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Friday, 27 December 2024

'Lights on Tosha' holiday display to move out of Burlington next year

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'Lights on Tosha' holiday display to move out of Burlington next year
'Lights on Tosha' holiday display to move out of Burlington next year

"Lights on Tosha,” a holiday light show that's dazzled thousands of Tri-State visitors, is leaving its Burlington location after the show goes dark this Friday.

And creating memories.

We'vestarted a tradition now that Ihave to stop.

That's the partthat's really hard." NEW AT 11THE FINAL DAYS FOR A NORTHERNKENTUCKY LIGHT SHOW.25-THOUSAND LIGHTS SHINEBRIGHTLY IN BURLINGTON -- AS'LIGHTS ON TOSHA' HAS DAZZLEDTHOUSANDS OF FOLKS IN THETRI-STATE FOR THREE YEARS.

BUTGROWING IN POPULARITY COMESWITH NEW CHALLENGES.WCPO 9 NEWS REPORTER JAKERYLE SPOKE WITH THE SHOW'SMAESTRO..

ABOUT HOW THEY'LLHAVE TO TAKE THE SHOW ON THEROAD NEXT YEAR.CAR PULLING UPONBURLINGTON'S TOSHADRIVE.."Amazing.

It's beautiful.SOMETHING YOU HAVE TOSEE.."I've never seen anythinglike it on someone's house!"TOBELIEVE.."I love that tree.

That'smy favorite."JADA..

AND HERMOM LAURA THOMPSON SWUNG BYMONDAYNIGHT.."Everyone is strugglingthis time of year.

This yearin general.

It's just nice tobe able to give a littlesomething back."DONATIONSGOING TO THE CHILDREN'S OFHOME OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY..15-HUNDRED DOLLARS..

SO FAR..YET CAR..

AFTER CAR..CAPTIVATED BY A SYNCHRONIZEDLIGHT SHOW TOMUSIC.."It's basically a concertas how some people describeit."AND DAVID DRAPER..

IS THECONDUCTOR., "We added the ball.Icicles.

We added the roof.Stuff in the yard.

We'realways adding something."THEHOUR AND A HALF..

INTERACTIVESHOW..

HAS INTENSIFIED INPOPULARITY..AND THAT'S ALSOADDED FRUSTRATION FOR THISSMALL NEIGHBORHOOD." Upwards of 3000 cars onthe weekend.

With that comessome negativity.

We don't wantthat."RYLE/@JAKEWCPO The Lights on Tosha hasbeen growing for 3 straightyears, but this year's showwill be the last in itscurrent location."RECENTLY..NEIGHBORS HAVE COMPLAINEDABOUT LITTERING..

DRIVINGTHROUGH YARDS..

AND BLOCKINGDRIVEWAYS.This Friday at 11:45 theshow will turn off.

It's verysad.

Not going to lie.

It's mypride and joy.

I spend a lotof hours on it.

But the showwill go on.THEY'RE STILLWORKING ON AN OUTDOORREPLACEMENT FOR NEXT YEAR..

ATA DIFFERENTLOCATION.."My plan is to make it 10times bigger.

Go big or gohome."YET..

FOR A FEW MOREDAYS.."Oh this is your house?Thank you so much!

It'sbeautiful."A FEW HOMES..

ABLETO SPARK JOY..######19:40:29,"You can't put a price on it.To hear the stories from youknow, this is what Christmasmeans to them, and the joythat it brings during thistime.

That makes all thefrustrating, stress, money,anything going on worth it."THE LIGHTS..

KEEPING SPIRITSBRIGHT.INBURLINGTON.."I'll do my darnedest tomake sure that it goes on."JAKE RYLE, WCPO 9 NEWS.

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