Week 4: Christmas at Disneyland

I took this picture in January during the last week of Disneyland's Christmas celebration. I think of Disneyland as a massive, interactive piece of art, and this is more true at Christmas than at any other time. This picture is of the exterior of "It's a Small World," which was lit with Christmas lights at night. I think this is a stunning use of light - the front of this ride is covered in geometric shapes, and they have outlined each of these shapes in multicolored lights. The colors so beautiful and so carefully chosen - if you take the time to look closely, you can see that the Leaning Tower of Pisa (in the upper right-hand corner) is lit with the colors of Italy's flag. It is magical to look at at night: it seems to shimmer and sparkle, and it provides a striking contrast against the dark sky. As this photograph demonstrates, it is so bright that anyone standing in front of it is cast into silhouette. I have always loved Disneyland for its superb attention to detail, and this definitely extends to its use of light.