Doesn’t the song say “Walkin’ in a Winter Wonderland”? Well, we decided to drive!! Cuneo Museum opened the gates to their Winter Wonderland Holiday Light Show this past weekend. My husband (Mark) and I decided to take our two year old to see the display to give us a jump start on the Christmas spirit. The light show didn’t disappoint – it was amazing!
It was Sunday evening and Mark heard that we were in the midst of a snow advisory. His thought…”Should we still go?” My thought…”Woo Hoo – this is gonna be great! Can you imagine the light show in the midst of snow falling? We couldn’t have ordered up better weather!”
We got in the car and headed the short distance to Vernon Hills. The entrance is clearly marked with blue Winter Wonderland signs along Rt 60. We were welcomed by a patriotic display and then immediately moved into the holiday lights, with candy canes and lollipops and even classic television show characters like Mr. Heat Miser and Mr. Cold Miser.
Soon after, our family was singing the 12 Days of Christmas as we saw the partridge in a pear tree. It was fun trying to remember all of the words to the song “twelve drummers drumming, eleven pipers piping, ten lords a-leaping” and so on. I must say the light display helped us to remember!
The folks at the front ticketing area told us to turn our radio to FM107.1 and we would be able to listen to holiday music as we drove through the property. I asked if they knew how many lights were lit and they said there were no exact numbers but I think over 250,000 would be a good first guess. Can you imagine?
And the characters!! I can’t name them all, but here are a few; Beauty and the Beast, Madeline, Monsters Inc, Blues Clues, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, a giraffe, a moving hippo, polar bears, a rocking horse and SO many more!!
As we were coming toward the end of our route through the Cuneo estate, we saw THE PLACE. It was where Santa Claus makes all of the toys for good girls and boys – Santa’s Workshop!! His sleigh was even waiting outside for Christmas Eve. We couldn’t believe it! And on top of that, Santa had posted signs on how many miles he would be traveling to deliver all of the presents to Mexico City, Beijing, Seattle and Dublin! Wow will he have a busy night!
You can drive through the Winter Wonderland Holiday Light Show evenings, November 28 – January 3 from 6:00 – 10:00pm. It will be closed December 24th and 25th. Admission: $5 per car Monday through Thursday; $10 per car on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings.
We were so sad to see the night have to end. But what a great way; Santa was there himself waiving and wishing us …and to all A Good Night!
Now...for that cup of hot chocolate!
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It was Sunday evening and Mark heard that we were in the midst of a snow advisory. His thought…”Should we still go?” My thought…”Woo Hoo – this is gonna be great! Can you imagine the light show in the midst of snow falling? We couldn’t have ordered up better weather!”
We got in the car and headed the short distance to Vernon Hills. The entrance is clearly marked with blue Winter Wonderland signs along Rt 60. We were welcomed by a patriotic display and then immediately moved into the holiday lights, with candy canes and lollipops and even classic television show characters like Mr. Heat Miser and Mr. Cold Miser.
Soon after, our family was singing the 12 Days of Christmas as we saw the partridge in a pear tree. It was fun trying to remember all of the words to the song “twelve drummers drumming, eleven pipers piping, ten lords a-leaping” and so on. I must say the light display helped us to remember!
The folks at the front ticketing area told us to turn our radio to FM107.1 and we would be able to listen to holiday music as we drove through the property. I asked if they knew how many lights were lit and they said there were no exact numbers but I think over 250,000 would be a good first guess. Can you imagine?
And the characters!! I can’t name them all, but here are a few; Beauty and the Beast, Madeline, Monsters Inc, Blues Clues, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, a giraffe, a moving hippo, polar bears, a rocking horse and SO many more!!
As we were coming toward the end of our route through the Cuneo estate, we saw THE PLACE. It was where Santa Claus makes all of the toys for good girls and boys – Santa’s Workshop!! His sleigh was even waiting outside for Christmas Eve. We couldn’t believe it! And on top of that, Santa had posted signs on how many miles he would be traveling to deliver all of the presents to Mexico City, Beijing, Seattle and Dublin! Wow will he have a busy night!
You can drive through the Winter Wonderland Holiday Light Show evenings, November 28 – January 3 from 6:00 – 10:00pm. It will be closed December 24th and 25th. Admission: $5 per car Monday through Thursday; $10 per car on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings.
We were so sad to see the night have to end. But what a great way; Santa was there himself waiving and wishing us …and to all A Good Night!
Now...for that cup of hot chocolate!
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