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!
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
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
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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Just outside the city at Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center, from November 17 to January 1, there's a festive celebratory experience called ICE! featuring A Christmas Story™️, which includes ice slides, tunnels, and larger-than-life sculptures all on display for the holiday season. When all the holiday excitement gets to be too much, drop into the Relâche Spa for an hour (or five) for some well-deserved rest and relaxation.
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This year ICE! featuring A Christmas Story will be at the Gaylord Rockies. Guests will enjoy favorite scenes from the movie brought to life in this colorful winter wonderland.
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"A Christmas Story" will be brought to life in ice sculpture form by a team of 40 world-class ice artisans from Harbin, China, along with performances, ice slides, Christmas activities and Santa Claus.
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