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The lights were bright, the snowmen were dancing, and Santa was acceptable to conscionable and greet carloads of patrons arsenic the Night of Lights OC drive-thru vacation attraction returned to OC Fair & Event Center successful Costa Mesa for a peculiar preview connected Tuesday night.
Winter Fest OC, the accumulation unit down the attraction, revived its drive-thru benignant event, which aft some delays and setbacks past year, went connected to beryllium rather fashionable during the much restrictive months of the COVID-19 pandemic, selling retired astir nights during its astir month-long run.
Night of Lights OC officially opens connected Friday, Nov. 26, but things are a spot antithetic this year. Here’s what you request to cognize earlier you go:
A dancer astatine the Toy Land Circus performs for visitors astatine the Night of Lights OC drive-thru acquisition astatine the OC Fair & Event Center successful Costa Mesa connected Tuesday, November 23, 2021. The mile-long drive-thru attraction, produced by Winter Fest OC, has implicit a cardinal lights and includes costumed unrecorded actors, snowflake dancers and lands which see the North Pole Village, Santa’s House, a Forest of Light and Winter Wonderland to sanction a few. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Jenny Hutzler, bottom, on with her children Colton, 9, and Rosalie, 7, respond erstwhile they spot the Crystal Princess successful Winter Wonderland astatine the Night of Lights OC drive-thru acquisition astatine the OC Fair & Event Center successful Costa Mesa connected Tuesday, November 23, 2021. The mile-long drive-thru attraction, produced by Winter Fest OC, has implicit a cardinal lights and includes costumed unrecorded actors, snowflake dancers and lands which see the North Pole Village, Santa’s House, a Forest of Light and Winter Wonderland to sanction a few. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A car drives done a passageway of lights arsenic it enters the North Pole Village astatine the Night of Lights OC drive-thru acquisition astatine the OC Fair & Event Center successful Costa Mesa connected Tuesday, November 23, 2021. The mile-long drive-thru attraction, produced by Winter Fest OC, has implicit a cardinal lights and includes costumed unrecorded actors, snowflake dancers and lands which see the North Pole Village, Santa’s House, a Forest of Light and Winter Wonderland to sanction a few. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A unicycle riding elf, right, waves to passing cars astatine the Night of Lights OC drive-thru acquisition astatine the OC Fair & Event Center successful Costa Mesa connected Tuesday, November 23, 2021. The mile-long drive-thru attraction, produced by Winter Fest OC, has implicit a cardinal lights and includes costumed unrecorded actors, snowflake dancers and lands which see the North Pole Village, Santa’s House, a Forest of Light and Winter Wonderland to sanction a few. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Visitors participate the Night of Lights OC drive-thru acquisition astatine the OC Fair & Event Center successful Costa Mesa connected Tuesday, November 23, 2021. The mile-long drive-thru attraction, produced by Winter Fest OC, has implicit a cardinal lights and includes costumed unrecorded actors, snowflake dancers and lands which see the North Pole Village, Santa’s House, a Forest of Light and Winter Wonderland to sanction a few. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Stilt walker, Rebecca Fireplug of Cirque Berzerk, greets visitors astatine the entranceway to the Night of Lights OC drive-thru acquisition astatine the OC Fair & Event Center successful Costa Mesa connected Tuesday, November 23, 2021. The mile-long drive-thru attraction, produced by Winter Fest OC, has implicit a cardinal lights and includes costumed unrecorded actors, snowflake dancers and lands which see the North Pole Village, Santa’s House, a Forest of Light and Winter Wonderland to sanction a few. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Elves greet visitors astatine the Night of Lights OC drive-thru acquisition astatine the OC Fair & Event Center successful Costa Mesa connected Tuesday, November 23, 2021. The mile-long drive-thru attraction, produced by Winter Fest OC, has implicit a cardinal lights and includes costumed unrecorded actors, snowflake dancers and lands which see the North Pole Village, Santa’s House, a Forest of Light and Winter Wonderland to sanction a few. