Hyde Park Winter Wonderland opens its gates from 21st November 2024 to 5th January 2025, offering a flurry of icy activities and festive frozen fun. From an immersive Alice in Wonderland experience within the Magical Ice Kingdom to the UK’s largest open-air Ice Rink, visitors can skate, slide and sip their way into the Christmas season at the UK’s biggest festive event.
Putting the ‘wonder’ into Winter Wonderland, the enchanting Magical Ice Kingdom returns this year with a brand new theme: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Hop along on an adventure down the rabbit hole with Lewis Carrol’s classic story and embark on a journey through Alice’s magical and adventurous imagination, meticulously crafted from over 500 tonnes of snow and ice – weighing twice as much as the Statue of Liberty! Visitors will enter through the Queen of Hearts’ castle, discover the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, fall through the famed rabbit hole and encounter the story’s most iconic characters, such as the Cheshire Cat and the Giant Caterpillar. An immersive walk-through of more than 250 larger-than-life ice and snow sculptures, this year’s brand new theme is a quirky exploration of the beautiful and traditional storyline, translated into a unique frozen world.
Presented in a specialist temperature-controlled environment of -10°C, the Magical Ice Kingdom is one of the largest ice exhibitions in Europe, with carved sculptures reaching over five metres high! A pre-recorded voiceover will also be available at the attraction to share with those who are visually impaired or blind.
The UK’s largest open-air ice rink elegantly graces the magical grounds of Winter Wonderland once again. With 1,795 square metres of skating space, visitors can trade in shoes for skates and enjoy the fan-favourite attraction, set under a canopy of twinkly lights, with live acoustic music, all centring around the charming Victorian bandstand in Hyde Park. Open from 10:00am to 10:00pm daily, hitting the ice is the perfect activity to kick off the festive experience at Hyde Park Winter Wonderland. Ideal for first dates, play dates or with your best mates, penguin skating aids will also be available to support the little ones.
For the thrill-seekers, the Real Ice Slide returns this year to give guests a taste of the slopes, right from Hyde Park. Standing at seven metres high and featuring a fun-filled 35 metre-long descent, guests are invited to slide into the festive spirit by grabbing a helmet, rubber ring and racing family and friends down the Real Ice Slide. There is always an opportunity for a rematch as sliders will get the chance to race down twice each time! Post-race hot chocolates are highly recommended.
For those looking for a chilled end to a fun-filled day at Winter Wonderland, guests can take a trip into the coolest bar at Hyde Park Winter Wonderland, commonly dubbed the Alps of Hyde Park. The Apres-ski themed Bar Ice in association with Mixtons Cocktails, creators of classic cocktails with a twist, is the ultimate alpine club vibe, where visitors can immerse themselves and enjoy rocking DJ beats and ice caverns that are the ideal place to ‘chill’. Mix and mingle with ice-sculpted bears, moose and wolves, whilst taking in the awesome mountain scenes which have been engraved into the ice walls – all tables, chairs and glasses are also sculpted entirely from ice!
Visitors can enjoy delicious festive alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktails with a twist from Mixtons with their first drink included in the entry ticket. The unique pop-up bar has to be kept at a chilly -10°C but visitors will be kept cosy with warm Regatta ski jackets and gloves that are provided on arrival.
For visitors craving more icy activities, they can take advantage of the brand new Off-Peak ticket and attraction offer, where they can unlock 20% off selected Magical Ice Kingdom and Ice Skating tickets when they purchase an off-peak ticket to the event.
Truly the world’s best destination for festive thrills, with over 100 rides and attractions for visitors of all ages to enjoy, the frozen fun awaits at Hyde Park Winter Wonderland. Tickets are now on sale at www.hydeparkwinterwonderland.com.
