10k people attended Tigard's July 4 drone show. Do you want to see them again next year?

By all measures, Tigard’s first-ever Fourth of July drone show was a success.

Estimated numbers show that 10,000 people packed into the area in and around Tigard High School on Thursday, July 4.

That’s twice the number who usually show up for the annual fireworks show.

“I had so much fun celebrating the 4th of July with you at parades and our first ever drone show!” Tigard Mayor Heidi Lueb posted July 5 on the city’s Facebook page.

Earlier in the year, the city agreed to hire Sky Elements Drone Shows, a Texas-based company, to create a 200-drone production for $80,000. The idea was to create a show that doesn't pose a fire hazard like fireworks, produces less noise and doesn't leave behind debris.

The recent performance included a variety of colorful displays including Tigard-centric themes like a hot air balloon (paying homage to the annual Tigard Festival of Balloons ) and an illuminating facsimile of the large greenish bud-like flower bulbs (they are actually sculptures of hazelnuts) that greet visitors on both ends of Tigard's Main Street.

And just to point out that everything went as planned, keep in mind that Tigard’s show proved more successful than the city of SeaTac’s first-ever Fourth of July Drone Show over Angle Lake last week when 55 of 200 drones were lost to the waters below the show. The drone company blamed a sudden loss of a GPS signal for the aircraft falling. Some plunged into the lake, according to local television station KIRO 7 News.

Now, Tigard is asking residents for input on what they thought of the show through an online survey .

“So far, we've heard from 500 individuals. We'll continue to collect input until July 23,” said Kent Wyatt, a Tigard spokesperson.

That feedback will be sent to the Tigard City Council so it can decide if drones will return again next year.