Top 20 Greatest Olympic Opening Ceremonies of All Time
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Күн бұрынIf these don't get you hyped up for the Olympics, nothing will! For this list, we’ll be looking at the greatest, most extravagant, and most memorable opening ceremonies in the history of the modern Olympics. Our countdown includes Athens 1896, Vancouver 2010, Los Angeles 1984, London 2012, Sydney 2000, and more! Which of these is your favorite? Let us know in the comments below!
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@phantomlover4520 3 жыл бұрын
I remember I was only 12 years old when the Beijing Olympics happened in 2008. Back then I was watching my little TV and I was absolutely blown away by how they managed to deliver such a powerful, aesthetically pleasing opening ceremony at that time.
@tomasbobby2788 3 жыл бұрын
I was 12 too
@xinyuecheng8829 3 жыл бұрын
I was ten.
@alexyao7767 3 жыл бұрын
I was 15, and it was just beyond words, little bros 😀
@bob-thebuilder2898 3 жыл бұрын
I was -1 at that time
@bob-thebuilder2898 3 жыл бұрын
I was born in 2009
@jjbalingsat9945 3 жыл бұрын
People should watch the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympics. It was easily the best as it is the birth place of the games. But Beijing was spectacular too.
@hanayokoizomi9369 3 жыл бұрын
I agree.. Beijing is the number one.. it's masterpiece..
@penelopeviews7335 Жыл бұрын
My favorite ceremonies are Beijing, London, and Rio. They were all so amazing. My favorite ceremony moment is when Daniel Craig worked with the Queen as James Bond. Making it seem like she skydived into the stadium was pretty funny.
@MsRaven-fd5iz 3 жыл бұрын
Passionate ceremonies are always my favorites, like Beijing and Rio.
@shrekwazowski3836 3 жыл бұрын
The Mr.Bean opening ceremony gave me goosebumps.
@NearEarthOddity 3 жыл бұрын
Gay
@shyamal903 3 жыл бұрын
Rowan Atkinson said himself that it was not Mr Bean, just someone like Mr Bean.
@ChrisCreats 3 жыл бұрын
Playing a keyboard in the middle of the stadium must of been a highlight for him lol
@staceyrox360 3 жыл бұрын
Yes! It’s unforgettable!
@Vanos99 4 ай бұрын
Loved that bit. that and the fake queen parachute into statdium made it 2 behing bejing
@firstsecond7351 3 жыл бұрын
Athens is my favourite it wasn’t an opening ceremony it was a history and ART lesson for ALL
@pinklungs420 2 жыл бұрын
PERIODDDDDDDDD
@mgg5418 2 жыл бұрын
Yes the clepsydra was mesmerizing, absolutely beautiful 😍
@ChrisCreats 3 жыл бұрын
The queen calling Daniel Craig mr bond was cool too
@eduardorivas311 Жыл бұрын
Rio 2016 !! Passion , south americas, latin people and emotional... It was incredible
@carverraymond5139 3 жыл бұрын
Beijing opening ceremony was a masterpiece, it's a national memory for most Chinese.
@mooskanate 3 жыл бұрын
Or else.
@NL-tr7ix 3 жыл бұрын
2022 Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony will soon replace 2008 Summer Olympic Opening Ceremony to be the top 1
@subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234 3 жыл бұрын
Cool I'm not Chinese
@pinkfruid5629 3 жыл бұрын
@@NL-tr7ix Don't think so. No beyond.
@marguskiis7711 2 жыл бұрын
Organized by foreigners
@lexkanyima2195 3 жыл бұрын
Easily Mr.Bean because it felt like a Olympics ceremony. Bejing 2008 had the best ending Olympics ceremony of all time.
@shyamal903 3 жыл бұрын
Rowan Atkinson said himself that it was not Mr Bean, just someone like Mr Bean.
@lexkanyima2195 3 жыл бұрын
@@shyamal903 😄😄😄
@JW-gd8cc 3 жыл бұрын
Best open ceremony of all time
@lexkanyima2195 3 жыл бұрын
@@JW-gd8cc i know
@user-ux3pn9ir1m 3 жыл бұрын
@@lexkanyima2195 Let's look forward to 2022
@yewjo7410 3 жыл бұрын
No offense, but Tokyo's ceremony is too scary, like a funeral. The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is still a classic today. Just back here to see what a real ceremony of Olympics should be like.
