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Updating the Ferris Wheel – Part 1

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August 7, 2024

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Updating the Ferris Wheel – Part 1 adminjeff August 7, 2024 The one problem I had with the Ferris wheel was I …

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

How much does it cost to visit?

Jeff’s Christmas light Show and Walk-Through Display will always be 100% FREE. Most nights we do have local groups selling baked goods or accepting donations. We also accept donations at the end of the walk-through display. 100% of these donations go back into the light show and walk-through display.

How many lights do you have?

As of 2023. I am proud to say that we feature over 100,000 individual lights!

What does your electric bill look like?!?

For November/December. Quite high. We now have solar and have switched to almost entirely LED which helps incredibly, but I would rather not give an actual number.

Where do you GET all of this stuff? You have a Ferris Wheel and the Christmas Story House for Pete's sake!

Most things have been collected over a very long time. Things like the Ferris Wheel and Christmas Movie Facade’s were built by me over the Summer/Fall. A lot of things have also been donated! From statues to lights to candy canes, the community has donated a lot to help this attraction grow.

Where do you store all of this stuff?

We have a partial wrap around porch that I have converted the underside of to water-proof storage. A large amount of things are kept there. Other spots include the ceiling of the garage and a new shed that was built in 2022 specifically for outdoor Christmas decorations. Our attic homes all of the indoor decorations.

How does the 15 minute show on the front of the house work?

During the summer I “Projection Map” the house. Meaning I setup my projector, pointing at the house, I usual a special program that displays a white canvas on the full screen, and I outline the house and any parts I need for reference points. Then through Photoshop, Premiere Pro and After effects, I create a show that is projected on the house and matches up to each part of the house perfectly. For 2024, I will be using 3 projectors for mapping and displaying an even more exciting show!

How long does it take you to create the 15 minute show on the front of the house?

Depending on how “artistic” I feel like being. 3-6 months during my free time.

So. WHY do you do this?

Read my full story here:
https://jeffsmaslights.com/the-keeper-of-the-christmas-light/

THE HISTORY OF:

JEFF’S

CHRISTMAS

LIGHT SHOW

SPECTACULAR

2017/2018

The original Show started in 2017 and was 45 minutes long! One show at 7pm and a second showing at 8pm. While this was absolutely beautiful and magical.. 45 Minutes is a long time to have people standing in the cold! In 2018 Jeff switched to a 15 minute run time that starts at 7pm and repeats until 9pm.

2019

This helped as 2018 saw over 2000 People come through our neighborhood to experience some Christmas Magic! 2019 was even bigger with a brand new show featuring creations and scenes from Home Alone, Christmas Vacation, Frozen, Rudolph, A Christmas Story and More!

2020

2020 Brought a new house, a new county and a new town! Featuring Thousands of Lights, Projectors, Lasers, Fireworks, Music and More!! We were visited by thousands over the course of Christmas 2020. We met amazing neighbors and really feel we found an amazing community to be part of.

2021

2021 included a brand new Light Show on the front of the house and a full blown walk-through Christmas Light Experience around the back of the house! This included more projectors, a 16 foot tall Ferris Wheel, an Animated Gingerbread House, Santa’s Sleigh and multiple snow machines!

2022

2022 Was the first year we invited local community organizations to setup shop in "Santa's Snack Shack." Every show featured another group selling baked goods/candy/etc... It added to the fun. It added to the community involvement. It added a ton of Christmas Spirit to everyone who visited. 2022's Light Show was themed around Christmas Movies and concluded with an amazing lightshow programmed to the full Grinch Story.

2023 Was by far our busiest Christmas Season yet. We saw over 500 people PER NIGHT come through the walk-through display. We were featured in the Capitol Gazette and other print news outlets. We really ramped up the snow machines this year and saw REAL MAGIC in every kid who walked through it.