For more than 10 years Upper Canada Village, near Morrisburg Ontario, has presented Pumpkin Inferno.
The displays are more sophisticated each year. This year was no different, although I felt the pumpkins on which the displays are carved are becoming a little lost in the lighting.
Upper Canada staff say part of that is caused by the new pumpkins being made of a denser material and affects the lighting seeping through the displays. They promised to look into it for next year.
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The molded pumpkins are mounted on a board and then intricately carved to let backlighting through displaying the subject.
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Every year there are new displays, as well as some returning displays presented in a different context and/or location. One of this year's new features was a "Lover's Lane".
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And some mystical creatures.
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The dinos were back, with a (water?) dragon added.
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I was glad to see the deer family return along with the mushrooms and fairies.
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Another new section was "the Outdoors".
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Children at play was also new.
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The Roaring 20's were there along with their music (see video below).
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One area featured snack foods (supersized).
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"Area 51" made an appearance again.
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Freddy Mercury and many of his recordings with Queen had a very animated display.
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The final display along the trail was a mad lab....
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Interspersed along the way were individual carved pumpkins.
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A few of the other displays...
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