W i d m e r - W o r l d 2013

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The Widmer & Eicher Families
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See us at
3671 Chelsea Court
Pleasanton, CA
(see the directions page for specifics and map)
 
 
 
December has arrived and we have opened for the  Holiday Season.  We are fine tuning our displays and getting ready for the Pleasanton Parade and for Santa's first visit.   

I think you will enjoy our work for 2013 with new attractions and old favorites.  Come prepared for our newest scavenger hunt.
We are looking forward to another wonderful holiday season and can't wait to see all of our old and new friends.   We hope to see all our old friends and many new ones.  See you all this December.  
 
  
We will be participating in the Pleasanton Holiday Parade on December 7 so will be opening after the parade.   
 
 
Santa has been kind to again come see us during December, refer to the Santa Page for dates and times.  His first visit in Sunday December 8th. 
 
Once we have perfected our displays we will be taking new pictures and video but you can see our prior seasons by clicking on the various Christmas Season Tabs on the left menu.  If your browser is having trouble seeing the sub menus for videos or pictures just click on the appropriate year and then right click and open the page in a separate window.  The sub menus should now appear. 

Following are some of scenes in our 2013 display
 
Expanded (more trees and electronics) front yard "Electronic Light Show" and music sequenced throughout our displays. Over 300 separate circuits and 40 different control boxes sequenced to each of our favorite Holiday songs... 
The Scavenger Hunt (season-4)
Expanded Artic Penguin Scene
Disney and Friends (and Warner Bros too!)
Dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Claus
Santa's Toy Shop
The Nativity "Tis the reason for the season"
K'Nex Town in buildings 1&2
Barbies Dinner with friends
Nutcracker Building
Santa's Golf Fantasy
Train Town with multi-villages
Widmer-World Theater
County Fair

and don't forget some coins for Mr. Potato Head 
and Santa's Toy room!
Bring your friends and family for an enjoyable start or
ending to your evening in Pleasanton, CA
We'll keep the lights on... and off... and on again...

For more holiday homes in the Tri-Valley and California
visit CaliforniaChristmasLights.com
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Dates & Times

This year's display runs nightly from December 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013. Show times are daily, from 6 PM to 9 PM.

The display is FREE to the public, so that all of the community can enjoy the magical dancing lights and themed diplays that bring new sights and sounds to the holiday season.
 
Note: The show will be canceled on days where high winds or there is moderate rain for safety reasons!

Display Rules

When visiting our display, we ask that you observe a few rules.

  • Please be respectful and courteous to our friends and neighbors. 
  • Please be kind to our neighbors and do not block traffic or driveways, park or walk on anyone's lawn, blow horns, or play your radio too loudly.
  • For the viewing pleasure of our other guests, we ask that you please turn off your headlights while in front of the display.
  • Please join us by parking your car and walking through our display.
  • Please stay on designated pathways and refrain from running or touching display items.
  • Pets are prohibited in the rear yard due to the number of guests and limited space available.
  • WARNING!!! Due to the high electrical voltage that runs our show, please DO NOT enter the show areas or yard for any reason! Failure to observe this rule could result in you being asked to leave.
How do you control the lights?
Everything is controlled with software and hardware from Light-O-Rama and Animated Lighting. Our display for 2009 used 32 different channels, 2010 was 80 channels, for 2011 it was 112 channels and for 2012 we are running 304 individually controlled channels. This allows us to control almost every element in our front yard display and many of the elements in the back yard.
 
How many lights do you have?
Unfortunately, we have never counted them...  Every year we add new elements to our display in an attempt to make the display new and exciting for our returning guests, while at the same time we incorporate many of the old favorites back into the display.
 
How much did this cost?
We don't know and I hope my wife never finds out... :)
 
How much is your PG&E bill?
This is one of our best kepts secrets...  I am happy to let you know what it is, but only if you are willing to pay the bill... :)
 
Do you accept donations?
Yes, we do accept dontaions.  We have a couple donation boxes in the yard.  One helps us offset the cost of providing free Santa photos and the other helps with the electric bill...  Any donations that are in excess of these two expenses are forwarded on to our favorite charties on behalf of Widmer World...
 
Why do you do this?
Our display is nice way for our family to give something back to our wonderful community...  It is also a nice family oriented hobby that keeps my family close and offers us an opportunity to spend time together while providing something special for our many guests.  
 
If you have any additional questions not answered here please contact us with your questions using the below link.
Widmer World 


Christmas Countdown

 
 
Open December 1st through 31st
from 6:00pm until 9:00 pm
(weather permitting)
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