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Children bent retired the model to presumption the lights and costumed unrecorded actors astatine the Night of Lights OC drive-thru acquisition astatine the OC Fair & Event Center successful Costa Mesa connected Tuesday, November 23, 2021. The mile-long drive-thru attraction, produced by Winter Fest OC, has implicit a cardinal lights and includes costumed unrecorded actors, snowflake dancers and lands which see the North Pole Village, Santa’s House, a Forest of Light and Winter Wonderland to sanction a few. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Princess Crystal welcomes guests driving done the Winter Wonderland astatine the Night of Lights OC drive-thru acquisition astatine the OC Fair & Event Center successful Costa Mesa connected Tuesday, November 23, 2021. The mile-long drive-thru attraction, produced by Winter Fest OC, has implicit a cardinal lights and includes costumed unrecorded actors, snowflake dancers and lands which see the North Pole Village, Santa’s House, a Forest of Light and Winter Wonderland to sanction a few. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The caller Santa’s House is seen done the airy passageway arsenic visitors participate the Night of Lights OC drive-thru acquisition astatine the OC Fair & Event Center successful Costa Mesa connected Tuesday, November 23, 2021. The mile-long drive-thru attraction, produced by Winter Fest OC, has implicit a cardinal lights and includes costumed unrecorded actors, snowflake dancers and lands which see the North Pole Village, Santa’s House, a Forest of Light and Winter Wonderland to sanction a few. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A dancer astatine the Toy Land Circus performs for visitors astatine the Night of Lights OC drive-thru acquisition astatine the OC Fair & Event Center successful Costa Mesa connected Tuesday, November 23, 2021. The mile-long drive-thru attraction, produced by Winter Fest OC, has implicit a cardinal lights and includes costumed unrecorded actors, snowflake dancers and lands which see the North Pole Village, Santa’s House, a Forest of Light and Winter Wonderland to sanction a few. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A car drives done a airy passageway astatine the Night of Lights OC drive-thru acquisition astatine the OC Fair & Event Center successful Costa Mesa connected Tuesday, November 23, 2021. The mile-long drive-thru attraction, produced by Winter Fest OC, has implicit a cardinal lights and includes costumed unrecorded actors, snowflake dancers and lands which see the North Pole Village, Santa’s House, a Forest of Light and Winter Wonderland to sanction a few. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Elves greet visitors astatine the Night of Lights OC drive-thru acquisition astatine the OC Fair & Event Center successful Costa Mesa connected Tuesday, November 23, 2021. The mile-long drive-thru attraction, produced by Winter Fest OC, has implicit a cardinal lights and includes costumed unrecorded actors, snowflake dancers and lands which see the North Pole Village, Santa’s House, a Forest of Light and Winter Wonderland to sanction a few. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A car drives done a airy passageway astatine the Night of Lights OC drive-thru acquisition astatine the OC Fair & Event Center successful Costa Mesa connected Tuesday, November 23, 2021. The mile-long drive-thru attraction, produced by Winter Fest OC, has implicit a cardinal lights and includes costumed unrecorded actors, snowflake dancers and lands which see the North Pole Village, Santa’s House, a Forest of Light and Winter Wonderland to sanction a few. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A vehicle’s sunroof is the cleanable spot to presumption the lights and costumed unrecorded actors astatine the Night of Lights OC drive-thru acquisition astatine the OC Fair & Event Center successful Costa Mesa connected Tuesday, November 23, 2021. The mile-long drive-thru attraction, produced by Winter Fest OC, has implicit a cardinal lights and includes costumed unrecorded actors, snowflake dancers and lands which see the North Pole Village, Santa’s House, a Forest of Light and Winter Wonderland to sanction a few. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A bid conductor greets visitors entering Steam Engine Springs astatine the Night of Lights OC drive-thru acquisition astatine the OC Fair & Event Center successful Costa Mesa connected Tuesday, November 23, 2021. The mile-long drive-thru attraction, produced by Winter Fest OC, has implicit a cardinal lights and includes costumed unrecorded actors, snowflake dancers and lands which see the North Pole Village, Santa’s House, a Forest of Light and Winter Wonderland to sanction a few. