It too bad as the display was amazing and we enjoyed it in the 3 Christmas's we've been here. HOWEVER as it grew in popularity and "advertising" the traffic it created on O'Dell and the number of accidents caused by the traffic it created won't be missed. Sometimes traffic was backed up from Dunkirk Trail, down O'Dell, through the Morse gates and at it's peak just down to the Colony exit on Morse. First year we were here someone was seriously injured at Dunkirk/O'Dell. A few nights they had a cop directing traffic but most of the time it was a free for all with carts, cars and walkers creating a rough situation on the single lane O'Dell Circle. I believe that was part of the reason they stopped. Sadly it had become too big and required traffic control. It once took us almost 1/2 hr to get from Colony to our street (Harston) off O'Dell only about 1/2 mile past Dunkirk Trail.
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