{"id":196552,"date":"2019-12-08T22:14:16","date_gmt":"2019-12-08T22:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/we-went-to-the-worlds-largest-christmas-maze-here-are-3-things-we-loved-and-3-we-disliked.html"},"modified":"2019-12-08T22:14:16","modified_gmt":"2019-12-08T22:14:16","slug":"we-went-to-the-worlds-largest-christmas-maze-here-are-3-things-we-loved-and-3-we-disliked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/travel\/we-went-to-the-worlds-largest-christmas-maze-here-are-3-things-we-loved-and-3-we-disliked.html","title":{"rendered":"We went to a world&#8217;s largest Christmas maze. Here are 3 things we desired and 3 we disliked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gnt_em_gl_i\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wordpressdynamos.com\/timesofnewscdn\/USA\/397bc_8fbf14b6-9318-4edd-a1be-c66f72356927-IMG_9342.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">It&#8217;s <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">Christmas time<\/a>! That means holiday-themed activities\u00a0are stuffing adult a calendars, including <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">light displays<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">So when my friends and we schooled <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">Enchant Christmas<\/a>, that dubs itself a largest Christmas light obstruction in a world, was entrance to Washington, D.C., we had to give it a try.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The experience, finish with ice-skating route and Christmas market, runs in D.C.;\u00a0St. Petersburg, Florida;\u00a0and Seattle\u00a0through Dec. 29. For your consideration, here are 3 things we desired (and 3 we disliked) about a Washington, D.C., experience:<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>LOVED: The print opportunities.<\/strong> If you&#8217;re looking for an Insta-worthy holiday destination,\u00a0this place will do a trick. From hulk reindeer to photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus, usually about everywhere we spin there is a lovable print to be taken. But we may\u00a0have to evasion some kids to get that ideal only-you-in-the-photo shot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>LOVED: The market.<\/strong> If you&#8217;re looking for a Christmas present for someone on your list (or even yourself), a event&#8217;s sprawling marketplace has\u00a0things for usually about anyone. For kids, there was a Build-A-Bear station;\u00a0for a politico in your life, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders-scented candles and more.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"gnt_em_gl_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.wordpressdynamos.com\/timesofnewscdn\/USA\/25f24_a67b4d80-eda3-409e-95b1-78b058c5a3ff-01_AP_Germany_Christmas_Market-2.JPG\" data-gl-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/11\/27\/USAT\/a67b4d80-eda3-409e-95b1-78b058c5a3ff-01_AP_Germany_Christmas_Market-2.JPG?crop=5838,3284,x0,y55width=1320height=744format=pjpgauto=webp 2x\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>LOVED: The interactive elements.<\/strong> The light obstruction had engaging interactive elements, not usually lit-up structures. This included\u00a0a\u00a0section where\u00a0strings of lights, that mimicked\u00a0vines,\u00a0hung from a roof that we could travel by and take photos in; a pathway that illuminated adult underneath your feet when we walked opposite it; a light hovel that done for another good print spot; and, of course, ice skating. There was also an interactive blemish label game, where we kept lane of how many of Santa&#8217;s reindeer we find along a maze. At a end, we even get a esteem (spoiler: don&#8217;t get too excited, it was\u00a0just a chocolate coin).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.wordpressdynamos.com\/timesofnewscdn\/USA\/12f0d_4ce9e68f-3104-42bf-a07a-5d5dd1e6c499-IMG-9377.JPG\" data-gl-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/12\/06\/USAT\/4ce9e68f-3104-42bf-a07a-5d5dd1e6c499-IMG-9377.JPG?width=1320height=990fit=cropformat=pjpgauto=webp 2x\" alt=\"Inside a light hovel during Enchant Christmas in Washington, D.C.\" \/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>DISLIKED: The price.<\/strong> If you&#8217;re particularly examination your spending this holiday season, this might not be a place for you. The sheet prices, that sundry formed on time slots, were\u00a0steeper than expected. My friends and we purchased a 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.\u00a0entry time slot, that brought a sheet cost to $39.21\u00a0after taxes and fees.\u00a0Food and drinks were also on a costly side. For example, a\u00a0cup of peaked cider came out to $14.95 with tip.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.wordpressdynamos.com\/timesofnewscdn\/USA\/17672_6ba29a6a-0da7-4fa2-badc-e3a4a8a387d0-IMG_9352.jpeg\" data-gl-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/12\/04\/USAT\/6ba29a6a-0da7-4fa2-badc-e3a4a8a387d0-IMG_9352.jpeg?width=1320height=990fit=cropformat=pjpgauto=webp 2x\" alt=\"A crater of peaked cider during Enchant in Washington, D.C.\" \/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>DISLIKED: The crowds.<\/strong> If we consider not a lot of people will know about this event, consider again. Not usually was there a line to get into Nationals Park, a D.C. venue, a obstruction was also full of people, including families, couples, groups of friends and using kids\u00a0\u2013 so watch where you&#8217;re going!\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.wordpressdynamos.com\/timesofnewscdn\/USA\/44687_bf9b9d84-ae9d-4a47-8d1a-f2784b65de1b-IMG_9313.jpeg\" data-gl-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/12\/04\/USAT\/bf9b9d84-ae9d-4a47-8d1a-f2784b65de1b-IMG_9313.jpeg?width=1320height=990fit=cropformat=pjpgauto=webp 2x\" alt=\"An overview of a light maze.\" \/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>DISLIKED: The size.<\/strong>\u00a0After braggadocio itself as a largest in a world, a distance of a obstruction was indeed flattering disappointing. Maybe if we unequivocally took a time to marvel during any light structure or take cinema with each singular reindeer we walked by, it could be drawn out. But accidentally walking around and holding photos in a integrate areas usually kept us in a obstruction area for reduction than an hour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">If we opt to ice movement ($10 to lease skates, giveaway if we move your own), it would also supplement a bit of time.\u00a0But, a course \u2013\u00a0which was indeed a closed-looped pathway \u2013\u00a0was also smaller than expected. Instead of circuitous around a entirety of a light\u00a0maze, it\u00a0was off to one side of a stadium.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"gnt_em_gl_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.wordpressdynamos.com\/timesofnewscdn\/USA\/29083_e9d646c2-4635-48f5-aac0-011e0c5c23c7-GTY_1186649105.JPG\" data-gl-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/12\/06\/USAT\/e9d646c2-4635-48f5-aac0-011e0c5c23c7-GTY_1186649105.JPG?crop=3073,1729,x0,y156width=1320height=744format=pjpgauto=webp 2x\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Article source: http:\/\/rssfeeds.usatoday.com\/~\/612366976\/0\/usatodaycomtravel-topstories~We-went-to-the-worlds-largest-Christmas-maze-Here-are-things-we-loved-and-we-disliked\/<\/a>\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s Christmas time! That means holiday-themed activities\u00a0are stuffing adult a calendars, including light displays. So when my friends and we schooled Enchant Christmas, that dubs itself a largest Christmas light obstruction in a world, was entrance to Washington, D.C., we had to give it a try. The experience, finish with ice-skating route and Christmas market, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[90],"class_list":["post-196552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel","tag-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196552\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}