Sedona, AZ - At 5:15 p.m. on November 15, 2007 the 17th Annual
Red Rock Fantasy's "Lights on Ceremony" will be christened at the Los Abrigados Spa &
Resort in Sedona, Arizona.
The lights festival is comprised of 30 man-made light displays with
hundreds of thousands of lights illuminating the Sedona night sky on
the resort's 22 acres in the heart of Sedona.
During the week of November 10th thirty families from around Arizona
started decorating, creating and displaying their talent with new
entries. Provided with 15,000 lights and five pieces of plywood, the
families work for months to compete for the grand prize of a
lifetime vacation ownership from ILX Resorts, Inc. “Every year we
are amazed by the creativity and hard work that our participant
families put into this event,” says Lori Lo Duca, Red Rock Fantasy
Coordinator and Vice President, ILX Resorts.
“Red Rock Fantasy has become an important tradition at Los Abrigados
and a strong charity event. We couldn’t do it without our
contestants.”
The Annual Red Rock Fantasy is sponsored by ILX Resorts, a timeshare
company that owns Los Abrigados in Sedona.
According to ILX CEO Joe Matori, the Red Rock Fantasy is intended to
boost tourism in Sedona during the winter months while supporting
local charity. ILX Resorts expects thousands of people to visit Sedona and Red Rock Fantasy this year.
The light display winners will be decided by visitors strolling the
one hour foot tour that winds among Sycamore trees and the 30 light displays, and begins
outside the lobby
of the Los Abrigados Spa & Resort. All those touring the
lights will be given a ballot containing a route map to pick their
favorite displays. The ballots will be used to determine the winners
of several ILX Resorts Vacation Prize Packages. The route is clearly
marked with reflective strips and begins outside the resort lobby
under the lighted Red Rock Fantasy arch. It takes approximately 60
minutes to complete the tour by foot.
The Grand Prize winning display last
year was "A Cowboy Christmas" by Ed & Cindy Goldney that boasted over 12,000 lights.
Visitors to Red Rock Fantasy any time between November 15, 2007 and
January 1, 2008 can also win an 8 day/7 night vacation at ILX
Resorts' Sea of Cortez Premier Vacation Club in San Carlos, Mexico
by filling out an
entry form.
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The festival will be open each evening (weather permitting) from 5
p.m. to 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday
through Thursday.
The festival will last through the new year, ending with "Lights
Out"
on Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at 10:00
PM; and the Awards Banquet announcing the winners in
every category is Saturday, January 5, 2008
beginning at 6:00PM.
This year, Red Rock Fantasy will be better than ever hosting a
variety of kids activities, concerts, carriage rides, and special
events. Some of the displays may be cartoon characters with a
scavenger hunt within the displays or, like the 2003 winner, a 25
foot swan lit in blue.
Proceeds from this year’s Red Rock Fantasy will be given to the
Institute of EcoTourism,
an organization committed to solving environmental problems by
promoting environmentally conscious tourism, sustainable community
development and experiential, place-based environmental education.
Ticket Prices:
Adults - $6, Seniors - $5, Children 4 – 12 yrs. - $4, and Children
under 4 yrs. – Complimentary. Blocks of twenty tickets or more will
be sold at a discounted rate of $5 each.
For more information call 928.282.1777 or 800.521.3131, or visit
www.redrockfantasy.com.
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