The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze

I've been hearing about the consistently SOLD OUT Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze for years now so as soon as tickets became available this year, I quickly booked to see what all the fuss was about.  If you haven't heard about it, it's an elaborate walk-through experience in Sleepy Hollow Country that has 7,000 individually hand-carved, illuminated jack o'lanterns.  First let me start off by saying that it's roughly a 90 minute drive (from downtown Brooklyn) for a 30-45 minute experience, so I strongly recommend to plan a day out of it --maybe hiking or some other outdoorsy activity?  Unfortunately, we had other plans that afternoon so we got to Sleepy Hollow just in time for the event (6pm).  We were done in less than an hour and with the help of our dear friend Yelp, found a nearby sushi spot. The girls LOVED the sushi in Hudson Valley and insisted that we have to come back there again and that it's much better than any sushi place in Brooklyn.  This just goes to show you that kids have no clue what they are talking about. I did order Ramen, for which I always have very low expectations, possibly due to my love of Cup O'Noodles soup.  The Ramen didn't disappoint. In any case, it was cool to see bridges and houses and dinosaurs made from pumpkins and while I wouldn't do it again, I am glad I got to see what all the fuss was about.  My suggestion?  Skip the Pumpkin Blaze and enjoy some Cup O'noodles on the couch.