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Ali Baba and the PixelPars
Ali Baba is a major new creation to the tableaux in this year’s Blackpool lluminations. Designed by Graham Ogden and the Blackpool Illuminations team, 11 James Thomas Engineering PixelPar 90s saturate the fabulous feature in stunning continuous colour.
The 10 all-weather PixelPars are rigged facing the construction, animating the characters via complex programming sequences – bringing the busy seafront traffic to a halt! More than 3.5 million people come to marvel at the six world famous miles of spectacular glitz.
The huge complex scene is not only a lighting masterpiece but an Eastern feast for the senses. Perched on the cliff tops, Ali Baba features stunning moving illusions, authentic sound effects and a giant illuminated waterfall cascades down the feature.
Housed deep in the water, a submersible IP68 PixelPar 90 provides the radiance to light up the waterfall which looks amazing both at dusk and at night. The LEDs offer constant colour changing an infinite palette making the waterfall come alive.
Illuminations manager, Richard Ryan said: “The PixelPars were selected for this project due to their outstanding build quality and technical flexibility. Blackpool promenade is an extreme environment and to be frank only high quality well designed fixtures are ever adequate for the task of operating in these conditions. We are very happy with the performance of the units, the tab looks awesome!”
Blackpool Illuminations was officially switched on this year by Chris Evans and will shine for 66 nights until 6th November from dusk until late.
28th October 2005
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