APEX 5040 GEN3 STAGE AND FIREWORKS SHOW
Stage Overview The Apex GEN3 5040 is a flagship mobile stage system designed for large-scale concerts, festivals and high-impact outdoor events. MOBILE STAGES MIAMI APEX Stages Key specs & features include: Deck dimensions: 50 × 40 ft (or sometimes referenced as ~50 × 38 ft) for the main stage area. Stagepro Main +2 gopce.com +2 Load capacity: The roof structure supports up to 102,000 lbs in the GEN3 version—vastly higher than earlier models. Stagepro Main +2 MOBILE STAGES MIAMI +2 Construction & hydraulics: Uses a blend of aluminum and steel for strength with minimized trailer weight; features hydraulic leveling outriggers (six-point support) to adapt to uneven terrain. APEX Stages +1 Setup speed: The mobile stage folds out from a trailer, significantly reducing setup time compared to conventional modular truss + deck builds. gopce.com +1 Rigging flexibility: The GEN3 design eliminates “no fly zones”, enabling more flexible hanging of lighting, video walls, speakers, banners. APEX Stages +1 Why This Stage Works for “Stage & Fireworks” Shows For an event combining live performance + fireworks spectacle (e.g., a large outdoor evening show), this stage offers several advantages: Large footprint & rigging capacity: The 50×40 deck and massive roof load rating mean you can hang big lighting rigs, LED video walls, pyro/fx equipment or scaffolding for fireworks control towers safely above the crowd. Rapid deployment: Especially helpful if the show stage plus fireworks setup need to be operational with minimal downtime. Terrain adaptability: Since fireworks events often take place outdoors on fields, waterfronts or parks, the hydraulic leveling helps ensure the stage remains safe and stable—even on uneven ground. Professional visual presence: The size and structure lend a high-end look appropriate for major celebrations with fireworks where audience expectation is “spectacle”. Event Description Concept: “Stage & Fireworks Show” Here’s a description you can adapt for your event featuring the Apex GEN3 5040 stage, tailored for use in promotional or operational documentation: On the evening of your event, the apex of live entertainment will be delivered from the towering GEN3 5040 mobile stage — a 50-by-40 foot performance platform built for world-class productions. As dusk settles, the stage’s hydraulic outriggers secure the deck, the roof lifts high above the crowd and an array of LED video walls, aerial moving-lights and surround sound systems come alive. From the front row to the farthest seat, no moment will be lost: the stage’s overhead beam design allows for large-scale rigging — including pyro shafts, waterfall fireworks, flame units and controlled aerial bursts — with zero “no-fly” limitations. As the live band or host reaches the show’s crescendo, the lights dim, the music swells and a choreographed fireworks finale erupts overhead, the staging serving as both the anchor and launch platform for a sky-filling pyrotechnic display. Built to handle over 100,000 lbs of load, this stage supports the vast infrastructure required for both performance and fireworks safely and efficiently. With setup time reduced to a few hours, the event gains professional production value with minimal disruption. Whether it’s a city-wide celebration, themed festival or corporate gala, the GEN3 5040 delivers the power, flexibility and visual impact to turn a show into a spectacle. Tips for Integration with Fireworks Rigging coordination: Ensure the pyro company and stage production team coordinate rigging points on the roof or fly bays so that fireworks launch systems, flame units or confetti mortars are properly supported and clearance zones are maintained. Safety zones: Despite the stage’s robust capacity, you still need to set up clear spectator safety perimeters for fireworks fallout, trajectory arcs and ignition points. Timing & cues: Use the stage’s control booth or lighting console as the nerve centre—lights fade → live performance cues → fireworks launch sequence. Synchronization is key. Visual layering: LED walls and lighting rigs on the stage can be used to amplify the fireworks effect (e.g., visual countdowns, color-matched uplights, post-burst smoke/fog effects). Weather & terrain: Since many fireworks shows are outdoors, use the stage’s leveling outriggers and trailer transport advantage to position it even on uneven ground and adapt to weather contingencies (wind, rain).
As you have seen, we have been having fun releasing “easter eggs” of the three new projects that Apex has coming out this winter. The first is the Apex 3224 Elite. 4′ more trim height, 16′ IMAG video bays, taking from the GEN3 technology, over 48,000 lbs in roof capacity… and can be towed with a pick up truck. Yes it even has the “hang anywhere” technology of the GEN3 Series. The best part about this, is you can order a new one… or you can have your older units retro-fitted. We are bringing three stages to the 2025 LDI Trade Show in Las Vegas including a 2014 3224 that is the first to be retro-fitted. Stop by and see all the talk, designs and see the evolution with Apex Mobile Stages
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The most popular of the Apex Series, the 3224 is the workhorse and go to stage for a huge range of special events and festivals. Take a look at just a few of the events and see the 3224 in action.
Why a mobile stage? See how easy and diverse. Over 300 of the call the USA home.
Interested in renting one nationwide? Visit one of our web sites:
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Apex.miami
or email us at: bookings@ApexGEN3.com
A look behind the scenes as Reflections Productions deploys the Apex GEN3 Series of stages. For complete sound, lighting, video, barricades, backline & more, Reflections is proud to offer every model of Apex Mobile Stages nationwide. While based in Miami, the size of our fleet cover every part off the USA thru the Apex Collective of owners and operators. Interested in renting one nationwide? Visit one of our web sites: ApexGEN3.com Apex.miami or email us at: bookings@ApexGEN3.com
What is a mobile stage? You may have never noticed or realized how many shows, from local festivals to major concert tours, feature the Apex brand of Mobile Stages. While there are many brands of mobile stages, see what sets Apex apart from the rest.
Interest in buying one? Visit us at the 2025 LDS Trade Show in Las Vegas &/or at the Mobile Stage Conference in February 2026
Interested in renting one nationwide? Visit one of our web sites:
ApexGEN3.com
Apex.miami
or email us at: bookings@ApexGEN3.com
Why a mobile stage? See how easy and how diverse they are in these clips from the past year… different builds of the Apex brand of mobile stages built here in the USA (Pittsberg Kansas).
Interest in buying one? Visit us at the 2025 LDS Trade Show in Las Vegas &/or at the Mobile Stage Conference in February 2026
Interested in renting one nationwide? Visit one of our web sites:
ApexGEN3.com
Apex.miami
or email us at: bookings@ApexGEN3.com
From a hidden location, listen in as details start to be revealed from one of our “insiders”… Apex is the leading brand & builder of mobile stages and is based out of Pittsburgh Kansas. Come see & hear more at the 2025 LDI Conference in Las Vegas & at the Mobile Stage Conference in February 2026.
For more information about renting or purchasing an Apex stage, visit:
ApexGEN3.com
Apex.miami
Paul Kocel from the Summit Group shares feedback with Jay Wahler of Apex in Hialeah FL. What is coming down the pipeline???
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Or come see us at LDI 2025 & the Mobile Stage Conference in February 2026
Excitement builds as the 2025 LDI Convention approaches in Las Vegas… all while breaking ground at the APEX factory in Pittsburgh Kansas. What is new? Stay tuned to find out!
A look inside one of the factories in Pittsburgh Kansas, where the APEX brand of mobile stages are made!
Located in Pittsburgh Kansas, Apex Stages makes a variety of Mobile Stages and is about to double its manufacturing plant… again!