These are probably going to be used for that new lagoon show at USF. If that's indeed the case it will be exciting to see how they go hand in hand with the fountains and projections on the buildings.
Drones Coming to UOR
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These are probably going to be used for that new lagoon show at USF. If that's indeed the case it will be exciting to see how they go hand in hand with the fountains and projections on the buildings.
I am loving this, I have thought for a long time that Universal should be using drones in additional to projection and fountain being that they can't use a ton of fireworks. I think this new show will be a huge improvement from the old show.
They were flying above the area where the Dueling Dragons/Yeti queue and SS 33 are
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I know this is probably somewhat unique to me and a hot take, but I'm far more likely to stick around for a unique drone show rather than more fireworks. Orlando has felt waaaay behind the rest of the world on this tech when incredible shows like Disney Electrical Sky Parade and even other non-theme park shows exist. Beyond excited for this nighttime show.
A nearby weather cam caught this last night Looks like fireworks + drones.
A combination of drones and fireworks will work well. Especially since USF can't shoot off big fireworks shells, the addition of drones will add an extra component (along with water projections) to help make a nighttime show in the park far more interesting.
I know this is probably somewhat unique to me and a hot take, but I'm far more likely to stick around for a unique drone show rather than more fireworks. Orlando has felt waaaay behind the rest of the world on this tech when incredible shows like Disney Electrical Sky Parade and even other non-theme park shows exist. Beyond excited for this nighttime show.
It is funny since Disney Springs used drones early on before a lot of other places did and then it seemed to drop off in Orlando. It really works well with places like Uni that can't do big fireworks. I think it will make this show really stand out.
I know this is probably somewhat unique to me and a hot take, but I'm far more likely to stick around for a unique drone show rather than more fireworks. Orlando has felt waaaay behind the rest of the world on this tech when incredible shows like Disney Electrical Sky Parade and even other non-theme park shows exist. Beyond excited for this nighttime show.
Disney Springs was a test bed for IBM to operate their drones as a show for guests and see how practical it was at the time because IBM was really looking to advance the technology, so from what I remember, IBM actually paid Disney to do that instead of the other way around.
If you remember, only about 2 months after that show ended at Disney Springs they were used during Lady Gaga's Super Bowl Halftime show performance in 2017.
Makes sense, just the irony of it being born here yet never really used again here. I am shocked Universal didn't add them for their last show, it solves so many issues for them.
Drone tech for entertainment like this is still developing and back then honestly Universal may have simply deemed the technology as not yet ready for every day show use in their eyes. I'm sure the expenses have come down a lot as advancements are made rather than Universal paying a ton extra to use early adoption forms of the technology back then.
True, I wasn't sure when the last show was created, I didn't think it was too long ago. But if Dollywood can do it nightly in the summer, the tech should be affordable and better for use at Universal.
