Fireworks 2025

[GooseOnTheLoose]

It seems Towers St, and potentially other fan sites, have removed social posts surrounding the AI theme for this years fireworks - the comments on these posts seemed to be overwhelmingly negative.

It also appears all mention of the storyline/theme have been removed from the FAQ section of the website where it was previously listed.

I would be curious to get the team's take on this.

 

[Bert2theSpark]

It seems Towers St, and potentially other fan sites, have removed social posts surrounding the AI theme for this years fireworks - the comments on these posts seemed to be overwhelmingly negative.

It also appears all mention of the storyline/theme have been removed from the FAQ section of the website where it was previously listed.

Surely if they thought the AI theme was controversial, it would have already been brought up when the idea was being conceptualised. So many people would have been involved in the process (including Marketing, one of the industries most affected) as well as the fact that they’ve used an AI theme before with Daz Games.

We all see the flack that they get on social media in general, I’m sceptical that they’ve pulled the AI theme due to a relatively minor online controversy, because most visitors in the day won’t actually care. They want the fireworks to go boom.

 

[AT86]

I doubt the theme would be changed at this stage. But if they fear it may impact bookings, pulling it from the website to avoid that is a possibility.

 

[James]

It could be a simple case of someone publishing the theme on the FAQs by mistake. Maybe they are planning a press release and some imagery? I doubt the theme of the Fireworks would impact bookings. Most people will not care about the theme.

 

[Alastair]

It's worth noting that the quality of the Phalanx Expo shows from last year were likely aided by the fact that there were only two nights, meaning more budget could be allocated to each night. Not to say that there wouldn't be more budget for three nights overall, but there is simply no way they're spending 50% more than last year for the extra day!