yulilin3
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- Nov 1, 2007
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I watched it in front of the castle twice and behind the castle once. I didn't enjoy it at all. You have to choose to watch either the projections or the fireworks, you can't do both at the same time. I didn't care for the jumping around and no flow between the segments. While I appreciated the technology behind the show, I didn't appreciate Cinderella Castle being used as a screen and found the entire thing meh.
Nope, not crazy! And not the only one that feels that way. We saw it once and felt it was all crammed together without a good story or flow of the music.But, am I crazy? Although the fireworks were amazing, as always, I just didn't care for the music accompanying. Later, I looked up the lyrics, and while there are some from movies I'm not familiar with, I think what I didn't like was how fast it jumped around. (Maybe I'll print out the lyrics next time so I can follow along that way.) Am I the only one?
Of course, I didn't let it ruin a spectacular show, but it doesn't make me eager to see them again.....
Sad to say.... we are with you!I wore my Wishes t-shirt to my first and only viewing of HEA. Change is good, and now I can take advantage of those shorter ride lines during MK fireworks.
This about sums it up for us too!I watched it in front of the castle twice and behind the castle once. I didn't enjoy it at all. You have to choose to watch either the projections or the fireworks, you can't do both at the same time. I didn't care for the jumping around and no flow between the segments. While I appreciated the technology behind the show, I didn't appreciate Cinderella Castle being used as a screen and found the entire thing meh.
OT here, but I recently got to watch the Together Forever - A Pixar Nighttime Spectacular fireworks show at DL. For those that haven’t seen it, they use projections on the castle and on the buildings on both sides of Main Street. Talk about not knowing where to focus your attention! I was all over the place.
That being said, the effect was pretty cool (in my opinion) and I found myself sort of thinking it’d be great to see something similar at MK during HEA.
Disneyland Forever was also like that. I loved being in the middle of Main Street during it!
I had met someone earlier in the day that told me to stand not too far “down” Main Street... on Main Street but not too far past the flagpole. I thought he was toying with a DL newbie, but it was a really great spot to take it all in. There’s one part where Lightning McQueen zips down one side of Main Street and back up the other side - the visual mixed with the realistic surround sound audio was stunning.
I watched it in front of the castle twice and behind the castle once. I didn't enjoy it at all. You have to choose to watch either the projections or the fireworks, you can't do both at the same time. I didn't care for the jumping around and no flow between the segments. While I appreciated the technology behind the show, I didn't appreciate Cinderella Castle being used as a screen and found the entire thing meh.
Thank you!!!! That was my whole thing. Do fireworks OR a projection show. NOT both at once. Far too distracting.
Especially since it's not like they did away with the Once Upon A Time projection show.
I wonder if this is part of the reason why the show doesn't resonate with some people. The movies in the show - Mulan, Tarzan, Hunchback, Hercules, etc - are the movies I grew up with. Of course, I love the classics too But those were the "current" movies at the time. It makes sense to me that someone who doesn't know them would find the show less appealing because the intended feeling/purpose of the chosen songs/scenes wouldn't be immediately clear.I'd never seen any of the nighttime shows at Disney until this most recent visit last month, so I don't have much to compare it too. I wasn't really moved by HEA though and came away from it feeling disappointed. I feel a bit bad about that when I read here how much the message meant to some people, but I found the show to feel a bit scattered and incoherent. I had trouble piecing together what the message was and what each movie scene had to do with each other. I'm guessing I'd probably appreciate it more if I could see it again. There was also so much going on that it was distracting! Between the fireworks and the castle projections and the lady in front of me with her phone blocking my view , I guess it was all a bit much for a first time viewing. I thought the transitions were very fast and somewhat abrupt, and I didn't recognize most of the music at all. I was also disappointed that they didn't show many of my favorite movies. (Beauty and the Best was noticeably absent.) HEA is beautiful to watch but it didn't move me.
I watched some of the end of the night show though (what is that one called? I never hear anyone talk about this one) and I enjoyed it much more.
I really loved the Galactic Spectacular though. Star Wars holds a dear place is my heart, so I guess it's no surprise that I found that show much more rousing. I think I had my mouth open in awe the whole time.
I had met someone earlier in the day that told me to stand not too far “down” Main Street... on Main Street but not too far past the flagpole. I thought he was toying with a DL newbie, but it was a really great spot to take it all in. There’s one part where Lightning McQueen zips down one side of Main Street and back up the other side - the visual mixed with the realistic surround sound audio was stunning.
I wonder if this is part of the reason why the show doesn't resonate with some people. The movies in the show - Mulan, Tarzan, Hunchback, Hercules, etc - are the movies I grew up with. Of course, I love the classics too But those were the "current" movies at the time. It makes sense to me that someone who doesn't know them would find the show less appealing because the intended feeling/purpose of the chosen songs/scenes wouldn't be immediately clear.
Some people post on these boards constantly but never seem to like ANYTHING. It's baffling.I am quite familiar with them. I just didn't like the show.
And that is 100% ok. Not everyone has to like everything.
Some people post on these boards constantly but never seem to like ANYTHING. It's baffling.
Incidentally, your description of the show as "schizophrenic" is offensive. You don't have to like it, but sneering at others who do (and at mental illness in the process) is highly uncalled for. Please find a kinder way to express your opinions.