Aladdin Broadway Flying Carpet

Basically there are wires on the 4 corners and at the top the winch assembly spins each wire in a little circle maybe a foot diameter.

Aladdin broadway flying carpet. Have you ever wondered how aladdin s magic carpet flies. They spin the wires really fast enough to trick the eye. New york it has a flying carpet a cave full of treasures and show stopping songs but critics said on friday the broadway debut of disney s aladdin lacks the magic of the original oscar. Huge aladdin the musical secret only a few in the world know.

Stellar cast and a flying magic carpet enchant with disney s aladdin at david a. Center for performing arts by drew eberhard. I don t work on aladdin but i m friends with a few of the riggers. Here s how the show s creators pull off the magic in real time.

Carpet was created a thousand years ago by the legendary sorcerer and carpet weaver khuriya who created one hundred magic carpets each with their own unique patterns and colors. He is a sentient persian carpet whom aladdin befriends while traversing the cave of wonders. The carpet is a really interesting totally custom piece. In his interview with michael bob revealed that the flying carpet is one of the biggest things in the show and i had to accommodate that.

The magic carpet better known as just carpet is a supporting character in disney s 1992 animated feature film aladdin. The flying carpet in action. Physicist dr maggie aderin pocock has been investigating. Take for example what bob crowley i e the seven time tony award winner who handled aladdin s scenic design has to say about this musical s central showpiece.

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