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Monday, November 20, 2023
Drive-thru holiday display featuring 2 million lights returns to Colorado Springs area this weekend
Arts & Entertainment | gazette.com: With more than 2 million glimmering bulbs, the Magic of Lights show will transform Pikes Peak International Raceway into a winter wonderland this holiday season.
This article does a great job of highlighting how much lighting can bring joy to people. Oftentimes when we think about lighting as a discipline that is unique to architecture and theater, we can also use it to give joy in a lot of other disciplines. Christmas lights are a great example of this phenomenon. In the physical darkness of the winter, Christmas lights can bring light and joy into people’s hearts. Setting up Christmas lights was always a very important part of preparing for Christmas as a child. I spent many hours out in the cold with my dad working on spreading lights out on the bushes, running extension cords, and setting up the timer for the Christmas tree to turn on automatically each night. While I did a lot of sketchy things with those lights it gave me a lot of joy to be able to set them up and to see them as I got home after dark each night.
I love the tradition of hanging up lights for the holidays. I think it is impressive that the Pikes Peak International Raceway plans on growing this light show after each year. With already 2 million light bulbs, I can’t imagine how it can become any larger. The amount of materials they had to use for this is really impressive. I wonder how long it took for them to set it all up. I also wonder how much all this costs and how much energy it uses. I have something similar near where I live, and I really enjoy going to it during the holidays. It truly is such a wholesome and fun activity to go through. I personally like the fact that the place near me is like a Christmas Village, so you can walk through it and even take photos with Santa. I have never done a drive-through holiday lights thing, so I wonder how much I would like that. I feel like I would feel a bit disconnected from the whole experience, being in the car.
This is so much fun! I have never been to this display in the past but it seems like a blast! My aunt and uncle and cousins live in Colorado and I would be interested to learn if they have ever been. The couple of times I have been out to visit them, Colorado takes my breath away every time. It is so beautiful and stunning and I could only imagine how the mountain backdrop so beautifully frames the light display. I also am intrigued about the immersive nature of the light display. I love immersive experiences and it would be incredibly interesting to learn how they accomplished this with lights. Also I would be interested to learn how they went about programming 2 million lights because that is no small number. Overall, this sounds very cool and I will definitely be looking up pictures of it when it is fully done.
This sounds like a fantastic event, so much fun! As stated, “It’s a whimsical experience” and I believe that to be true, especially with a view of the mountains in the background, oh so good. I went to light up night in Pittsburgh and there was a promise of lots of lights but I have to say I was disappointed (but the fireworks were good). Hopefully, for the people of Colorado Springs, the wow factor actually delivers. I would dress warmly and bring blankets, especially since I plan to roll down the windows to enjoy the lights. And I am definitely packing some hot cocoa in a thermos to keep warm during the drive. And because this is a whole event I would have to prepare a holiday music playlist to enhance the festive atmosphere during the drive. Most importantly, I would relax, enjoy the lights, and have fun with my people and have a damn good time.
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This article does a great job of highlighting how much lighting can bring joy to people. Oftentimes when we think about lighting as a discipline that is unique to architecture and theater, we can also use it to give joy in a lot of other disciplines. Christmas lights are a great example of this phenomenon. In the physical darkness of the winter, Christmas lights can bring light and joy into people’s hearts.
Setting up Christmas lights was always a very important part of preparing for Christmas as a child. I spent many hours out in the cold with my dad working on spreading lights out on the bushes, running extension cords, and setting up the timer for the Christmas tree to turn on automatically each night. While I did a lot of sketchy things with those lights it gave me a lot of joy to be able to set them up and to see them as I got home after dark each night.
I love the tradition of hanging up lights for the holidays. I think it is impressive that the Pikes Peak International Raceway plans on growing this light show after each year. With already 2 million light bulbs, I can’t imagine how it can become any larger. The amount of materials they had to use for this is really impressive. I wonder how long it took for them to set it all up. I also wonder how much all this costs and how much energy it uses. I have something similar near where I live, and I really enjoy going to it during the holidays. It truly is such a wholesome and fun activity to go through. I personally like the fact that the place near me is like a Christmas Village, so you can walk through it and even take photos with Santa. I have never done a drive-through holiday lights thing, so I wonder how much I would like that. I feel like I would feel a bit disconnected from the whole experience, being in the car.
This is so much fun! I have never been to this display in the past but it seems like a blast! My aunt and uncle and cousins live in Colorado and I would be interested to learn if they have ever been. The couple of times I have been out to visit them, Colorado takes my breath away every time. It is so beautiful and stunning and I could only imagine how the mountain backdrop so beautifully frames the light display. I also am intrigued about the immersive nature of the light display. I love immersive experiences and it would be incredibly interesting to learn how they accomplished this with lights. Also I would be interested to learn how they went about programming 2 million lights because that is no small number. Overall, this sounds very cool and I will definitely be looking up pictures of it when it is fully done.
This sounds like a fantastic event, so much fun! As stated, “It’s a whimsical experience” and I believe that to be true, especially with a view of the mountains in the background, oh so good. I went to light up night in Pittsburgh and there was a promise of lots of lights but I have to say I was disappointed (but the fireworks were good). Hopefully, for the people of Colorado Springs, the wow factor actually delivers. I would dress warmly and bring blankets, especially since I plan to roll down the windows to enjoy the lights. And I am definitely packing some hot cocoa in a thermos to keep warm during the drive. And because this is a whole event I would have to prepare a holiday music playlist to enhance the festive atmosphere during the drive. Most importantly, I would relax, enjoy the lights, and have fun with my people and have a damn good time.
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