Took our 94 year old friend who is home bound and was just overwhelmed with the experience of World of Illumination. She loved the drive and the music was fun. The staff was great and the pace was perfect. We hope that the theme will be switched with the other location next year so that we will want to go again next year. read more

The World of Illumination in Arizona is not just a light show -- it's a full-scale glow flex in the desert. Like... who told Arizona it could go this hard with lights? Because wow. Here's the brag session it deserves: Massive, synchronized light displays that feel more Vegas-meets-Holiday-magic than "local event" Drive-through perfection -- comfy, cozy, no crowds, just vibes and hot cocoa energy Music-synced scenes that actually hit (not random blinking chaos) Desert + lights = elite combo -- something about glowing cacti energy just works Every angle is Instagram-ready -- even through the windshield It's festive without being overwhelming, polished without being stuffy, and honestly? It makes you forget you're in the desert for a minute... until you realize only Arizona could pull this off. read more

Loved that music was current and pop slight mix of classic. Lights were amazing. Worth the money!!! Best family experience of the holiday without breaking the bank and small time commitment. Make it longer! Slower car pace please. read more

My sister and I brought our kids. It was eight of us in total in the car. Great value to get everyone in on the holiday experience for less than $50! We all had a great time driving through and watching the lights syncing with the music. Our kids ages ranged from 4yo to 16yo and no complaints from anyone! This was the second time we've gone. The first time we went we spent about 2 hours in the car waiting in line about two days after Christmas at like 8pm. That was about 6 years ago. That said I scheduled this trip at 9:30 same day and we waited 15 mins. read more

We bought tickets for Christmas Eve for $65, but when we arrived, the line was at least an hour long. That would have put us getting home around 11pm, which wasn't great for the kiddos. I submitted a request to reschedule, and to their credit, they were very accommodating. We ended up going on 12/29 instead. The line was much shorter, and the staff we interacted with were helpful overall. The person who handed out the "3D glasses" wasn't particularly friendly or informative, and honestly, the glasses aren't worth the extra cost. The drive-through light show itself was cool enough, but we definitely overpaid. Our Christmas Eve tickets were $65, while tickets for 12/29 were only $35. It's a fun experience and something we might do every couple of years, but probably not something we'd make an annual tradition. read more

If you want to pay $50 to sit in traffic, this is the event for you !! Very disappointed. Paid $49.99 for an evening sitting in car idling for 2 hours as the line creeped along. They have no one but high school teenagers directing the flow at the entrance, nowhere else and it is chaos. Drive through takes maybe 15 minutes with cars ahead of you stopping and taking pictures or filming. Absolutely no traffic control around entrance with cars cutting in and verbal altercations all around us. Not worth $50 to sit in your car for 2 hours with no way to get out and no one directing traffic. Police needed to direct the chaos! read more

Fun event, the light show is really cool, synced to the music very well. Its just a little short. Wish it was just a bit longer. read more

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World of elimination was one of the most amazing light shows I have seen. How the technology and synchronizing of all of the characters in lighting work together with the music would definitely recommend going and seeing it again next year. read more

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LOVED IT!!! It was nice to ride through a light display with the coordinated music and lights in sync with the tunes. It allowed my family to be in the comfort of our own car while enjoying the beauty of the season. Truly worth the time and price! read more

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A drive thru Christmas light show with large animated displays and synchronized Christmas music. First time going and may be the last! While it wows you as you first drive up, the excitement quickly fades. It's long lines of one car through at a time, but they don't have very many "helpers" moving things along. They allowed people to stop whenever they wanted and take videos and pictures to no end. It's only fun when it flows and you can keep going and hear the different songs synchronized to the different displays. Instead it drags on and you just can't wait for it to end. It's beautifully constructed and should be a fabulous experience. Possibly more staff and some organization could really help things. Definitely was not worth the $50 price per car!!! read more

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Overall I do love this Christmas Lights drive through event. My husband and I have attended every year for the last five years. There are a couple minor things that could be better. Really making sure everyone turns their headlights off is number 1. Secondly, when there are only two people in the car, the price does seem high. 3. Redeeming your ticket this year was different and more difficult. It wouldn't let me redeem or pay extra on the weekend because I purchase a weekday ticket back in the pre sale days. read more

We have now visited World of Illumination for 4 years in a row and our kids love it. It's a fun and unique way to see Christmas lights. Highly recommend for families with small children! read more

This is the second year we went to World of Illumination. My 7 year old loved it the most, but even my 20 year old was glad he came with us AND he plans on going next year too. This is a new tradition for us! read more

Great experience on 1/2/2026 at the World of Illumination in Glendale. Traffic moved well, and the light display was good and worth the value. read more

It was one of the coolest holiday events I have gone to! Can't wait to go next year! The tunnels were so impressive and the soundtrack was fantastic! My pup was so mesmerized as well as my parter and I read more

It's a fun family activity for the holidays. So convenient with young children as you remain in your vehicle. Would be nice if there were outside activities but overall, it's super cute. read more

Due to a glitch the night we were supposed to go, we had to reschedule. The staff was amazing, customer service was top notch and the lights were so cool!!! read more

