Colorado Springs, CO – This holiday season promises to be brighter, merrier, and more colorful with the return of Magic of Lights. Pikes Peak International Raceway will be transformed into a vibrant drive-through light display and Holiday Village with FREE Santa Photos creating unforgettable memories for all. The festive event opens Friday, November 22nd and runs through Saturday, January 4th.
This year, guests at Magic of Lights can look forward to a magical new addition: FREE Santa Photos! For 2024, guests will have the chance to capture their holiday spirit with a special photo op featuring Santa Claus himself. As attendees visit the holiday village, they will have the opportunity to take a festive selfie with Santa, creating cherished memories and a perfect holiday keepsake—all at no additional cost. It’s a fun and festive way to make your visit even more memorable!
Produced by Family Entertainment Live, “Magic of Lights” is making its return to PPIR for the third time this year. This enchanting event will showcase dozens of displays, festive favorites, and captivating digital animations, all brought to life with millions of LED lights, ensuring a memorable holiday experience for the entire family.
“We’re excited for Magic of Lights to return to PPIR for the third year,” said Ken Hudgens, CEO of Family Entertainment Live, “We hope Magic of Lights has become a part of the Colorado Springs holiday tradition, and will be for many years to come”
“Magic of Lights is back for its third year at Pikes Peak International Raceway as promised last year and in addition to the 1.5-mile light show featuring over two million lights, we are including the use of PPIR’s infield buildings. This will increase the space for parking and will greatly increase the Christmas Village which will include heated indoor seating with restrooms, Free photographs with Santa, Indoor/Outdoor Christmas Music with RGB light show, food trucks, and our Bar & Game room open every night. Our staff and I are proud to be working with such an amazing partner as Magic of Lights as we share the same desire to bring family fun to an exciting holiday experience.” From Joe Garone, COO of Pikes Peak International Raceway.
Guests can experience Magic of Lights’ beloved holiday displays from the comfort of their own vehicle, including Prehistoric Christmas, the 12 Days of Christmas, Toyland, and Reindeer Road. Along with the 200-foot Enchanting Tunnel of Lights, there will be new and captivating light tunnels to enhance the festive journey.
For the 2024 season, the brand-new MagicVision Selfie Filters will be unveiled featuring fun filters that will transform your selfies into festive holiday-themed images, perfect for sharing with friends and family.
Other dazzling displays include the 32-foot-tall, animated Mattel’s Waving Christmas Barbie®, a Prehistoric Christmas scene with life-sized dinosaurs celebrating the season, and the iconic BIGFOOT® Monster Truck. With over two million sparkling lights, Magic of Lights offers a nostalgic and festive experience that everyone will love.
Guests can also stop inside the Jolly Holiday Village, which allows visitors to walk through a majestic out-of-car area and other holiday activities.
QUICK FACTS – MAGIC OF LIGHTS
- 2+ million lights per Magic of Lights event
- 6 miles of light cord per Magic of Lights event
- 3,750 staff hours to set up each Magic of Lights event
- The steel displays are designed, bent, cut and welded into about 800 frames that are combined in different configurations to create each show’s giant winter holiday scenes. Each frame of each scene is designed using the latest CAD technology and hand built in-house from 15 pages of design specifications each.
- Each Magic of Lights show uses about 10 miles of steel to build the displays and 10 miles of LED lighting installed inside the displays, there are 10 different colors of LED bulbs used in the shows.
- Scenes, such as the animated Mattel’s Waving Christmas Barbie, are as high as 32 ft. tall and as long as several hundred feet.
Magic of Lights dazzles daily rom 5:30-9:00 PM, Monday – Thursday and 5:30-10 PM, Friday-Sunday. starting from November 22nd through January 4th. Tickets for this vibrant seasonal event will be available for purchase starting October 18th at 10am with pricing set per vehicle.
For a complete schedule and to purchase tickets, visit MagicOfLights.com/ColoradoSprings
About Pikes Peak International Raceway
Pikes Peak International Raceway (PPIR) is a destination motorsports and entertainment venue located in the beautiful Pikes Peak region just south of Colorado Springs in Fountain, CO. PPIR is a regional hub for all things automotive and the ideal place to push the envelope of your motorsports ambitions. PPIR offers a variety of driving surfaces and event facilities able to accommodate almost any type of event.
About Family Entertainment Live
Family Entertainment Holdings, LLC is a diversified, entertainment holding company that develops family-oriented live events including Magic of Lights ®, an outdoor holiday lights drive-through experience produced at venues throughout North America and Hot Wheels® Monster Trucks Live, showcasing a toys-to-life show of Mattel’s legendary Hot Wheels Monster Trucks show presented across North America, Europe and elsewhere internationally. The Company is headquartered in New York, NY. For more information visit familyentertainmentlive.com
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