Halloween Display at Naperville Luxury Home Attracts National Attention
A Naperville luxury home is attracting thousands of viewers and has even gone viral online.
The front yard of south Naperville resident, 60-year old Nick Thomas, has become a YouTube sensation because of the light show he set up that is synchronized to music.
Filled with lots of Halloween displays, dozens of skeletons, ghosts, and goblins, his entire Halloween display contains a total of 750 items.
The online videos of his light shows have even reached the attention of the artists like Fall Out Boy and The Kongos.
It took Thomas an entire month to set up his Halloween display and light show, which according to him, was worth it because it warms his heart to see all the children enjoying it.
Thomas has been putting up Halloween displays in the front yard of his Naperville luxury home for 20 years but it was only recently that he started using elaborate light shows that are synchronized to music. His Halloween display and light show last for an entire month and attract thousands of viewers (both actual and online).
Because of the volume of people coming to see Thomas’ display, their cul-de-sac is blocked and they get help from a police officer for traffic control. He estimates around 5,000 people come to his house every Halloween because last year, they used a counter for the kids and counted a total of 2,855 children, plus an estimate of 2 parents each.
The front yard of their 2-story Naperville home is filled with lots of coffins, figurines, pumpkins, and fake tombstones with funny epitaphs that aren’t too gory to keep a family-friendly vibe.
The genius behind the synchronized lighting display is his neighbor’s 25-year old son, Steve Jandick. It takes Jandick 40 hours to program the lights to one song. By now, there are 32 songs. You can watch one of Jandick's own recordings of the display on his YouTube Channel: Halloween Light Show 2014, This Is Halloween, Thomas Halloween Naperville
The Thomas home has been featured on TV shows like Good Morning America and talked about in major newspapers like the Chicago Tribune, The New York Times and more.
The neighbors don’t seem to mind the inconvenience of having thousands of cars around every October. According to his neighbor, Jim Jandick, the thousands of cars become a minor inconvenience when you see the smiles on the children’s faces.
Some people have offered him money to help pay for the Halloween display, but Thomas doesn’t accept any donations. Although this year, they decided to raise funds for a charity. People can make donations by dropping money in a metal box near the Halloween display. The donations will go to a non-profit organization that supports children with Down's Syndrome and their families.
This year, there are plenty of new things added to the display like a fortune teller, a guy in a cage, and a werewolf.
Passersby are always amazed at his jaw-dropping display and even come back with their children or grandchildren.
If you want to watch the light show at this Naperville luxury home, it starts at 6:00PM and ends at 9:30PM every weekday and at 10:30PM on weekends. The lights then stay on until midnight.
