Olympic Games Opening Ceremonies: London 2012
Today is the day the opening ceremonies take place to kick off the Summer 2012 Olympic Games in London. It is expected that over 1 million people will be watching the 42 million dollar event live. The ceremonies are titled "Isles of Wonder" and will air at 7pm EST on NBC.
The stage is set and the bar has been raised since the incredible opening ceremonies held in Beijing in 2008. This event will take us on a journey through British culture, including Shakespeare, influential music, and even some Hollywood culture with James Bond.
The Opening Ceremony Artistic Director, Danny Boyle, said: "The Ceremony is an attempt to capture a picture of ourselves as a nation, where we have come from and where we want to be."
With over 15,000 volunteers working on the cermony, it has been quite a challenge to keep the details underwrap. Boyle attempted to keep the extravaganza tight-lipped by trending #SAVETHESURPRISE on social platforms. He had the hashtag lit up on all of the screens during preparations and a personal appeal was made to those who were on the inside.
All of the hard work leads up to tonight. As of now, it is still not clear who will light the final cauldron to launch the games, but much speculation has circled as to who it may be.
A beautiful timeline of pictures has been compiled of all the opening ceremonies from Paris, 1924 through Beijing, 2008. Remincse our worldwide competition's most prestigious athletes and extravagant moments here.
Once the opening events are completed, we can all unite in one solid cheer:
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
The stage is set and the bar has been raised since the incredible opening ceremonies held in Beijing in 2008. This event will take us on a journey through British culture, including Shakespeare, influential music, and even some Hollywood culture with James Bond.
The Opening Ceremony Artistic Director, Danny Boyle, said: "The Ceremony is an attempt to capture a picture of ourselves as a nation, where we have come from and where we want to be."
With over 15,000 volunteers working on the cermony, it has been quite a challenge to keep the details underwrap. Boyle attempted to keep the extravaganza tight-lipped by trending #SAVETHESURPRISE on social platforms. He had the hashtag lit up on all of the screens during preparations and a personal appeal was made to those who were on the inside.
All of the hard work leads up to tonight. As of now, it is still not clear who will light the final cauldron to launch the games, but much speculation has circled as to who it may be.
A beautiful timeline of pictures has been compiled of all the opening ceremonies from Paris, 1924 through Beijing, 2008. Remincse our worldwide competition's most prestigious athletes and extravagant moments here.
Once the opening events are completed, we can all unite in one solid cheer:
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
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Hey..I love the closing ceenmoeirs..it was awesome and ended the whole incredible two weeks on the perfect note.Seriously..I thought Sydney did a great job at the Olympics..this was the best ever, hands down!! I don't usually like them .lol PS the game was amazing..we watched it downtown at Tavern United ( great sports bar..) with the place brimming in a sea of red, maple leafs and energy. We had friends & family with us..and after that awesome win..we took to the streets, and joined the masses at Portage & Main, for roaring, epic celebrations, that went on and on and on and on ..Cars driving up and down Portage, honking horns, blaring music..strangers hugging, laughing, crying with joy outburts of O Canada at every possible moment and street hockey games that ended up closing down the busiest section in the city while the police looked on..smiling ..and joining in with the cheers.It truly was a magical, jubliant EPIC time to remember!!!