Difference between revisions of "Reflections of China"
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| + | In the late 1970s, with most of the planning for World Showcase complete, Disney approached China about creating a travelogue video for the China pavilion. Although interested, the Chinese government was concerned about giving Westerners permission to film their country. In fact, China originally insisted that all of Disney’s filming be strictly supervised, and they refused to let Imagineers take aerial shots of Tibet or the Great Wall. Disney was uncomfortable with this agreement, and after showing Chinese officials the movie Fantasia, they were able to acquire more freedom. | ||
| + | After two months of scouting, the filming of the movie began in the fall of 1981. The film was shot in Circle Vision 360, which required crews to film on nine cameras, which were stationed on a platform. Imagineers returned to China in the winter of 1982, to record the seasonal changes, before concluding filming in the spring. In order to make the film more interesting, Disney decided to use the famous Chinese poet, Li Bai as the films narrator. Li Bai (who is known as Li Po in the West) wrote over 1,000 poems during the Tang Period. | ||
| − | The Great Wall at Jinshanling | + | The completed Wonders of China film was approximately 19 minutes long, and it featured parts of China that had never been seen by most Westerners. The film opened with the rest of World Showcase on October 1, 1982. The film remained unchanged until 2005. By 2005, China had become both an industrial country and a popular tourist attraction. With these changes, Wonders of China began to seem dated. Imagineers eventually decided that they needed to update the film, and on March 25, 2003 the Wonders of China was shown for the final time. |
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| − | + | On May 23, 2005 an updated version of Wonders of China made its debut in the China pavilion. The new film, known as Reflections of China, now featured Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Macau. Other scenes, including the Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, Beijing, Harbin, and Urumqi were all updated for the 21st century. For the refurbishment, all of the narration was re-dubbed, and anew score was composed by Richard Bellis. Since 2005, Reflections of China has not changed. | |
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| − | + | ==Film Plot== | |
| − | + | The scenes in the current version of Reflections of China are: | |
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| − | + | * The Great Wall at Jinshanling | |
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| − | + | * Shanghai from the Bund with a view of Pudong | |
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| − | + | * Shanghai montage | |
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| − | + | * Nanjing Road, Shanghai | |
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| − | + | * Shanghai from the riverfront park | |
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| − | + | * Huangpu waterfront | |
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| − | + | * Morning exercises in Hangzhou | |
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| − | + | * Huangshan mountain | |
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| − | + | * Li Bai's study | |
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| − | + | * Yangtze River | |
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| − | + | * Suzhou canals and garden | |
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| − | + | * Heavenly Lake in wilderness of Xinjiang Province | |
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| − | + | * Urumqi night market | |
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| + | * Gobi Desert, Gansu Province | ||
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| + | * Inner Mongolia | ||
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| + | * Yunnan Province | ||
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| + | * Shilin Stone Forest, Yunnan Province | ||
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| + | * Harbin Ice Festival, Heilongjiang Province | ||
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| + | * Macau | ||
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| + | * Hong Kong | ||
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| + | * Hong Kong skyline | ||
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| + | * Dragon Wall in Behai Park, Beijing | ||
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| + | * Terracotta Soldiers | ||
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| + | * Ming Tomb Statues | ||
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| + | * Giant Buddah of Leshan | ||
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| + | * Peking Opera performing "Havoc in Heaven" | ||
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| + | * Forbidden City in Beijing | ||
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| + | * Tien An Men Square in Beijing | ||
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| + | * Behai Park, Beijing | ||
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| + | * Reed Flute Cave at Guilin | ||
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| + | * Limestone formations at Guilin | ||
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| + | * The Li River | ||
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| + | * The Great Wall at Jinshanling | ||
Revision as of 11:30, 22 May 2012
Attraction History
In the late 1970s, with most of the planning for World Showcase complete, Disney approached China about creating a travelogue video for the China pavilion. Although interested, the Chinese government was concerned about giving Westerners permission to film their country. In fact, China originally insisted that all of Disney’s filming be strictly supervised, and they refused to let Imagineers take aerial shots of Tibet or the Great Wall. Disney was uncomfortable with this agreement, and after showing Chinese officials the movie Fantasia, they were able to acquire more freedom.
After two months of scouting, the filming of the movie began in the fall of 1981. The film was shot in Circle Vision 360, which required crews to film on nine cameras, which were stationed on a platform. Imagineers returned to China in the winter of 1982, to record the seasonal changes, before concluding filming in the spring. In order to make the film more interesting, Disney decided to use the famous Chinese poet, Li Bai as the films narrator. Li Bai (who is known as Li Po in the West) wrote over 1,000 poems during the Tang Period.
The completed Wonders of China film was approximately 19 minutes long, and it featured parts of China that had never been seen by most Westerners. The film opened with the rest of World Showcase on October 1, 1982. The film remained unchanged until 2005. By 2005, China had become both an industrial country and a popular tourist attraction. With these changes, Wonders of China began to seem dated. Imagineers eventually decided that they needed to update the film, and on March 25, 2003 the Wonders of China was shown for the final time.
On May 23, 2005 an updated version of Wonders of China made its debut in the China pavilion. The new film, known as Reflections of China, now featured Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Macau. Other scenes, including the Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, Beijing, Harbin, and Urumqi were all updated for the 21st century. For the refurbishment, all of the narration was re-dubbed, and anew score was composed by Richard Bellis. Since 2005, Reflections of China has not changed.
Film Plot
The scenes in the current version of Reflections of China are:
- The Great Wall at Jinshanling
- Shanghai from the Bund with a view of Pudong
- Shanghai montage
- Nanjing Road, Shanghai
- Shanghai from the riverfront park
- Huangpu waterfront
- Morning exercises in Hangzhou
- Huangshan mountain
- Li Bai's study
- Yangtze River
- Suzhou canals and garden
- Heavenly Lake in wilderness of Xinjiang Province
- Urumqi night market
- Gobi Desert, Gansu Province
- Inner Mongolia
- Yunnan Province
- Shilin Stone Forest, Yunnan Province
- Harbin Ice Festival, Heilongjiang Province
- Macau
- Hong Kong
- Hong Kong skyline
- Dragon Wall in Behai Park, Beijing
- Terracotta Soldiers
- Ming Tomb Statues
- Giant Buddah of Leshan
- Peking Opera performing "Havoc in Heaven"
- Forbidden City in Beijing
- Tien An Men Square in Beijing
- Behai Park, Beijing
- Reed Flute Cave at Guilin
- Limestone formations at Guilin
- The Li River
- The Great Wall at Jinshanling
