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Night of Lights OC
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New: Chase is on the case! Starting December 25, Chase from Paw Patrol joins the fun at Night of Light OC. Plus, guests can enjoy drive-in screenings of family-friendly movies before entering the experience.
Orange County becomes a winter wonderland with this magical interactive drive-thru experience. The one-mile drive brightens the season with over one million lights, themed holiday scenery and immersive vignettes, animated light shows, snow flurries and tunnels synchronized to music, special effects, interactive characters, and more.
New themed experiences and immersive vignettes this year include a drive-in movie queue area on arrival, an interactive Santa’s Workshop with synchronized lights to music, Toyland where a toy chest is brought to life, and Steam Engine Springs with model trains.Santa Takes Flight as St. Nick greets guests through December 24th
Also new this year: guests can help fill Santa's sack with toys by participating in the Power of One Foundation’s Annual Toy Drive. Beginning opening night through December 17, guests are encouraged to bring new toys for boys and girls ages 1-15, which will then be distributed to qualifying low income families.
Holiday favorite treats such as hot cocoa, cinnamon sugar donuts, and Mom’s Bake Shoppe cookie buckets and brownies can be preordered online.
New: Drive-In Movie Line-Up:
Saturday, Dec. 25: Paw Patrol: The Movie
Sunday, Dec. 26: The Grinch
Monday, Dec. 27: Trolls World Tour
Tuesday, Dec. 28: Polar Express
Wednesday, Dec. 29: Tom & Jerry
Thursday, Dec. 30: Elf
Friday, Dec. 31: Toy Story
Saturday, Jan. 1: Frozen
Sunday, Jan. 2: Boss Baby - Family Business
Movies are shown at 5pm and 7:30pm, and are included at no additional charge with select tickets.
All guests must remain in their vehicle at all times during the event experience. Please see website for additional Covid-19 safety guidelines.
Event open rain or shine. The programming of the shows is modified based on the rainy conditions.
Note: This production contains strobe lighting fx, fog, and haze.