>> Ladies and gentlemen, Epcot welcomes you and we invite you to enjoy
IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth presented by Siemens.
>> IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth here at Epcot is celebrating its 15th year here as part
of our park. It opened for a Millennium Celebration back in 1999, and it's been a
staple for our park ever since. It is not just a firework show, it has lighting it
has lasers it has a beautiful original score to it.
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>> They were telling a fantastic story. It's the creation of Earth and then
we're sharing history. And as you watch the Earth globe you may see bits and
pieces of history that connects with your history, and makes you part of the story.
>> Every night I just say I can't believe we do this. Every single night
for tens of thousands of people.
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I came to Walt Disney World Resort
because as a child I would watch Walt Disney tell about his future resort in
Central Florida. Later on I ended up here at Epcot, where
I'm a fireworks technician and I help create the magic for everyone.
There's a team of technicians in the morning that gather the fireworks, and
load them on to the barges. And then there's a second team that comes in, that
readies the barges for the show and we put them on the lagoon.
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>> Earth Globe is the only moving element of the show. She weighs about 350,000,
pounds there's about 15,000 pixels to create the video. She has all the
elements of the show. The lights, the pyro, the video, and fire.
>> IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth not only it's a great story for our guests, but it also
has tons of technology integrated into it.
All the pavilions that you see out here on the lagoon are all networked together.
To run our lighting, all of our pyrotechnics, the Earth Globe, the inferno barge,
the lasers, everything you see out here is all
controlled by one location. There's also the inferno bar sitting
right on the middle out there and that has 37 fire effects. You'll feel right
here watching the show in every single night.
We're set and ready around
about five o'clock and then we come back at eight o'clock and get ready for a
show at 9:00. (on 2-way radio) Please respond with position. Promenade one to Reflections one.
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>> We've won 11 different awards and continue to win awards for the presentation of Illuminations.
>> And how fitting is it to have Siemens as a sponsorship of the show.
>> Siemens began sponsoring Illuminations for Collections
of Earth in 2005 and the debut of our brand presence at the end of the show
actually began in 2006. Epcot is a perfect venue for Siemens sponsorship
because it's a space that has always represented emerging innovations and
it's also a great place for us to showcase our technologies to customers.
>> Typically when we host a Siemens customer event here at Walt Disney World
Resort. We start out the day with a business meeting in the Siemens VIP
Center and we cap off the night with an amazing private viewing of the
Illumination show here at the Showcase Lagoon. Customers are visually moved by
the show. You could see it on their faces and I get a lot of joy in watching them
watch the show. It's almost like seeing a child at Disney for the first time and
these are adults. Illuminations does a great job of representing our
international customers home countries, so they're thrilled to see their country
be a part of the Illumination show. I think all Siemens employees globally are
really proud of the products and services that we provide. They're proud
of the alliance that we have with Disney.
>> Disney is built on storytelling.
That's what we do the best and here at Epcot specifically, we tell stories rooted in reality.
We talk about innovation, we talk about
discovery, and in World Showcase we bring all the cultures from around the world to life.
Illuminations kind of caps that all and brings it all together in a
really spectacular way for our guests.
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