Christmas-mad couple spend £20k transforming their home into festive DISNEYLAND with fake turrets & thousands of lights
A CHRISTMAS-MAD couple have spent a staggering £20,000 turning their home into a festive Disneyland castle.
Dan Warr-Extance, 37, and Mark Extance-Warr, 27, from Tintinhull, Somerset, added Christmas trees, illuminated reindeer and strings of lights to bring the scene to life.
Dan and Mark, who have been together for nearly ten years and married for six, started putting up the winter wonderland back in October.
The couple have been doing the display for the last six years to raise money for charity after Dan was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2008.
They said they’ve spent £20,000 on the display over the years, but have raised around £40,000 for charities from people coming to see their home.
Dan, who is self-employed in the management industry, said: “We both love Christmas! We started the village scene in August – the main build took eight weeks.
“We love anything theatrical. [We are] involved in theatre and used to do the carnival.
“Last year [we raised] just under £3,000, so it would be lovely to beat that!”
The scene has attracted visitors from all over – although Dan said that has been tough to manage during a pandemic.
He said: “Normally we would be thrilled, but with what’s happening lately we have had a lot of stress!
“Especially with people parking in silly places.
And when asked his favourite part, Dan said: “[It’s] our new castle extension, with the window scene of Santa and the elves working.”
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