Holly Jolly Journey — Attraction in Litchfield

I am going to start by saying that I am making two assumptions with this review. First, that this will come back next year. Second, that the experience will be similar.

I still talk about how great this was to my friends and family. It is the perfect blend of fun for the kids, fun for the adults, and a great way to get outside during the holidays. The light displays are incredible and I think I made the comment, "can you imagine putting that many lights on that tree" at least 62 times. There is a ton of awesome stuff to look at and the kids loved it. I also love having the freedom and flexibility to just take our time and keep going around, if you want.

My favorite part is that there are concession stands along the way with heaters. We were able to grab drinks and snacks and warm up a bit. I also loved the fires at the end. There were enough seats and fires so that everyone could sit and relax.

We went on a Sat close to Christmas and it was insane. Huge line of traffic trying to get into the parking lot, Karen's fighting, people everywhere at the check-in. But once we got into the event, it wasn't that bad. I think everyone had the same mindset we did, which was to hit the first concession and take tons of pictures at the first few large displays. The crowd spread out more after that, though and we got to enjoy our family time. I think in the future, it would be smart to just get ahead of the crowd and then come back around to the earlier stuff when hopefully the crowd...

Ok so parking is insane but well done. They have guys at every corner showing you where to go. It is very tight but as long as you’re safe and aware of people you’ll be fine. Potty they have porter potties… drinks and food is there in case you need/want something. Before the walk through as well as in the middle. Very well maintained for strollers. If you forget yours they have some you can rent. Make sure you bundle up it’s a 30 min- 1hr walk depending on how fast you go. There are so many places to take photos and have the children be a part of it. The staff was very friendly and kind. Even willing to take pics for families. Favorite part as adult is of course seeing your children love it but I enjoyed the lighted animals very cool. My 4 yr old enjoyed the animals the most as well. My 2 yr old loved the reindeer. The most unique part was the reindeer, they moved and talked super neat I didn’t want to drive all the way to Boston to see their lights and the Holly Jolly Journey was worth the money...

Absolutely stunning! The effort and work they have put into this is seamless in terms of the decoration!

The traffic is awful! Took almost 45 minutes to get 1 mile. Parking isn’t the best! I’m glad the ground was frozen the night we went other wise I think It would be muddy.

My BIGGEST issue! This is NOT handicap friendly! I broken foot and my scooter couldn’t make it over the pebbles. They did have a wheelchair to rent for $10 so we used that. The wheel broke off 15 steps into it. We saw others in wheelchairs, walkers and even strollers struggle. I get It’s a dirt/pebble path.

They need to state that when buying tickets. I do Think they should either pave the walking path or maybe offer “hay” rides (same they use for Halloween) 4:30-6:30 then walking 6:30-close??? Just a suggestion!

It’s almost a mile walk… which was worth the money! Again, absolutely beautiful! Only 3 stars due to: super long walk to get there, and not being...