I read the other two reviews and even after reading those, we decided to go to Carolina Christmas. We went the first year and thought in the 3rd year, things may be better NOT!!!!! I agree, the light displays were skimpy and not impressive at all. This was not worth the $20 this year and we probably won't return again. In my opinion there were very few vendors. The ride on the track is a very short one. What bothered me the most was a longhorn tied up for photographs. This longhorn was tied with a two foot rope, had a saddle and they were selling photographs for $5. I must add NO ONE was buying a photo. What a sad way to make $5. This animal was tied in a way that it could only stand in one position and could not move very much! Very cruel way to make $5.