Wow, I am really glad I read this forum one night from the Internet cafe in Disney Quest about a week before the release date. That gave me a heads-up that World of Disney had them out a week early, and I immediately bought one.
I haven't seen them anywhere else except World of Disney, and have not seen them there from the official release date until I left town last weekend.
Considering I live in Florida "seasonally", just left, and won't be back until
the fall, it looks like I would have missed getting the album for awhile if it wasn't for the tips on this board, so thanks for the heads up
This is my co-favorite WDW OA, along with the Happiest Celebration On Earth one.
That one excelled at blending the "old" and the new, but this one (Four Parks, One World) is my favorite for showcasing the CURRENT state of WDW music, capturing the state of the parks NOW, expanding on the additions made on the "Where Magic Lives" release.
Epcot in particular is very well done. I enjoy the Seas track, and my faves are China and Mexico, which I kept playing over and over. The China score is gorgeous, and Mexico fun, catchy, and festive. It's great to see the left side of World Showcase get acknowledged
I know Randy said there would probably be fewer new additions for awhile. And with the 2 disc format and both discs packed with long running times, there couldn't be much added without losing something.
I would love to see the OA eventually evolve into one disc for each park, which could be sold seperately or as a boxed set featuring all four together.
(The 2-disc OA format could also remain intact as a "highlights" sort of thing)
The one disc for each park format would allow even more material for each park, and while it might sound far-fetched, what gave me the idea was actually the DVD boxed set containing the individual DVDs for each park (also sold seperately) as well as a relatively new boxed set of souvenir books for each park (also sold seperately). This just gave me the idea that the marketing people are finally catching on to marketing the seperate identity of each park rather that just focusing on the resort as one thing.
Just an idea, but I do love the WDW album as is. Congrats to Randy for the new tracks and another excellent release