Drive-through holiday light park returns to North Texas

7.37. Beautiful start to the day. We're in the 50s. Makes you kind of feel like Christmas is here. A holiday tradition returning to North Texas today. Perfect timing. A new location, a new immersive story, a new Big Brothers Big Sisters partnership. Joining us this morning is Ellen Brinsey with The Light Park. Hey there, Ellen. Good to see you. Hey, good morning. Merry Christmas. Yeah, I know. Crazy. One of our viewers wrote us and was like, this weather makes me feel like I need to start decorating the house. And sure enough, it'll be here before we know it. This drive-thru experience is going to be in three different locations this year. We got Riders Field in Frisco. We got Hurricane Harbor in Arlington. And now also at Samuel Farm in Mesquite, too. Yeah, this is our fifth year in Dallas and our first year at Samuel Farm, and if the presale is any indication, the Mesquite location is already off to a great start, so we're excited to bring the light park to that area of DFW. Okay, explain what guests will be able to see when they wind through this magical area. So it's a little over a mile of an immersive LED light show. Millions and millions of lights sync to holiday music. What's new this year is that we're asking guests to be a part of the experience. All right. Santa has tapped our very own DJ Polar Ice to help bring the aura to power the North Pole. So our guests... As we call them, the Nomies are being asked to bring the energy power for the park and help save Christmas and DJ Polar Ice and Santa's mission for this year. So we're really excited about the story. Oh, that's adorable. You know, this brings me back to to like COVID when we were all in our cars. But it seemed like this was something that families really liked. Also, I think about the weather this time of year as we move towards the holiday season. It's kind of, you know, you never know what you're going to get in Texas. Like to have an experience like this where you can do something fun, throw the kids in the car and go through this and feel the magic is it's just awesome. I can't tell you how whenever you leave the park, you just feel immense joy. It is the perfect antidote to get you right into the Christmas spirit. I mean, when we were growing up, we, you know, checked out Christmas lights all over neighborhoods. This is that on steroids with an amazing polar bear. And there's a lot, like I said, there's a lot for families to do, food and beverage, merchandise. Thank you. Thank you. There was this comment on social we had that's really resonated with me. Last year, she took her DJ Polar Ice. Polar Bear home with her, and she's been obsessed with Polar Bears the entire year. So definitely something that sticks with families beyond just the lights. Yeah. Now, is it a right, like, do you tune into a radio station? Like, is there music, too? Yes. So you, whenever you pull in, you go to an FM station, and then you are in, you are in the world of the light park. Music and DJ Polar Ice and the Head Elf are all talking to you throughout your journey. And how do you do this? Is it like each person has a ticket or is it like one vehicle, like everyone pile in this one car? How does that work? That's the best part about being a family, budget-friendly experience for the holidays. It's one price per car. That can be a suburban, that can be a small car, it doesn't matter. So we encourage you to bring grandma, bring grandma, bring as many people, friends as you can to enjoy this experience as a family. Oh, fun. Okay, tell me about the Big Brothers Big Sisters partnership this year. So, giving back is a big part of the holidays, and it's kind of a personal one for me. I was a big sister many years ago and just really love what Big Brothers Big Sisters does to communities and especially for children in the communities, and Christmas is for children. So, we partnered with Big Brothers Big Sisters across all of our locations, even our newest location in Oklahoma City, and guests every day of our season have the opportunity to to donate directly to Big Brothers, Big Sisters. But on Tuesday, we have a special Big Brothers, Big Sisters ticket that if guests purchase it, $5 of the ticket goes to Big Brothers, Big Sisters, and they get a free popcorn, which is a $9.99 value. And then beyond that, we're offering free tickets to all Big Brothers, Big Sisters matches in all of our markets. So they can enjoy this. All right, now's the time to get your tickets. The light park opens today. It goes through January 3rd. We have a link with all the information on our website, fox4news.com. Thank you so much. Appreciate it.