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"This is Halloween" at New York Botanical Garden
Updated: September 26, 2024
(Bronx, NY - September 10, 2024)-- A light trail inspired by Disney and Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas will be making its first-ever debut on Friday, September 27, 2024 at The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG).
The first-ever spectacle will illuminate the film's iconic characters, scenes, songs, and art against the backdrop of botanical trees and plants. This outdoor adventure features over 8,300 square feet of dazzling light installation with cutting-edge technology including interactive video projection, intelligent LED lighting, and 3D printed sculptures of iconic characters such as Jack Skellington, Oogie Boogie, Sally, and Zero. Visitors of all ages are invited to take a stroll through the garden as they immerse in Tim Burton's imagination of the film's visionary.
Jeffrey Seller, founder of Adventurelive and Iñaki Fernandez from LETSGO Madrid, completed the project in two years. Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail was created by Adventurelive, the production team behind Broadway's Hamilton, and LETSGO, Madrid-based creative company behind Tim Burton's Labyrinth and Light in Nature, and by special arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical.
During an interview, Maggie from Adventurelive explained that LETSGO and Adventurelive collaboratively pitched an idea to create a light show based on The Nightmare Before Christmas. Both creative teams reached out to Disney with their collaborative idea, as Disney owns the property of 1993 classic film. "...and it all just sort of happened quickly," she stated.
"I hope we can deliver a show that is delightful, fun, and gives you great images and stimulations for your eyes and your ears...," Jeffrey Seller, founder of Adventurelive, stated during a press interview.
Fans from across the country and around the world are welcome to visit the 9-week attraction, and take an immersive walk through the world of The Nightmare Before Christmas. It's an event for visitors of all ages to enjoy this holiday season. "We want people to go in, and just be immersed in the world of The Nightmare Before Christmas!", Maggie exclaimed.
This experience takes approximately 45 minutes, but visitors are encouraged to fully immerse among the surroundings of fan-favorite characters, music, and scenes from the classic Tim Burton film. The illuminated light path is one-way, and stretches 1/2 mile long, looping from one end to the other. A massive pumpkin illumination marks the beginning of the outdoor adventure, filled with dazzling light illumination and video projections of the film's art and iconic scenes against the trees and grounds of the botanical garden.
Operating hours for Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail is every Thursday through Sunday from dusk to 10 p.m., beginning September 27, 2024 through November 30, 2024.
Tickets are on sale now at TheNightmareBeforeChristmasLightTrail.com. Tickets start at $39 per person or $55 (Flexible Entry). Prices may vary.
The New York Botanical Garden
2900 Southern Boulevard
Bronx, New York 10458
For information on how to get to NYBG, visit https://www.nybg.org/visit/how-to-get-here/
Disney Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail
About New York Botanical Garden
The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) has been a connective hub among people, plants, and the shared planet since 1891. For more than 130 years, NYBG has been rooted in the cultural fabric of New York City, in the heart of the Bronx, its greenest borough. NYBG has invited millions of visitors to make the Garden a part of their lives, exploring the joy, beauty, and respite of nature. NYBG’s 250 acres are home to renowned exhibitions, immersive botanical experiences, art and music, and events with some of the most infuential fgures in plant and fungal science, horticulture, and the humanities. NYBG is 7 also a steward of globally signifcant research collections, from the LuEsther T. Mertz Library collection to the plant and fungal specimens in the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium, the largest such collection in the Western Hemisphere.
The plant people of NYBG—dedicated horticulturists, enthusiastic educators, and scientifc adventurers—are committed to helping nature thrive so that humanity can thrive. They believe in their ability to make things better, teaching tens of thousands of kids and families each year about the importance of safeguarding the environment and healthy eating. Expert scientists work across the city, the nation, and the globe to document the plants and fungi of the world—and fnd actionable, nature-based solutions to the planet’s dual climate and biodiversity crises. With eyes always looking forward, they train the next generation of botanists, gardeners, landscape designers, and environmental stewards, ensuring a green future for all. At NYBG, it’s nature—or nowhere.
About Adventurelive
Adventurelive is an experimental entertainment company that specializes in interactive works and storytelling within sensory theatrical worlds. Born from the success of Broadway production company, Adventureland, Adventurelive is owned and operated by Jefrey Seller, four-time Tony Award winning producer of Rent, Avenue Q, In the Heights, and Hamilton; Pete Milano, Founder and CEO of the live entertainment merchandise company Creative Goods, and RPM Agency; and Maggie Brohn, Chief Operative Ofcer of Adventureland and Executive Producer of Hamilton on Broadway and on tour.
About LETSGO
LETSGO is a Spanish company specializing in entertainment and content creation, with shows and experiences that travel around the world. Responsible together with Andrew Lloyd Webber for a new version of the musical The Phantom of the Opera, which begins its successful second season in Madrid and will soon tour South America, and together with Tim Burton with the creation of the immersive experience Tim Burton's Labyrinth, which opened in Madrid to great success in 2022 and continues to tour Europe (Paris, Brussels, Berlin, and Milan), they also highlight the creation of the lighting experience Lights in Nature, with more than a million visitors during last season, including historical outdoor spaces of Spain (Real Alcázar in Seville, Gardens of Royal Palace of Pedralbes in Barcelona, and Alcázar in Córdoba) and now with Disney, Adventurelive, and Tim Burton with Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail at The New York Botanical Garden.
Disney's The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail
Disney's The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail entranceat New York Botanical Garden.
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