▁bul bs , ▁fib re ▁opt ics , ▁search light s ▁and ▁flo od light ing . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁there ▁were ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 0 ▁scen ic ▁designs ▁and ▁features . ▁There ▁are ▁set ▁pieces ▁made ▁out ▁of ▁wood ▁stud ded ▁with ▁light ▁bul bs ; ▁the ▁characters ▁and ▁objects ▁port rayed ▁seem ▁to ▁“ move ” ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁w inking ▁lights . ▁Three - dimensional ▁ill umin ated ▁scenes ▁are ▁also ▁popular . ▁There ▁are ▁over ▁ 5 0 0 ▁road ▁features ▁attached ▁to ▁lamp ▁posts ▁linked ▁together ▁with ▁f esto on ▁light ing . ▁Str ings ▁of ▁lights ▁along ▁the ▁structure ▁of ▁buildings ▁pick ▁out ▁land marks ▁in ▁l umin ous ▁detail ▁– ▁you ▁can ▁always ▁make ▁out ▁the ▁Black pool ▁Tower ▁and ▁the ▁Ple asure ▁Beach ▁Black pool ▁r ides ▁in ▁this ▁way . ▁ ▁More cam be ▁Ill umin ations ▁▁ ▁More cam be ' s ▁Ill umin ations ▁once ▁filled ▁the ▁prom en ade ▁and ▁gard ens ▁with ▁a ▁" spect ac ular ▁wonder land ▁of ▁light " ▁And ▁in ▁the ▁resort ' s ▁main ▁park ▁- ▁Happy ▁Mount ▁Park . ▁The ▁lights ▁ran ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁famous ▁faces ▁such ▁as ▁Roger ▁Moore ▁and ▁No el ▁Ed mond s ▁and ▁even ▁the ▁towns ▁most ▁famous ▁son ▁and ▁his ▁companion , ▁More cam be ▁and ▁W ise ▁were ▁called ▁upon ▁to ▁switch ▁the ▁Ill umin ations ▁on ▁for ▁each ▁season .