@svenblubber5448 3 жыл бұрын
With faked fireworks and a Girl singing Play-Back from a more talented singer? Beijing was whatever the equivalent to doping is in ceremonies!
@yewjo7410 3 жыл бұрын
@@svenblubber5448 Winner dwarfs others, and losers will feel mad about it.
@svenblubber5448 3 жыл бұрын
@@yewjo7410 LOL, chinese propaganda bot? "Winners" had to pay a multitide of times what anybody esle pays to distract from their genocidal dystopian regieme, and pays "western" social media outlets to produce pro-cina propaganda!
@hjackie9241 3 жыл бұрын
@@svenblubber5448 loser
@svenblubber5448 3 жыл бұрын
@@hjackie9241 you cant even begin to imagine how much I prefer to be a loser rather than being chinese....
@00Banger00 3 жыл бұрын
London's Pandemonium segment still leaves me in awe. I absolutely love Underwolds composition and when all that energy from thousands of drums and shouts wind down to the simple whistled tune to honour the fallen from the World Wars, I still get teary-eyed. The final movement is a climactic finish that thrills me every time I watch it.
@marianacruz8861 3 жыл бұрын
I remember watching the 2008 opening ceremony on TV. It was truly amazing.
@leeking888 3 жыл бұрын
You should have discuss how the Queen and James Bond arrived at the games that's a highlight in itself
@coreyhill681 3 жыл бұрын
Totally agree 👍
@WatchMojo 3 жыл бұрын
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@GabrielaDeLaVega2905 3 жыл бұрын
y'all fix the PyeongChang segment, it was EXO and not BTS. Also include CL since her performance was amazing, and she's a legend in K-pop
@JulieDelahooke 3 жыл бұрын
Vancouver 2010 was one of the best experiences of my life. Being born and raised here, it was the most special events I’ve experienced in my city. I still love to go look at the torch and feel pride ❤️
@saadsrequiemforsasuke7041 3 жыл бұрын
I had the Beijing Olympics mascot toys from McDonald's! They were pretty cute stamps with the green and blue , nature and water chubby girls posed!
@1stchkd529 3 жыл бұрын
They call 贝贝, 晶晶,欢欢,迎迎,妮妮. Means welcome to Beijing
@SupremeLeaderyt 3 жыл бұрын
I still have Athena and Phoibos , the mascots of Athens 2004 . I was 1 years old at the time and they were among my first toys .
@Zappo32 3 жыл бұрын
I'm 40 years old and based on the ceremonies I have seen during my lifetime, my favourites are: Beijing 2008, Barcelona 1992, London 2012, Atlanta 1996 and Seoul 1988.
@amras1984 2 жыл бұрын
Even glimpses of video shot of Beijing still give me goosebumps. Just incomparable.
@gymboreeplaymusicwarwickan5216 2 жыл бұрын
London 2012 was far better. More interesting culture than Beijing. UK has been way more impactful on the world. London 2012 easily beats Beijing despite Beijings insane price tag. I just didn't connect with it at all.
@kodekodak9298 Жыл бұрын
@@gymboreeplaymusicwarwickan5216 true
@kodekodak9298 Жыл бұрын
@@tsiaa6790 but on london fucking illmunati got involved
@Usera2324dfre 10 ай бұрын
My friend Chinese director took all the ideas from the greek one But still was no depth in it
@zimoliu9714 7 ай бұрын
@@gymboreeplaymusicwarwickan5216 More interesting culture... Highly doubt that. When a ceremony showcases three thousand years of a fantastic and unique culture of the oldest nation in the world is compared with a ceremony that sprinkled a few pop culture references... it's not hard to see which one's more cultured. If you can't connect with a culture completely alien to you, that's fine. But think twice before completely brushing them off. Also, about your point about UK being more impactful on the world... How so? In the current world, China has a much bigger economy, political presence, and influence than the tiny British isles. Or, if you're talking about the British empire, where they enslaved, killed, raped, and tortured foreign peoples during colonization, is that a sort influence you should be proud of? Absolutely ridiculous.
