The show's manager narrated much of the show to us. We learned so much! As we immersed ourselves in the show he guided us through the motions and parts. He said that the start was a representation of the Big Bang. It started off slow, however it builded up until ... BANG!..sparks flew over our heads and exploded in to a frenzy of craziness. Then everything stops for a moment.
Out of the corner of your eye, floating in the lake, is a sphere, a globe, the Earth. It shows pictures of nature, green grass and plants. In the background, gentle fireworks explode. It slowly transforms in to animals. I enjoyed watching zebras glide on the Earth. It definatly made everyone smile. Finally humans arrived. The fireworks start to cross with each other making it look like a knitted quilt.
Then, it's the celebration. Lantern like fire sits on the surface of the water calm but dramatic. Rainbows of fireworks fly across the sky with affective music. It's showing us, the world and the Earth. The overall effect was illuminating.
The manager also let my sister and I ask questions about the show. He told us that the annual budget for the fireworks for IllumiNations is nearly four million dollars a year. A controller sits atop of the Mexican pavillion's temple--he oversees the show from that high vantage point. A crew spends the entire day from 8 am until 9 pm setting up this amazing show for all of Epcot's guests to enjoy. Once the show begins, and the first firework is set off, everything is run by computers and the performance carries on automatically. However, crew is on hand in case anything goes wrong, though it rarely does.
IllumiNations is an amazing show. If you haven't seen it, put it on your bucket list!
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