Just read that Disney will be using the intel shooting star drones over Disney Springs this winter to put on a light show two times a night. It is probably only a matter of time until fireworks will be replaced by these silly drones which would likely save them thousands of dollars each night as they are reusable and only require one person to operate the entire fleet.
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The end may be near for fireworks at Disney
- Thread starter thomas998
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It's been talked about elsewhere on the forums. Usually by the same... member. It won't happen.
The next IllumiNations will probably use them as a supplement.
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JIMINYCR
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Surely hope not. Drone sparkled lights show will never come close to entertaining the crowds like the booming exploding shells and dazzling colorful bursts.. I'm sure the cost savings would be immense on the budgets but drones will never be a replacement for the real thing.
JIMINYCR
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We occasionally hear about fireworks ash floating down into someones eye... wait until a drone malfunctions and crashes down to earth.
Jahona
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Current FAA regulations give drones a good size buffer between flying and spectators. While not impossible it would be a large malfunction to fly off course and crash into spectators.
Isn't that why they are currently being used over water?
James Norrie
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How about Fireworks from Drones??? Now we're talking!
Schneewittchen
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I wish there was an unlike button.
Drones don't go bang, pop, crackle. They don't have that lovely sulfur smell.
At this rate, why don't they just tear down the parks, sit you in an easy chair in a warehouse, give you a set of VR glasses and then tell you to have a magical day. Going to go sulk now.
Drones don't go bang, pop, crackle. They don't have that lovely sulfur smell.
At this rate, why don't they just tear down the parks, sit you in an easy chair in a warehouse, give you a set of VR glasses and then tell you to have a magical day. Going to go sulk now.
It might cause a lump on the head, but the shooting star drones have the blades enclosed by a cage to make sure no one gets sliced up... Which should limit the liability issues a bit.
WondersOfLife
Blink, blink. Breathe, breathe. Day in, day out.
...........Eh.
All that has happened is 1) Disney has introduced something new that can be seen without paying admission and hasn't taken anything away and 2) somebody with an account on this site has speculated with no information that this might lead to replacing fireworks with drones down the road.
The first should be a reason to be overjoyed. New show, new technology, nothing lost, and available at no charge! What more could we want? Hip Hip, Hurray!
The second is mere speculation, and has been denied by none other than @marni1971.
So in light of this, the choice to be despondent seems to be the ultimate in doom and gloom -- the opposite of rose-colored glasses.
Unless you were being sarcastic, in which case I apologize for not catching it.