@claudian4250 3 жыл бұрын
Many of the ceremonies for the past 20 years are great, but I only watched Beijing thrice and still find something new, which maybe I missed during the first 2 viewing. Maybe its a grand production, so many things happening at the same times, and with so much detailing, so prone to escape your eyes if you are not fast enough.
@staceyn2541 3 жыл бұрын
The Beijing ceremony was one of the most fantastic things I have ever seen. The coordination and precision was awe inspiring. You didn't even mention the guy who ran sideways across the whole top of the bird's nest with the torch!! Omg. I still get chills thinking about it. It's all on youtube, I just checked, and the torch guy has his own clip. Spectacular in the truest sense of the word.
@sumaechajeamruen5526 3 жыл бұрын
He named Li Ning men of torch.
@svenblubber5448 3 жыл бұрын
@@sumaechajeamruen5526 And what was the name of the little girl that was judged to ugly to sing, so they got an other girl to pretend sing? And the names of the animators who faked the fireworks for the TV broadcast that they couldn't actually do in real life? They were at least as important to the ceremony!
@demo1205 3 жыл бұрын
@@svenblubber5448faked firework on TV？ How about our British Queen skydiving？😂
@svenblubber5448 3 жыл бұрын
@@demo1205 A pretty obvious Joke compared to something they tried to pass off as real.... Try anothr comeback, that one failed!
@XGemz18X Жыл бұрын
@@svenblubber5448 - It is called having a sense of humour.
@MikuDraconia 3 жыл бұрын
The London 2012 was the most British thing ever. My favorite.
@dimi7ris7 3 жыл бұрын
Athens 2004, the most majestic show
@seanspear6224 3 жыл бұрын
The jrpg music in this new opening ceremony was iconic
@aaronheroes8485 3 жыл бұрын
Not to mention they even freaking playing sonic music
@realphagamer6410 3 жыл бұрын
True... Final Fantasy... Neir... Kingdom Hearts... Ace Combat 5... And more... I love it than other countries...
@gabster92 3 жыл бұрын
Yes!! I loved the music of Tokyo, they won me over with Sonic, Kingdom Hearts and, Final Fantasy.
@Lapinporokoira 3 жыл бұрын
I was waiting to guess what each one was from.
@juddphilby9015 3 жыл бұрын
With London 2012, surprised you didn't mention about a sky diving monarch
@karriesancan4349 3 жыл бұрын
I completely agree
@angelkt100 3 жыл бұрын
but they forgot the doctor
@yesleksmith 3 жыл бұрын
Didn't mention the Spice Girls either!!
@christoschristoforou5265 3 жыл бұрын
Witnessed the Athens opening ceremony and it was easily the best
@kappa633 3 жыл бұрын
Beijing Olympics was really MOAO while London was unique it was quite messy. Beijing would always give goosebumps to everyone
@skiptheboxingkangaroo 3 жыл бұрын
I was only 6 or so when the Sydney games were played. I have always been so proud to be an Aussie.
@Clodd1 3 жыл бұрын
Rio 2016 deserves a better spot.
@D.Harlley 3 жыл бұрын
1 Beijing 2 Rio
@tarantellalarouge7632 Жыл бұрын
my favorite is London 2012 because of the video (not displayed here) of the Queen, the royal doggies, James Bond and Mr Bean ! very good example of British humour ... and also all the fantastic pop/rock music that they can present to the world !
@Stoner17Man 3 жыл бұрын
The Berlin olympics introduced the lighting of the torch from Greece to the host country
@Duelinator 3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorites was the 2014 Winter Olympics that had Igor Stravinsky’s “Firebird Suite” at the lighting of the cauldron. And London 2012 was spectacular
@trendyinsight9080 3 жыл бұрын
The 2008 Beijing Olympics was still my favorite! Well they had the budget to go over the top. Unlike other countries that host the Olympics are left with a big bill!
@svenblubber5448 3 жыл бұрын
They ahd the money, and the lack of integrity allowing them to cheat (fireworks, girl singing)
@pompei1009 3 жыл бұрын
@@svenblubber5448 like the queen jumping off the helicopter? They never claimed they were real to start on with.
