On the one hand, I get the decision to not combine laying with upright sitting/standing positions. My preferred way of watching goes well with changing between standing and sitting but I don't like changing into laying positions because that's too much hassle and interruptive. Sadly, for the majority of viewers it seems to be the other way round.
Cancelling some positions because going through all the positions in one video like in VR does not translate well to AR is the wrong decision in my opinion. Instead, it would make more sense to come up with new concepts for composing AR scenes. Could be offering all positions and let the viewer choose which ones to skip. Or combine the positions into two scene parts that each will harmonise with the most preferred viewing positions. LIke: Round 1 in a room with chair and table, round 2 in bed.