Imagineers do all of the work for you by changing the display, thereby causing you to believe that you’re transported to faraway locations.Ī popular statement about Avatar Flight of Passage is that it’s Soarin’ on steroids, the same ride style taken to another level of intensity. You remain in a stationary position for the body of the attraction. In this way, the ride premise is identical. Similarly, the changing backgrounds on the projection screen are the same as the gigantic IMAX display from Soarin’. It’s no different than the way that your seat vibrates in Star Tours. The mimicry happens when your ride cart, which is the entire room, starts shaking. You just don’t think of it that way since it seems like a view of outer space from the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon. You’re looking at a giant projection screen during the entire ride. Since you’re focused on the levers, buttons, and imagery surrounding you, you’re likely to overlook the similarities the ride shares with ones that came before it.įrom a meta perspective, this attraction combines elements from Star Tours and Soarin’. Disney’s creating team counted on this in planning Smuggler’s Run. You’ll feel so distracted by the rush of emotions that you’ll buy into the illusion completely. It’s one of the first times in the history of theme park design that something that you’ve seen in a movie is possible in the real world. Image: DisneyThe moment that you walk into the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon for the first time, you’ll feel a rush of excitement and anticipation. The experience: Letting guests fly the Millennium Falcon The trick: A glossier version of the mechanics of Star Tours and Soarin’
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