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Lighting
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Equipment List
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Item
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1
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Flying Pig Systems' Wholehog II Lighting Console running 4 universes with Remote
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1
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Vari*Lite Mini-Artisan 2
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2
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48 x 2.4k EDI SCRimmer Road Racks; 12 or 24 120V Relay Non-Dims; 36-circuit Pyle and 12-circuit Socpex connectors
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4
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24 x 2.4k Custom Built EDI SCRimmer Truss Dimmer Racks; 12 120V Relay Non-Dims; 6 208V Relay Non-Dims; 18-circuit Veam connectors
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7
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Vari*Lite ACS Rack (1 on ground, 6 in truss)
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18
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Tomcat 10' x 30" x 36" Truss, Black
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6
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Tomcat 10' x 30" x 30" Truss, Black
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8
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Tomcat Lighting Outriggers 6 @ 36", 2 @ 30", Black
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12
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Tomcat 10' x 36" x 20.5" Truss, Black
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8
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Tomcat 10' x 20.5" Box Truss, Black
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2
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Tomcat 5' x 20.5" Box Truss, Black
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12
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Tomcat 10' x 12" Box Truss, Black
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2
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Tomcat 6' x 12" Box Truss, Black
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20.5" Triangle Truss, Varying lengths, Black
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3
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4' Diameter Center Truss Circle, Black
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24
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Vari*Lite VL2C Moving Light
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24
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Vari*Lite VL4 Moving Light
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22
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Clay Paky Stage Scan
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38
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High-End Studio Color S
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6
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High-End Studio Spot 250
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300
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ETC Source 4 PAR
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10
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8-Way DWE Mole
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10
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Wybron Scroller - 8-Way Size
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10
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Wybron ForeRunner Scroller
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319
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PAR 36 (240 around perimieter of ice, 79 in Pods)
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12
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ETC Source 4 Leko 26 degree
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12
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GAM Twinspin Gobo Rotators
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24
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Diversitronics 3000-W DMX Strobe
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24
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Flourescent UV Light
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2
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Lycian 1290 2000W Followspot
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1
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Alumifax Mister System; Pipes around ice perimieter
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2
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DF-50 Hazer
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1
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F-100 Fogger
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1
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LeMaitre G300 Fogger with LSG Low-Smoke Box
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Lighting Designer: LeRoy Bennett
Wholehog Programmer: Mark Powell
Vari*Lite Programmer: Eric Wade
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More Lighting and Rigging Info
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Jungle Adventures was one of the biggest lighting shows for Disney on Ice.
The rig for the show consists of four main lighting trusses, each 60' wide, running side to side across the ice floor. These are spaced 32'6" apart, with little flexibility in that distance due to the Pods in between. The grid usually trims at 35'10". On the end of each beam is an outrigger which holds four Studio Colors and a speaker. Each main lighting truss (in 6 sections of truss) holds 72 Source 4 PARs for ice wash, 6 3000W strobes, 4-8 flourescent UV lights, and up to 32 moving lights. The lighting system totals 114 moving lights.
Running diagonally from USL to DSR is a large center spine. The center spine holds the flytracks which are used during the Tarzan sequences, and also provide a place for cables to run between trusses.
Around the edge of the ice are what we call "headers." These are simply footlights in a decorative housing, meant to look like the set. Ours are pretty plain except that they are covered in brown, tangly vines. Each header contains six PAR 36 units for side-lighting. There are also several flat divider headers which create a varying, random look to the sides of the ice. In each corner of the ice are rock islands which contain 2 Studio Spot 250's each for specials and effect lighting.
Back up in the grid are the "Pods." This is what we called the three randomly-shaped islands of truss which raised and lowered during the show. They are each built with a circular block in the center, and 6 or 7 radiating arms of triangle truss, all in varying lengths from 3' to 16'. These arms were filled with PAR 36 units to provide different lighting effects.
In the set (described below) are 10 Source 4 PARs with ForeRunner scrollers for internal lighting. Also, there are 12 Source 4 Lekos with TwinSpin gobo rotators which create the look of sunbeams piercing through the smoke. In front of the set, from the lighting grid, are 6 8-Way Moles with scrollers to wash the set in light. Behind the set, backlighting the side drops are 4 more 8-Ways with scrollers.
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The Set
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This set broke the mold from all previous Disney on Ice shows, which were almost all proscenium-style sets covering the width of the ice. This one, however, only took up a small corner of the ice, yet it was one of the coolest sets I have seen.
To fit with the jungle theme of the show, the set was designed as a huge tree. It was approximately 15' x 15' and about 40' tall. The whole truss structure was covered in foam carved to look like old tree bark. Also, it was carved with vines and leaves entangling the branches, as well as old rock formations. The tree was three levels, with stairs internally to each level. Off to one side, from the second level, was a curved ramp which could be skated down and some stairs to walk down to the ice.
Draped throughout the set were several pieces of camo cloth and rubbery vines to add to the vegetation look. The internal lighting in the set added incredibly to the dimension of the set.
Coming from the set and continuing 100' into the lighting grid were three separate flytracks. On each flytrack was a weight-powered flycar with a vine attached as a hanging point. They were configured so that the weight of a skater hanging on the vine from a level on the tree would cause them to run down the track, simultaneously lowering them to the ice. Behind the set was a theatre-style counterweight system to help control the speed.
As mentioned before, each corner of the ice not occupied by the set was a rock island about 15' long and wide. These were made of foam and carved to look like piles of large rocks, along with tree stumps growing out. These islands were also entangled in vines.
Unlike previous shows as well, this show did not use black or blue curtains to mask off blackstage on the sides. Instead, this show used black drops cut out in the shapes of twisty trees, backed by a translucent green-painted fabric. When backlit, the cutouts became silouettes.
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Props
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Every Disney on Ice show is filled with huge props, many of which move around the ice by use of motors, being driven like a car from inside. Pocahontas contained some very unique props:
- A 15' long and 10' high drivable rock/waterfall (the same one from Pocahontas). The waterfall falls down a set of stairs into a pond below.
- Ancient ruins for Jungle Book include a 20' long columned wall, a big wall with a swinging door, a crumbling arch, and a rocky throne. All of these collapse with pyro during the big monkey number.
- A 15' long steam boat which carrys Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Goofy into their Jungle Cruise.
- A whole load of Tarzan camp props, including a tent, a large camp stove, a 2' globe, and countless pots and pans for the monkeys to bang around.
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Audio
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Sound for the ice shows is kept pretty simple. All music and vocals are pre-recorded on either digital tape or hard-drives, so the whole show is controlled from a small mixing board, usually just 12-channels. The front of house is set up in two large racks, each two rack spaces wide by about 20 spaces high. In these racks are endless arrays of playback, equalization, delay, and storage equipment.
The audio system is comprised completely of Meyer Sound speaker cabinets. There are up to 44 cabinets used, depending on the size of the arena. Since the show is in the round, there is a speaker on the end of each lighting beam (for the middle seats), and two clusters over the ice (for the lower seats, and for subwoofers). If the arena is big enough, more speakers are hung out in the house to provide sound to the upper seats.
Amplication is provided by two more huge racks backstage. I cannot remember the make or model of the amps, but they contained 8 channels each of amplification, and there were 7 of those. Each is also controlled by a processor to get just the right levels to each one.
In order to get the show sounding the same all around the house, the sound department uses a Meyer SIM computer and numerous microphones set up all around the arena. Each microphone can report back to the computer what it hears, and the sound guy can make adjustments accordingly until each mic is reporting the same thing.
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