GENERAL CIGAR

This is a small pavilion, but it has a lot going on. There is a Hall of Magic in which people are made to disappear; spectators watch movies of sports events – including parachute-jumping – filmed from startling angles; a machine blows 12-foot smoke rings 150 feet into the air every 20 seconds.

This view of the General Cigar pavilion is from the edge of the nearby Solar Fountain. The red-and-white striped structure to the right is the smoke ring machine. Unfortunately, the machine rarely worked as intended, and I'm still looking for a good picture of it in action. (CD10 Set 49 # 24)
The high point of the pavilion was the magic show. Here magician Mark Wilson prepares to cut a woman in half. Hopefully the trick worked better than the smoke ring machine!. (CD10 Set 49 #27)

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