The Nutcracker, Performed by 1499 Aerial Drones

Sky Elements Drone Shows launched almost 1500 drones to present the story of The Nutcracker in a series of 3D vignettes over North Richland Hills, Texas, a week ago Sunday. Unlike the ballet, the drone show took only seven minutes. It included 700-foot-tall images, the biggest ever created with flying drones. They included Santa Claus, who does not appear in the story of The Nutcracker, but it's hard to have a Christmas show of any kind in Texas without St. Nick. The drone show set two Guinness World records, for the largest aerial display of a fictional character and the largest aerial image. A good time was had by all.