We rode Pirates last night as part of the soft opening. The lighting is definitely improved. Much better in many respects. Not bright, just better. The audio not so much. I really couldn't tell an improvement there. All of the scenes are the same, though several of the characters have new costumes (including the dog at the jail door). This was a soft opening, so it shouldn't be surprising there are still a few bugs. We were stopped a bit over 10 minutes on our ride. Even so, glad for the soft opening and glad to have Pirates open again.