FAILBlog: Theater Fail
Theme Park Rangers: Celebrate a Dream Come True nearly washed away
I have never seen a parade disintegrate before my eyes, but that’s what happened in Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom Thursday when I watched the Celebrate a Dream Come True parade nearly wash away. … The princess float got stuck halfway down Main Street. I don’t know if that was because the street was so flooded or just an unfortunate coincidence, but by the time I squished down there, it was stopped dejectedly, Goofy and Donald’s finale float trapped behind it — and the rest of the parade was no longer in sight, having high-tailed it past the castle and into Frontierland. [Nicely detailed story. Includes photos.]
Webinar Wire — Webinar Public Chat: Be Careful What You Ask For
I just finished attending a webinar that at least by certain measures was an unmitigated disaster.
Backstage at BackstageJobs.com — A final thing about the Tonys and Bret Michaels
In a one-time performance with minimal rehearsal, any scene changes should be watched carefully for anyone out of place, or any scenery endangering anyone. Awards shows and one-time events never go exactly as planned, which is why they are always more difficult than a show done night after night. Someone should have been watching, and someone should have stopped the piece.
controlbooth.com — What to do when waiting for a show to start
I check cues, stay on headset to make sure nothing comes up preshow backstage electrics-wise, make sure that no one tries to use the internet on the show control computer that runs sound and sometimes MIDI (this has come so close to having very bad consequences before), and surfing the internet on my laptop which is next to the console.
Dave Paradi’s PowerPoint Blog — PowerPoint Tip: Reformatting a presentation
What should be easy turns into a nightmare with content moving all over the place and hours spent reformatting each slide by hand.