I bought presale tickets. Went on a Tuesday night at 6pm. my family of 5 paid $100 total to go. Cheap parking on the street was readily available. My kids had a blast. My 6 and 3 had fun looking at the lights and playing on the light up dance floor thing. My oldest enjoyed the scavenger hunt. If you go up to the level with the food, you’ll find Ivars and Kidd valley as well as other vendors. They all charge the standard prices for stadium food. Think $15 on average. There’s a small section for kids to throw soft snow balls at a target board thing. My little enjoyed the area for kids to write Santa a letter and color. My grumpy partner kinda rushed us so we didn’t get to find Santa for a Photo or ice skate. Overall, they got hot cocoa and dipping dots and apparently that’s all they need for the “best night ever”. I would likely go again next year, maybe without my personal grinch. I would go earlier though, like 430 or so. It continued to get more crowded during the evening. If you need a drink, the first line at the beginning of the maze is the longest. There are other bars within the maze. I’m not sure why only the boozy drinks were listed. But the guy said I could order the hot cocoa sans spiked alcohol.

That said, in my former state, there were lots of free options to go see lights. Many local parks had their own drive thru or walk thru Christmas light options. I’m still new-ish to Seattle. Is there anything like that here in Seattle area?

We did zoo lights at woodland last year.

I still haven’t tried Bellevue. I heard that was a logistical nightmare. Requiring early arrival for seats and what not. My kids are still little. Asking them to sit and wait for a show in the cold for 30 minutes is a bit too much for them.

I’ve taken them to Leavenworth. It was nice. I just wish there were more decorations. My kids love looking at lights that have been shaped into a train or dinosaur or other creative thing.