From: Ed.Sterrett@animece.oau.org (Ed Sterrett)
Date: 13 Oct 94 07:42:05 
Subject: Tiny People

EPCOT--A little science, a little magic, and a little weirdness all play 
big parts in "Honey, I Shrunk The Audience," opening in November at 
Epcot '94. Based on the enormously popular Walt Disney Pictures feature 
releases, Honey, I Shrunk The Kids and Honey, I Blew U~ The Kid, this 
high-tech, 3D misadventure continues the zany antics of scientist and 
inventor Professor Wayne Szalinski.  Upon entering the attraction at the 
Kodak-sponsored Journey Into Imagination pavilion, Guests become part of 
the show, donning special 3D "safety goggles" as they enter the 
laboratory of the Imagination Institute.  

  Making a phenomenal flying entrance I on his personal HoverPod, the 
reduced- to-a-football-sized Szalinski eagerly touts the virtues of his 
incredible "shrinking machine." The audience becomes a crowd cheering 
for the professor as the Institute tries to award him the coveted 
Inventor of the Year Award. The cheers turn to thrills, however, as the 
nutty professor inadvertently catches the audience in the cross-hairs of 
his powerful shrinking machine.

  A blinding flash and shower of sparks  reveal the world to the 
audience, from a  smaller viewpoint. Everyday things  become seemingly 
more dangerous--a  gigantic sneezing dog, a menacing giant python and a 
mountainous five-year-old  child. 

  "This attraction is the newest in Disney's line of unique 
3-dimensional film  experiences," said Senior Vice President of Theme 
Park Productions Tom Fitzgerald. "Honey, I Shrunk The Audience"  builds 
on what we've learned in the past creating 'Magic Journeys,' 'Captain 
EO,' and 'muppet Vision 3D.' That means Walt Disney World Guests can 
expect an exciting new generation of film and in theater effects that 
will literally put them in the middle of the action!  Following the 
advances in lifelike computer-generated animation sequences used in 
recent movies, show designers relied heavily on computers to create show 
effects.  "We've come up with some footage that looks really incredible 
in 3D," said Executive Show Producer Rick Rothschild. "A lot of it 
couldn't have been done without the computer."

  In the spirit of scientific research, the result of this 20-minute 
experiment is top-secret. The fate of every tiny audience member rests 
in the hands of Professor Wayne Szalinski and the creative recesses of 
their own imaginations.

.  +       Ed Sterrett    R.A.D Host        FDC Iago
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