Fireworks! What's Your Opinion?

When we first bought our house back in the mid-70s, we used to close off the street and have a neighborhood block party complete with volleyball, multiple bbq grills, and all kinds of fireworks. Our cul-de-sac looked like a warzone the following morning and all the guys would grab a broom to help sweep up.
Now, fireworks are illegal in almost all of the OC except for the big commercial shows. Our town cancelled their show this year due to lack of budget for it. The next town over always has a good free show at one of the parks so we're going over there. Of course, Disneyland has an aerial fireworks show everynight of the week.