Pepper's ghost

Pepper's ghost is a named after John Henry Pepper developed in the 18th century illusion trick with mirrors. Here, the impression is generated by a plate glass and special lighting in front and behind the wheel, partially transparent objects would appear and disappear. The trick is specially used for theater and scary attractions.

Known Uses

Known Uses of the effect it gives, inter alia, in amusement parks, such as the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror and The Haunted Mansion.

On the Boulevard of Stars in Berlin allow installed Pepper's Ghost Cameras that visitors can be photographed with their star.

In a recent variant of the trick is used in the context of so-called 3D holography. In this case, moving objects are projected on a plane that they appear spatially.