SkyElements’ Record-Breaking 4th of July Drone Show Moments [Photo: Sky Elements]
Earlier this month, Fort Worth-based drone light show company Sky Elements appeared on the nationally broadcast “America’s Got Talent” show, showcasing their impressive night sky tricks and earning a “Golden Buzzer” from Simon Cowell himself.
A 400-foot-tall, 300-foot-wide display projected into the sky outside the show’s studio showed a rocket launch and Cowell flying through the air as an astronaut waving his hands and doing a spacewalk, with the AGT logo projected above him.
“It really felt patriotic,” Cowell told the Sky Elements team after the demonstration, “The way the story was told, the use of music, whether you’re three or 100, I think you’re going to love this audition.”
Watch the AGT clip here for a cool behind-the-scenes look at how the team’s drone show gets started.
Check it out for yourself this week!
Or you can actually see Sky Elements in action at locations across North Texas next week.
Sky Elements will be performing at Toyota Stadium tomorrow, Saturday, June 29th. FC Dallas The game against FC Cincinnati is at 7:30 p.m.
On Wednesday, July 3, Sky Elements will hold Independence Day shows in two local cities. The first show will be Denton Independence Day Celebration at Quakertown Park, with “flight times” according to SkyElements at 9:15 and 11 p.m.
The second will be held on Wednesday, the first of two days. Sparks and Stripes Celebration In Irving, there will be a drone and fireworks show at Levy Events Plaza over Lake Carolyn starting at 9:20 p.m.
(Be sure to check the time and location, arrive early and choose your spot.)
First drone light show to receive FAA fireworks approval
Sky Elements’ drone fireworks show “Pyro Drone Show” [Video still: Sky Elements]
In May, Sky Elements announced it had become “the first drone light show company in the U.S. to receive FAA approval to mount fireworks on drones.”
The company worked for 26 months to obtain the exemption before the FAA finally approved it, allowing Sky Elements to legally attach fireworks to drones and set them off during the show, creating what’s known as a “pyro drone show.”
This isn’t the first time SkyElements has made history: On July 4, 2023, the company won a Guinness World Records title for the largest aerial drone sculpture (using 1,002 drones). And last December, the company broke two more Guinness World Records when it put on a 1,499-drone show in North Richland Hills.
And when Grande Prairie hosted Major League Cricket’s historic opening match last July, Sky Elements celebrated the landmark day with a drone light show.
Not just across North Texas, but across the U.S.
Next week’s DFW show is just a small part of the vast number of events Sky Elements has booked across the U.S. You can see the company’s master list of performances by clicking here , which includes a surprising number of patriotic shows taking place around the Fourth of July this year.
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