A house gets lit once and stays lit. A public park does not work that way, and planning for that is most of the job.
People will unplug things
Not maliciously. Someone needs an outlet, someone moves a cord that is in the way of a stroller, someone trips a connection loose. Over a season it happens repeatedly.
That means every run has to be something a person can reconnect, and every fault has to be findable without taking the whole display apart.
Build for the callback
We plan park installs assuming we will come back out. Runs are sectioned so a single failure takes out one stretch rather than a whole area. Connections sit where someone can reach them.
When the call comes, the fix is minutes rather than an afternoon of tracing wire in the cold.
Why it matters
The park is somewhere families go specifically to see the lights. A dark section is not a maintenance ticket — it is somebody’s evening.
Getting back out quickly is not good customer service on top of the work. For a space like this, it is the work.