|
|
|
 
AROUND THE WORLD
The highly popular Soarin' Around the World attraction takes guests on an
amazing, gentle journey high above world famous landmarks and locations. Using a combination of
moving elevated seating and a huge movie screen, guests feel like they are
flying through the air as they enjoy magnificent sights, sounds, and smells.
On June 17, Disney unveiled the next iteration of
Soarin'-Soarin' Around the World. This new version of the popular attraction
gives guests a thrilling bird’s-eye view of Earth’s scenic wonders, visiting
six continents in all.
The exhilarating aerial adventure immerses
guests in a multi-sensory experience, complete with stunning sights,
spectacular sounds and even subtle scents. Soarin’ Around the World is
located at The Land Pavilion in Future World at Epcot.
Employing
high-definition, laser-projected footage and innovative motion-based ride
technology, all developed by Walt Disney Imagineering, Soarin’ Around the
World literally lifts 87 guests at a time 40 feet aloft into an 80-foot
projection screen dome. The effect is that guests’ entire field of vision is
filled with panoramic beauty, giving them the sensation that they are
actually flying over the globe’s grand landmarks, natural and manmade.
Among the many sights on view during the exhilarating fly-over: The
Great Wall of China, the Great Pyramids of Egypt or the Eiffel Tower in
Paris. Aromas fill the air, bringing to life scents like grass over Africa,
an ocean breeze over the South Pacific and roses over India.
Soarin’
Around the World is also enhanced by its majestic musical score, composed by
Bruce Brouhton, based on the original Soarin’ score by the late film and
television composer Jerry Goldsmith, and performed by the London Studio
Orchestra.
Height Requirement:
Guest must be 40" or taller to
ride.
Fast Facts:
Area of attraction: 59,895 square feet (includes ticketing
area, Great Hall, skyway, Concourses 1 and 2, gate areas and two flight
theaters)
Great Hall: Before boarding, guests pass through the Great
Hall where five of Earth's biomes are depicted in 20-foot-wide panoramas,
along with interesting facts and quizzes displayed on large flat-screen
monitors. The featured environments are: polar ecosystem, mountain
ecosystem, desert ecosystem, rain forest ecosystem, temperate (deciduous)
forest ecosystem.
Flight experience: A breathtaking glide over the majestic and
diverse natural wonders of California
Duration of ride: The Soarin' experience, including pre-flight
briefing, is ten minutes. The Soarin' flight lasts approximately five
minutes.
Locations featured: San Francisco, Monterey Coast, Yosemite
National Park, Napa Valley, Lake Tahoe, Palm Springs, San Diego,
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Los Angeles, Malibu and Disneyland in
Anaheim
Scents experienced: Orange blossoms, pine forests and ocean
spray
Music: Orchestral musical score created by renowned film and
television composer Jerry Goldsmith ("Mulan," "Air Force One," "Star Trek:
First Contact")
Projection system: IMAX projection system, with high-speed
(48fps) high definition Omni-max film projectors (twice the speed of normal
motion picture film)
Size of projection screen dome: 80-foot diameter
Ride system: Walt Disney Imagineering-developed motion-based
technology, the original ride inception was based on an erector set model
created by Imagineer Mark Sumner. One million pounds of steel provides the
ride structure and 37 tons are lifted during each ride cycle.
Total number of guests per each ride cycle: 87
|
|
|
|
New Page 1
The
INTERCOT Insider is a twice monthly email
update with tips and
informative articles.
To subscribe, enter your email address:
|
|
|
|
|
