So I’ve lived in the Denver area for almost a decade now. I’ve always wanted to go here, and when they started advertising the light show I was even more anxious to go. I kept dropping hints to my husband over the last 4 years, but I kinda gave up ever getting to go. So you can imagine my reaction when he tells me he had a surprise set for my birthday and he suggested I stop by the Lyman Support Center ahead of my surprise (if you don’t know about Lyman Support Centers you’re missing out so after you read this review, google it you’ll thank me later!!!). I was really surprised that he brought me here! I went full on tourist for the day!

Now I’m going to say this much, I was a bit disappointed when we got there because we were told there were some minor technical difficulties and that they were trying to get the light show up and running. They did give us the option to not use our tickets and come back, but they let us explore the whole place and they also gave me a super nice goodie bag for my birthday so I was still happy. While exploring the church and the basement area, a nice man came and found us and told us that the show was fixed and would be starting soon. Yay! He led us upstairs to the beautifully painted sanctuary and we literally had the whole place to ourselves! The light show started and it was perfect! We were snuggled up in a church pew with stars surrounding us and I don’t think I have ever experienced a more magical moment or birthday in my entire life! I think 2 tourists showed up a bit late but we didn’t even notice them. It was a great experience, great birthday and I truly appreciate the hard work on the part of the staff in making the light show happen! This literally made my year!

So my suggestion is to go to the first show of the day (you can stay as long as you want afterwards and catch the show again if you want) and if you want to be practically the only ones in there, go on a weekday, we went on a Wednesday. Be prepared that the sanctuary is actually upstairs, so if you’re disabled like me, make sure you arrive early so you can get up the stairs. Also thank you to the guy running the show who noticed I wasn’t super fast on the stairs and actually slowed down for me, I don’t look disabled and don’t ever ask for accommodations, but I had a spinal cord injury and 2 emergency surgeries so I could retain my ability to walk and then had a really bad car accident in December that made my mobility worse. So it was much appreciated! If you are wheelchair dependent you might not be able to do the light show but I did read on their FAQs that if you can call ahead there is an accessible entrance and you can at least experience a tour of the place minus sanctuary. There’s not a lot of stairs to the main entrance and there’s a rail so it’s mostly accessible. And it’s worth the climb!

Also if you are trying to time it right, definitely see Lyman Support about an hour prior to the show. And smoke before you get there, they allow families and children into the light show so you won’t be able to partake during the show.

Also, if you’re wanting to partake here outside of the show, on other days or times, make sure you become a member on their website before you go, it’s free and who doesn’t want to be a member of this church?