We had a drone show last year; it was nice not having smoke everywhere and sirens all over the place but it was so oddly quiet, it didn’t feel like the 4th
For under 10K I could have put on a significantly more dramatic and climactic fireworks display synched to music or a live band. That drone show had to be well into 6-figures.
They got jipped. It doesn't even come close to the work of art that is a good fireworks show. Think about it. This only looks right at the correct viewing point.