If you're cruising for some holiday cheer, the Lone Star State has a Texas-sized light spectacle that's got you covered. As reported by the City of Grand Prairie, Prairie Lights has made a dazzling return. Imagine a path lined with 4 million twinkling lights, spanning 2 miles with never-before-seen spectacles, because that's what you'll find in the drive-through park.
Open nightly through November 27 to December 31, from 6 PM to 10 PM, this is a destination not merely content with sprinkling a few holiday LEDs; here, the lights dominate, bending in arches over the road, mimicking festive scenes likely to upstage even the Griswold family. And with the harsh Texas sun finally taking a backseat, nighttime is the right time to get your glimmer on.
Anticipating a turnout that rivals the appeal of leftover Thanksgiving turkey, the organizers have wisely enabled visitors to check the status of the line before they go. Because nothing kills the holiday spirit quite like bumper-to-bumper traffic when you could be home watching "It's a Wonderful Life" for the umpteenth time.
For those with an allergy to lines, a $50 Fast Pass can expedite the merrymaking experience. In purchasing one, you can skirt the line that, without the pass, could resemble the slow march of Santa's sleigh if Rudolph took a personal day. The Fast Pass is your ticket to what the city promises to be quite the luminous jaunt—think less "Silent Night" and more "Light Bright," with a side of holiday tradition.
