College Football Playoff drone light show for world’s biggest scoreboard nixed by weather

Drone operated light shows over Pan Am Plaza scheduled as part of the College Football Playoff National Championship events have been canceled Sunday and Monday because of frigid temperatures.

The shows were expected to use 500 drones to display team logos, mascots, the city skyline, a countdown clock and simulated fireworks on Sunday night. On Monday, the drones were to create the world’s biggest scoreboard in the sky at the end of the second and third quarters of the championship game.

The display was created by the Indianapolis-based agency INNOVATIVE and Verge Aero, of Philadelphia.

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Visit Indy spokeswoman Snyder Morgan said the weather foiled the festivities.

“In monitoring winds and air temperatures the Verge Aero team made the tough decision not to fly the 500 drones this weekend,” Morgan said in an email.

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The temperature was in the mid-20s Sunday night with winds of 12 mph, and the high Monday was expected to be 25 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in Indianapolis.

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Organizers had anticipated that the light show could be seen from as far away as the Indianapolis International Airport.

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