![]() ![]() Walk around the zoo as more than 30 animal lantern displays light up - plus new displays for 2022 - then take a ride on the seasonally decorated train. Explore the Bergen County Zoo's animal-inspired lanterns with their Let It Glow experience. Let It Glow: A Holiday Lantern Spectacular Van Saun's Winter Wonderland isn't the only holiday excitement at the park. Make your holidays shine a little brighter at one of these light shows in and around Bergen County, NJ. Whether you're looking for light displays to enjoy without having to leave your cozy car, or prefer getting out and walking through a brilliant experience, there are plenty of ways to wow the kids this season. “So this gives something for families of all generations to look forward to.Sure, driving around the neighborhood with your kids in tow to see all of the pretty lit houses is fun, but now, it's easier than ever to take your holiday lights viewing up a notch. “It’s a bummer … families can’t get together for the holidays,” said Campiti. Residents can visit to find more ticket information. 3, 2021, and tickets are available on the Eastern States Expositions website for $15 per vehicle. “I don’t know if anyone in the country is doing a Christmas drive-thru in this way.” “It’s something that this region has never done,” said Campiti. With the hologram technology, attendees will also see huge snowman singing and talking to each other, as well as Santa flying around with his reindeer. While residents are driving through the horseshoe pattern of the Better Living Center, they will witness elves packing and making gifts through hologram projection, a lighting show, and a snow machine that makes clean snow, according to Campiti. “So this fit within the safety and precautions for all of the COVID-safe events that could happen.” “The Big E, as everyone knows, has had a tough year,” said Campiti. “Taking that idea, and knowing that with the current state of things … has decided to take this idea for the holidays,” said Campiti.Īccording to Campiti, the Big E was the “perfect” partner for the Winter Wonder Drive-Thru, especially since they have had such a tumultuous year with the pandemic. They had faces, and they talked to each other, and sang songs.”įrank and company also incorporated a ghost hologram that would fly through a pavilion, and come back to the audience as a way of entertainment during the Suffield event. “Through projection and 3-D technology, the pumpkin came to life. “What they did was they took three physical pumpkins, and they set them up on a bench, and they mapped the technology,” said Campiti. After using the hologram technology for the Halloween event in Suffield, Frank and the California production company decided to use the same technology for this event at the Big E, especially after the Halloween one received such a large positive reception. This event, known as a “Winter Wonder Drive-Thru,” is a “COVID-safe, family-friendly spectacular, featuring lighting, special effects, and 3-D holograms,” according to the press release.Īttendees will drive through the Better Living Center building at the Big E, and “enjoy an immersive holiday display.” The event is being produced by the same company who hosted the Drive-Thru Halloween Spectacular in Suffield, CT, in October.Īccording to Kate Campiti, her husband Frank is the brainchild behind this holiday production for the Big E. WEST SPRINGFIELD – Frank Campiti, of Campiti Ventures, is producing a “holiday extravaganza” with a special-effects company from California.
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