@svenblubber5448 3 жыл бұрын
@@pompei1009 They didn't claim it for the Queen, which was an obvious Joke from the start. The chinese DID try to pass it off as real!
@pompei1009 3 жыл бұрын
@@svenblubber5448 Well that fireworks look digital to me so I knew it was a teaser prior to the actual fireworks and performance. Yes the girl replacement was a disappointing one but why not focus on the positivity and the 90% of the amazing performances that the Chinese had provided to the world audience, especially when Olympic is all about peace and positivity? We should give credit where credit's due.
@rosemaryli485 3 жыл бұрын
@@pompei1009 this guy is clearly a stereotype
@leahluostarinen 3 жыл бұрын
To be honest I actually enjoyed watching lot of opening ceremonies of the Olympics they were mostly pretty awesome and good
@isaganigimeno8228 3 жыл бұрын
My fave is 2004 Athens Olympics
@footballsfirst1 3 жыл бұрын
I think noone beats Athens. The historical significance, the emotional importance of the Olympic Games coming home, the majestic presentation of the 3000 year-history of the Olympics which was presented in the utmost artistic and symmetrically esthetic way, along with the magnificent display of Greek history and its unparalleled impact in the modern culture and society, is second to none. What a magical show!
@ecannon9507 2 жыл бұрын
Athens is one of my favourites as well, along with Barcelona, London, Albertville and Sydney. Athens is still the most elegant of all time.
@Watcher413 2 жыл бұрын
You do know that the Olympics had a few thousand year break in there?
@jasminejohnston6393 2 жыл бұрын
Which Athens Olympics, 1896 or 2004?
@maytalacedo2942 3 жыл бұрын
The Rio opening was a wow in my opinion since it's absolutely beautiful 2 watch.
@rs-xk5db 3 жыл бұрын
Agree.. If you think China Beijing Olympics 2008 is the most spectacular and most amazing Ceremony in Olympic History !!! Second I think is Rio de Janeiro?
@aguilarmcsv 3 жыл бұрын
My all time favorites are the Barcelona and Beijing Olympics
@rmnvldz_ 3 жыл бұрын
London 2012 was the best Opening Ceremonies for me. The Pandemonium segment was out of this world, it was the best!!
@aarnavkembhavi2820 3 жыл бұрын
For me London will always come first because of the Queen, James bond, mr bean, Paul McCartney and every other performance that was simply amazing, Barcelona comes second with the cauldron lighting
@JamesDavy2009 3 жыл бұрын
I liked how the parade of nations in the Tokyo ceremony was ordered by the gojuuon starting with Greece and ending with the next two hosts along with the host country.
@ryanscheffer2302 3 жыл бұрын
Plus the fact that video game music was played during the Parade of Nations was really awesome.
@ArnoldLokman 3 жыл бұрын
as they were saying back then ''when the ring didn't open in Sochi, someone's ''ring'' closed tight''...
@dripkidd8572 3 жыл бұрын
Nice
@JuanHernandezV 3 жыл бұрын
Eh no, not even close. Nothing will ever beat the arrow on Barcelona 92. You mention it but don't show how epic that truly was
@MrWebby93 3 жыл бұрын
The Aussie part of me is proud Sydney made it into the Top 3 (I was only 4.5 at the time, so have the faintest memories of it). The gay part of me is horrified you didn't mention the Spice Girl reunion for London 2012.
@NL-tr7ix 3 жыл бұрын
Spice Girl reunion is for the closing ceremony not the opening ceremony
@Zodia195 3 жыл бұрын
@@NL-tr7ix I honestly was not expecting Spice Girls but that was my fav part of the closing ceremony. Hopefully WM will do a countdown of Closing Ceremonies because those can be fun too, especially with the previews for the next olympics. Like my geek side when crazy at the Rio Closing Ceremony when Japan do their little thing buy showing off anime and video game icons.
