Aladdin Flying Carpet Scene Broadway

Aladdin the hit broadway musical is in singapore.

Aladdin flying carpet scene broadway. Have you ever wondered how aladdin s magic carpet flies. 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. They spin the wires really fast enough to trick the eye. Here s how the show s creators pull off the magic in real time.

The carpet is a really interesting totally custom piece. The broadway version of disney s aladdin has almost as many special effects as you d find in a major hollywood movie. Physicist dr maggie aderin pocock has been investigating. A whole new world.

2008 2009 season aladdin jr. People have wondered and questioned how the magic carpet works and fly s somehow seamlessly on its own with a smooth performance on aladdin the musical and m. I don t work on aladdin but i m friends with a few of the riggers. And we walked in and a wooden version of the carpet was flying around their scene shop in broad daylight and i thought oh my goodness this could work disney cover of michael lassell s the road to broadway and beyond disney aladdin.

Aladdin in the cave of wonders discovers the genie and the magic carpet. Watch the official magic carpet ride clip for aladdin a fantasy movie starring mena massoud naomi scott and will smith.