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Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights – Dec 2007
The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Disney-MGM Studios at Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida. December 1, 2007 Song: Carol of the Bells by Trans Siberian Orchestra History: The Osborne Family Spectacle of Lights was born at the Osborne home in Little Rock, Ark., in 1986. That year, Jennings Osborne strung a modest 1000 red lights as a holiday gift to his 6-year-old daughter, Breezy. She had asked her father to make their house sparkle with holiday lights. Thus, a new tradition was born. “I added more lights each year,” says Osborne. “And I just kept adding. I’m always chasing a dream.” In fact, Osborne’s dream kept growing until 1993, when he strung more than three million lights. His 22000-square-foot home, bathed in bulbs, was the site of curious sightseers and long lines of traffic — crowds too large for those who lived in the neighborhood. Calling his display a nuisance, Osborne’s neighbors took legal action — all the way to the Arkansas Supreme Court. Shortly after the court battle, Osborne packed his bulbs and took them to Walt Disney World Resort, where theme park guests — surrounded on all sides by bright bulbs — actually walk into his multi-colored display.