@alwayslaughingtoby 2 жыл бұрын
London will forever be my #1. The industrial revolution segment still gives me goosebumps a decade later. The TV announcers were stunned too. The 2008 Beijing perfection is also great but quite too perfect. Still a masterpiece
@humanbean5878 3 жыл бұрын
Definitely my favorite is when it came back to Athens...🥰
@erinshoop5855 3 жыл бұрын
I was glad to see mine, the 1996 Atlanta Centennial Games, included at number 6. I was a volunteer for the games (VIP driver - drove athletes, teams, judges, coaches, journalists etc) What we didn't know at the time was that, for the full dress rehearsal for the ceremony the night before... the Olympic committee invited all the volunteers to be the crowd for the show. What an awesome way to experience the opening ceremony! A friend of mine was also a volunteer & helped make and fit the costumes for the opening ceremony, so I got all the inside scoop, too. If you ever get a chance to have the games in your city... definitely volunteer! Great memories!!!
@julioaparicio74 11 ай бұрын
Barcelona 92 The best!
@Heavymetallord1 3 жыл бұрын
Salt Lake city may have been all about American culture... But Canada took Gold in hockey lol
@Angelus6015 3 жыл бұрын
Considering the US has only ever won 2 Olympics and only the former Soviet Union has won more men’s hockey gold than Canada, it’s not that surprising for Canada to win in Salt Lake. Actually, what’s really surprising is that Canada hasn’t won more gold medals considering how popular the sport is.
@JamesWilson-me8cs 3 жыл бұрын
I was only 7 when the Sydney one happened. All I remember it being the biggest thing in the country at the time. 32 years later Brisbane is getting their chance.
@dimidrugg9592 3 жыл бұрын
Wait, has the location of Olympics 2032 been decided? And where will 2028 be held?
@JamesWilson-me8cs 3 жыл бұрын
@@dimidrugg9592 2028 is LA, USA
@AbStar_xx Жыл бұрын
I was 8. Those two extra weeks of holidays were the best!
@saiyannegi 3 жыл бұрын
Anyone felt Tokyo’s Olympic Ceremony was quite underwhelming?
@omegagiratina3090 3 жыл бұрын
It had video game theme music used for the opening ceremony which was cool but...it was amazing to me.
@AndersonTenecela 3 жыл бұрын
It was fantastic because of video game music!
@omegagiratina3090 3 жыл бұрын
@@AndersonTenecela I heard Sonic The Hedgehog, Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, and my best favorite game series of all time Dragon Quest!
@HanNguyen-rk6hh 3 жыл бұрын
They are using various popular video game soundtrack for the ceremony. Love that they put Konami's shooting game Gradius since Konami forgot their franchise and make it for pachiko slot game.
@PHSDM104 3 жыл бұрын
They did well with what they could considering the pandemic.
@jasminejohnston6393 3 жыл бұрын
Cool thing about PyeongChang 2018: Gangnam Style played during the parade of athletes!
@chosenone5536 3 жыл бұрын
2008 is the best and will always be the best.
@gyin9098 3 жыл бұрын
I think China will host the Summer Olympics again someday, so the 2008 Olympics can be No.2
@ArataShizunai 3 жыл бұрын
Good to see my country the Netherlands is on the list, Thanks Watchmojo
@athanasiostziouvaras8717 3 жыл бұрын
There were amazing spectacles in every ceremony but nothing really can top the 5 fire olympic rings on water being lit by a meteorite during the Athens' openining show. Just pure art and symbolism.
@kappakappa7950 2 жыл бұрын
2004 was a dream.
@DavidRay39 3 жыл бұрын
So, when Greece hosted the games in 2004, did they go first or last in the Parade of Nations? Greece always goes first, but the host country always goes last. I don't remember how they did it.
@gabrielpts9922 3 жыл бұрын
In 2004 the Greek flag led the parade of nations , but the Greek athletes came out last for the first time since 1896
@sion8 3 жыл бұрын
@@gabrielpts9922 According to this video the tradicion of the host coming last didn't exist until the 1920s.
@mywaterfountain 2 жыл бұрын
Both :)
@manueltapia1859 3 жыл бұрын
Honorable mention México 1968 the first olympics to be broadcasted in color and the first to be in a spanish languaje country!!!
@martinfawkes595 3 жыл бұрын
It’s really hard to find a bad Olympics opening ceremony tbh. Tokyo’s was good given the necessary restrictions but imagine the show they could’ve put on without the pandemic. My favourites were Sydney, London 2012, Athens & Beijing.
