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| Glow With The Show at World of Color An O.C. Register Photo |
As mentioned, I'm a sports guy. I like sports. Currently on tap is the NBA Finals with the Miami Heat (boo) vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder (yah). Both teams, especially OKC, have rabid fans. And both teams do something similar. Before every game a cheap t-shirt is draped across the expensive seats that are within view of the TV cameras. It is hoped that everyone puts the t-shirt on. What is presented on TV is a sea of white if you are Miami at home and a sea of blue if you are OKC at home, basically the fans are wearing the same color as home uniforms of the players. Now it may look like a united front on TV with players and fans all wearing the same colors, but I struggle with this lemming type of behavior. Whatever happened to the individual? If I were fortunate enough to get one of these expensive seats, there would be no way I would put on the same shirt just because "everyone else is doing it". As my Dad said years ago, "if everyone else was doing it, would you jump off the Golden Gate Bridge too?" (his examples were a bit on the extreme side).
Which brings me to the great "Glow with the Show" experiment which is being test run with spectators of the World of Color water show at Disney California Adventure. Special lighted Mickey Ears can be worn which will turn colors to match what is being presented with the show itself. Emitters placed around Paradise Pier send signals to the ears telling your noggin to change colors. Yep, there is a certain amount of technology going on here but I'm not interested enough to try and explain it. I'm trying to figure out the purpose of doing the exact same thing as a few thousand other people standing there watching the show. I'm there to watch the World of Color, not look around and watch the top of people's heads. To me, the idea seems kind of lame. But I'm also perfectly willing to admit that this could be just me as there are people desperately trying to get into the special Glow With The Show World of Color. Did I mention the special ears cost $25? You get to look like the people standing next to you, Disney pockets large amounts of cash from ear sales.
I'm no fun at all.
Check out a few minutes of YouTube video from Glow With the Show from wdwinfo.com and decide for yourself.
Uh yeah not on board... I will be perfectly happy to watch others glowing ears, but why would I pay $25 to get my own when I can't even see them? Haha.
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting how different everyone's perceptions can be. I saw the WOC, Glow video and it instantly brought tears to my eyes. I am a person who has really stretched myself out the fringe to avoid being a part of the sheeple or 'like everyone else'. While watching the video it just never occurred to me that the ears would be seen as being like 'everyone else' or a copy 'just like the person next to me'.
ReplyDeleteThis is going to come down to personal preference I believe. It could be me. I like World of Color show but I don't love it. I think it could tell a better story with the visuals. The idea of spending another $25 to enhance my WOC experience doesn't seem to be worth it. What I have found with WOC is that by the time you stand in line waiting to get to your section, stand and wait for the show to begin, by the time the show starts, I really just want it to get over with... They have it set up that the glow ears will also work with the Mad T Party, something else that doesn't impress me...
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