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Become part of the story at ICE! featuring The Polar Express™

Celebrate Christmas in Colorado with a visit to ICE! featuring The Polar Express™ to experience the classic holiday story in real life through larger-than-you-can-believe ice sculptures. Ride down thrilling frozen slides, wander through awe-inspiring tunnels, and capture the coolest pictures with your family throughout this frozen attraction.  

Come for the day or make it a Christmas vacation with one of our overnight ICE! packages and enjoy the splendor of the holiday season at Gaylord Rockies Resort. Presented by PEPSI®. 

  • SCENES & CHARACTERS YOU KNOW AND LOVE

    SCENES & CHARACTERS YOU KNOW AND LOVE

    Over 40 world-renowned master artisans spend over 6-weeks hand-carving approximately 6,000 blocks of ice to create this one-of-a-kind Christmas attraction! With over 17,000-square-foot and 10 immersive scenes, here's a peek at some of our favorite scenes you won't want to miss! 
    • We Got It! Hot Hot Hot, Hot Chocolate!

      We Got It! Hot Hot Hot, Hot Chocolate!

      Dancing waiters made completely from ice juggle cups of hot chocolate in this whimsical scene. Visitors can take their very own seat inside the frozen passenger car for a photo opp to the soundtrack of the iconic "Hot Chocolate" song.
    • Glide & Slide Through Glacier Gulch

      Glide & Slide Through Glacier Gulch

      Plunge down one of 5 ice slides, including one specially sized for kids, while surrounded by a larger-than-life ice sculpture of The Polar Express gliding across Glacier Gulch. The icy locomotive appears to be getting closer as it descends the mountain, complete with melodramatic lighting from inside the train and fog effects, immersing visitors in the classic movie! 
    • You Have Arrived At Your Destination

      You Have Arrived At Your Destination

      Reach your final destination, The North Pole, to find Santa's elves monitoring children around the world to see when they are naughty or nice! Plus, an 11-foot Santa Claus towers over visitors presenting the first gift of Christmas: a silver bell from his sleigh. Do you hear the bells?
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FROSTY FACTS

Fun & Entertaining for All-Ages
Fun & Entertaining for All-Ages
Kids AND adults love it!
10 Immersive Scenes From the Hilarious Family Tale
10 Immersive Scenes From the Hilarious Family Tale
Larger-than-life scenes and sculptures soaring up to 20-30 ft in height
Ice Hand-Sculpted with Love - Over More Than 12,000 Carving Hours
Ice Hand-Sculpted with Love - Over More Than 12,000 Carving Hours
If you stacked all of the 6,000 ice blocks used to create ICE!, they would reach higher than 17 Empire State Buildings.
No Time Limits (Average time is 20-40 minutes)
No Time Limits (Average time is 20-40 minutes)
Time varies by group size and type. No matter, this self-guided tour offers unlimited frozen fun!

LIMITED DEALS. UNLIMITED FESTIVE FUN.

Treat yourself to a magical overnight stay with our special ICE! packages.
The more, the merrier!
Check-out special savings for Marriott Bonvoy members, teachers, military, and more!

Making of "ICE!"

Learn more about the magic and finesse behind the scenes that create
these colorful, icy masterpieces.
Colorful Chemistry
The vibrant colors in the ice sculptures are specially created by a chemist with a proprietary formula to ensure it closely matches each character's specific colors and to maintain its bright color for the entire season.
Expert Artisans
Traveling over 6,000 miles from Harbin, China (known as "Ice City"), 40 artisans use their master sculpting skills passed down through generations to carve ICE! over six weeks.
2 Million Pounds of Ice
ICE! features elaborate scenes sculpted from 6,700 massive blocks of ice, weighing in at a total of 2 million pounds.
Crafty Tools
The carvers use chisels, chippers, tongs, handsaws, grinders, and even chainsaws to bring the experience to life. Some artisans have collected custom-made tools to perfect the irregular shapes and achieve the highest level of detail.
The Design
The artisans follow a 300-page design book filled with hand-drawn, to-scale sketches and blueprints to create every sculpture featured throughout the 19,000-square-foot frozen attraction.
Carver's Showcase
Once the completed masterpiece is open for guests, a few artisans stay onsite at the exhibit to preserve the icy designs and perform daily, live sculpting demonstrations to showcase their craft.

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