Disney's California Adventure Project Tracker VIII

[AtomicBear]

Originally Posted by WDITrent

EDIT: Oh, and did I mention that all footage in the show has been re-animated by Walt Disney Feature Animation for World of Color?

That would be cool, but I have a feeling that some of the footage is being repurposed for the show as well. At least the spring sprite section that Steve Davidson talked about seemed to be designed to use the footage from Fantasia 2000. Of course in some cases they have to redo it to be high enough quality to be projected on a screen the length of a football field too.

Looking forward to seeing what the final product looks like.

[nonob88]

Originally Posted by AtomicBear

That would be cool, but I have a feeling that some of the footage is being repurposed for the show as well. At least the spring sprite section that Steve Davidson talked about seemed to be designed to use the footage from Fantasia 2000. Of course in some cases they have to redo it to be high enough quality to be projected on a screen the length of a football field too.

Looking forward to seeing what the final product looks like.

In the video Steven says they are extending the spring sprite scene at the studio.

[AtomicBear]

Originally Posted by nonob88

In the video Steven says they are extending the spring sprite scene at the studio.

Very cool.

I wonder if this will get them to enhance/change some of the animation in Fantasmic! to take it up a notch?

[flynnibus]

Originally Posted by nonob88

since we're currently on the topic of WoC...

World of Color -Show Overview

thanks for putting that together... maybe PM MasterGracey and he could put it up into the collection of info in the tracker. Its good to have it clean and easily found IMO.

[goofypirate]

Originally Posted by AtomicBear

That would be cool, but I have a feeling that some of the footage is being repurposed for the show as well. At least the spring sprite section that Steve Davidson talked about seemed to be designed to use the footage from Fantasia 2000. Of course in some cases they have to redo it to be high enough quality to be projected on a screen the length of a football field too.

Looking forward to seeing what the final product looks like.

Yeah I know they're adding new animation, but it also includes some original stuff.

[mycroft16]

Originally Posted by goofypirate

Yeah I know they're adding new animation, but it also includes some original stuff.

Given the dimensions of the projection surface, there is a really good chance that even the original animation will have to be re-animated to fit the format. It can't simply be resized because the aspect ratio is not a standard one.

[BoygunaSurf]

Those banking curves are as good as gold, maybe even $1,095.80/ounce good!?

[stevo505]

What is the encore that was talked about?

[WDITrent]

Originally Posted by nonob88

After the show, an encore piece will follow.

You should probably say "After the show, an encore piece may follow". I think it happens when the applause happens for a long enough time.

Originally Posted by stevo505

What is the encore that was talked about?

The encore is another quick little dance by the fountains, if the applause is enthusiastic enough.

[stitchon]

It was rumored that the encore will be set to the theme of "The Incredibles".. I can't remember who said it, but I remember someone here mentioning it.

[nonob88]

Originally Posted by WDITrent

You should probably say "After the show, an encore piece may follow". I think it happens when the applause happens for a long enough time.

The encore is another quick little dance by the fountains, if the applause is enthusiastic enough.

no, I'm pretty sure the encores will happen regardless of how much applause the show receives. It is meant to be an add-on to the show that will change over time.

Originally Posted by stitchon

It was rumored that the encore will be set to the theme of "The Incredibles".. I can't remember who said it, but I remember someone here mentioning it.

yes, I read that as well. It's the same Incredibles CGI test that was shown at the D23 expo.

for those who are curious about the encores, Steven mentions them in this video at 8:20

YouTube - D23 Expo - World of Color Press...

[Truecoat]

Originally Posted by stevo505

What is the encore that was talked about?

The water whips will tilt toward the audience and go full blast. That way, you can take part of the show home with you!

[DisneyLD]

Originally Posted by thermo648

I don't know if anyone has commented on this, but there appears to be just simple lights installed on the platform (in the upper left hand corner), and they appear to be halogen flood lights of some sort. And they're supported just by that single band as you can see in the picture and they also seem to have a watertight seal, so they definitely appear to be a permanent addition Just thought I'd mention it. Anyone have a guess as to what their purpose could be in the show?

