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You do know it was not a real Mickey right? It WAS fake.:lookaroun
I was inflatable,so no metal armature inside,but I think there was something in his hand that held pyro. Double-check with Martin,though.
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You do know it was not a real Mickey right? It WAS fake.:lookaroun
I was inflatable,so no metal armature inside,but I think there was something in his hand that held pyro. Double-check with Martin,though.
Fake as in projected!
:lol:Right, something had to be solid, though...But what? And wouldn't it have weighed it down?
_Scar
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Fake as in projected!
Right, something had to be solid, though...But what? And wouldn't it have weighed it down?
I thought he was like an air-figure thing- not a projected Mickey...
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Fake as in projected!
Right, something had to be solid, though...But what? And wouldn't it have weighed it down?
Hmmmmm.....now I'm stuck!:brick:
Here's a couple ideas-
His base was metal?
Or it could be like the holiday airblown infaltables,as he inflates,a cable attatched to him becomes taught,holding him up?
_Scar
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He was. A balloon, I believe.
Yes, the tower he stood on was metal.
That might have been it, but it still does not account for the somewhat heave device that must have been in his finger.
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I know the tower was,I was saying the actual bottom of Mickey was metal.
I've run out of ideas.:lol:
I've learned a lot here though! Good thread!
Oh! Maybe...And it rose? Something like that? :lol:
Either way, I left a message for Martin, hopefully he can help us when he logs back in. :lol:
Thanks, I have, too...Such a cool show that there's really not a ton of info on. Seriously understated, too. Especially with such a complicated finale. I always thought it was the better show out of the ones of the time, though..IllumiNations25 and Fantasy in the Sky.
Reflections of Earth changed everything, though. :lol:
boo52
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History of SitS in a nutshell.
Sorcery in The Sky made it's debut at the Disney-MGM Studios in the summer of 1990. It ran primarily during summers and peak seasons. It's Creative Director was Don Dorsey. Produced by John Haupt and Fireworks Design by John Albert. Through the years slight changes would be made to some portions of the show to showcase Disney's latest films. In 1991, the Chariots of Fire sequence was replaced with a Rocketeer segment when a stunt man with a jet pack dressed as the Rocketeer would fly around the Chinese Theater. This ran for one summer and then reverted back to Chariots. In 1994 Chariots was replaced with the song "Out There" from Hunchback. The show remain unchanged for the most part until 2001 when a complete redesign of the fireworks aspect was done. Chariots of Fire returned with a fireworks redesign by Eric Larsen. Sorcery's last and final performance was to the Pampered Chef convention group in June 25th, 2005. Original narration of the show was performed by Vincent Price until 1996 when the narration was rerecorded by Citizens of Hollywood performer Michael Marzella. The score was recorded in Paris using musicians and singers from the Paris Opera. The first portion (the movie medley) was arranged by Bob Krogstad (who composed the "IllumiNations" opening music). The latter portion (the Fantasia section) was arranged by Ken Whitcomb,
Bruce Healey and Don Dorsey.
Sorcery in The Sky made it's debut at the Disney-MGM Studios in the summer of 1990. It ran primarily during summers and peak seasons. It's Creative Director was Don Dorsey. Produced by John Haupt and Fireworks Design by John Albert. Through the years slight changes would be made to some portions of the show to showcase Disney's latest films. In 1991, the Chariots of Fire sequence was replaced with a Rocketeer segment when a stunt man with a jet pack dressed as the Rocketeer would fly around the Chinese Theater. This ran for one summer and then reverted back to Chariots. In 1994 Chariots was replaced with the song "Out There" from Hunchback. The show remain unchanged for the most part until 2001 when a complete redesign of the fireworks aspect was done. Chariots of Fire returned with a fireworks redesign by Eric Larsen. Sorcery's last and final performance was to the Pampered Chef convention group in June 25th, 2005. Original narration of the show was performed by Vincent Price until 1996 when the narration was rerecorded by Citizens of Hollywood performer Michael Marzella. The score was recorded in Paris using musicians and singers from the Paris Opera. The first portion (the movie medley) was arranged by Bob Krogstad (who composed the "IllumiNations" opening music). The latter portion (the Fantasia section) was arranged by Ken Whitcomb,
Bruce Healey and Don Dorsey.
AMAZING stuff! Thank you SO much for posting this....I'd been looking for information of this type for a bit now.
Is this all based off of personal knowledge or some unseen source I overlooked?
Also, any vids of the show with the Rocketman? That must have been amazing!
And any intel on the Mickey effect is appreciated too....
...I might really like this show, can you tell?
He was indeed infaltable.
Here is the tower
http://www.wdwmagic.com/Attractions...-launch-tubes-and-Mickey-inflation-system.htm
Awesome, Steve!!:sohappy:
So, I'm thinking he "lived" in there, all folded up, and at the correct time, expanded out. That solves that.
However, the pyro effect off of his finger is still mystifying me....Especially for something so flamable!
Awesome...I'm guessing for the hand/pyro effects, too?
I shall join you in looking...:zipit:
You can get all kinds of flame resistant materials that could handle that.
The thing that always impressed me during the show was how quick he inflated. There was a lot of distraction pyro going on why it was happening, but he still appeared very quickly. It was a really cool effect - very unique.
Exactly. There was never a time where he was "half done" or kinda baggy...All of a sudden, the lights came on, and he just rose.
Really great stuff. It's a shame that's gone, or it hasn't been replicated in anyway.
World of Color would work well with something like this.
Another tid bit; the show had a quiet beginning.
To alieviate crowds and add more to a guests day, the new park knew it was missing a fireworks show. It was rush designed in mid 1989, and the first version actually premiered August 12th 1989 - though it had no name. It was not called SitS until May 29th 1990.
To alieviate crowds and add more to a guests day, the new park knew it was missing a fireworks show. It was rush designed in mid 1989, and the first version actually premiered August 12th 1989 - though it had no name. It was not called SitS until May 29th 1990.
OK, I knew it was rushed, but played with no name? :lol: Wow!
Was the first version any different?
I`d doubt it since all the infrastructure and launchers were added from scratch, in a very small timeframe and with a very specific show in mind.
Incidentally, SITS saw the worlds first use of an exterior digital stereo sound system on Hollywood Blvd.