Disney thought of this as the best thing they can make that was like the Main Street Electrical Parade but know that look at it with shame. They will never use the name " Light Magic " again
Irideon was originally the architectural division of Vari*lite. The AR 5 was basically a baby VL-5, using a miniature version of the VL-5's radial dichroic color mixing system, and a 35w or 50w arc source. The Irideon division was sold to ETC in the late 1990's, but Vari-lite developed the product line, including the AR-5 shown in this video.
IDK about y'all, but I would gladly wait 2 hours on Main Street JUST to see :58 - 1:00 live.... Or, in other words: LIGHT MAGIC WAS THE BEST THING TO HAPPEN TO MAIN STREET USA SINCE WALT DISNEY WALKED ON IT!!! =-D
This was a wonderful concept and I wish I could have seen it when I was younger (but my parents only took us on vacation to WDW). This definately came out a decade too early. I think it would be better accepted now.
It's going to be an exiting and disaterous Summer (1996) at Disneyland. they COULD have invested the $40M into building some new floats for the Electrical Parade but NOOO they had to (semi retire it & replace it w/ crap.thank god they brought it back (just across the street)
Thank you so much for this video I saw this show once when i was little and I seen the video of the show so many times and and I love it brougth back so much memorys is there any more behind the scenes footage of Light Magic you could post.
Disney thought of this as the best thing they can make that was like the Main Street Electrical Parade but know that look at it with shame. They will never use the name " Light Magic " again
1leprecon 1 month ago
Irideon was originally the architectural division of Vari*lite. The AR 5 was basically a baby VL-5, using a miniature version of the VL-5's radial dichroic color mixing system, and a 35w or 50w arc source. The Irideon division was sold to ETC in the late 1990's, but Vari-lite developed the product line, including the AR-5 shown in this video.
Lampietheclown 9 months ago
What Vari*Lite model was that @ 0:30?
Moog167 2 years ago
That fixture pictured wasn't made by Vari-Lite.
It's a Irideon AR5. Those fixtures were located on the parade floats.
Light Magic used a system of Vari-Lite VL6's throughout the parade route lighting towers.
lightingtech88 2 years ago
@lightingtech88 OH!!! I didn't know!
Moog167 2 years ago
We had to remove the masks cause children found them scary.
alicenwndrln 2 years ago
IDK about y'all, but I would gladly wait 2 hours on Main Street JUST to see :58 - 1:00 live.... Or, in other words: LIGHT MAGIC WAS THE BEST THING TO HAPPEN TO MAIN STREET USA SINCE WALT DISNEY WALKED ON IT!!! =-D
fantasmickid 3 years ago
I think the biggest problem with this show was that it was just that. A show and nothing more. It belonged on a stage, not the parade route.
crazycoasterider 3 years ago 3
biggist optic effects!! well it failed!!! but i feel bad for the people who created it.i bet they left disney cause of it being a failure.
althegamefreak 3 years ago
this could have been one of the best parades... but it wasnt
cvonrec 4 years ago 3
This was a wonderful concept and I wish I could have seen it when I was younger (but my parents only took us on vacation to WDW). This definately came out a decade too early. I think it would be better accepted now.
alorindanya 4 years ago 2
It's going to be an exiting and disaterous Summer (1996) at Disneyland. they COULD have invested the $40M into building some new floats for the Electrical Parade but NOOO they had to (semi retire it & replace it w/ crap.thank god they brought it back (just across the street)
Disneydanny 4 years ago 3
i agree
hurricanefreak101 4 years ago
light magic was lets just say too far from its time to replace Main street electrical parade
hurricanefreak101 4 years ago 4
Thank you so much for this video I saw this show once when i was little and I seen the video of the show so many times and and I love it brougth back so much memorys is there any more behind the scenes footage of Light Magic you could post.
djnau29 4 years ago