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This was great fun and, to me, a return to form for this theater. For those of you who dont remember, BEFORE The Lion King puppet show and before the 3D movie (the ok one that was in EPCOT before Captain EO that they moved here), there was this great animatronic and unique shoq in this same theater. Mickey was seen conducting his orchestra, all of the classic Disney movies received a chance to perform a song (often in a unqiue silohouette (sp?) format, and the final included all of the statues in the theater coming to life and singing. This new show is magical in the Disney sense. Good fun, showcasing the disney movies of the past couple decades (mainly the blockbusters), the 3D effects are vibrant and interesting (every kid in the audience "reached" for the 3D gems and food that floated about), and the 4D specials were used wisely and sparingly. Rather than the overdone vibrating chair effect (used at Universals SHREK), there were only a few water splashes on the audience and the "scent" effect doesnt draw attention to itself (like the stink bug in TOUGH TO BE A BUG) ... this allows it to amaze and delight the audience and have a more sustained reaction. What impressed me, and always has at most Disney attractions, is the "little things." The carpeting of the theater (which suits the theming), the 3D sound effects, and Donalds voice (done by the original voice of Donald, taken in "samples" from earlier work) just add to the feel of this. This is a presentation of Disney masterfulness, not a gimmick attraction that can pretty much be called "Insert Random Popular Cartoon Character Here"s 4D Adventure. Also of note, the 3D computer animation allows for much cleaner 3D effect than the live action counterpart (Muppets, Terminator, HISTA) and the Cinerama environment (as proven in Terminator) envelops the audience well. All in all, this 4D show was the most refreshing and invigorating Ive seen in quite some time.
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