Soarin over Cali

[JasonMak2000]

Has Soarin switched to the original 'over California' yet? If so, is it as good as you remembered? How is the film quality? I know at the end of its run at WDW, the film looked all scratched and had little artifacts visible at various points. I'd still ride it even if it was bad but just curious if it looks fresh now.

 

[dieumeye]

https://www.disboards.com/threads/anyone-ride-the-“new”-old-soarin’-yet.3752857/

 

[ktlm]

It looks fresh and incredible and I wish they would never switch back. We rode it multiple times.

 

[igrsod]

I'm so jealous. I wish I could experience it again. It was my favourite. I still like the new one, but my heart LOVES the Cali version.

 

[cinnaminny]

I hope they decide to keep it longer than June.

 

[nwiddy]

Unpopular opinion: I like World more. I was really excited to see California come back as I have fond memories and was looking forward to watching it anywhere in the theater without the terrible bending. And the latter was true, I rode it in the center and the sides and the experience was good both ways.

That said, the picture looks noticeably grainy, the transitions between scenes are jarring (especially after the smoothness of World), and I felt a little motion sick after each ride when that's never affected me on World. World still suffers from the terrible angles and the bad CGI (looking at you, Taj), but overall I find it superior to California. It was nice to relieve the old experience, but it made me realize that my love for Soarin' over California was mostly nostalgia based.

 

[cruisehopeful]

That said, the picture looks noticeably grainy, the transitions between scenes are jarring (especially after the smoothness of World), and I felt a little motion sick after each ride

Soarin over California is one of my preferred rides, but I agree with this quote. It did look a little grainy to me. I loved the smells and the feel of flying (which I haven't had on World) and it was very sweet to have some nostalgia. I did feel a very slight bit of motion sickness which quickly passed, but my husband had a bout of motion sickness that lasted probably 20 minutes after the ride. We had grabbed FPs and got in the stand by line planning to ride it twice, but since it seemed to make my husband sick, I told him we wouldn't go again.

I'll be there Sunday with one or two of my daughters and will ride it again. It's very nostalgic and I still prefer it to World by a landslide (I don't even bother with riding World unless I am with someone who really wants to go on it), but it did seem like it was grainy or the technology was too old. You could tell it was a dated picture.

 

[Steven G]

It looked great to me, I like the transitions better on World, but everything else on California.
Rode it twice.
I wish they would keep it.

 

[DLgal]

I almost cried at how much better it is. I wish they would keep it the CA version. World is awful in so many ways. There was NO distortion and we were on the A side...so much more enjoyable.

 

[Tinkerbell19672]

I wrote to them asking to keep it around, at least for the summer. Maybe if enough people write in they’d keep it?

 

[tarheelalum]

Me too. I'm going to spam them daily !!!!!

 

[DaveNinja]

rode it twice a few days ago. Love it even though i got the worst spots both times.

 

[amyg1975]

It was just extended throughout the whole summer!

 

[gerilyne]

I thought I just saw on FB a post that said it will be sticking around all summer now, but I can't remember what page posted it.

 

[amyg1975]

The Dis posted it on FB. https://www.wdwinfo.com/news-storie...ZU9sWmO9LBZPTyibA8c9fB7HuFNZeN99GUYmjRvLWcj5I

 

[DaveNinja]

Excellent news!

 

[spokanemom]

WHOOHOO!!!!

 

[Tinkerbell19672]

Yayyyy!!!!

 

[Tigger Trainer]

I can't find anything for proof that Soarin has been extended. Does anyone have a source?

 

[amyg1975]

In the article above it takes you to a twitter feed that says the source is from a cast member newsletter/document.

I hope it is true!