The show is split into halves, act one focuses on Mickey’s Fun House and act two journeys into the Spiderverse. To accomplish this, the massive 14’ buildings rotate 180 degrees during intermission. The Mickey side is designed using elements of the Fun House, with Mickey themed roof tiling, big curves and an LED embellished roofline. These towers use an aluminum cube core structure which is covered in EPS foam and coated with an epoxy resin shell which was then painted to the specific palette required. The rear side of the towers is more like a scenic flat, constructed of MDF and painted to look like skyscrapers in the Spiderverse. The insides of the towers are fully accessible and house the control system for the LED as well as the latches to join the four layers together.

The staircase and slide remain on stage for both acts. The curved staircase is a steel structure which splits in half to better fit in a truck pack. LED strips line the stairs to illuminate the treads and truly create the “Staircase to Anywhere”. We created larger treads to accommodate the performer’s costumed shoes, which ranged from 12”-17”, as well as carefully considered the rise and run in correlation with how much depth of the stage the staircase covered. It was a gentle balance to make sure both the performers and production team were happy.