The Atlanta Classic Thunderbird Club will meet at Stone Mountain Park at 5:30 PM. We will set up blankets, chairs and a picnic meal will be enjoyed before the laser light show. If you haven't been to the laser show lately, I promise you will enjoy it.
Richard and Kathy Goodroe will provide the fried chicken and ask that each family bring a side or dessert.
Please RSVP by June 5 to Richard at 770-262-8766 or RNG42@yahoo.com that you will be attending and what you plan to provide for the picnic.
The Lasershow is free with your $15 parking fee to enter the Park. Parking is limited so it is recommended that you car pool.
For those that would like to spend the night, there are 2 choices located inside the park:
- The Stone Mountain Inn - 855-516-1090
- Atlanta Marriott Hotel - 844-389-3573
DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO STONE MOUNTAIN
- From I-285 take US 78 (Stone Mountain Freeway) east to Exit 8
- Exit 8 follow to the main gate of Stone Mountain
- From Main Gate Follow Jefferson Davis Drive (left lane) 1 mile to the intersection
- Bear left on Robert E Lee Blvd and to 0.7 mile to Old US 78
- Right on Old US 78 go .01 to .02 mile.Street parking is on the right
- Picnic area is on the right
Lasershow History
The Lasershow Spectacular debuted in 1983 on the world’s largest screen, the 825-foot-tall granite outcropping.
In 2008, for the 25th anniversary, the sound system and pyrotechnics for the Lasershow were amped up. The music selections were also diversified to match the increasingly diverse audience.
Innovative when the show launched, the lasers, over time, began to look elementary. In 2011, Mountainvision was launched employing state-of-the-art digital video projection to give the show 3-D-like effects without the need for 3-D glasses. Video opened up a dramatic difference and allowed for new options that the lasers weren’t capable of. Mountainvision can do things like, turn Stone Mountain into a Volcano spewing lava down its sides or the rock crumble right before your eyes. The projection is five times the size of an IMAX screen and taller than the Statue of Liberty! It’s like watching a 5,500-inch high definition TV.
Get ready to feel the heat! Three flame cannons added a punch to the show by sending a trio of flames nearly one-hundred feet into the air in 2015.
In 2017, two-dozen robotic drones donning lights that sync to music were added to the Drone Wars segment in the show. The Lasershow is now so spectacular, the FAA must be consulted to ensure airplanes don’t become blinded by lasers.