]

Soarin' over Florida would be the worst idea ever! What would we see? Swamps? Parking lots? Lots of tiny lakes? Housing developments? A murder or two over Orlando? Maybe a mugging over Miami? Perhaps we'd see a topless sunbather or two over South Beach but seriously no Soarin' Over Florida...Pleas e.

Everglades, manatees, some of our clear rivers/streams/springs, Miami architecture, light houses, surfing beaches, orange groves, all 4 Disney parks, The Disney Cruiselines, The Keys

 

[Disneybag]

Everglades, manatees, some of our clear rivers/streams/springs, Miami architecture, light houses, surfing beaches, orange groves, all 4 Disney parks, The Disney Cruiselines, The Keys

Don't bother. It's a tough room.

 

[Barbers2005]

Dh and I both were a bit disappointed in this ride after all the hype it received. We both thought the movie was a little ho-hum and regretted waiting in line for it. I would really love to see something more exotic. An international soarin would be really cool, and even a soarin across america would be better than what they have now (Grand Canyon, anyone?).

 

[raidermatt]

Everglades, manatees, some of our clear rivers/streams/springs, Miami architecture, light houses, surfing beaches, orange groves, all 4 Disney parks, The Disney Cruiselines, The Keys

I'm sure this could be done very well. I'll just go back to the point that if/when they do a new film, they need to go with the BEST choice, and I can't go along with Florida being the best choice as a subject.

Not that California was either, but CA does have a greater variance in topography and features.

 

[JohnZ46]

Given Epcot's international theme, Soarin' over the World would be more appropriate.

I was actually surprised when I found out that Soarin' used the same footage as the CA version. Like taking "over California" out of the name makes any sort of difference. I mean the end of the film brings you to DisneyLand even though you're watching it at WDW?!?!

Seriously, could they really not scrape up enough cash to shoot new footage?

 

[plutospup]

Hmmm...Didn't they have something like "Soarin Over America" where Timekeeper used to be? Couldn't you see some Disney exec trying to use this film at Soarin!