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webmaster · 09-04-2007, 02:12 PM

I saw the Weirs fireworks on 8/17 and noticed several changes since last year.

In the past the fireworks were set up in a series of tubes and the fireworks "engineers" ran around with flares manually lighting them. The shows were usually OK but the last one we saw last summer was short and kind of lame. There was no finale and it was over in about 5 minutes.

This year they appear to be using an automated system to ignite the fireworks in a choreographed program. The rockets launched quickly one after another and were much nicer than in the past. There was a great finale at the end of the 10 minute show and we were all impressed.

The new programmed fireworks also allowed for music to be coordinated with the show but that was actually a big negative for us. The music was blaring at full volume from speakers set up on the beach and it was very annoying and distracting. It should have been turned down and used as a background but it was so loud and of poor quality that it detracted from the show.

Overall I thought that the new, apparently computerized show was a big upgrade from last year.

09-04-2007, 02:12 PM	#8
webmaster Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 2,476 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 463 Thanked 3,985 Times in 854 Posts	I saw the Weirs fireworks on 8/17 and noticed several changes since last year. In the past the fireworks were set up in a series of tubes and the fireworks "engineers" ran around with flares manually lighting them. The shows were usually OK but the last one we saw last summer was short and kind of lame. There was no finale and it was over in about 5 minutes. This year they appear to be using an automated system to ignite the fireworks in a choreographed program. The rockets launched quickly one after another and were much nicer than in the past. There was a great finale at the end of the 10 minute show and we were all impressed. The new programmed fireworks also allowed for music to be coordinated with the show but that was actually a big negative for us. The music was blaring at full volume from speakers set up on the beach and it was very annoying and distracting. It should have been turned down and used as a background but it was so loud and of poor quality that it detracted from the show. Overall I thought that the new, apparently computerized show was a big upgrade from last year.