The fevered work of bringing Yuletide magic to San Antonio is ramping up into full gear: JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Nation Resort and Spa has unveiled run dates and ticket gross sales for ICE!, its most bold vacation attraction but.
“ICE! that includes Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!,” will debut within the Alamo Metropolis on November 23, 2024, and run by means of January 5, 2025.
As introduced again on ICE! is an awe-inspiring set up made totally of frozen water. (Let’s simply say it was a slippery slope from buzzy 2023 festivities, which entailed overlaying a hillside in actual snow for tubing.)
ICE! that includes Dr. Seuss’ “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!,” will open November 23 on the JW Marriott.
Photograph courtesy of Gaylord Texan
Artisans from Harbin, China, will sculpt over two million kilos of ice into whimsical scenes and characters from Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The mammoth enterprise will embody walk-through scenes, two-story ice slides, and glittering passageways.
If it is something just like the 2023 “Grinch”-themed ICE! attraction on the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, friends in San Antonio will cozy up in blue parkas whereas strolling by means of 10 themed rooms full of outsized depictions of the Grinch, Max, Cindy-Lou Who, and different esteemed residents of Whoville. The activation additionally features a life-size nativity scene.
ICE! brings the magic of How the Grinch Stole Christmas to life.
Photograph courtesy of JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Nation Resort and Spa
“We’re thrilled to introduce the legendary ICE! expertise because the centerpiece of our Hill Nation Christmas celebration at JW Marriott San Antonio this yr,” mentioned Normal Supervisor Doug Gennardo in a launch. “It’s an amazing honor to share a 20-plus-year Christmas custom and memorable vacation experiences with our resort friends and town of San Antonio.”
Vacation revelers can now make advance on-line reservations for lodging packages utilizing reserving code 1GC and add a spherical of golf with reserving code ZJ4.
Particular person tickets for timed entry range by date and time, and begin round $15. Numerous packages and bundles can be found through the web site.
That is the second latest announcement of a enjoyable new vacation occasion coming to San Antonio for 2024. Coca-Cola’s Basic Christmas, a brand new immersive expertise from the creators of the world-famous “Enchant” vacation gentle maze, will even make its Alamo Metropolis debut in late November.
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Notice: This story was up to date with dates, costs, and particulars on July 25, 2024.
