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April 5, 2009
April 3, 2009
Pics and Pins of Soarin'
Compared to Epcot's Soarin' counterpart at Disney's California Adventure, it has many more pins that represent the attraction. Starting from opening day. Yesterday you saw the three countdown pins and the first flight (opening day pin). Today we have three more opening day pins today from Annual Passholders, Disney Vacation Club Members and a Cast Memember pin. 
Also Soarin is featured in many monthly series. Like these several pins.
This pin is from a 3D Diorama attraction Pin of the Month series in 2006.
This is from a Scoop pin of the month set of 2008.
Many other Soarin pins are Open Edition pins and feature Disney characters taking flight.
In May 2006, a anniversary pin was released to commeroate Soarin's first anniversary.
There are vario
us other pins that are Limited Editions also that feature Soarin' such as these 
Figment, Dumbo, and Mickey ones.
Soarin' in both Epcot and Disney's California Adventure are very popular , which is represented by the Fastpass for Soarin' from a Hidden Mickey Series set.
The last pin is a Cast Member lapel pin worn by the Cast Members that work the attraction.
To finish off this report we will just show some random pics of the attraction.
Thanks to Pinpics.com, WDWMagic.com, and AllEarsNet.com for pics and information for this Soarin' over CA and Soarin' series. Stay tuned for where in the globe our pinvestigative team heads next....
April 2, 2009
Landing in Epcot as Soarin'
In late 2003, Soarin' over California was announced that it was flying over to Epcot in 2005 for Disneyland's 50th Anniversary, as a part of the Happiest Celebration on Earth.
But in 2001 rumors started swirling around the Disney wanted to add a "Soarin' over" attraction somewhere in the World Showcase, but no one knew which particular country it would feature.
Rumors flew around for about two years, about where in the park and what film. Would it be a clone of its Disney's California Adventure counterpart? or a whole new film over a country or countries? No one really knew. Then in mid-July 2003, Cast Members got notice that construction would begin soon, but between The Land and Imagination. That confused many people, then it was realized it would use the old Food Rocks, entrance and queue area. Still there was a question, what movie? a copy of DCA's? or a new one? Then it was offically announced on October 10, 2003, to be landing in Epcot in 2005, also ann
ounced was that it would be a clone of the California attraction, many people were confused. Why fly over California, when in Florida? The construction offically started in early November 2003. When the giant showbuilding was being built many fans wondered how was the GIANT building be hid from World Showcase. Many people thought that they were going to add a ride to Canada to add more mountains to cover up the building. Others thought they were just going to leave it. But in the end they painted it a sky blue to make it blend seamlessly with the sky.
Rumors flew around for about two years, about where in the park and what film. Would it be a clone of its Disney's California Adventure counterpart? or a whole new film over a country or countries? No one really knew. Then in mid-July 2003, Cast Members got notice that construction would begin soon, but between The Land and Imagination. That confused many people, then it was realized it would use the old Food Rocks, entrance and queue area. Still there was a question, what movie? a copy of DCA's? or a new one? Then it was offically announced on October 10, 2003, to be landing in Epcot in 2005, also ann
ounced was that it would be a clone of the California attraction, many people were confused. Why fly over California, when in Florida? The construction offically started in early November 2003. When the giant showbuilding was being built many fans wondered how was the GIANT building be hid from World Showcase. Many people thought that they were going to add a ride to Canada to add more mountains to cover up the building. Others thought they were just going to leave it. But in the end they painted it a sky blue to make it blend seamlessly with the sky.
With this addition of Soarin' to The Land pavilion, the pavilion closed several times during later in the construction to redo parts of the pavilion. So, the pavilion got an upgrade as well.
As the attraction came closer to opening pins were of course released, a countdown series was released.
3 Days to Go- Donald Duck receives his "Special Delivery" package. It appears Donald is going to assemble his own hang glider. He doesn't realize that his friends Goofy and Mickey are waiting inside to surprise him
2 Days to Go- It appears Donald ordered more then a hang glider kit. There are only two day to go until Soarin' makes it's "first flight" at Epcot
1 Day to Go- It's only one day to go until Soarin' ™ makes it's "first flight" at Epcot
Opening Day- Take off with Mickey Mouse, Goofy and Donald Duck as they experience the first flight
Opening Day- Take off with Mickey Mouse, Goofy and Donald Duck as they experience the first flightOpening on May 5, 2005, guests saw that nothing was changed in the attraction other then the queue area. Rumors continue to swirl that a updated film will be shot or is being shot for Soarin over the World edition. Some say that it will open up in 2011 for Walt Disney World's 40th Anniversary, but time will tell. The only reason that these rumors never stop is because while flying over to Epcot, Soarin' over California changed to Soarin' so that the films could be changed every 5 or 10 years to keep it updated and have a re-ridability factor. So, hopefully Guest Services wont have to hear "Why does it have a castle?" "That isnt the Castle." and "Where's the golf ball?" anymore.