@ryuiichikune6250 3 жыл бұрын
No kidding. I was so looking forward to seeing what amazing stuff they would do but all had to be ruined.
@crozzxj8556 2 жыл бұрын
@@ryuiichikune6250 dentsu ruined it for everyone. Kicking out mikiko and being mysoginistic.
@ThePirateprincess23 3 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised that there was no mention of the cauldron's malfunction at the opening of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The 4th leg of the cauldron refused to come up during the opening ceremonies. Thankfully it was fixed and the lighting of that 4th leg was written into the Closing Ceremonies.
@RabidLeroy 3 жыл бұрын
Ah yes the mime segment! The infamous but improvised fifth snowflake ring in Sochi was also referenced in the closing ceremony through the fish performers.
@paulkevinsomera1007 3 жыл бұрын
It is just between 2012 London and 2008 Beijing Olympics. Like come on, those opening is literally unmatched.
@timmoporter3742 6 ай бұрын
IMO...the Chinese 2008 Olympics Opening was the best I have ever seen...and I have tried since then (unsuccessfully) to get a video/dvd of it.
@jj-if6it 8 сағат бұрын
I'm Aussie so I'm biased, but I love the Athens one. It's so classy!
@O-DogKubrick 3 жыл бұрын
I love the Chariots of Fire scene with Rowan Atkinson in London 2012 than James Bond himself.
@AndersonTenecela 3 жыл бұрын
You can put this year’s Olympics opening ceremony as the best because of how Japan declared the whole world that video game is real music!! God bless Japan!!!
@nicoleportnov3724 3 жыл бұрын
I agree with you on that
@yannispirou101 3 жыл бұрын
Unexpected and awesome
@princeapoopoo5787 3 жыл бұрын
wins points in my books by forcing millions of people to listen to chrono trigger and ace combat music >:3
@anastasialaga 3 жыл бұрын
Athens 2004!
@drewschieman1741 2 жыл бұрын
Vancouver will always hold a special place in my heart
@sb6370 3 жыл бұрын
Lillehammer, Norway is my all time favorite.
@jalabi99 3 жыл бұрын
11:35 I wonder how many kids took up archery because of the Spanish Paralympian who lit the torch at the Barcelona games
@yani674 3 жыл бұрын
I rlly liked the south korean ones: pyeongchang and seoul. They were unique and beautiful 🇰🇷👏
@JerryPenna 3 жыл бұрын
The archer shooting an arrow across the stadium was incredible but Mohammad Ali lighting the Olympic Flame! 🥲
@PHSDM104 3 жыл бұрын
That was the first Olympics I watched. I was afraid he would drop the torch with all his shaking.
@adambrock3932 2 жыл бұрын
I reckon the best lighting of the Olympic torch was Sydney because of the water proof fire
@yiotav.1314 Жыл бұрын
Totally agree 👍 Beijing and Athens TOP!!!
@stathispap8291 Жыл бұрын
Athens 2004 ,Olympic Games Welcome BACK TO GREECE! 😍❤
@GenDischarges Жыл бұрын
Thank you for recognizing the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony as the best ever!
@XJIcequeen 3 жыл бұрын
Yesterday's opening ceremony was awesome
@joermnyc 3 жыл бұрын
You missed that Vancouver had a bum leg on their indoor cauldron, but it was hilariously “fixed” in the closing ceremony.
@mattiasolsson1523 3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic year the Olympic has over the years 🥇
@bethanyhait6880 2 жыл бұрын
It’s hard to top Beijing. But can we also mention that Tokyo 64, being the first games in a country that didn’t use the Latin alphabet, was the first time the pictograms were used for the different sports as well?
@70s80s 3 жыл бұрын
Best torchlighting ever: Barcelona 1992. FOING!
@joannedixon-jackson7348 3 жыл бұрын
True. That is still the best lighting of the Olympic flame!
@alankolling5760 13 күн бұрын
Nothing. beats the Sydney lighting of the flame. Nothing.
@Dangic23 3 жыл бұрын
1988 is my favorite one.
