Experience a New Holiday Tradition: ice! featuring Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer™
Gaylord Palms
A beloved holiday story comes to life at ice!™ featuring Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer™, a dazzling, immersive, story-driven showplace with larger-than-life ice sculptures, thrilling frozen slides, and awe-inspiring tunnels. Come experience the splendor of the holiday season at Gaylord Palms.
Get to Know ice!
Critically Acclaimed
The magic of our signature experience has been featured in Forbes, Conde Nast, CNN, The Points Guy, and more.
10 Scenes
Come to life through ice from the beloved tale, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer™
20 Ft. High
Slides made of pure ice you can zoom down, from up to two-stories high!
12,000 Hours
Total time the artisans spend carving to create ice! featuring Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer™.
1.2M Attendees
Visited ice! in 2024 across six locations in the U.S.
Sneak Peek Into ice!
Snapshot-Worthy Moments
Strike a pose with Santa and Rudolph in one of the longest ice carvings measuring over 32 feet long, crawl into whimsical photo setups, or become one of the misfit toys—this is a winter wonderland made for memory-making.
The Many Faces of The Bumble
Whether you're racing away from the fearsome version or climbing into the arms of his kinder side, The Bumble appears throughout the attraction in thrilling and heartwarming ways.
Uncover Hidden Surprises
From a snow-covered tunnel that peeks into a frozen lake to a secret ice slide tucked inside the Reindeer Games, hidden moments are waiting to be discovered around every icy turn.
How It Comes to Life
Know more about what it's like to step inside ice! featuring Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer™ before you experience it yourself.
10 Iconic Scenes
Carved into ice from the beloved Christmas story
No Time Limits
Enjoy this self-guided experience at your leisure
9 Degrees Fahrenheit
Cool, controlled temperatures keep the icy designs intact
All Ages
Entertaining for both kids and adults
Making of ice!
Learn more about the magic and finesse behind the scenes that create these colorful, icy masterpieces.
The vibrant colors in the ice sculptures are specially created by a chemist with a proprietary formula to ensure it closely matches each character's specific colors and to maintain its bright color for the entire season.
Traveling more than 6,000 miles from Harbin, China (known as "Ice City"), 40 artisans use their master sculpting skills passed down through generations to carve ice! over six weeks.
Weighing in at a total of 2 million pounds, ice! featuring Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer™ includes elaborate scenes sculpted from 6,700 massive blocks of ice.
The carvers use chisels, chippers, tongs, handsaws, grinders, and even chainsaws to bring the experience to life. Some artisans have collected custom-made tools to perfect the irregular shapes and achieve the highest level of detail.
The artisans follow a 300-page design book filled with hand-drawn, to-scale sketches and blueprints to create every sculpture featured throughout the 19,000-square-foot frozen attraction.
Once the completed masterpiece is open for guests, a few artisans stay onsite at the exhibit to preserve the icy designs and perform daily, live sculpting demonstrations to showcase their craft.
So Much Christmas. So Many Ways to Experience It.
From ticket passes filled with Christmas joy to special ways to save on your visit —explore ways you can make this holiday season one to remember.
Save up to 40% on Holiday Fun
Bundle ice! featuring Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer™ with other festive activities and save big! Choose from 3 pass options featuring tickets to: ice!, ice tubing, scavenger hunt, gingerbread decorating, and more.
Exclusive ICE! Ticket Offers
Members of AAA, Military, Teachers and more can enjoy special savings on room nights and ice! tickets for the 2025-2026 holiday season!
Save with Prepaid Parking
Visiting for a festive day of holiday fun? Day visitors can purchase parking in advance to save more time and money for an icy smooth arrival.