Anyone ride the “new” old Soarin’ yet?
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Gaugersaurus
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I rode yesterday and it's every bit as good as I remember and I loved having the smell of orange blossoms once again; I still enjoy it more than around the world. I was actively looking for any bending/distortion and it's very minimal/nonexistent especially in comparison to world.
SoCalDisneyFan2708
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- Mar 10, 2017
I rode it on Saturday and got a seat at the far end on the right. If it was Soarin over the World it would have been one of the worst seats with everything looking distorted. But I knew it wouldn't a problem with California. I do like the California version better but the one thing I think is better about World is the transitions from scene to scene.
rackerlee92
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- Sep 2, 2008
Are they running both CA and the World versions or only CA? How long will they be showing CA? We are there late next month.
Gaugersaurus
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They're running only the CA version for the entire month of June. I know a lot of people are hoping it will stick around longer by "popular demand"
midnight star
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I did Soarin over CA for the first time Saturday night. I did like it, however I love the transitions in the World version more. The CA it just changes scenes.
IAmDis
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Yes, glad it's back. If you all remember, before World came, the old, ratty screen was still on it, so was pumped up to see the California version on this new screen, looked good... i think they should just leave it.
Although for me, the highlight of the day was actually Philharmagic. It was excellent with its new digital presentation, even with its cropped screen size.. i think I favor it over WDW's old film, bad 3d version already. WDW is getting this new version anyway, so thats good news.
Although for me, the highlight of the day was actually Philharmagic. It was excellent with its new digital presentation, even with its cropped screen size.. i think I favor it over WDW's old film, bad 3d version already. WDW is getting this new version anyway, so thats good news.
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tarheelalum
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God I hope they leave the California version up forever. The new Soaring is such a disappointment.
CaliforniaGirl09
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You and me both! I couldn't agree more.
dieumeye
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Seeing the CA version again after such a long time, there are a few things that make it so much better than World.
1. The CA visuals seem much wider. In CA, you're looking at a very wide view of landscapes. I think this is why any distortion is not as noticeable as it is on World, where you're often looking at a view that's not as wide - like a couple of animals, or one building.
2. In CA, the scenes are more dense with activity. There's more going on in the scenes and there's not necessarily one obvious focal point. In CA, you can look around the screen and see a bunch of different stuff. It's not focused on one thing in the middle. In World, it's often focused on only one thing right in the middle of the screen: look at this polar bear, look at this elephant, look at this Taj Mahal.
3. There are people in CA version. Seeing people and hearing chatter brings a real liveliness to CA that is missing from World (this might also contribute to the feeling that World has a more lifeless CGI feel). And the little details like the skier wiping out are great.
4. Along the lines of #2 above, there are a lot more "surprises" in CA that pull your attention. The hang glider and the jets both come into the scene later, for example, and shift your focus from the wide to the more specific (and to one side of the screen). There's nothing like that in World really, except the scene transitions where something sprays the screen - but again, that's something dead center of the screen so your focus never really leaves where you were looking anyway.
I'm a fan of CA over World, but was really interested to see if I actually felt that way after riding CA again, or if it was just nostalgia. Now, after riding CA again, it just seems like so much more thought was put into how the individual scenes were shot and composed to be lively and pull your attention around the screen. As opposed to World, where it definitely seems more static and focused just on one thing in the middle of the screen.
1. The CA visuals seem much wider. In CA, you're looking at a very wide view of landscapes. I think this is why any distortion is not as noticeable as it is on World, where you're often looking at a view that's not as wide - like a couple of animals, or one building.
2. In CA, the scenes are more dense with activity. There's more going on in the scenes and there's not necessarily one obvious focal point. In CA, you can look around the screen and see a bunch of different stuff. It's not focused on one thing in the middle. In World, it's often focused on only one thing right in the middle of the screen: look at this polar bear, look at this elephant, look at this Taj Mahal.
3. There are people in CA version. Seeing people and hearing chatter brings a real liveliness to CA that is missing from World (this might also contribute to the feeling that World has a more lifeless CGI feel). And the little details like the skier wiping out are great.
4. Along the lines of #2 above, there are a lot more "surprises" in CA that pull your attention. The hang glider and the jets both come into the scene later, for example, and shift your focus from the wide to the more specific (and to one side of the screen). There's nothing like that in World really, except the scene transitions where something sprays the screen - but again, that's something dead center of the screen so your focus never really leaves where you were looking anyway.
I'm a fan of CA over World, but was really interested to see if I actually felt that way after riding CA again, or if it was just nostalgia. Now, after riding CA again, it just seems like so much more thought was put into how the individual scenes were shot and composed to be lively and pull your attention around the screen. As opposed to World, where it definitely seems more static and focused just on one thing in the middle of the screen.
Two thoughts:
1) I remember when Grizzly Airfield was completed and someone (probably on this board) pointed out the sign above had the hanging piece-- implying it would be easy to swap Soarin' over _____. Nice call!
2) Anyone see blue survey CM's outside the ride? That would be solid hint that this is a trial run and looking for feedback. Although my hunch is it's already decided based on prior feedback. They just said "30 days" to make it incremental instead of admitting the old show is preferred.
1) I remember when Grizzly Airfield was completed and someone (probably on this board) pointed out the sign above had the hanging piece-- implying it would be easy to swap Soarin' over _____. Nice call!
2) Anyone see blue survey CM's outside the ride? That would be solid hint that this is a trial run and looking for feedback. Although my hunch is it's already decided based on prior feedback. They just said "30 days" to make it incremental instead of admitting the old show is preferred.
gottalovepluto
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- Jul 14, 2014
And now I want to smell those Oranges again! Enjoy it for all of us who can’t!!!
midnight star
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I kind of like the world version better lol. The transitions are better and it's not as shaky. I do love the smell of the oranges though
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