12/16/2022
This is a really hard post for us to write.
Our pixel (dancing lights) are beginning to fail. When we turned on the show last night about 1/3 of the lights were either out or not functioning properly. We have had some fail in the last couple of weeks but we have been working to replace them as quickly as possible. Unfortunately at this point the lights are failing quicker than we can replace them.
We have put so much blood, sweat, and tears into this show. Our family 100% funded this out of our own pockets. We have put over 1000 hours completely volunteered to put the displays together, put them up at the fairgrounds, and run the show each night. We had some amazing friends and family that helped us throughout this entire process. We did this with the goal to bring some joy and Christmas spirit in 2021 with all of the difficult things going on in the world. We are now into our second year and we have not yet recovered half of the cost. Unfortunately, with the lights failing it is discouraging to say the least and it doesn’t look like we will be able to reach our goal.
BUT! That is okay! There is nothing that we can change about what has brought us to this point. The lights are out of our control.
After a lot of thought and prayer we have decided that instead of closing for the season we will continue to operate the show as scheduled through the end of 2022. We have decided to move forward to a “donation only” entrance because we cannot predict what will and what won’t be working on any given night. So pay what you like! We appreciate any donation but also don’t feel obligated! More than anything we want you to enjoy the show and Christmas family time!
We know that a lot of people have made plans to come to the show both locally as well as traveling. It is impossible to get the word out to everyone at this point. We will continue to use all of the spare lights that we have to replace as many lights as humanly possible through the end of the show. You never know, we may be able to fix it all by the end. It’s definitely hard to do something new and cool.
Thank you for all of your love and support. Sometimes things workout. Sometimes they don’t. It is unlikely that we will be doing this in the future.
We still hope you come and visit! It still is awesome, it’s just not perfect.
If you read this post please share! The more people that know/have the right expectations the better. :)
