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Saturday, 4 May 2024

Long wait times at "Santa's Rock N Lights"

Credit: KMTV Action 3 News
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Long wait times at 'Santa's Rock N Lights'
Long wait times at "Santa's Rock N Lights"

SHOW...PERFECTFOR THE SOCIALLY-DISTANCEDCHRISTMAS SEASON.BUT ONE ATTENDEETELLS 3 NEWS NOW...THE TRAFFICSITUATION WAS OUTOF CONTROL.THE ORGANIZER OFTHE SHOW SAYSTHERE WILL NOW BECHANGES.3 NEWS NOWREPORTER ISABELLABASCO IS SHOWINGUS WHAT THEPOPULARATTRACTION HAS INSTORE.ISABELLA LL: DURINGTHE CHRISTMASSEASON, IT'SNATURAL YOURFAMILY WOULD WANTTO EXPERIENCE ABEAUTIFUL DRIVE-THROUGH LIGHTSHOW WITHOUT ANYHICCUPS.BUT ONE WOMANTELLS ME HEREXPERIENCEWAITING FOR THEDRIVE-THRU SHOWAT WERNER PARK."WE VISITED THISLAST FRIDAY AND WEHAD A TICKET FOR8:30.UNFORTUNATELY, WEHAD TO WAIT IN LINEFOR ABOUT 2 HOURS,TO GET THROUGHTHE LIGHT SHOW."HAYLEY CHICOINESAYS THE FESTIVELIGHT SHOW WASENTERTAINING...BUT THE LINE TO GETTHERE...WAS NOT FUN TO SITTHROUGH."EVERYONE WASKIND OF JUSTFRUSTRATED ANDANXIOUS, ANDEVERYONE HADTHEIR WINDOWSDOWN.YOU COULD SEEPEOPLE SITTINGNEXT TO YOU,EVERYONE JUSTSEEMED KIND OFFRUSTRATED AT THATPOINT.PETERSTARYKOWICZ IS THEPRESIDENT OF ALLCOMMUNITY EVENTS- AN EVENTMANAGEMENT FIRMWHICH RUNS THESHOW.HE SAYSATTENDANCE HASDOUBLED- AND HISFIRM IS MAKINGMODIFICATIONS BYSCALING BACKTICKET SALES EVERYHOUR FOR THEWEEKENDS TOCOME."BY BRINGING THOSELIMITATIONS DOWNDRAMATICALLY,THAT'S GOING TOREALLY CUT DOWNON THE AMOUNT OFPEOPLE COMING TOTHE SHOW EACHHOUR WHICH ISGOING TO LOWERTHOSE WAIT TIMES."ALL COMMUNITYEVENTS IS ALSOSTARTING ACONVERSATION WITHTRAFFIC CONTROL."IN ADDITION WEHAVE NOW BEGAN ACONVERSATION WITHTRAFFIC CONTROLTO MAKE SUREWE HAVE NEXTWEEKEND IS FARMORE SUPERIORTHAN WHAT WAS OUTTHERE." CHICOINEHOPES THESECHANGES WILL BESUCCESSFUL - FORFAMILIES' SAKE ANDFOR THE SAKE OFSAVING CHRISTMAS."PEOPLE ARE REALLYTIRED, THEY AREWORN OUT FROMTHE PANDEMIC, THEYWANT A FUN ACTIVITYTO GET OUT OF THEHOUSE." REPORTINGIN PAPILLION...ISABELLA BASCO..3NEWS NOW.ALL COMMUNITYEVENTS TELLS 3NEWS NOW - THEGOAL IS TO HAVEATTENDEES WAIT NOLONGER THAN 20MINUTES TO SEE THESHOW.

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