@MitchellHang 3 жыл бұрын
This is "Top 10 National Anthems" all over again
@ez9966 3 жыл бұрын
What a great opening ceremonies just now
@qimingyang4484 Жыл бұрын
Beijing Olympics in 2008. No doubt! That is when I was only six! 🎉
@iamNell 3 жыл бұрын
The costumes featured in Barcelona 1992, were designed by famous Trinbagonian mas designer Peter Minshall, those giant 'pupets' are a regular feature in Trinidad and Tobago's carnivals. He also invented what he called tall boys for the ceremony in Atlanta '96, it's now called inflatable men.
@TheGruffchickJournal 2 жыл бұрын
I thought the London games would be at the very top of the list. What other country would feature James Bond accompanying the Queen for a helicopter ride, and then skydiving with her into the stadium? It was absolutely unexpected and delightfully cheeky.
@Tsochass Жыл бұрын
Greece mother of Europe and China mother of Asia ( we see history and philosophy in those two ceremonies) ...all the others is like circus near to Greece and China
@AidanHolland Күн бұрын
London was overrated to be honest. A bit messy if you ask me.
@AidanHolland Күн бұрын
Also there is a kind of a western bias against Beijing which colours people's view.
@AidanHolland Күн бұрын
For what's it's worth I'm 33 and Beijing was hands down the best Ive seen with Athens just behind it.
@TheGruffchickJournal 22 сағат бұрын
@@AidanHolland It was. I think that added to the charm, though.
@uli7000 3 жыл бұрын
Correction:the fist olympic games that were televised worldwide was Mexico 68 not Japan 64
@WatchMojo 3 жыл бұрын
Tokyo 1964 was the first to reach a worldwide audience. Not sure what you mean?
@theprinceofspades3359 3 жыл бұрын
Of all the openings Beijing is the only one I remember.
@MrBallerinakaka 3 жыл бұрын
Athens 1896 Is First Modern Olympic Games Altough Event & Opening Did Well :) Fast Forward To 2004 When Olympics Games Came Back To Athens (His Birthplace) The Event Did Well Again And Opening Too!
@oeao2841 3 жыл бұрын
Should have done 2 separate for summer and winter
@peterharding2052 3 жыл бұрын
I don’t have the patience to watch the opening ceremonies but I made an exception for my home games in 2012. I was immensely proud of what they pulled of on a relatively low budget compared to other nations in recent years, but knowing first hand accounts of the efforts with volunteers behind the scenes and then delivering as planned, makes me love watching a time when living in London it was so great for the atmosphere of the city to be so friendly against the stereotype that is often unfairly portrayed.
@stephanienoblet8503 3 жыл бұрын
I was at the 1996 Olympics but I didn’t go to the opening but I saw 👀 some of it on tv 📺 I was 10 at that time
@Zodia195 3 жыл бұрын
Ya'll forgot to mention that in Salt Lake 2002, the cauldron was lit by our USA Hockey team from Lake Placid aka Miracle on Ice in 1980. But yeah this Opening Ceremony is one of my favs, but I am bias since I am American too. But my fav is the Beijing 2008 since it's the only one to leave me mind numb. It was like China said, "Okay we're just going to talk about our whole history" lol. I have no idea how they're going to outdo themselves months from now when the Winter Olympics hits there.
@cristinagomes9054 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for making this video watchmojo by my is Michael
@moharinMukriz 2 жыл бұрын
Athens 2004 was the best for me.
@tracyndiyob162 3 жыл бұрын
still remember watching the 2012 olympics and find it cool it's recent one is ending on street fighter 2: the animated movies 27th anniversary(and after bleach's 20th & metroid's 35th anniversaries.:3). with the awesome tokyo opening respecting video games impact and several series characters(goku,luffy,astro boy,shin chan,naruto,jibanyan & sailor moon/pretty cure.:3) being representatives be awesome if for the closing ceremonies we got animations of mario/sonic and the other characters(the v.i.p's and the songs characters.) interacting & teaming up with each other to close it out.
@ericskateboy Сағат бұрын
Beijing 2008 Olympics opening ceremony was magic
@monrey5698 3 жыл бұрын
Tokyo Olympic 2020 have hercules theme song & Mario & sonic olympic games theme song, also in half way of the intro it changes to victory fanfare on final fantasy theme song. It was cool.
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