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Author Topic: The decline of 3D Justin Hamaker Film God Posts: 2253 From: Lakeport, CA USA Registered: Jan 2004 posted 06-03-2018 08:34 AM                        We've gotten to the point we only show 3D when we have a movie on more than one screen, and even then we usually one have 1 or 2 3D shows. It makes no financial sense to take away a 2D show time for a 3D showing that typically won't have more than 15-20 people on a Friday or Saturday.  |  IP: Logged Lyle Romer Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1400 From: Davie, FL, USA Registered: May 2002 posted 06-03-2018 12:59 PM                     quote: Mike Blakesley Even though there is a huge frenzy over the new Avatar land at Disney World (which IS extremely well-done), I'm still not sure if Disney and James Cameron can whip up enough interest by the time the Avatar sequels come around to make 3-D a thing again or not. The reason the new Avatar land is so busy is because Flights of Passage is the best motion simulator ride I've experienced. Combine that with the fact that it has a relatively low hourly capacity and it leads to long lines and extreme difficulty in obtaining a fastpass. The boat ride is absolutely terribe. Flight of Passage could have been themed to any IP and it would be just as popular. It has nothing to do with Avatar. Unless they are really good movies (which the first was just OK), the 73 Avatar sequels that Cameron is filming could all bomb terribly. The combination of 3D hype and the gap between James Cameron movies is what led to the ridiculous success of Avatar.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-03-2018 10:30 PM                        I get your points but I didn't think the boat ride was so terrible. I didn't like it as well as the Frozen ride but to me it was not that different from other Disney boat rides. At least it's more of a people eater. You have to admit the land itself is pretty amazing to look at. But yeah, the rides are what draw people in. I agree that Flights is the best motion simulator ever. Could have ridden that many more times. I'm not sure when we'll get to that park again - maybe when Star Wars Land sucks all the people out of Animal Kingdom next year.  |  IP: Logged

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