Aladdin Broadway Flying Carpet

He is a sentient persian carpet whom aladdin befriends while traversing the cave of wonders.

Aladdin broadway flying carpet.

The flying carpet in action. Have you ever wondered how aladdin s magic carpet flies. 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.

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. Since opening on broadway in 2014 people have been scratching their heads as to how the. Huge aladdin the musical secret only a few in the world know. Stellar cast and a flying magic carpet enchant with disney s aladdin at david a.

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. Physicist dr maggie aderin pocock has been investigating. 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. The carpet is a really interesting totally custom piece.

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. Center for performing arts by drew eberhard. The magic carpet better known as just carpet is a supporting character in disney s 1992 animated feature film aladdin. The broadway version of disney s aladdin has almost as many special effects as you d find in a major hollywood movie.

I don t work on aladdin but i m friends with a few of the riggers.