DCA's World of Color

Gn2Dlnd · 05-06-2010, 12:28 AM

Huh. I only hope the rest of the world is as pessimistic about WoC as all you LoT. Much easier for me to get a good spot.

I've been following the progress of this thing pretty closely, even saw a run-through of the major show elements a couple of weeks ago, and, let me tell you, the show is jaw-dropping. No, it's not Fantasmic!, no it's not Light Magic. It's something of a cross between Remember Dreams Come True, the MSEP, the Bellagio fountains, and the psychedelic fever dreams of an acid-dropping NBC peacock.

That's not to say that the crowd-control plans may not overshadow the show itself, I hope they don't. Park management really needs to pull their heads out of their asses and stop looking at this as an opportunity to sell crap to a (literally) captive audience corralled in the Hollywood Backlot. If they open Hollywood and Dine, hire some live musicians, and keep the entire front part of the park open, they'll be ok. If they expect people to twiddle their thumbs in the backlot listening to a deejay, with possibly Muppets and the Animation Building open, they will have complaints on the magnitude of Light Magic. If the audience is miserable and grumpy after waiting an hour and a half on the other side of the park, 20 minutes of Julie Andrews herself waving a sparkler and singing the Sherman Brothers Greatest Hits won't make them happy. It'll be interesting to see what Disney management actually does. Right now, we're at the rumor stage, and I have no doubt that "Team Disney" pays close attention to the online chatter, just to see the response to the occasional trial balloon hoisted aloft by Al and all the other web mavens.

World of Color, the show, is amazing and will not replace Fantasmic! I can't imagine they'd want it to, Murphy was one hella expensive prop to add to a show they're trying to replace. DCA simply needed something on the order of a fireworks spectacular, this is that. Without the smoke inhalation.

I wouldn't be surprised if, by the 3rd week of this thing, they haven't figured out that a simple curtain will block the light from the Midway, allowing them to keep those attractions open during the show, and that people will happily watch this show from any angle, anywhere, and hope to get a better seat next time. After all, the youtube videos shot from the upper floors of the Paradise Pier Hotel are atrocious, and still demonstrate the mind-boggling hugeness of the show.

I do think they're going to make a killing in WOC ponchos, though.

lindyhop · 05-09-2010, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Gn2Dlnd

Huh. I only hope the rest of the world is as pessimistic about WoC as all you LoT. Much easier for me to get a good spot.

Me, too.

My source says the staging area for the audience is the walkway behind GRR. Why would they do it on the opposite end of the park? I know that's what Al's report said but I don't think he's correct.

05-06-2010, 12:28 AM	#1
Gn2Dlnd Parmmadore Jim Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Casita del Queso Posts: 3,810	Huh. I only hope the rest of the world is as pessimistic about WoC as all you LoT. Much easier for me to get a good spot. I've been following the progress of this thing pretty closely, even saw a run-through of the major show elements a couple of weeks ago, and, let me tell you, the show is jaw-dropping. No, it's not Fantasmic!, no it's not Light Magic. It's something of a cross between Remember Dreams Come True, the MSEP, the Bellagio fountains, and the psychedelic fever dreams of an acid-dropping NBC peacock. That's not to say that the crowd-control plans may not overshadow the show itself, I hope they don't. Park management really needs to pull their heads out of their asses and stop looking at this as an opportunity to sell crap to a (literally) captive audience corralled in the Hollywood Backlot. If they open Hollywood and Dine, hire some live musicians, and keep the entire front part of the park open, they'll be ok. If they expect people to twiddle their thumbs in the backlot listening to a deejay, with possibly Muppets and the Animation Building open, they will have complaints on the magnitude of Light Magic. If the audience is miserable and grumpy after waiting an hour and a half on the other side of the park, 20 minutes of Julie Andrews herself waving a sparkler and singing the Sherman Brothers Greatest Hits won't make them happy. It'll be interesting to see what Disney management actually does. Right now, we're at the rumor stage, and I have no doubt that "Team Disney" pays close attention to the online chatter, just to see the response to the occasional trial balloon hoisted aloft by Al and all the other web mavens. World of Color, the show, is amazing and will not replace Fantasmic! I can't imagine they'd want it to, Murphy was one hella expensive prop to add to a show they're trying to replace. DCA simply needed something on the order of a fireworks spectacular, this is that. Without the smoke inhalation. I wouldn't be surprised if, by the 3rd week of this thing, they haven't figured out that a simple curtain will block the light from the Midway, allowing them to keep those attractions open during the show, and that people will happily watch this show from any angle, anywhere, and hope to get a better seat next time. After all, the youtube videos shot from the upper floors of the Paradise Pier Hotel are atrocious, and still demonstrate the mind-boggling hugeness of the show. I do think they're going to make a killing in WOC ponchos, though. __________________ Does anyone still wear a hat?
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