Alladinbroadway Lying Carpet. The way i would design it is to make the carpet have a lightweight rigid body with some loose folds to support the illusion it s all soft carpet. Video of the returning magic flying carpet in the a whole new world musical number from aladdin. And for disney aladdin the hit broadway musical it s when jasmine joins aladdin on that magic carpet.
The carpet is a really interesting totally custom piece. Put both actors in a flying harness.
Have you ever wondered how aladdin s magic carpet flies.
I don t work on aladdin but i m friends with a few of the riggers. For mary poppins it was when that musical s practically perfect title character first flew out over the orchestra section and then umbrella carpet bag in hand ascended towards the new amsterdam s balcony section. Attach the carpet to the actors. Broadway critics unmoved by aladdin despite flying carpet courtney reed as jasmine and adam jacobs as aladdin in an adaptation of the disney classic at the new amsterdam theater.
