Calling it the first major pyrotechnics breakthrough in decades, Walt Disney Imagineering has perfected a new innovation in fireworks launch technology after years of research and testing.
Compressed air lifts the fireworks, virtually eliminating the need for smoke-producing black powder and other materials at launch, significantly reducing ground-level smoke and noise.
As the world's largest producer of fireworks shows, Disney is donating all seven patents associated with the new air launch technology to a non-profit organization so the patents can be licensed to other pyrotechnic providers.
The innovation comes from Imagineering's ongoing commitment to "raise the bar" with each new project. The Research and Development team is now turning its attention to developing next-generation low-smoke substitutes for black powder and other materials, which have been used in pyrotechnics for hundreds of years.