captainsolo said:

It has been said the WS LD was remixed, but nothing I have found points to this. Some claimed a few sound effects were different, but I haven't found any. This track has music panning not in the DVD 5.1 which was created from the 70mm mix. Perhaps it could be either the Dolby original or abandoned VistaSonic original mix which was supposed to have mixed in stereo surrounds. Either way it would be helpful to compare against the old pan n' scan disc for differences.

I don't know if the Widescreen LD was a complete re-mix but at least the sound of the staff being dropped into the map room is different on that LD compared to the original Dolby mix.

Btw, here's what The Digital Bits had to say back in 2003:

"You should also know that Lucasfilm and Paramount have gone in and made some minor fixes to these films, erasing elements that weren't originally intended to be seen. So, for example, when Indy falls into the Well of Souls now, you won't see the reflection of the cobra on the glass that was placed to protect actor Harrison Ford. Also, when the giant stone ball rolls after Indy in the opening of Raiders, a support beam that guided the ball on the set has been erased. We're told that some 14 minor fixes were made to these films in all."

So apparently some 14 minor fixes... This article mention clean-up of blue fringing: http://www.indianajones.de/dvd/texte/restore.php

Not sure which shot he refer to but if I recall correctly the opening of the Well of Souls scenes that was shot against blue screen had some blue fringing in the original film.

CodySolo said:

So the only hope for a fully HD version of the original pole and reflection shots is to find a copy of that pre-Lowry alterations HD broadcast?

Or scan an original film print.