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daguru
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 Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 7:50 am Post subject: SSE Updates and Spoilers - Enter at your own Risk |
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So, there are some photo updates over at WDWMagic, that show what is going on behind the curtains at SSE, including some photos of the video touch screens that are being installed, you can find the post HERE
There is also a discussion about who is the new narrator, apparently this was leaked (or discovered by "other" means) and has not been "officially" released yet... Apparently it was discussed behind the curtains and mentioned specifically.... This post can be found HERE...
The new narrator is going to be (spoiler inviso-text mode on.... highlight to read:
Dame Judi Dench
Very interesting choice...
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jahosifatz
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| Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:05 am Post subject: |
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| Interesting indeed. It was about time Disney used another female narrator. I feel like requesting the Living Seas movie now. |
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SGT623
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| Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 5:24 am Post subject: |
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| jahosifatz wrote: | | I feel like requesting the Living Seas movie now. |
...and it rained...and rained....and rained...and rained......
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fireurgunz
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| Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 11:35 am Post subject: |
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| SGT623 wrote: | | jahosifatz wrote: | | I feel like requesting the Living Seas movie now. |
...and it rained...and rained....and rained...and rained......
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then... the seas were born! Yeah we all know the lines 
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daguru
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| Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 4:35 am Post subject: |
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There were rumors at the end of last week about SSE possibily running previews and soft openings in mid-December, but most thought they were just rumors....
Well, this article was on the front of the Orlando Sentinel website this morning, the previews are confirmed.... As well as Dame Judi Dench as the new narrator and some other details:
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Epcot's Spaceship Earth to reopen mid-December
Christopher Boyd | Jason Garcia and Scott Powers, Sentinel Staff Writers
December 3, 2007
Epcot's Spaceship Earth ride is expected to reopen in mid-December for sneak previews with a new story overlay, new technology and a whole new soundtrack -- created by 10-time Emmy Award-winning composer Bruce Broughton, a 63-piece orchestra and a 24-voice choir.
Walt Disney Imagineering announced late last week that Broughton's music has been fitted to each scene in the attraction's storyline, which follows the history of human innovation from one generation to the next, from prehistoric times to the 21st century.
The ride was closed earlier this year as the entire system also has been updated with new show scenes, lighting, costumes, set decorations, interactive features for riders and a new narrator, Academy Award-winning actress Judi Dench.
For the musical score, each scene was infused with styles and instruments appropriate to the time period.
"To have that score transition smoothly as vehicles travel from one time period to the next is extremely difficult," said Walt Disney Imagineering show producer Bob Zalk. "The first time we rode through the attraction accompanied by that music, we were amazed."
The 180-foot-tall Spaceship Earth geodesic sphere opened as Epcot's centerpiece in 1982 with a ride storyline that originally focused more on the history of human communications. It has had occasional updates, but this year's overhaul by Walt Disney World and the attraction's sponsor Siemens AG was the first major change. |
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WDWFan
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| Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 5:05 am Post subject: |
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| I'm really interested in getting some first person opinions of the new version... |
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jahosifatz
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| Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 6:44 am Post subject: |
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| I'll be there from 12/18-12/30. Will let you know if I get a chance to ride. |
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daguru
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There is a new article over at Orlando Sentinel about the reopenning of SSE, again, confirming previews in a few weeks (walls coming down any day now!).... The article really doesn't offer any new information, but the video is another story! Attached to the article is some footage of the construction and referb, including shots of a "partially nude" AA in the Egypt scene and work at the Roman scene...
Enjoy!
Click Here for the Article
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kray
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| Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 5:17 am Post subject: |
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Very cool video. I also liked the next video, the construction of the gingerbread house at the Grand Floridian.
Thanks for sharing |
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| Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:05 am Post subject: |
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went out there last night and rode it holy cow great ride great ride yall will love it
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| Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 12:46 pm Post subject: |
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Rode it today! I was very imprssed in several scenes, just from the improvement in AA movements. I thought all of the upgrades were fantastic. But.....once you start the trip back down from the top...it all goes downhill with you. A mixed review
A+ on the way up D on the way down. |
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| Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 12:47 pm Post subject: |
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I've never been all that impressed with the return trip to earth, so I guess it's no worse.
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kray
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| Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 5:13 am Post subject: |
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| SGT623 wrote: | Rode it today! I was very imprssed in several scenes, just from the improvement in AA movements. I thought all of the upgrades were fantastic. But.....once you start the trip back down from the top...it all goes downhill with you. A mixed review
A+ on the way up D on the way down. |
How was the sound track? |
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SGT623
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| Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 5:15 am Post subject: |
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Well, to tell the truth..I didn't notice it. There was one there, but it didn't get my attention. Makes me miss the old decent song in retrospect  |
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kray
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| Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 5:18 am Post subject: |
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LOL!!!
Personally, I'm going to miss Jeremy Iron's narration terribly. Just curious to see how Dame Judy's version was received. |
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