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Upper Canada Village Christmas Lights
December 9, 2008
Went to Upper Canada Village on the weekend to see the Alight at Night Festival. What an amazing display of lights. I am not sure the pioneers had access to 250,000 LED lights, but it was a great experience all the same.
Entrance to Village Store
Christmas wreath
Village Church
Home
Zebras in the Enchanted Forest
Penguin in the Enchanted Forest
Polar Bears in the Enchanted Forest
Homestead
This Christmas ornament (along with a turkey dinner) can be found in the restaurant
This is the photography studio and entrance
Street sign near the entrance
A view from the parking lot
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In March 2009 33 Upper Canada Village staff – (blacksmiths, woodworkers, millers, etc.) – some with over 25 years experience were laid off as the new General Manager Patricia MacDonald (formerly VP Marketing Canada’s Wonderland and current CEO of Circus Avaia in Toronto) tries her darndest to turn the place into a “History Lite” theme park. This includes huge historical anachronisms as a pop-culture Medieval Festival in the village, Midway rides at the Fall Fair, video screens in the Saw Mill, closed buildings due to lack of staff, a popcorn shop in the middle of the village, and the clearing out of all museum artifacts from Cooks Tavern in order to turn it into a licensed bar & restaurant (complete with modern stainless steel sinks and a double sized beverage fridge).
If the electrical safety code allowed her (thankfully it does not), these lights would remain up all year even while the Village attempts to re-create the 1860s.
Anything in the name of money – what a loss.
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