5 best opening ceremonies in Olympics history

#4 Los Angeles 1984

A glimpse from the 1984 Los Angeles opening ceremony

More than anything else, the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics were a huge commercial success and the opening ceremony was the apt stepping stone for the same. The infusion of private money and corporate sponsorship made a huge impact on the opening ceremony and its festivities. The use of crowd-facilitated mosaics was quite amazing and it filled the air in Los Angeles with colour.

However, the best moment of the ceremony, an unforgettable in the history of the event, was when Bill Suitor arrived into the stadium on a jetpack, yes, a jetpack. Other than Bill Suitor’s big fly-in, the opening ceremony featured the famous “Rhapsody in Blue” and John Williams’ Grammy-winning “Olympic Fanfare and Theme.”