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Fast Facts
- The Show of the Century:
“IllumiNations: Reflections of
Earth” is an exhilarating nighttime spectacular filled with music,
flames, fireworks and fountains on and above Epcot World Showcase
Lagoon.
- A Whole New World: Earth Globe is a 28-foot diameter sphere
on World Showcase Lagoon and the centerpiece of “IllumiNations:
Reflections of Earth.” Earth Globe is covered with video screens
in the shape of the continents, all of which project vivid images
that celebrate both human diversity and the unified spirit of
humankind.
- Circle of Light: Earth Globe, the world’s first spherical
video display system, is three stories tall and wrapped in more than
180,000 Light-Emitting Diodes. The gigantic sphere rotates on a
350-ton floating island that houses six computer processors, 258
strobe lights and an infrared guidance system.
- Magnificent Melody: British television and Hollywood
motion-picture composer Gavin Greenaway created an original
symphonic score to accompany the combination of cascading fountains
of water, glowing flames and lively fireworks.
- Double Blast: Some 2,800 shells are used for each show --
more than twice the number ever used in previous nighttime
productions at Epcot.
- A World of Color: Sixty-seven computers in 40 locations,
hundreds of special lighting fixtures, four fountain barges pumping
5,000 gallons of water per minute, a 150,000-pound inferno barge
with 37 nozzles to shoot propane flames skyward, and a full color
spectrum of lasers in custom Disney shades are required to produce
the brilliant 13-minute show.
- Great Ball of Fire: In the grand finale, the Earth Globe
opens up like a lotus flower as a giant fire torch emerges from the
center and rises 40 feet into the air. Nineteen additional torches
encircle the lagoon making a wall of flames that, when combined with
the radiant explosion of fireworks, creates resplendent images
across the lagoon.
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