Project Details | |
Name | Disney Magic |
Date Completed | Mid-1990s |
Type | |
Location | At Home |
Summary | A light show manually choreographed to music setup in my bedroom |
As a teenager, I often spent my free time dreaming up ways to entertain people – my family, friends, neighborhood kids. Once such expression of this was a light show that I created in my bedroom. This show was choreographed to music from classic Disney theme park entertainment, such as “Baroque Hoedown” from The Main Street Electrical Parade, or music from IllumiNations 25 at Epcot. I invested in special “hologram glasses” that spectators would wear to further enhance the excitement. I called the show, “Disney Magic.” The show was controlled by a home-made light board that I built with the help of a friend and a do-it-yourself book on house wiring. I literally sat at the control board and, much like a pianist tickles the ivories, continuously flipped switches on and off in synch with the soundtrack. Eventually, the light show even spilled outside of my room and included a pre-show that took place in the hallway.
Check It Out: Click to view a video of the Disney Magic preshow
Check It Out: Click to view a video excerpt of the Disney Magic main show (with the hologram glasses effect!)
Images from the show:
Hallway Pre-Show 
Hologram Glasses Distribution 
Main Street Electrical Parade Sign 
Light-up Show Sign
