I spent Saturday night at ICE!, a walk-through Christmas attraction hand-carved from two million pounds of ice over at the Gaylord Palms Resort. According to the website, it’s a “whimsical wonderland of larger-than-life, three-dimensional hand-carved ice monuments and scenes, including fantastic frozen creations, slippery ice speed slides, and heart-warming holiday vistas.”
Was it worth the $25 per person to enter? Probably not, unless you have an ice or Christmas fetish. The work done was very impressive, and the sculptors were extremely talented, but I think I was hoping for a wee bit more interactivity. Regardless, I’m glad that I went and checked it out, because it was still a fun night! Here are a few photos from it, and the whole set is up on Flickr:
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Seems like the sort of thing I would go for should I be forced to live in FLORIDA!!! Luckily, I live in Michigan where snow and ice are just around the corner. Yay!
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Twitter: elizabethbarone
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Slides made of ice?? How freaking cool! (I’m a grownup, I swear!)
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Twitter: laurie_pooh
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Very fun! We went to brunch at the Gaylord Texan on Thanksgiving and it also included their ICE exhibit. It was How the Grinch Stole Christmas themed this year. We have gone several other times, and I don’t remember it costing as much. It looks like there were a lot more fun places to pose at the Florida one though. They wanted to charge us $16.95 for the picture they took of us as we entered, and I know it’s extremely tacky… but I took a photo of it with MY digital camera. Ha!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/laurie_pooh/PB261040.jpg
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That is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO cool! I would pay 25 bucks to see that shit, and i live in Asskatchewan where its snow and ice 6 months of the freaking year!
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Twitter: ellemmes
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That slide is freaking awesome! I would totally slide my fat butt down it and not even care. I am such a kid.
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When your nose is runny, you may think it’s funny, but it’s snot. Grab a tissue!
You want interactive? You could have licked one of the little ice people.
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Twitter: thegoddesscher
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i would feel the need to chisel my initials somewhere.
or spill some hot water on something.
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That looks awesome – I’d take my kids and have a great time!
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That looks so neat. I would love to visit something like that with my kids!
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Twitter: Blogography
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Sweet! I like how they provided parkas, since people in Southern Florida probably don’t have them laying around. The closest I’ve ever gotten to something like this was an “ice bar”… which isn’t really close at all, is it?
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Twitter: VerdantDude
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Did the attraction have an bar made of ice serving ice-cold vodka out of glasses made from solid ice?
No…ok, then I pass.
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Twitter: VerdantDude
on November 29th, 2009 at Sunday, November 29, 2009 @ 1:48 am
I should have read Dave2′s comment. He knows what I’m talkin’ about.
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Looks very “cool”
Aha-ha-ha Do you see what I did there! I am a comedy genius.
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Twitter: blondefabulous
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Uh… I live in Florida for a reason. Like the fact that my daughter is going to have a pool party for her birthday today. In NOVEMBER! Muah ha ha ha ha! Ice slides would make me shiver in places I shouldn’t!!!
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Interesting introvert & influential intimates investigate ICE. Ironic.
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It’s awesome that they provided you with outerwear…I was just telling someone the other day that I don’t even own a coat so uh yeah, there’s that.
This ICE thing looks completely fun and whimsical! I wonder if I can still get tickets to go cause I would so love to. Must Google later.
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@Hilly, We didn’t have tickets, showed up last minute, and it was EMPTY. No line at all, but it had the capacity for the big crowds that will be going the closer it gets to Christmas. If you are smart and go on a weekday AND buy your tickets online at least a 24 hours in advance it’s only 19 bucks.
Aalso… Take gloves!
Also also… With your ticket you get a cup of hot cocoa after you’re done.
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I’d be worried about lice and stuff with those coats.
But seriously – my kid would like it. Not sure I would, but it’s all about the kid, right?
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Twitter: ItsToni
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Ice in Florida – possibly fun.
Ice in Indiana – not so much :/ We pay to get RID of ice around here.
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Are the rest rooms made of ice also? Will my pee freeze? You can count on me to ask the important questions.
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how can you not be impressed??! you, sir, are an ice-sculpture *snob*
and did those coats come with the ticket price? are they.. “community” coats? as in, multitudes of the Unwashed Masses will take turns wearing them?
SOUNDS FUN!
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Ice sculptures is gay.
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Twitter: missbritt
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I’ve been trying to figure out what this place was from your Flickr set. I WANNA GO!! I bet the kids would think it was cool.
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Twitter: poppycede
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$25 to look at ice… hmm. Yah, a little steep. I’ve seen pretty amazing ice sculptures for free in Ottawa.
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Wow. Beautiful and amazing! I think it would be worth it, but I’m bad with money ; )
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Twitter: alotofnothing
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I’ve always wanted to go, but paying $100 for all of us to go? Not gonna happen.
I need to find a sponsor…
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Twitter: perpstu
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I love that everyone else is bundled up like they’re trekking through Antarctica, but you’re rocking out in shorts and a t-shirt with your parka open over it! Looks like a fun trip.
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Twitter: s_csr
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I prefer the sand castles on the beach to ice chipped and polished into fancy shapes.
You wore SHORTS?! ::cough::idiot::cough::
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I hope you got to keep those awesome jackets.
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Pretty cool, but where are the fisting photos?
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Looks awesome…and those jackets are pretty spectacular, like those oven bags.
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That’s waaaay cooler that Montreal in winter. All ten months of it.
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