Enjoyed Osborne Lights!

[WDSearcher]

So, I went to the Osborne Lights last night and truly enjoyed it! We got to the Studios at 6pm, and waited until 6:30pm to head towards the backlot area, since Fantasmic! started at 6:30 -- we thought we'd miss the initial crush. The plan worked perfectly. We wandered in and through the area at our own pace, enjoying the music and the snow and having a great time. There were a bunch of angels that were not lit -- a circuit problem apparently -- but other than that, I thought it was pretty impressive. The city setting seemed less manic and cluttered, and I liked the set-up very much. Little added touches like the TV sets on in the brownstone windows and the background music recorded to sound like a radio broadcast really kept the "city street" theme going. I really also loved that the lights covered buildings that were several stories high, giving a real height and lift to the display. On Residential Street, everything seemed kind of smushed together. At least, that's my opinion.

Afterwards, we went over to Epcot to see IllumiNations and the special holiday ending. I didn't like the 7-minute "tag" as much as when they used to do the special "Holiday IllumiNations," but the final burst of fireworks was really spectacular! Just imagine a sky lit up with thousands of points of red and white light -- truly amazing.

 

[Muffy]

Thanks for the review! I was worried that Osborn Lights might be too small now! Glad to hear all is well!

 

[TomD]

I am glad you enjoyed the lights. I was getting worried that we were not going to like it after I saw a few posts.

You brightened my day

 

[QuickGold]

Glad to hear you enjoyed them. I did too when I saw them earlier. For those who can't make it down, you might be interested in seeing 2004 pics at http://www.mgmstudios.org/osborne.html

 

[safetymom]

Glad to see that others enjoyed the lights. I also have pictures on my photo sharing site listed below.

 

[ctdisneydad]

My family and my brother ( who works at Disney ) went to see the light on Dec 2nd. We went to the park at 6:00 pm with the hope to see the lights without waiting very long. My DD and I first went on TOT twice ( with no lines ) because of the Phantasmic show going on. We then all moved over the the NY street and were able to walk at a strolling pace and did not feel rushed. I thought the lights were great and got a lot of pictures and videos of the moving displays.