Skyrotechnics

Skyrotechnics is a nighttime show presented on most Spring/Summer Saturday Nights at various at Carwardine Parks properties. The show was created by Wayne Carwardine II in association with The Quickenden Company and. It features fireworks, pyrotechnics, lasers, characters, live actors, stunt performers, special effects, music, audio-animatronics, searchlights, screen projections, and since 2018, drones.

From 2005-2007, an evening version, "PBS Kids Skyrotechnics", was presented at Carwardine Colony.

History
In early 2023, following the Fantasmic! fire incident at Disneyland, Carwardine temporarily suspended performances of Skyrotechnics due to its usage of fire effects.

2002 version

 * April 27, 2002 - Carwardine Colony
 * May 4, 2002 - Alabama's Backyard/Billings' Wild Kingdom/Carwardine Corners/Carwardine Heights/Dylan Park & Redwall Abbey/Entertainment Park Down Under/Goodtimes Amusement Park
 * May 11, 2002 - Hawaii Luna Park/Kid's World/La Cite Incroyable/Marquette Woods Park/New Roseland Park
 * May 22, 2002 - Omaha Luna Park/Parque Aventura De Mexico/Rose Island/Whalom Park/Zabava Park
 * June 1, 2002 - Carwardine's Great America/Chippewa Lake Park/Canada's Adventure Acres/Akron Acres/Boblo Island
 * June 21, 2002 - Maple Leaf Playland/Arizona's Backyard/Brilliance Port/The Old Village of Providence/Henlopen Playland
 * June 22, 2002 - Canada's Opryland/Rose Island/Camp Carwardine/Carwardine C-Zone/Tokyo Carwardine Colony

2002 version

 * Conceived and directed by Lazlo Tremblay - produced by J. Fiedorowicz Productions
 * Original score (including Skyrotechnics Anthem) composed, arranged, orchestrated, performed (on keyboard) and conducted by Lazlo Tremblay
 * Performed by the, plus several session musicians
 * Soundtrack recorded at Smecky Music Studios, Prague, Czech Republic
 * Additional instrumentation recording and final mix at Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

2005 PBS Kids version

 * Conceived and directed by Lazlo Tremblay - produced by J. Fiedorowicz Productions
 * Original score (including Skyrotechnics Anthem) composed, arranged, orchestrated, performed (on keyboard) and conducted by Lazlo Tremblay
 * Performed by the, plus several session musicians
 * Soundtrack recorded at Smecky Music Studios, Prague, Czech Republic
 * Additional instrumentation recording and final mix at Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

2008 version

 * Conceived and directed by Lazlo Tremblay - produced by J. Fiedorowicz Productions
 * Original score (including Skyrotechnics Anthem) composed, arranged, orchestrated, performed (on keyboard) and conducted by Lazlo Tremblay
 * Performed by the, plus several session musicians
 * Soundtrack recorded at Smecky Music Studios, Prague, Czech Republic
 * Additional instrumentation recording and final mix at Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

2018 version

 * Conceived and directed by Lazlo Tremblay - produced by J. Fiedorowicz Productions
 * Original score (including Skyrotechnics Anthem) composed, arranged, orchestrated, performed (on keyboard) and conducted by Lazlo Tremblay
 * Performed by the, plus several session musicians
 * Soundtrack recorded at Smecky Music Studios, Prague, Czech Republic
 * Additional instrumentation recording and final mix at Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Nintendo characters

 * - Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi
 * Scott Burns - Bowser
 * - Princess Peach, Toad
 * Deanna Mustard - Princess Daisy
 * Richard Yearwood - Donkey Kong
 * - Diddy Kong
 * Kazumi Totaka - Yoshi

Redwall characters

 * - Matthias
 * - Cornflower
 * - Constance
 * Susan Roman - Jess Squirrel
 * Anthony Bekenn - Orlando the Axe
 * Richard Binsley - Basil Stag Hare
 * Graham Haley - Foremole
 * - Cluny the Scourge, Badrang the Tyrant
 * - Slagar the Cruel
 * Julie Lemieux - Sela Vixen

Nintendo characters

 * - Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi
 * Kenny James - Bowser
 * Samantha Kelly - Princess Peach, Toad
 * Deanna Mustard - Princess Daisy
 * Richard Yearwood - Donkey Kong
 * Billy West - Diddy Kong
 * - Yoshi

Nintendo characters

 * - Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi
 * Kenny James - Bowser
 * Samantha Kelly - Princess Peach, Toad
 * Deanna Mustard - Princess Daisy
 * Richard Yearwood - Donkey Kong
 * Billy West - Diddy Kong
 * - Yoshi

Redwall characters

 * Howie Bogaert - Matthias
 * Gabriela Tavarez - Cornflower
 * Georgiana Kuiper - Constance
 * Shauna Monaghan - Jess Squirrel
 * Anthony Bekenn - Orlando the Axe
 * Richard Binsley - Basil Stag Hare
 * Lars Mitchell - Foremole
 * Jonathan Wilson - Bigwing
 * Ellen-Ray Hennessey - Stryk Redkite
 * - Cluny the Scourge, Badrang the Tyrant
 * - Slagar the Cruel
 * Julie Lemieux - Sela Vixen

Trivia

 * This show has first been announced in 1998, although, due to technical issues, has been pushed back from 2000 to 2001, and then again to 2002.
 * The show costs $25,000 per performance.
 * “A Festive Prelude”, a demo made for showcasing Orchestral Tools’ Berlin Brass (demo song number 2 at this link) bears somewhat of a resemblance to the Skyrotechnics Anthem, albeit at least somewhat faster-paced and with more of an emphasis on brass than said anthem, plus some other differences.