This is designed for a group of assistants who can work as a
team to make the impossible happen. They can be joined by members
of the audience who are in it just for fun and who have no idea
of what is about to happen. It can be done outdoors, at a park,
at the beach, in a football stadium, in a circus tent, or in a
gymnasium. Depending on the size of the parachute, it can be done
on a stage, as well.
The team of assistants runs on with a parachute, opens it up,
spreads it out and stands at the edges, billowing the parachute
up and down. There are some spare nylon handles at the edges of
the parachute sections and the assistants beckon to audience
members to join them in billowing the parachute high into the air
and then letting it settle back to the ground. Suddenly, the
parachute seems to settle on a form. The form stands up and the
audience realizes that a person is beneath the parachute. The
assistants whip the parachute away and show that it is the
Wizard, ready to begin his show.
