Aladdin Broadway Flying Carpet

The carpet is a really interesting totally custom piece.

Aladdin broadway flying carpet. Since opening on broadway in 2014 people have been scratching their heads as to how the. 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. 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. 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.

The flying carpet in action. Here s how the show s creators pull off the magic in real time. The magic carpet better known as just carpet is a supporting character in disney s 1992 animated feature film aladdin. I don t work on aladdin but i m friends with a few of the riggers.

Center for performing arts by drew eberhard. Magic carpet 12 posted. They spin the wires really fast enough to trick the eye. The broadway version of disney s aladdin has almost as many special effects as you d find in a major hollywood movie.

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. Have you ever wondered how aladdin s magic carpet flies. 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. 6 12 17 at 7 09pm so this is my theory and it s pretty valid there is a product we use for projecting holograms we call musion foil.

Physicist dr maggie aderin pocock has been investigating.