Comments about July 4th Fireworks

Living in Canada, I did not see the fireworks display yesterday night... Does someone saw the show and can write some comments about it? Where was it? How long? Was it a pyromusical one? Which kinds of pieces were launched?

If by pyromusical you mean that the fireworks were accompanied by music, then yes it was. In the park and on WCPZ radio.

The fireworks were about 20 - 25 min. long and it was shot from the parking lot by Disaster Transport out over the beach.

They had a lot of interesting pieces. I don't know much about fireworks, but I can describe some of the pieces.

They had some blue stars that were single very large blue stars in the sky. There were pieces that looked like Saturn's rings around a sparkling gold globe. Some red, white and blue globes. A few pieces where the individual elements took off and scattered with a whistling sound. Some nice sparkling gold explosions that ended with purple points. A piece where a red heart was formed by what looked like a chain.

Overall it was a great show, the single shots were all complex and sophisticated. It wasn't until the grand finale that you saw typical ordinary fireworks explosions.

*** Edited 7/5/2005 2:02:35 PM UTC by Pete***

CP's July 4th fireworks have been disappointing for the last few years. It seems that CP is going with the "super saver" package.

The "Grand Finale" lasted all of about 15 seconds. In the past, the first Grand Finale was longer than that.

I guess I'm just getting older and jaded.

I was there. I took somewhere around 50 photos of the fireworks display from the Iron Dragon/Wildcat midway. I also got a 60 second video of the grand finale.

Tambo, while I agree that the grand finale could have been a little longer, the quality of the fireworks was top notch, nothing "super saver" about it.

I want to see pictures ;)

Yeah, I saw the fireworks and they didn't look cheap to me either. They did seem to be the same shells fired over and over again though. Not a whole lot of variety to them, but still enjoyable.

I missed the fireworks this year, first time in 7 years. I still think so far the best was in 1999. That year there was what seemed to be 4 complete finalies. I don't know why, maybe because of the Y2k B.S.

My son asked some security guards how much this year's display cost. They told him $20,000. I suppose this could be true. My son likes to watch Discovery Channel, and he said on that channel, once in a while they have shows about fireworks...yeah...it could cost about that much this year!

Well I was working at the time and didnt get to watch the actual fireworks display but I can tell you that Zambelli and Cedar Point spent 2 full days setting up for that display. It was a lot bigger than the opening weekend fireworks on May 7.

I believe Zambelli is the same company that puts on the fireworks for Canada Day/Independence Day for Windsor and Detroit. They do a damn good job. I guess us Italians are good with pyrotechnics (I know I am ;))
*** Edited 7/7/2005 4:38:50 AM UTC by Vince982***

There is nothing "super saver" about a Zambelli display.

Having worked with them on a few displays, there is a reason they are refered to as the "First Family of Fireworks" .. One of the most professional companies I've ever had the honor of working with.

As for the setup, the mortars are actually out on the beach off the "employee" parking lot.

Let me explain the "super saver".

I was talking about the finale, or lack thereof a finale. The finale should make you go: WOW! WOW! YES! WOW etc. for an extended period of time - like it used to in the 80's and 90's. It was always at least a few minutes long, and there was always a first shorter finale and a second longer finale. The finales on the 4th this year and last year were yawnfests compared to years earlier.

That my friends is a "super saver".

*** Edited 7/8/2005 11:56:25 AM UTC by tambo***

I'll have to agree with Tambo on the finale. I was surprised it was the finale, we were all expecting a little more. It did seem in years past that there "mini-finales" leading up to the big-finale. *** Edited 7/8/2005 4:18:33 PM UTC by DemonDroppin'***

While I didn't see their show this year I have too side with Tambo. The last two years it has slowly gone downhill. As for this years show I would have expected it to not be as good as last year...remember they had opening day fireworks. Where do you think that money came from?? Probably the 4th of July show. (which I guess the total amount is between 100k-200k, maybe far off).

Zambelli Also puts on Huron Riverfests show, and anymore I am starting to like that show better then CP, with more variety to it.

Rob is right though Zambelli are the experts in shows and are not super savers in how they shoot it off. If anyone has watched Thunder over Louisville that is their show too.

One show I like watching is Music city in Nashville Tennessee each year. (with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra). They usually don't let you leave disappointed.

Anyway, I would like to see CP put on a jawdropper instead of these average shows, we know they have the money. By jawdropper I mean 500k + around 30min - 1hr competing for the best show in the nation. Maybe that is a far stretch, as I don't know who has it, and how much it costs.