They had a goal for the release of late January. I'll be contacting my
resources to ask them for a date.
Ryan
On Jan 15, 2008, at 11:03 AM, william lomas wrote:
ryan when is this going to be at epcott do you ahve any idea?
i am going to america the end of march fromt he UK
On 14 Jan 2008, at 23:47, Jane Jordan (Gmail) wrote:
Hey, this *is* cool!
I was twelve when I went to EPCOT, maybe thirteen, and the only
thing that they had to offer me was this walkman that let me hear
the soundtracks of the individual attractions. In some situations
it was helpful, but in others, not so much--I mean going to the
movies in China just was not very exciting.
But this! Wow!
I wish I could go back!
Jane
On Jan 14, 2008, at 2:10 AM, Ryan Dour wrote:
Hello,
I want to share something with members of this list, because I
feel all of you just may have a real appreciation for something
extremely cool.
I've been a total Disney parks geek now for years. Yes I admit it,
because there is no shame in it. I believe that I may be the first
blind individual to have a 9 day park experience solo. Yep, I
learned the layout of all 4 Walt Disney World Resort parks
independently. All I can say so far is, wow was that awesome!
One thing I have followed now for quite some time is an
announcement that was made over a year ago that Disney planned to
create description for their rides and shows. This to me was a
real dream come true. However, I've seen efforts made before by
Disney that didn't go so well. If any of you have seen their
attempt at a tactile map, you'll quickly discover what I mean. I
have a real concern that most people wouldn't take the risk of
visiting a Disney resort blind, especially if the word out there
is that the experience is heavily visual. I can assure all of you,
there is so much sound and smell and general energy in the air
that our lack of enjoyment for visuals isn't heavily impacted.
Even the fireworks are worth viewing because of the amazing
soundtracks.
When on this first ever solo vacation, I had a unique opportunity.
I had done my homework, and provided the right people the right
documentation on my past testing experiences. I even had written
permission for disclosure from other people I've tested for, so
everything was nice and legal (no NDAs violated). The people at
Disney also decided that they are close enough to a public release
that they are not placing me under an NDA, and that I may feel
free to speak at length about my experience with their new
adaptive tech. We've got the start of something big here.
Coming up soon, you will be able to enter the Guest Relations
office at Epcot and receive a special device. This device will
provide description at select attractions around Epcot's Future
World and WOrld Showcase. These descriptions are simply amazing,
and will really enhance your enjoyment of the park.
I recorded my entire trip in binaural audio. at 24 bit 48 KHz it
really takes up a bit of space. About 118 GB of space. So, I
cannot share the entire thing with all of you. However, I am
considering hosting a podcast focused entirely on how to travel
the Walt Disney World Resort as a blind guest. If anyone has
interest in this, please please let me know. I don't want to waste
any effort if it doesn't have any appeal.
Below is a link to my temporary audio archive. This archive is
largely public, and contains many little binaural audio
experiences at WDW and my local Six Flags Great America.
Oh, here is the best part, the thing you've all been waiting for.
There is something up there right now, under the Disney category
that I think all of you will really enjoy. I hope all of you like
Figment. If not, maybe you'll like him a bit more after you hear
Journey Into Imagination with Figment. This should give you an
idea of the quality to expect when you head to your first WDW
experience!
http://www.ryandour.com/audio/
Please enjoy, and provide feedback only on this list. Just like
our membership here, keep this to yourself for now. If you want to
know how I made my recordings, or my mixes, let me know.
Thanks,
Ryan
