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We are thinking of doing it on our arrival day -- all we had planned was the pool and a stop at Walmart, and flying in from MN we'll be in long pants anyway.
I asked my niece who used to live in Orlando. She hasn't done it, but said her friends reported it to be overpriced and cold. Not sure I want to decide based only on the opinons of Florida college students though.
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I remember reading a fantastic description of ICE in one of Cheryl Pendry's trip reports... maybe you can search there? I do know that ever since I saw her pictures, I REALLY want to plan a December trip to WDW so we can go to ICE!
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I remember reading a fantastic description of ICE in one of Cheryl Pendry's trip reports... maybe you can search there? I do know that ever since I saw her pictures, I REALLY want to plan a December trip to WDW so we can go to ICE!
Thank you very much! We did go to see ICE a couple of years ago. I'll see if I can find the section of the trip report about it.
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Thanks! It can be tough to find specifics in trip reports -- lots of posts to sort through.
Your pictures are fabulous -- makes me want to go for sure. You guys were wearing capris! You must have been freezing.
I had noticed the heads up about parking. I guess it won't be as much of a shock if we know. We'd pay $10 to park for a day or special event downtown, so I can't complain much about $13.
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I have been to ICE 2x.... If you purchase your tickets on line it is a bit cheaper. We really enjoyed this,I took two of the nephews wth me. They have long coats that they give you to wear. But make sure to bring gloves and also DO NOT WEAR SANDALS.
Its very cold in there and even with Sneakers, the feets were cold towards the end.
They have some really fun scupltures and even have ICe slides for you to slide down. 3 years ago they had three differnt levels of Slides and the Expert one went along two walls of the huge room. Two years ago they just had to identical slides to slide down. Even the stairs are made of Ice.
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We went to ICE in December 2008, it is really cool and very very cold. Bring plenty of layers as you will need them even with the Jacket they give you. Also a hat and gloves is a MUST as well. Fair warning though, you have to pay for parking, it was $12 when we went. So we decided to take our time and check out the Gaylord Palms which is a very nice and very big hotel with lots of cool stuff. So we got our parking moneys worth as well. They also have some nice restaurants there as well. I do have some pics in my Xmas TR below as well. They start with post 194. You can get the tickets cheaper if you buy them online and you can pick your date and time. It was very interesting and thank goodness not too long because I think they keep it at like 9 degrees and if it were any longer we would have had to leave and scoot through it but it was just about right. Have fun and enjoy it.
Kim
Thanks everyone. I think we definately want to do this.
We're planning to go betwen the airport and our hotel at Universal. We won't buy advance tix because that would guarantee flight delays
They have a new "Snow" feature, too this year. We're hoping to have time to pick that up too.
We haven't gone in Orlando, but there is a Gaylord now in DC, and we went last year and LOVED it! It is cold (NINE DEGREES!), so dress warmly - even with the giant parka. Warm socks & shoes are a must, as are warm gloves/mittens and hats. My kids would have spent hours on the ice slides! DH & I even went down the slides. Lots of good photo ops for a holiday card, or just a good spread in a scrapbook.
We already have our tickets to go this year Thanksgiving weekend - our kick-off to the holidays. Not sure if each hotel has a different theme, but in DC, it's a Grinch theme this year!
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Ice looks so great that I was ready to order my tickets online and then I read 'you must go down the slide...'
Do you "have to" go down the slide? I watched some of the videos posted on Youtube and it's just something I would not feel comfortable doing. I'm still recovering from a broken shoulder and I often have difficulty getting up from a chair because I can only put pressure on the one arm. I can't imagine getting up from the floor. Can you bypass the slide or not?
Ice looks so great that I was ready to order my tickets online and then I read 'you must go down the slide...'
Do you "have to" go down the slide? I watched some of the videos posted on Youtube and it's just something I would not feel comfortable doing. I'm still recovering from a broken shoulder and I often have difficulty getting up from a chair because I can only put pressure on the one arm. I can't imagine getting up from the floor. Can you bypass the slide or not?
At least the one in DC, the slides are optional! You definitely don't have to go down them in order to be allowed to leave!
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We did go to see ICE a couple of years ago. I'll see if I can find the section of the trip report about it.
we were! It's a mistake I wouldn't make again... 
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