- 4:24 PM, Tuesday,
December 23rd, 2025:
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- When I told Talya I
was gonna bring my Virtual Presence rig to our last trip
to Disneyland she was a bit taken aback: "That's gonna be
sooooooooo hard." because, Disney days are already hard.
And I'm out of shape - and to add in that rig? One I
wasn't even sure I could get in? Was a commitment. But I
said what I always say: years from now I'm gonna really
wish I had attempted it in VR180 once. And man,
after finally finishing all 16 videos (yes 16
FUCKING VIDEOS) I can easily say not only am I
glad I did it? I wish I had brought it the other
times we went. It would've been great to collect more of
these rides because they honestly feel so much like
actually riding the rides I'm gobsmacked. If you're
watching Rise of the Resistance in 8k60 (presently only
works on DeoVR, but YouTube should pop-up the 8k version
one of these days) it absolutely looks and feels like the
ride. I'm stunned.
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- So I produced all of
the rides individually and of course for The Journey, I
have no choice but to break this up into 2 separate
videos. 3 1/2 hours of footage cut down to 2 separate
one-hour pieces. And yes, they're cut long. Like, at the
beginning of the first one, I show the whole tram ride
(only a couple minutes) because I want you to just
lean-in to the whole slow process of taking in VR180 like
this. The magic is when you're halfway through a ride and
you honestly forget you're not there. That actually
happened with ME and I was the guy editing it.
LOL.
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- Alright, here's the
first video and I'll throw in my thoughts on the
rides...
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- So first, of course,
Rise. The crazy thing is I got my wire stuck on the
bar a couple times so when it jerks it actually jerks the
camera but because of what's happening? It actually
works. Like that lady screaming during the drop as the
camera jerks? Awesome. And beyond that - that, fucking,
stormtrooper shot I mean what the actual fuck. There's
NO ONE ELSE IN THE SHOT. That is
reel material right there. My 2026 reel is gonna be
insane.
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- I knew Indiana Jones
was gonna be tough, and it was - as was Big Thunder
Mountain but at least you can SEE that one. Just too fast
for a gimbal setup like mine and mannnnnn am I annoyed
that the ride breakdown on Mickey & Minnie's Runaway
Railway basically erased the 2 coolest rooms in the ride.
UGH. Like - I almost want to buy a single ticket
just to get that right, ya know? So annoyed.
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- What else... oh I'm
stunned at how dark the projector in Soarin' is... Galaxy
was great because Vienna wouldn't ride it but loved
watching the VR version. Oh and the Swings ride
looks incredible in VR180 and oh man, Little Mermaid
feels EXACTLY like the ride. That's the cool thing
with those types of rides, your view is already 180 since
your in that shell and can't see behind you - so it's
honestly just exactly like being there.
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- So yeah, great first
part and believe it or not, the last ride of the day
ended up being the best video of the bunch. Still cannot
believe how well it all turned out.
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- Alright it's
DIE-HARD NIGHT in the Kontras household!
Yipee-Kiyay!
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- Adam
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