Year in review - 2026 talk plus announcements and show reveal

Jester
16 hours ago
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Hello everyone!

Simon here — just a quick message before I begin.

I want to say a personal thank you to each and every one of you that I have collaborated with this year. THANK YOU! It has been an amazing year working with you all as fellow creators, spreading magic across your communities.

I would love to know how many people we have collectively created real-life, in-person memories for. One thing I am sure of, though, is that each one of us has created a memory this year for someone who will remember it for a lifetime.

2025 Jester Laughs — Year in Review

This year at Jester Laughs, we entered the season with a slightly different approach than in previous years.

Throughout 2024, many of our regular clients will have noticed that the quality of our shows — from the release of Egon’s House, Men in Black, and Hell House 2 — had increased significantly. This continued throughout the 2024 season as we invested in more hardware, enabling us to produce at a much higher quality than before.

As we moved into 2025, and with the new client base we gained in 2024, we made it a priority to review our pre‑2024 shows and ensure they also received the upgrades needed to deliver higher‑quality results.

This is why, throughout the year, some of you will have noticed we began revamping previous shows and releasing REMASTERS. This was done to ensure our portfolio remains high quality, streamline our workflow, and remove older technologies those shows were originally built on.

Now, as we leave 2025, our mission is complete — and everything moving forward will be BRAND NEW!

2026 — The Year Ahead

Even though it’s currently December 2025, development for 2026 has already begun! This year, we want to collaborate with you even more when it comes to the themes we select or the songs we build the Light Show Series around. Please keep an eye on your inboxes in mid‑January as we begin sending out surveys to gather your feedback.

Another highly requested addition for this year: environmental looping projections.

What is an environmental loop?

Some of you combine projection shows with props, yard displays, walk‑throughs, and more. Many of you have asked for some “downtime” between the chaos of shows so visitors can enjoy the rest of your display.

Imagine an old abandoned haunted house with slow‑paced action in the windows, atmospheric music, lightning flashes, and subtle environmental effects.

This year, we are committing to creating at least four different themed loops for your displays. I can confirm two already:

A Haunted House theme
Carnevil

Light Show Series

The Light Show Series didn’t make its appearance until the end of the 2025 season with TSO Christmas, and that show instantly became our best launch ever.

For the 2026 season, we are going to significantly expand our Light Show Series offerings. We will be sending out a survey in January for both Halloween and Christmas.

But I can reveal the first announcement for the 2026 Light Show Series: Thriller Immortal!

Full Facade Shows — 2026

As promised, every full facade show this coming year will be BRAND NEW — no reused songs, no remasters. We are also bringing Christmas bigger than ever for the 2026 season.

We have already locked in some of our themes for the upcoming year, but we want to hear from you. Please keep an eye on your inbox in January if there’s a particular theme you’re hoping for.