Fremont Street Experience - Las Vegas

The most obvious and largest part of the Fremont Street Experience is the Viva Vision canopy and light show. The canopy towers 90 feet above the ground and spans the length of five football fields. Featuring more than 12 million LED modules and 555,000-watt sound system, the light show attracts tourists and locals alike.

The first light show was broadcast in 1995. Nearly a decade later in 2004, $17 million was invested in upgrading the Viva Vision canopy. Significant improvements were made and now it has 10 times higher resolution, resulting in clearer, sharper pictures. It can also display 16.7 million color combinations. The display is so sharp, live video can be broadcast on what is the world's largest screen.

Viva Vision features shows like "Lucky Vegas," celebrating the city's famous icons, "Downtown Divas," a tribute to a girls' night out and "Speed, Smoke and Spinning Wheels," which illustrates the world of fast-paced auto racing.

Psychedelic shows include "The Drop," a journey through an underwater utopia filled with beautiful sea creatures and "Shag With a Twist," an animated show that features Southern California artist Josh Agle's unique artwork combining elements of "Austin Powers," "The Jetsons," tiki culture and '60s imagery.

Visitors can also enjoy the patriotic show, "American Freedom" during Fourth of July.

Inside the Fremont Street Experience building, a master control room delivers all the magic to the Viva Vision light show. Technicians have only three minutes to load the show on the big screen. They are assisted by eight high-tech computers that intertwine the light, visual and audio systems.

Cameras are mounted on the actual Viva Vision screen and transmit a live video feed to a row of LCD screens inside the control room so technicians can monitor the show.

New Viva Vision shows are created each year and are rotated in and out. The Experience can choose from a library of about 15 shows at any given time.

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[Winter154]

I had to check the date on my pics, it was October 1st I was at Fremont Street :P :) Can't wait to go again this year!! Have a good time in Thailand!

[tag1989]

lol yea!! thats the same time I went!! wow we might of bumped into eachother and never even knew it xD. i wont be going there this year tho i'll be going thailand in 3 days. but I definiatly gotta go vegas again nex year. awsome trip xD

[Winter154]

Ya, in Septemeber. Going back again in month, can't wait! They played We Will Rock You then Timewarp when I was there last year :D

[tag1989]

xD did you go last year?

[Winter154]

Me 2! :D

[tag1989]

@jbecker8082 when i was there "we will rock you" was playing :)

[WonderWomanFan4life]

i love this music

[cleatus45]

1500 feet long.

[sweetleese]

Freemont Street is the bomb. We were there Halloween night and was it ever a party. The light shows were fantastic. If you ever get to go to Vegas, please take a cab or whatever to Freemont Street. You will not be disappointed.

[Leon Haasakker]

i just was there 24 hours ago