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Magic Kingdom's Space Mountain - "Slow Down in Space?"
While not that big of a deal, I find it really strange that in Space Mountain you hit brakes while you're still in the large show building and essentially in space. I guess it doesn't matter since obviously physics are completely thrown out the window for the ride, but it still feels strange when I ride it.
While not that big of a deal, I find it really strange that in Space Mountain you hit brakes while you're still in the large show building and essentially in space. I guess it doesn't matter since obviously physics are completely thrown out the window for the ride, but it still feels strange when I ride it.
Terminator 3-D - "When Did it Become a Movie?"
Terminator 3-D has an amazing set-up, as you are plunged into a frightening world of corporate greed and futurist plans gone wrong. The attraction tries very hard and succeeds in creating a seamless world between the 3-D film and the real action going on in the auditorium. Then in an instant the entire thing is thrown out of the window and the attraction becomes a typical 3-D film. You go from seeing everything from a first person perspective to a third person perspective with moving camera shots and zoom-ins.
Terminator 3-D has an amazing set-up, as you are plunged into a frightening world of corporate greed and futurist plans gone wrong. The attraction tries very hard and succeeds in creating a seamless world between the 3-D film and the real action going on in the auditorium. Then in an instant the entire thing is thrown out of the window and the attraction becomes a typical 3-D film. You go from seeing everything from a first person perspective to a third person perspective with moving camera shots and zoom-ins.
Pinocchio's Daring Journey - "Perspective issues"
In the second scene of Pinocchio's Daring Journey, there is a figure of Stromboli. Stromboli appears to be normal human size. In the Pool Hall scene the Coachman is seen as a regular human size. Later in the attraction Gepetto appears twice again as a normal human size. So why in the show scene before Monstro involving the large crate do you see the Coachman as a 13 foot giant? My only guess is that you are seeing it from Pinocchio's perspective at that point, but if that is true than why is Monstro so small? Actually why is Monstro so small? You go from one scene to an extraordinarily large human to a rather small whale. I understand the limitations of space in a dark ride but those few moments are quite bizarre.
In the second scene of Pinocchio's Daring Journey, there is a figure of Stromboli. Stromboli appears to be normal human size. In the Pool Hall scene the Coachman is seen as a regular human size. Later in the attraction Gepetto appears twice again as a normal human size. So why in the show scene before Monstro involving the large crate do you see the Coachman as a 13 foot giant? My only guess is that you are seeing it from Pinocchio's perspective at that point, but if that is true than why is Monstro so small? Actually why is Monstro so small? You go from one scene to an extraordinarily large human to a rather small whale. I understand the limitations of space in a dark ride but those few moments are quite bizarre.
Poseidon's Fury - "English in a Greek Temple?"
In a dramatic moment of the attraction the lights in a chamber turn off and the audience is plunged into darkness. The archeologist turns on his flashlight (darklight) and reads of the wall. He reads ENGLISH off the wall. Now I understand they want the audience to comprehend the message, but c'mon on, an english message in an ancient temple? It isn't even written in an older style, like with the "s's" looking like "f's" or anything. Maybe a bit petty, but it always prompts a chuckle with me.
In a dramatic moment of the attraction the lights in a chamber turn off and the audience is plunged into darkness. The archeologist turns on his flashlight (darklight) and reads of the wall. He reads ENGLISH off the wall. Now I understand they want the audience to comprehend the message, but c'mon on, an english message in an ancient temple? It isn't even written in an older style, like with the "s's" looking like "f's" or anything. Maybe a bit petty, but it always prompts a chuckle with me.
If anybody else has some strange moments in theme park attractions to talk
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This weekend
#1 - Open Water $21 million
#2 - Exorcist the Beginning $19.1 million
#3 - Princess Diaries $14.5
#4 - Alien Vs Predator $13.2 million
#5 - Collateral $10.5 million
#6 - Without a Paddle $9.8 million
#7 - The Bourne Supremacy $5.3 million
#8 - The Manchurian Candidate $3.5 million
#9 - Yu-Gi-Oh $3.2 million
#10 - The Village $3 million
If it were a Disney film. . .Without a Paddle would be a documentary about how anti-wood movement causes Disney to have to stop using paddles on the Davy Crockett Explorer Canoes, and have guests just use their arms. Obviously propaganda as the documentary completely glosses over the fact that people have to be given shots after the experience.
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-- Daniel Kaplan
-- Posted August 20, 2004