Celtic Celebration far exceeded my expectations. Whoever put this presentation together obviously understands what guests loved about each of the shows featured. It‘s evident that they considered not only which songs were the most popular from each show, but even which costumes were the most memorable and tried to feature as many as possible in this one program.
For example: the number that I call the “woodland fairy scene” from Emerald Beat with the white dresses (my favorite part of that show) did not make it into this presentation, but the costumes were featured briefly in a different song. They did the same thing with the iconic green dresses from Celtic Fyre.
Another thing of note is how much the live instrumentalists added to some of the numbers. Even though Emerald Beat still has one of my favorite soundtracks from the park, it was amazing to me to become conscious of how flat it could have sounded if they only relied on the pre-recorded soundtrack. Celtic Fyre started a wonderful trend by including some live musicians, and I’m glad that this production followed suit all the way through.
Overall, I’m very impressed with the love that went into this show, and it gives me hope that the park is still fully capable of pulling together great show products in the future.