All of the lanterns at Magical Winter Lights are chosen for a specific reason and months of planning go into each location’s lanterns. The acrobats also incorporate Icarian acrobatics, often called human juggling.Īt Magical Winter Lights DFW, the Lone Star State section has been modified to include Dallas-Fort Worth staples like Big Tex and the Dallas Pegasus. The creative performance includes contortion, the Chinese Sichuan opera ‘Face Changing’ (Bian Lian) which is a dramatic art where performers wear brightly colored masks that they change from one face to another through their act. With seven massive themed lantern displays, there is ample opportunity to marvel at the intricate floral designs, Chinese Zodiac animals, a gigantic Chinese dragon, a rendition of the Emperor’s Palace, and a nightly acrobat show. With seven massive themed lantern displays, there is ample opportunity to marvel at the intricate floral designs, Chinese Zodiac animals, a gigantic Chinese dragon, a rendition of the Emperor’s Palace, and a nightly cultural performance. The annual 50-day festival started in Houston in 2015, and this year also opens in Dallas at Lone Star Park. All of the lanterns are created to look as close to authentic as possible.” The Winter Lights Festival is the largest lantern festival of its kind in the United States. The lantern artist hand lays silk on the frame, using adhesive. Next, the frame is constructed to create a larger-than-life structure. “Then, the artist manipulates and welds metal to the pattern they’ve drawn. “The artist begins by drawing an outline of the lantern’s frame on the ground,” explained Chelsea Atkinson, public relations and event manager for People Generation. Manufacturing for both festivals takes two months in Zigong, China, and takes almost two months to complete the installation. The Winter Lights Festival is the largest lantern festival of its kind in the United States both events required the combined effort of 140 lantern artists. This multicultural version of the traditional holiday light show, one of the largest in Houston, combines the Chinese lantern with a nod to Texas, Egypt, the Beatles, Paris and even dinosaurs.
Grab hot cocoa and s’mores kits and enjoy the holiday atmosphere at the s’more pits.Įnjoy a sparkling model of Earth and a prism tree, and snap a stellar selfie in our Earth photo station and our new snow globe photo station.Now through January 2, the Winter Lights Festival glows brightly from Gulf Greyhound Park. Watch snowflakes falling on our massive projection wall and the occasional flurry from Walk underneath a 30-foot Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.
Go inside the historic shuttle carrier aircraft NASA 905 and the high-fidelity shuttle replica Independence and see the Saturn V rocket lights from the second landing of the tower on your way down.
Hop onto our interactive light pods, supported by H.E.B., made of 290 multicolor platforms under the wing of our historic shuttle carrier aircraft. Just before entering Independence Plaza, don’t miss the up-lit, laser-etched acrylic silhouette sculptures depicting different constellations. On your way to the Independence Plaza Experience, presented by MLN, take a stroll through a 200-foot LED light tunnel made of more than 250,000 lights synchronized to festive holiday music.Įxplore our solar system through massive models of each planet along the path.
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