2019 Outdoor Display Facts

Here are several facts about the display.  We hope you enjoy them and learn a little more about Lake Victoria Lights. Two more controllers have been built and will bring the total channels up to 352 for 2019. For Christmas 2019, The expected number of Christmas lights will total approximately 27,000. Assuming I have them all out. A 32' ladder is used to install the tree towers. There are 16 mini trees with Red/Green/Blue/White led strings which run in a semi circle in front and to the left of the Mega Tree. In 2011 the large Mega Tree was increased in height from 15' to 20' tall (top of the star). The large Mega Tree diameter was increased approximately 4' and lengthened to 24' tall in 2014. The large Mega Tree's base was modified to make installation easier. For 2019, the large Mega Tree's height was decreased in height from 24' to 23' in order to make the setup a LOT safer. Now I can hang the lights from the ground before pulling them up the tree instead of climbing up and down a step ladder 48-64 times, where I had to stand on the top rung to hang them. In 2017, the Spiral wrap tree was completed (12-22-17). As of 2019 still tryin to get sequences programmed/modified to take advantage of it's spiral effects. The shooting star display (when completed) will have a span of 100' from the air to the ground. And it still hasn't materialized as of 2019. In 2018, a blowup Snowman (why?) was purchased. He's on the basement floor while I'm trying to devise his deflating ability. There are 18 - 16 channel controllers with 288 total standard channels. 5 other controllers are also in process of being configured for future shows. This year. Questionable. The new controllers will be utilized as follows. 1 for Felix the talking / singing christmas tree. 2 for the planned arches. 1 for rgb flood lights. The display is ran from a Showtime Director controller located inside the house. While visiting the display, the music can be heard on 100.1 FM through the use of a low power FM transmitter kit I built. The display takes about 1 (million) warm weeks for setup and 2 (million weeks) if cold..... : ) Synchronizing the display has probably consumed 400 hours. Prior to 2010, when all lights were on at 100% intensity, 8000 watts (80 amps) of power were being consumed. The electricity consumption was drastically reduced with the addition of LED's. As of 2017 calculated amperate is about 15 amps TOTAL. The display has 11 circuits dedicated to the Christmas lights. With all of the extension cords and other wire, the total wiring, if stretched end to end, would nearly reach Lainsburg - about 1.5 miles away.

below needs updating Roof / Roofline Left side of house (south) Roof/Roofline: 3 strings each of red / green alternating C9 lights (300 lights) Right side of house (north) Roof/Roofline: 6 strings each of red / green alternating C9 lights (300 lights) Left facing front (south) Roof/Roofline: 1 string each of red / green / blue LED C9 lights (75 lights) 3 strings of white LED icicle (450 lights) Center facing Roof/Roofline: 1 strings each of red / green / blue LED C9 lights (75 lights) 3 strings of white LED icicle (450 lights) Right facing front (north) Roof/Roofline: 1 string each of red / green / blue LED C9 lights (75 lights) 3 strings of white LED icicle (450 lights) House / Garage Stars (7) - 350 LED lights total 1 strings of 50 LED M5 lights per star Garage wreath 2 strings of r/g mini lights (50 x 2 = 100 lights) Strobes: 7 total 7 LED strobe lights Trapazoid window frames (2) - 600 lights 1 string of Red 100 LED M5 lights 1 string of Green 100 LED M5 lights 1 *(future) string of Blue 100 LED M5 lights Vertical house / garage corners - 100 lights 4 strings of red C7 lights (12) 4 strings of green C7 lights (12) garage door frames (2) - 200 lights 1 string of Red 100 LED M5 lights 1 string of Green 100 LED M5 lights *(Future) 1 string of Blue 100 LED M5 lights South yard Mega Tree: 6400 lights total - Controllers 21-24 (64 channels) 16 strings of red led lights (100 lights) 16 strings of green led lights (100 lights) 16 strings of blue led lights (100 lights) 16 strings of white led lights (100 lights) Mega Tree Star: 50 lights total 1 rope light consisting of 50 blue lights Mini Trees: 6400 LED lights total - 400 per tree - Controllers 15-18 (64 channels) 1 string of red LED M5 lights (100 lights) 1 string of green LED M5 lights (100 lights) 1 string of blue LED M5 lights (100 lights) 1 string of white LED M5 lights (100 lights) North yard Spiral Tree: 1800 lights total - Controllers 31-33 (48 channels) 12 strings of red led lights (100 lights) 12 strings of green led lights (100 lights) 12 strings of blue led lights (100 lights) Spiral Tree Star: 100 lights total 1 star consisting of 100 rgb lights Dancing trees: 135 lights total - Controller 7 (9 channels) 2 strings of r/g/b led lights per tree (600) 2 strings of r/g/b led lights per tree (450) 2 strings of r/g/b led lights per tree (300 lights) Giant North Pole: 300 lights total 1 red rope light with 100 lights 1 green rope light with 100 lights 1 blue rope light with 100 lights Tree towers (6): 450 LED lights total - 75 per tree - Controllers 13 & 7 (12 & 6 channels) 6 strings of red LED C9 lights (25 lights) 6 strings of green LED C9 lights (25 lights) 6 strings of blue LED C9 lights (25 lights) Candy canes - red (12) lining leftdriveway: 420 lights total each candy cane has 35 lights Candy canes - green (10) lining leftdriveway: 350 lights total each candy cane has 35 lights Candy Canes Twirler - white (8) lining leftdriveway: 280 lights total each candy cane has 35 lights Driveway / yard border mini lights: Red/Green/blue 1200 x 2 = 2400 lights total Antenna star - 200 lights total 2 strings of 100 LED lights Radio sign - 50 lights total 1 string of 50 mini lights Frosty the Snowman - 1 string C7 25 lights Real Snowman - 3 lights total 2 LED lightsfor eyes 1 - 75 watt green spotlight Christmas pine tree - 450 lights total 3 strings of 150 mini lights Kitchen windows (2) - 150 total 75 lights in each tree window Garage window - 100 total 75 lights in each tree window Penguin Mountain - 100 total 100 lights 6 Snowflakes - 300 total 50 lights each Tree ornaments (6) - 300 total 50 lights in each tree ornament 2 - Tune to signs - 2 r/g spotlights each Donation Candy Cane - 1 strobe light 3 c9 led bulbs 1 50 c6 light led bulbs