Stay tuned tomorrow for pics and pins of Soarin, Epcot edition....
April 1, 2009
Pins of Soarin' over Cailfornia
Well yesterday was about the history and the ride itself, today we investigate the pins of Soarin' over California. This first pin is the logo pin and the first Soarin' over California pin released.
Many of the Soarin' over California feature one of two things, either a hangglider flying over the Golden Gate Bridge (a key scene in the ride), or just Mickey and or friends in a hangglider. Such as these pins.
Many pins were not released for Soarin over California, unlike other major E-Ticket attractions at the Disneyland Resort. But in the Summer of 2008, during Mickey's Pin Odyssey, many pins were released featuring Soarin' over California. 
As you can see there really arent that many different pins of Soarin' over California. So why aren't there anymore Soarin' over California pins?, well maybe because they only really have a few possibilities, and can just make them simple, which sometimes is good. Well overall, i dont know.
Tomorrow Stay tuned for Soarin' over California to fly East to Epcot and just become Soarin'... We will take a look at some minor differences and of course the pins.
Ready for Take Off... Soarin over California
When the Disneyland park in Anaheim, CA, wanted to make itself a resort, the Imagineers were planning a park themed to California, called Disney's California Adventure. With a themed area towards the flight era of California, Condor Flats was made, with only one attraction but that attraction is a grand one. Soarin over California was made, a hit E-Ticket attraction that rivals the classics from Disneyland. An attraction that always has a long line and high wait times.
But before we talk about the attraction itself, lets start with the development like all Disney 
attractions begin. Soarin' Over California was first conceptualized in 1996 as "Ultra Flight," a name which can still be seen on the tower consoles of the California Adventure attraction. It was to feature an OMNIMAX screen with an inverted track allowing guests to fly over California's landmarks. The attraction would have three load levels and the system would operate on a horizontal cable, much like a dry cleaner's rack. This plan was abandoned, however, when it was determined that the construction and labor costs for that design would be prohibitive. It seemed that Soarin' wouldn't become a reality until Imagineer Mark Sumner developed a different idea for the ride vehicles, using an Erector set and string to create a working model. This design would allow Disney to efficiently load guests on one level instead of three, thus cutting construction and labor costs greatly.
The vehicle is lifted forward so that guests look into a large, concave movie screen onto which aerial views of California are projected. The scenes were shot with an IMAX HD frame rate - 48 frames per second, twice the conventional output for regular films. Since the vehicle is moved forward toward the center of the dome, guests can only see the images projected on the screen and experience the sensation of flight. The ride structure contains about one million pounds of steel, and 37 tons are lifted during each ride cycle
To enhance the illusion of flight, subtle vertical movements of the seats are synchronized to the film. Scents complementing the various scenes are injected into the air streams blowing on riders. In the Ventura orange field scene, for example, guests are treated to the scent of orange blossoms. The mountain scenes are accompanied 
by the aroma of evergreens. The Monterey and Malibu scenes have the scent of a sea breeze while the La Quinta and Anza-Borrego scene features the fragrance of sagebrush. Since Soarin over California has long lines that range form 30 minutes to 150 minutes on certain days the queue line is themed to the Condor Flats area with historic pilots. guests pass the Wings of Fame, an homage to significant aircraft in the history of aviation in California. Some of these include the P-51 Mustang, SR-71 Blackbird, and the Bell X-1. There is also a section dedicated to individuals such as Amelia Earhart, Jack Northrip, The Wright Brothers, and Chuck Yeager. Then you enter into the preshow area where you go through one of the three gates and are given your safety instructions by your instuctor, Patrick.
by the aroma of evergreens. The Monterey and Malibu scenes have the scent of a sea breeze while the La Quinta and Anza-Borrego scene features the fragrance of sagebrush. Since Soarin over California has long lines that range form 30 minutes to 150 minutes on certain days the queue line is themed to the Condor Flats area with historic pilots. guests pass the Wings of Fame, an homage to significant aircraft in the history of aviation in California. Some of these include the P-51 Mustang, SR-71 Blackbird, and the Bell X-1. There is also a section dedicated to individuals such as Amelia Earhart, Jack Northrip, The Wright Brothers, and Chuck Yeager. Then you enter into the preshow area where you go through one of the three gates and are given your safety instructions by your instuctor, Patrick. This one was long post (sorry) explaining the history of the attraction... Tomorrow we will bring you more pic and pins of Soarin over California.
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