It premiered on October 1, 2008, at the Cirque du Soleil Theater, Tokyo Disney Resort, in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan.

The artists and staff of Zed were temporarily relocated to Macau where they continued training at Cirque du Soleil's resident show Zaia.

[3] On Sunday, July 24, 2011, it was announced to the cast and crew of Zed that The Oriental Land Company and Cirque du Soleil had come to an agreement to permanently close the production on December 31, 2011.

The roof was formed by polyhedrons and was made to look similar to the circus tents seen at Cirque du Soleil's Grand Chapiteau touring shows.

[5] Due to safety concerns arising from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Cirque du Soleil ordered a NZ$15,000 inflatable air bag from Canvasland located in Levin, New Zealand.

The design included an air mattress base and inflated tongs; this allowed the artist to fall safely in any position without bouncing off.

To set them apart, costume designer Renée April chose iridescent colors, pale shades, and a heavy usage of pearl and silver for the people of the sky, and chose an Italian Renaissance color palette (gold, ochre, Venetian blue, turquoise green) for the people of the earth.

[13] René Dupéré composed the music of Zed, except "First Incantation", "Vaneyou Mi Le", "Fiesta" and "Kernoon's Fire", which were co-written by E.L. Allaire and M.L.