Meanwhile, the Holiday Village had just about every kind of Christmas ornament imaginable–but this year, they’re in the CHILL Gift Shop and Cafe. Warning: their Yule Logs and turkey cupcakes may prove difficult to resist!
And the 6,500-square-foot rink is now open–or will be, when CHILL opens later this morning. At Thursday’s presentation, two champion figure skaters started off the 2013 ice-skating season with a brief exhibition! Then, there were short speeches by dignitaries, including Haiping Ge, president of International Special Attractions. They’re the company which creates CHILL’s Ice Kingdom–working with a team of thirty artisans who hand-carve ice sculptures for roughly a month, prior to the event’s opening.
The speeches concluded with an “aerial sighting”.
Guests were wowed to see…
the arrival of…this gentleman.
Yes, Santa DID parachute in–with an attendant elf! After his arrival, the “Jolly Man in Red” teamed up with “A.N.T. Farm” star Sierra McCormick to lead guests in a festive, “Ho, ho, ho!” “Say it like you mean it!” Santa exhorted.