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Disney reinforcing the opening date of 5th December.
Disney reinforcing the opening date of 5th December.
Theme parks REALLY don't want anything flying overhead of the guests. Things like the Disney Springs drone show and the Hogwarts show in Hollywood specifically fly over areas without guests.
I guess Disney doesn't consider invited press to be "guests" though, so they do things like this, or the New Fantasyland dragon, over their heads at media events no problem.
Theme parks REALLY don't want anything flying overhead of the guests. Things like the Disney Springs drone show and the Hogwarts show in Hollywood specifically fly over areas without guests.
I guess Disney doesn't consider invited press to be "guests" though, so they do things like this, or the New Fantasyland dragon, over their heads at media events no problem.
I like the sound design in the Docking Bay zones and in the Marketplace area. Great soundscapes...Was at Disneylands GE the other day and experienced for the first time the simulated tie fighter fly over done with LOUD speakers. It was F*^%!#KING awesome!
The with or without music is all about what they are trying to immerse you in. At Hogsmeade, they are not trying to place you in "Hogsmeade". They are immersing you into a scene in a Harry Potter movie where you explore Hogsmeade. Thus the nebulous soundtrack.I like the sound design in the Docking Bay zones and in the Marketplace area. Great soundscapes...
I just wish there was music in the Resistance base and near the First Order post. Everything in the middle can stay.
But that’s a topic for another thread.
This is probably the best post I’ve seen explaining the reason for music in hogsmeade and why there’s no music in Batuu.The with or without music is all about what they are trying to immerse you in. At Hogsmeade, they are not trying to place you in "Hogsmeade". They are immersing you into a scene in a Harry Potter movie where you explore Hogsmeade. Thus the nebulous soundtrack.
At Galaxy's Edge, they are trying to immerse you in being on another planet, not stepping into a Star Wars movie.
This is probably the best post I’ve seen explaining the reason for music in hogsmeade and why there’s no music in Batuu.
Both lands achieved what they set out to by making their choices. Now people may not like decisions that were made, but that’s a different discussion.
I think Disney is taking the "we want you to be in the place rather than the films" approach, where Universal is more concerned with immersing you in scenes from the films. I get it...I just think the land is already so unique from the movies that some music would enhance it.The with or without music is all about what they are trying to immerse you in. At Hogsmeade, they are not trying to place you in "Hogsmeade". They are immersing you into a scene in a Harry Potter movie where you explore Hogsmeade. Thus the nebulous soundtrack.
At Galaxy's Edge, they are trying to immerse you in being on another planet, not stepping into a Star Wars movie.
From what I’ve heard, this is essentially it. All the nostalgia minus the falcon should take place in this ride.I’ve read the music is really apparent in ROtR. Maybe they are saving the music specifically for that attraction
I think Disney is playing a VERY risky strategy if Joe is right
It's really not that black and white. It's because testing that Hagrid's issues came to light before opening. Up until 2-3 weeks out, everything was golden.
This is in rougher shape than Hagrid was two weeks out.
Well I can’t speak for them, I have a source within imagineering that has said to me a ride this size is of course going to run into issues within its first year. So like you said it’s to be expected, but let’s see if they can run it for more than an hour without breaking down.Take anything Joe says about Disney with the biggest grain of salt you can muster.
As Brian said, above, Hagrids 2-3 weeks out had issues. In fact, two weeks out, they had to shut down and stop running the tracks completely for two days.
And yet Joe says:
As I said, massive grain of salt. I appreciate Joe, but anyone who spends time here knows it’s more than apparent that he roots for a team.
@Disneyhead , who is also great, is also not much of a Disney fan.
No one is going to think this won’t have issues. A new ride with multiple ride systems? Of course.
But everyone needs to keep in mind that all of this information goes through a filter before it comes out here. And that filter has its own biases and beliefs, some lightly tilted towards one way or the other and some heavily tilted one way or the other. But all tilted.
It will be interesting to see what actually happens. Less than two weeks now, folks!
Take anything Joe says about Disney with the biggest grain of salt you can muster.
As Brian said, above, Hagrids 2-3 weeks out had issues. In fact, two weeks out, they had to shut down and stop running the tracks completely for two days.
And yet Joe says:
As I said, massive grain of salt. I appreciate Joe, but anyone who spends time here knows it’s more than apparent that he roots for a team.
@Disneyhead , who is also great, is also not much of a Disney fan.
No one is going to think this won’t have issues. A new ride with multiple ride systems? Of course.
But everyone needs to keep in mind that all of this information goes through a filter before it comes out here. And that filter has its own biases and beliefs, some lightly tilted towards one way or the other and some heavily tilted one way or the other. But all tilted.
It will be interesting to see what actually happens. Less than two weeks now, folks!
Dunno what to tell you man, mod on Inside Universal prefers the Universal parks at this point in his life. I don't fundamentally hate Disney as much as you think, I'm more just frustrated by their additions just not being fun. But none of that changes the situation with the rides as they approach opening.
While the cynicism is understandable, rumors that elevator shafts and ride vehicles aren’t working and staff haven’t started final training are pretty objective things. Those aren’t questions of taste, or things that can be editorialized. If the rumors are false or overblown, that’s a risk insiders take.In 2019 I think we can all agree that news, even if accurate, is told with bias and a narrative.
As Disney and Universal keep pushing the bar they'll run into issues like this...And as Twitter becomes aware of the issues we will be more and more privy to learning about these issues..We've gotten to the point where instead of comparing ride experiences we're comparing who had the more succesful openings....I'm not sure why everyone wants to make everything a Disney vs Universal thing.While the cynicism is understandable, rumors that elevator shafts and ride vehicles aren’t working and staff haven’t started final training are pretty objective things. Those aren’t questions of taste, or things that can be editorialized. If the rumors are false or overblown, that’s a risk insiders take.
Does bias exist? Sure. But not everything is, or can be, biased. And while insiders can choose what they disclose (within the context of their own filters), that still doesn’t make what they disclose untrue.