Ice at the Gaylord

Last week, my family and I visited the ICE! exhibit at the Gaylord Texan.  The Gaylord is beautiful at Christmastime, and definitely worth checking out, even if you only go for viewing! It is spectacular!

This was our first time to visit the Gaylord Texan’s ICE!, so other than dressing warm, I didn’t really know what to expect!

We received our tickets, then walked into a room where we watched a quick video on the history of ICE!  It was quite interesting, and my son didn’t know what to think about those cold temperatures we would soon experience!

Ice at the Gaylord

After watching the video, we walked into the next room and were given heavy coats to put on.  Yes, on top of the coats we already had on!  I think I dressed my children in 4 layers of clothes, plus this blue coat.  Then they had on gloves and hats!  My children may have walked like penguins, but knowing they were warm was comforting – it was getting colder and colder as we walked closer to the entrance!

Ice at the Gaylord

Ice at the Gaylord

The ICE! exhibit was incredible and there are picture opportunities at almost every angle.  Since you tour the attraction at your own pace, it’s okay to spend a few extra minutes just soaking everything in! 

Ice at the Gaylord

We made our way to a pit stop, where we jumped in line to go down the ice slides!  This was a lot of fun (for both children and adults)!

Ice at the Gaylord

On the way out, we stopped to take more pictures before taking a look at the final ice sculpture, which tells the story of Jesus’ birth.  Amazing!

Ice at the Gaylord

We had a great time, and will most likely make this an annual event!

Note:  Hot chocolate, along with other tasty snacks, is available for purchase once you exit the exhibit.  The gift shop also sells gloves, hats, scarves, etc. 

Disclosure:  My family received tickets to check out ICE! for the purposes of this review. All opinions are my own.

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