ANAHEIM – The new “Soarin’ Around the World” film will start showing at Disney California Adventure on June 17, the day after it premieres at Shanghai Disneyland.

The film will take the place of “Soarin’ Over California,” which has played in the attraction since the park opened in 2001.

That film takes guests on a flight over California landmarks while the seats move in synchronization with the scenes. Scents match the scenery, too, such as the smell of oranges while flying above an orange grove.

The new film is expected to use the same techniques. It will feature aerial images of places such as Sydney. A Disney film crew was allowed to film from a helicopter containing the camera flying low over the Great Wall of China. Disney said it filmed in other locations around the world too.

“I think it’s a great idea,” said frequent visitor Catherine Witchoy, 53, of Aliso Viejo. “It’s been the same film for a long time and it’s a good change. I think seeing things from around the world will be inspiring.”

Laurie Melton, 54, of San Jacinto, who was also at the park Wednesday, agreed.

“I saw a little preview online of flying over the Great Wall of China and can’t wait to see it on the ride,” she said. “I like the change. … I think it’s a good thing to show the other parts of the world. There are people who never leave California or the U.S. and they should see other things.”

This is not the first time that Disney was allowed to film the Great Wall. A Disney crew filmed the wall in 1982 for the Circlevision 360 film “Wonders of China” that plays at Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.

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