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Steam Engine Springs exemplary colony astatine the Night of Lights OC drive-thru acquisition astatine the OC Fair & Event Center successful Costa Mesa connected Tuesday, November 23, 2021. The mile-long drive-thru attraction, produced by Winter Fest OC, has implicit a cardinal lights and includes costumed unrecorded actors, snowflake dancers and lands which see the North Pole Village, Santa’s House, a Forest of Light and Winter Wonderland to sanction a few. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Santa and his elves greet visitors successful the Santa Takes Flight country astatine the Night of Lights OC drive-thru acquisition astatine the OC Fair & Event Center successful Costa Mesa connected Tuesday, November 23, 2021. The mile-long drive-thru attraction, produced by Winter Fest OC, has implicit a cardinal lights and includes costumed unrecorded actors, snowflake dancers and lands which see the North Pole Village, Santa’s House, a Forest of Light and Winter Wonderland to sanction a few. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Princess Crystal welcomes guests driving done the Winter Wonderland astatine the Night of Lights OC drive-thru acquisition astatine the OC Fair & Event Center successful Costa Mesa connected Tuesday, November 23, 2021. The mile-long drive-thru attraction, produced by Winter Fest OC, has implicit a cardinal lights and includes costumed unrecorded actors, snowflake dancers and lands which see the North Pole Village, Santa’s House, a Forest of Light and Winter Wonderland to sanction a few. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
What is the lawsuit like?
Once successful the queue line, unit fto guests cognize the designated FM vigor presumption to tune into for uninterrupted modern and accepted Christmas euphony on the journey. The 3 mph velocity bounds is posted arsenic a reminder throughout.
The people has changed from past year, but it is inactive astir a mile agelong and takes astir 30 minutes to thrust through. There are besides new, large and bold themed lands — the North Pole Village, Santa’s House, a Forest of Light and Toyland Circus — decked retired successful implicit 1 cardinal lights. At the start, stilt-walking artifact soldiers widen seasonal greetings arsenic vehicles cruise done elaborate, swirling airy tunnels into an immersive satellite of each things Christmas. There are costumed unrecorded actors, snowflake dancers and cheerful elves scattered passim the attraction and oversized, animated airy sheet displays successful the signifier of Christmas trees, elves, presents and more.
Inside the Winter Wonderland section, dancers entertain arsenic a flurry of snowfall falls upon the vehicles. Inside Steam Engine Springs, guests conscionable a conductor who shows disconnected his exemplary trains that marque the rounds connected assorted tracks acceptable up on the path. Finally, the large antheral himself, Santa, delivers a heavy belly “Ho, Ho, Ho!” arsenic helium and his elves hole his sleigh for flight. St. Nick volition beryllium on-site until helium departs connected Dec. 24.
Night of Lights OC besides serves arsenic a artifact donation postulation spot arsenic promoters person partnered with The Power of One Foundation. Donations of new, unwrapped toys tin beryllium made on-site until Sunday, Dec. 12.
Where is it?
OC Fair & Event Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Entry is located astatine Gate 3 disconnected of Fairview Road.
When tin I go?
The attraction has clip slots from 5-11 p.m. prime evenings done Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022
How overmuch does it cost?
$59.99-$99.99 per vehicle. All tickets indispensable beryllium purchased successful beforehand astatine nightoflightsoc.com.
Will determination beryllium food, beverages and merchandise for sale?
Yes, guests tin adhd connected nutrient options portion purchasing their tickets connected the website. Snacks see reddish and greenish kettle maize ($7), fabric candy ($5) and cinnamon glazed almonds ($9). Featured desserts are buckets of lukewarm cocoa spot cookies ($25) oregon cinnamon sweetener donuts ($15), churro bites ($10) and a gingerbread cooky ($7). Beverages see soda, blistery chocolate, coffee, blistery pome cider and ovum nog ($2-$4).
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