Such an amazing event!! we took our six-year-old granddaughter and she had a blast. We went after church as a treat

We go to this every year, it is so magical and fun. Definitely overstimulation in the best way possible! The kids love it and it just feels good to step away from real life and go through this experience! read more

I had a great experience, my mom came to AZ for the holidays from California she's is 80 and has never been to a world illumination, she loved it and the best part about it that all her grand children were there with her to experience it read more

Awesome lighting experiment for the family. Great family and kids holiday event to enjoy. Go early during Christmas time. You will not be disappointed. We will return with family next year! read more

We fit 10 people into our truck. Love the lights and music. We brought hot chocolate and cookies from home. We also bought glowing necklaces from amazon which made the experience more special. Make sure to buy the glow wands when you purchase tickets. The kids love it. My 6 year old niece was so amazed. read more

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My god. What a waste of money. Arrived 10 minutes before they opened at 6pm. Everyone was lining up in their cars. Girl waves me to the left lane. Why? She tells me to wait there. Second girl with a complete total attitude and b#*ch face comes over. I ask why I was asked to move over, this is confusing. She gives me a flippant response "well she just told you what to do (move the car over)". None of the staff knew what they were doing. Some lady got out of her car behind me and yelled at me to move. I told her hey, they told me to stay here. So she proceeded to scream at the event staff. I bought the light wand for my child. The on off switch is jammed: can't shut it off. It's such trash. I cannot believe they charge $50 per car. Rip off. read more

Great experience for the family but sort of pricey for the combo with a SMALL bag of kettle corn and 3D glasses and these foam light things. The 3D glasses were cheap cardboard and we thought they were included to make the lights more 3D- instead it was to see an image when you look at car rear view lights. Overall, we loved it but didn't think the combo pack was worth the extra money. read more

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It is worth it going. Especially kids . They loved it. Was on time. My family first time . read more

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A night of fun for the family. One area of opportunity, lines to get in were very long on this particular night. But once in, the lights were beautifully set up and synchronized with the music. Staff were attentive, cheerful, and helpful! Would come again, maybe at a different time slot next time to avoid the long lines. read more

What can you say the show was amazing!! The value for the 8 people is unheard of,inexpensive as far as the whole vehicle fill thought. We will be back for sure, can't wait for 2026!!! read more

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Fun family tradition. A little expensive for the amount of time spent in the event. Staff are helpful and friendly. read more

World of Illumination - Festivals Near Me - Glendale, Arizona

World of Illumination is such a fun and magical experience for kids. The variety of lit-up characters, combined with the beautiful arches of lights overhead, makes the whole drive feel special. The singing Christmas tree in the center is a highlight, and the Cosmic Sleigh Ride was an adorable addition this year. We especially loved the meteor shower -- we lucked out with the best music playing as we drove through! This was our second year bringing our kids (ages 6 and 4), and they had an absolute blast hanging out the windows, pointing out all the lights. The mix of songs is great, and it's an experience we look forward to making a yearly tradition. read more

we do this every year. my kids love it. The lights and Music is always fun. I like that we can fit how ever many people in car. read more

Going the day after Christmas was great because they gave us a $10 discount on the tickets. Not very crowded but not well marked as to where to enter the line. read more

great light display! Would highly recommend And will return next year. Display had alot of effort.

Expensive, but a great place to see the lights. My son loves coming here, and the light show is awesome. Please lower the cost

I think it was cool by all means, but not worth $50. Maybe it's a better value for bigger families....but for a family of 3, $50 for a 15 minute experience is pretty steep. I don't think we will be back because of the fact that's it's so expensive for such a short experience. We left feeling very disappointed and wish we would have spent the money on a different holiday event. read more

My wife and I and our kids really enjoyed it we go every year. It has become somewhat of a tradition for us at this point.

Very disappointed of the full sections of lights not working with no workers acknowledging the issue and no apologies from anyone about the poor performance of the last sections of lights , we will not coming back again unfortunately. read more

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Was an interesting experience. I could definitely see this being a fun little light show however during my visit it did not go smoothly. They have a single line that you go through to experience the light show along with music on a dedicated radio station. It would probably take about 15 minutes to go through however when I went it was closer to 30. It clearly states when you enter to not stop otherwise you will back up the line. Well...a car about 4 ahead kept stopping completely every 30 seconds to grab photos and watch the lights go in the prime spots. While this might of been nice for them, it ruined the experience for everyone else and instead of being able to glide through the light show, we had to have our foot on the brake almost the entire time. A worker did go over once to the car and told them to keep moving but they kept stopping. They need to have a better handle on the flow going forward. read more

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Great in-car light experience ! Perfect for a small holiday excursion, staff was friendly, the lights and music in sync were fantastic

Lots of fun for the whole family! I wish it was longer for the drive there but all in all my kids loved it. Not worth it if you only have one child though I think for the price. read more

It's a large spread of lighting across a parking lot. It takes about 20 minutes, although the slot's for 30 minutes. All the sections of lighting worked on New Year's Day and put a smile on my 3 yr old. It's worthwhile. read more