Celebration Plaza
| Luminosity — Ignite the Night! | |
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Luminosity's stage and DJ with Power Tower in the background.
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| Cedar Point | |
| Area | Celebration Plaza |
| Coordinates | 41°28′48″N 82°40′55″W / 41.480033°N 82.681818°WCoordinates: 41°28′48″N 82°40′55″W / 41.480033°N 82.681818°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Cost | $6,000,000 |
| Soft opening date | June 1, 2012 |
| Opening date | June 8, 2012 |
| Replaced | American Portrait WildCat |
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| Attraction type | Pyrotechnic, fireworks, laser, acrobatics, dance and light show |
| Designer |
RWS and Associates (2012) Chauvet Professional |
| Duration | 25 minutes |
| Performers | 25 dancers, 3 drummers, 2 cirque dancers, and 2 D.J's. |
| Sponsor |
North Coast Container Marathon Petroleum |
Luminosity — Ignite the Night!, often shortened to Luminosity or previously called Luminosity, Powered by Pepsi, is a nighttime show performed nightly at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio. It replaced American Portrait and the WildCat roller coaster. The show opened for previews on June 1, 2012 and held its grand-opening one week later. It ran nightly at 9:15 until August 19. Since 2013, the show has run every night at 9:30 pm except Tuesdays from May 31 – August 18.
The show is free with admission to the park. During the day, the stage is used for the Peanuts' Celebration at the Point show. It is also used during HalloWeekends for a show called Skeleton Crew.
Thoughts of a new way to improve the nighttime environment began in summer 2011 when the new Cedar Fair CEO, Matt Ouimet was in the park one night and thought they should add more lights and excitement. The goal was to create a new show that would energize the main midway with bright lights and music. Matt Ouimet first mentioned the show at a conference in January 2012. Details of Luminosity were first announced at the PointBuzz winter tour of Cedar Point on February 25, 2012. The 3,600 square foot screen used for American Portrait and Hot Summer Lights was taken down on February 28 because it was not needed for the new show. On April 13, Cedar Point officially announced Luminosity. The show debuted on June 1 for previews and its grand opening was held on June 8.
Cedar Point worked mainly with the Emmy Award-Winning RWS and Associates and Chauvet Professional to build the production. They wanted RWS to bring in "the biggest, grandest and most expensive night show in Cedar Point's history". Award-winning choreographer EJ Ferencak and Alicia Pociask were responsible for the choreography of the show. Installation took four months and rehearsal occupied three weeks. The park also worked with Chauvet to set up and program the lights, as well as the lights used on Millennium Force and Power Tower. In 2013, Cedar Point will build the show "in-house", meaning RWS will not coordinate the show. In addition, the show will be performed every night except Tuesday.
As part of Luminosity, several enhancements to the midway and rides were made. A new LED lighting package, similar to the park's WindSeeker, was installed on Millennium Force, Power Tower and the Giant Wheel. Towers with LED graphics and a new sound and light system were installed along the main midway from the front gate to Corkscrew.Gobo patterns are projected from the towers onto the midway and buildings. More than one million lights, including the lights on the stage, rides and buildings were added. Chauvet Professional supplied 700 lights for Luminosity. They also added 36 wash lights to the base of Millennium Force and 16 lights to the base and top of Power Tower.
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