Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau has partnered with local designers at Abcom, Inc. to develop and engineer an Atlanta holiday window display for Good Morning America’s annual seasonal showcase of American cities. More than 4.3 million viewers will tune in on Thursday, Dec. 4 when Mayor Shirley Franklin unveils the window on GMA. Atlanta was one of three cities chosen to create a holiday window which will be displayed in GMA’s ground level studios windows in Times Square for the remainder of the year. Todd Gurley and his design team at Abcom, Inc. developed and engineered the snow globe from a concept created by Bette Sammons with ACVB.The window showcases 12 notable Atlanta landmarks that are encompassed in a 13.5-foot-wide snow globe, integrated with movement and lighting effects, and frosted with holiday traditions, from southern grits to holiday glitz. To support the theme, large, glittery snowflakes surround the globe and 15 pounds of “real grits” simulate snow falling on the landmarks. Some of the holiday events captured in the snow globe include ice skating at Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta Ballet’s Nutcracker at the Fabulous Fox Theatre, and Macy’s Pink Pig ride, an annual holiday tradition since 1953.
Show your support for Atlanta by tuning in to the morning news show from 7-9 a.m. EST next Thursday on the ABC Television Network.