Last night we went to the Stone Mountain Christmas experience with Nate's parents. We absolutely loved the Botanical Gardens lights, but it's so expensive ($60-70 per person) and parking is a nightmare. Last year we did the zoo's lights and it was good but not amazing, so we decided to try Stone Mountain's light show this year. It was still pricey ($40 per ticket) but we already have a parking pass (and parking is plentiful), plus we loved the dinosaur laser show we went to in the summer.
Overall, the Stone Mountain Christmas experience was a total bust. The sound system was broken on the train so the promised sing-along didn't happen. The voices of the actors (or was it also a sound system issue?) for the Christmas Carol play were so grating that it was painful. The line for the cinnamon bread/hot drinks was 30 minutes long AND it turned out there were separate lines for hot drinks and cinnamon bread (you had to go all the way back to the end) AND they were out of hot cocoa and decaf coffee (who's getting espresso at 8 pm?!). We all held out hope that the drone/laser show would save the day. The drones were very cool. If it was just that I'd give it 5 out of 5 stars, but it was short and then the laser portion started. 1) The lasers/projectors were not in focus so it looked really bad and 2) the animations were like a creepy fever dream. It made no sense and wasn't enjoyable at all.
I enjoyed spending time with my family but I think there are less expensive, more enjoyable ways to celebrate the holidays together- and I will be seeking them out next year.
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