Miranda Family Lights

We used to be a Markwell Lights (ML) family, but that stopped being a thing. Then we found out about the Miranda Family Lights (MFL) last year, and that became our new family tradition. As far as technical skills are concerned, MFL would qualify as being several steps above ML. In fact, comparing them doesn't seem fair because MFL is a full-on elaborate production, while ML was... not that...But the MFL has some minor annoyances that we haven't really seen with ML. Namely: (1) the MFL is one house, while the ML was like a whole street, and (2) people are people (or another way to put it, people are jerks).I'm not talking about the Miranda family. They seem like wonderful people; I don't know them, but I do know what their LED children look like.The MFL cycles through approximately 10(ish) minutes of a very 80's themed show. What we experienced though was that people camp out in front of the house for more than one iteration of the 10 minute show, and then everyone behind these inconsiderate people has to just... sit there and wait. Literally, every 5-10 minutes, there should be movement of at least 5 vehicles. But when we went, we arrived at 5:40 pm (or thereabouts), and didn't get in front of the house until 6:20 pm, and we were just around the corner from the house. There was no reason it should have taken that long, except for the fact that people were being ill-mannered butts. In fact, I'm starting to think these are the same people who cut lines at the movie theater (remember movie theaters?), or think it's okay to yell at fast food employees.tldr; cool lights, but the show could almost be a little shorter to get people to cycle through faster; like... cut a couple of the songs out maybe? We will definitely be back, but we'll be better prepared next time to explain to our toddlers what's causing the hold-up, without using the words "because people are jerks."

A huge heaping helping of holiday cheer. The most impressive dancing house I've seen anywhere, and I've trekked to see a lot of light shows in my day. Terrific soundtrack and multimedia experience. They also make pre and post Christmas versions of the show to maintain maximum relevance through NYE. Bonus points for terrific signage and their helpful traffic flow messages that clearly assist with keeping their neighbors happy during all the mayhem. They even do an abbreviated show for the high traffic pre-Christmas weekend - sheer brilliance. To cap it all off, they collect donations for charity the whole time, too. Look for them on the Great Christmas Light Fight TV show in 2019. Wishing the Miranda Family all the best and sending gratitude for this awesome display of holiday spirit.