Disney Updates EPCOT's Soarin' with World Celebration Ending and Other Improvements

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Posted: Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:15am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

EPCOT's hugely popular Soarin' Around the World attraction has received a notable update today, which introduces a new ending scene showcasing the recently opened World Celebration, replacing the original Future World finale.

The new ending now gives riders a sweeping aerial view of World Celebration Gardens, highlighting the central in-ground lighting effects of the EPCOT logo and the nighttime glow of Spaceship Earth with fireworks nearby.

In addition to the finale, fans have noticed that the once-notorious sloping Eiffel Tower effect has been improved. Previously, the iconic landmark often appeared bent or distorted depending on where you sat in the theater. Riders are now reporting a much more natural and upright view of the Eiffel Tower due to a wider reframing of the shot, which enhances the immersive experience of the Paris segment.

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LittleBuford36 minutes ago

The only effect that irks me are the Polynesian rowers.

osian39 minutes ago

It only looks circular from one particular point, when you're looking at it straight on. Turn the can slightly and the logo is no longer circular. Have you seen the chalk artists on the pavement in EPCOT? They draw the image so that it looks proper 3D when you're standing in one particular point. But viewed from anywhere else, it's horribly disorted.

DreamfinderGuy41 minutes ago

It's good to see this updated for consistency's sake, but I was really enjoying the time we had with the old finale. One last little remnant of a better era for this park stomped out. RIP.

dmc49342 minutes ago

Feel free to roast me but I have very little issue with the use of CGI in the current film

DisCOT_9755 minutes ago

I’m so glad someone else felt this way. Ever since the “new” area opened, I have felt it is way too dark and even the film reflects that. The Future World lighting was much brighter, or so I feel…

osian56 minutes ago

No. The argument has been on here before! It can only look perfect from one particular spot. There is only one image, you can't make every seat see a different image. This is the example I used in a previous argument. Take a bowl and draw a black line in it from the top of one rim vertically down the inside through the centre of the bottom then up the other side. It will look straight if you view the bowl head on, looking directly at the bottom. Move your head to either side slightly and it will look curved. There is no way you can alter that straight line to make it look straight from all positions. If you could distort that straight line you've drawn, what shape would you distort it to make it look straight from all angles? What you can do to miminise the problem is: 1. Film the movie such that vertical lines are not prominent. 2. Have a flat, not curved, screen (but that would sacrifice immersion). 3. Reduce the numbers of gliders horizontally. Flight of Passage does 1 and 3, the distortion is still there if you're at the edges, but it's not noticed as much. Nothing to do with computer image manipulation.

Disstevefan11 hour ago

At least the CGI generated Celebration Gardens ground lighting works in Sorin' movie! 🤣

HauntedPirate1 hour ago

Taking 8 years to fix a flawed scene in a ride movie filled with CGI should be celebrated? 🤔 I would have hated for them to rush things...

mattpeto1 hour ago

This is a big win and should be celebrated.

tparris1 hour ago

;)

HauntedPirate1 hour ago

They didn't "fix" it, they used a different piece of footage that is less prone to the effects of a curved screen being viewed at various angles. What about the rest of the CGI scenes? Those get a pass?

HauntedPirate1 hour ago

FTFY. ;) Can't wait to hear the first reports of the drunkards and other clowns yelling out inappropriate things during the finale. This also confirms what I thought when I first walked through the center spine at night - path lighting is inadequate.

JustInTime1 hour ago

So glad they fixed the Eiffel Tower! Now they need to fix the Taj Mahal and it’ll be perfect.

LittleBuford1 hour ago

It’s not a question of technology; the image will always look distorted when not viewed head-on (though the issue is less obvious with certain kinds of footage).