Floating "Fireflies" Effect - DIY Halloween Props
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Published 2020-08-04
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The Halloween preseason is here! This time of year we make lots DIY Halloween props, decorations, and awesome stuff and these DIY Fireflies from Disneyland are the newest thing we've added to our DIY Halloween decor!
The imagineers at Disneyland are famous for creating some amazing special effects and the Pirates of the Caribbean ride is one of the most classic of all! In the beginning of the ride as you go through the swamp, there are fireflies dancing in the trees. It's one of the most classic effects in the park and we wanted to create a simple, cheap, DIY version that anyone can do.
These Halloween props are very easy to make and require zero expensive tools. You can definitely follow along at home and make this with some basic materials (see links below). If you're looking for a fun weekend project to upgrade your Halloween decorations, this DIY project is perfect.
The history of the Disneyland Fireflies is really interesting and a great story! They were originally created by a designer named Tim Carter. Here is Tim's story: www.imagineeringdisney.com/blog/2010/11/18/a-story…
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MATERIALS:
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My grandpa was the one who made the firefly lights at Disneyland I was 4 when my mom and I helped him make the lights. I cry every time I’m on the ride because I miss my grandpa so much! Only the fireflies and the floor lamps are the only lights in the park left that he made!
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Since it’s so time consuming to make these lights, you can always populate the background fireflies with a bit of electrical tape and a dot of glow paint. The quality ones will sell the design, and the cheaper ones will add to the numbers without as much work.
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Pro-tip: 30AWG wire can be really hard to strip without damaging the wire, so use a lighter. Put the point of the flame where you'd put the cutter and when the plastic melts, grab the insualtion at that point and pull: the wire is stripped nice and clean! That little bit of melted plastic burns the fingers a little, so if your hands aren't calloused to hell and back, wear gloves.
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This reminds me the good old day of YouTube where everything was... normal. Nice vids love them!
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I once went to an modern art museum where there had to be hundreds of these in a dark room with mirrors for walls. It was amazing.
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who els loves halloween so much that they start planing in august? !
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You might try a fishing lure swivel so that they can turn around completely instead of the fishing line attached to the 'solar power thing' in three places. Love all your videos!
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You know, for the hot glueing, they make black hot glue sticks! So you don't have to waste your time painting the hot glue!
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I wish I could spend all year making Halloween decorations and props and decorating. It's such a comforting time of year. Thanks for the video, definitely want to make a bunch of these this year!
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Great job. I’ve made these before and what really helps is a small spring on the string that supports the device. You can get sprigs for hobbies at places like STATS in Pasadena. Any small spring that expands with light tension will do. It give the firefly an erratic up and down motion that really sells the effect.
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That shirt is awesome!
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On the wires you will find that dipping the tip of your wires into flux then tin the tip with solder and then attach them and it also usually binds better and helps keep out cold Soldier joints.
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Those look great! To aid with the spinning, I would attach a fishing line swivel at the very top where the entire "firefly" hangs from.
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Non-Pro tip To shrink the tubing i turn my soldering iron off for a minute of two and once it's cooled a little I carefully press it on the shrink tubing to shrink it. Obviously let it cool down some or it could possibly melt the solder and ruin the connection you have just made. I solder at 300C and the shrink tubing i use will shrink at around 125c.
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Your logo light and the firefly lights would make for great scenery for a music video
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Don't melt the solder with the iron. Begin by getting a little bit of solder on the iron so it is "wet". Then use the iron and that little bit of solder to heat the part you want to solder. Then you flow the solder on the hot part. If you just push the solder onto the tip of your iron and try to glob it on the wires you're likely to get a connection that won't last long.
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My wife seen this and now i am making 12 of them. Thanks, you guys are awesome. Subscribed in Florida.
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Terminology assist! Battery terminals, solar panel. FYI I use my soldering iron to shrink heat shrink tubing, no naked flame near the electronics that way. Awesome job though, might have to make a few for my haunt, thanks for the inspiration!! New batteries required for old solar lights though!
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Helpful tip in case you cut both legs evenly on LEDs. On LEDs you will find a flat spot on the base of the LED. This is the cathode side or negative side closest to the leg.