That is interesting...

I think what BiggestDisneyFan and MrToadOfToadHall said earlier, make the most sense. If these are just halogen floods, then I'm leaning towards these being work lights. Rarely do Disney (or any professional show) use flood lights, unless for maintenance work. (The floods on the hydro towers along Town Square in DL come in mind.)




But....Something is telling me those aren't floods. That enclosure looks completely custom made for some kind of professional fixture. In fact, the shape of the side looks very similar, if not exactly like a Martin Atomic 3000 strobe. This is the same strobe they use for Grad Nights and during those old Halloween mini-shows on ToT years ago.
It could make sense to have an under-water strobe, as it can do numerous things. It can be used for dramatic scenes like the Lion King stampede, it can make that Disney Tinkerbell twinkly effect, or Atomics can be placed steadily on for a few seconds for a blinder/flood effect.


Here's a side view of a Atomic CAD drawing (from Martin's Website):

[Macro]

Originally Posted by DisneyLD

That is interesting...

I think what BiggestDisneyFan and MrToadOfToadHall said earlier, make the most sense. If these are just halogen floods, then I'm leaning towards these being work lights. Rarely do Disney (or any professional show) use flood lights, unless for maintenance work. (The floods on the hydro towers along Town Square in DL come in mind.)

But....Something is telling me those aren't floods. That enclosure looks completely custom made for some kind of professional fixture. In fact, the shape of the side looks very similar, if not exactly like a Martin Atomic 3000 strobe. This is the same strobe they use for Grad Nights and during those old Halloween mini-shows on ToT years ago.
It could make sense to have an under-water strobe, as it can do numerous things. It can be used for dramatic scenes like the Lion King stampede, it can make that Disney Tinkerbell twinkly effect, or Atomics can be placed steadily on for a few seconds for a blinder/flood effect.

I tried to get pictures of the inside of those boxes with very limited success. You just can't get a good angle on 'em and the tops are too reflective.

Unfortunately you can't see much of anything in there except the tops of some metal parts at the ends. They sure look like lighting boxes but the one weird part is that the line going into it looks more like a high-pressure hose than a wire. It's stiff and shiny and up to this point that's usually been an air line. Of course, it could just be a kind of wire that hasn't shown up very much before.

[thermo648]

Originally Posted by DisneyLD

That is interesting...

I think what BiggestDisneyFan and MrToadOfToadHall said earlier, make the most sense. If these are just halogen floods, then I'm leaning towards these being work lights. Rarely do Disney (or any professional show) use flood lights, unless for maintenance work. (The floods on the hydro towers along Town Square in DL come in mind.)




But....Something is telling me those aren't floods. That enclosure looks completely custom made for some kind of professional fixture. In fact, the shape of the side looks very similar, if not exactly like a Martin Atomic 3000 strobe. This is the same strobe they use for Grad Nights and during those old Halloween mini-shows on ToT years ago.
It could make sense to have an under-water strobe, as it can do numerous things. It can be used for dramatic scenes like the Lion King stampede, it can make that Disney Tinkerbell twinkly effect, or Atomics can be placed steadily on for a few seconds for a blinder/flood effect.


Here's a side view of a Atomic CAD drawing (from Martin's Website):

You could totally be right on that, and you would know better than I because I only have minimal experience working with lighting. That's definitely an interesting idea and you could very well be correct. The shape and supports definitely look similar, it could just be an specialized underwater casing for it. If you look at this picture of Macro's:
10-30-09 - recursivemacro's Photos
and look at the full size image, it appears that there's basically nothing in it except for what appears to be just a simple wire, so it seems that they still have to install something into them, unless it's located in the very bottom of the housing, though it does look like there is a place at the top for a light to be connected.