Le Cirque Arcanus

Stage Show - Epic Universe - Orlando, FL


Project Details

Tools Used

  • 3ds Max & Maxscript
  • Unreal Engine
  • After Effects

My Scope

  • Show Element Rigging & Animation
  • Show Sequencing
  • Animatic Integration & Rendering

Awards

  • 2025 - THEA Award:
    Outstanding Achievement - Theme Park (awarded to Universal Epic Universe overall)

Project Involvement Timeline

I worked with much of the Le Cirque Arcanus team previously on the Untrainable show in Beijing. They asked if I could do some timing studies on the show action elements like the staircase, moving LED Walls, and Kelpie Curtain.

I did multiple iterations of the staircase rig as its was being engineered. I also did multiple iterations of the show sequences so director Sylvia Haas could provide notes to the team as they were locking in the design.

When Lace Thomas joined the Epic Project team, I handed this work off to her to take it to the finish line.

The show opened with Universal Epic Universe in Orlando in May 2025.

January 2022

Rigging Effort Began
Orlando

August 2022

Show Sequencing Began
Orlando

August 2023

Project Handoff
Orlando