Southern Florida - Holiday Lights?
Nov 29, 2005, 1:10 pm
#16
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: WAS, FLL
Programs: AA, B6, CO, DL, FL, UA, US Gold (only took 10k miles), WN, Amtrak
Posts: 1,299
Originally Posted by Alysia
There's one of those drive-thru parks with Christmas light displays off 95 near Pompano.
Nov 29, 2005, 1:17 pm
#17
Join Date: Jun 2004
Programs: united 1p, usair silver, nz gold, hilton gold, starwood gold
Posts: 509
Originally Posted by GWU ESIA STUDENT
Tradewinds Park on Sample Road. It is owned by Broward County and is also home to Butterfly World.
Not open this year because of Wilma.
Nov 29, 2005, 9:26 pm
#18
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Programs: Aeroplan SE AND 1MM, HHonors Gold, Marriott Bonvoy Platinum , L'Accor Platinum
Posts: 9,580
Which one of the sites in southern Florida with Xmas lights (in past years) would not offer them this year (because of Wilma), and which others would offer them?
Dec 19, 2005, 9:28 pm
#19
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Programs: Aeroplan SE AND 1MM, HHonors Gold, Marriott Bonvoy Platinum , L'Accor Platinum
Posts: 9,580
Has anyone gone to southern Florida this year (from West Palm Beach, through to the Keys) and can one comment whether there are any location with good intensive Xmas lights, taking account that hurricane Wilma may have prevented these lights from being put up?
PS-any good New Year's fireworks, in the FLL region?
PS-any good New Year's fireworks, in the FLL region?
Nov 27, 2007, 6:00 pm
#20
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Programs: Aeroplan SE AND 1MM, HHonors Gold, Marriott Bonvoy Platinum , L'Accor Platinum
Posts: 9,580
I am staying in Miami for 1 week from Dec 28-Jan 4. I wonder if the responses to my question of a few years ago, are still valid.
Nov 27, 2007, 6:55 pm
#21
Moderator: Delta SkyMiles, Luxury Hotels, TravelBuzz! and Italy
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 26,543
So, moving this thread over to Florida.
Happy Holidays.
Obscure2k
TravelBuzz Moderator
Nov 28, 2007, 2:20 pm
#22
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Beacon Falls, CT, USA
Posts: 1,609
It's been a couple years since I lived there, (5) but I used to live one block away from a street where every house did it up huge. This is in Palm Beach County... drive north on I-95, exit on Forest Hill Blvd going west. Take the first right (Flamingo Drive). You will see the lights about 5 blocks down on your right. Enjoy!
Nov 29, 2007, 9:59 am
#23
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Saint Augustine, FL
Posts: 145
When I was a student at University of Miami, I used to stop by the Clot House every year as they had incredible Christmas lights.
They have a website at: http://www.clotxmas.com/
I haven't been there since 2002, but it used to be really great.
It's 30 mins or so south of downtown Miami and is located near Palmetto High School if I recall correctly.
They have a website at: http://www.clotxmas.com/
I haven't been there since 2002, but it used to be really great.
It's 30 mins or so south of downtown Miami and is located near Palmetto High School if I recall correctly.
Dec 9, 2007, 8:07 am
#25
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Programs: Aeroplan SE AND 1MM, HHonors Gold, Marriott Bonvoy Platinum , L'Accor Platinum
Posts: 9,580
Having done research, I see that Santa's Enchanted Forest is one such site.
The link has details:
http://miami.about.com/cs/tourism/a/aa120302.htm
The link has details:
http://miami.about.com/cs/tourism/a/aa120302.htm
Dec 16, 2007, 8:39 am
#26
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,958
Dec 17, 2007, 10:23 am
#27
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,958
Dec 23, 2007, 5:11 am
#28
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Programs: Aeroplan SE AND 1MM, HHonors Gold, Marriott Bonvoy Platinum , L'Accor Platinum
Posts: 9,580
Mia:
Thank you, for your 2 responses.
Do you also have a link to the list of good commercial holiday lighting displays in southern Florida?
FlyerGoldII
Thank you, for your 2 responses.
Do you also have a link to the list of good commercial holiday lighting displays in southern Florida?
FlyerGoldII
Dec 9, 2011, 9:18 am
#29
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 1
Lights in Sunrise/Plantation
You're welcome to come see my lights - they are unique in that they are computerized and you can select which song you would like the lights to dance to from a control box by the sidewalk. See http://lights.donlaw.com for more info.
There's also some good displays a little west of me including the Hyatt Christmas Extreme at http://interactive.sun-sentinel.com/...nholidaylights
There's also another house (two actually) with an outrageous number of lights - something like 400,000, near Hyatt. It is about 8 blocks north of Sunrise Blvd on the little road on the west side of the canal at Hiatus, then about 2 blocks west. Sorry I don't have the address.
There's also some good displays a little west of me including the Hyatt Christmas Extreme at http://interactive.sun-sentinel.com/...nholidaylights
There's also another house (two actually) with an outrageous number of lights - something like 400,000, near Hyatt. It is about 8 blocks north of Sunrise Blvd on the little road on the west side of the canal at Hiatus, then about 2 blocks west. Sorry I don't have the address.
Dec 21, 2011, 9:10 am
#30
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Formerly HPN, but then DCA and IAD for a while, and now back to HPN!
Programs: Honestly, I've been out of the travel game so long that I'm not even sure. Maybe Marriott Gold?
Posts: 10,677
It has been some years, but I remember a large commercial lights display near the National Enquirer HQ in Lantana and a private residence just off I-95 in maybe Dania, between Hollywood and Fort Lauderdale.
The Intercoastal is a nice trip as well but you need a boat.
http://www.digitalcity.com/southflor...ghtingdisplays
http://www.southfloridafair.com/
Happy hunting
The Intercoastal is a nice trip as well but you need a boat.
http://www.digitalcity.com/southflor...ghtingdisplays
http://www.southfloridafair.com/
Happy hunting