Day 292 – Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular

Last year I heard of this awesome display of over 5,000 illuminated Jack-O-Lanterns at the Roger Williams Zoo in Providence. I wasn’t actually expecting the grand display that we saw to be quite honest. I thought it would just be a bunch of lit jack-o-lanterns along the trails of the zoo which would have been cool enough in itself. But this was SO much more!!

They actually had scenes and themes. It almost reminded me of “It’s a Small World” in Disneyworld. Each theme had its own music, lighting, fog or whatever for dramatic effect. The Sleepy Hollow display even had Johnny Depp talking overhead and it was creepy for sure. But not all of it was scary/creepy. There was an entire Wizard of Oz theme with such detail it was amazing!! Somewhere over the Rainbow was playing aloud and even some of the people in the slow moving crowd could be heard singing/humming the words. There was also Phantom of the Opera, Sound of Music, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Golden Age of Hollywood with Gone with the Wind, Casablanca and so many more!!! There was even a music scene with the Beatles, Hendrix, Morrison, BB King and other greats.

There were Jack-O-Lanterns everywhere: along the trails, in the trees, on the water top and more! It really was a spectacular. The night air was chilly but not too cold. Vinny and I slowly made our way through the park and enjoyed walking a bit down memory lane with all of the themes. We snapped a ton of pictures, laughed, talked and enjoyed our date night in this lovely festive setting. I am so glad we made it this year and I fully intend to make this something we do each year. #Cheers