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Winter Wonderland Returns With Even More Magical Treats!
After a phenomenal 2009 season, which saw a staggering two million visitors, planning for Hyde Park Winter Wonderland 2010, London’s largest and most dazzling winter event is well underway. With no admission fee, Hyde Park Winter Wonderland now offers almost seven whole weeks of festive fun – right in the heart of the Capital!
WINTER WONDERLAND will once again feature London’s biggest outdoor ice-rink, the iconic Giant Observation Wheel and the return of Zippos Circus – all of which are booking now! In addition to this there are new and exciting rollercoaster rides and a Santa Land for kids with free Santa’s grotto.
Some new attractions for 2010: Angel’s Christmas Market
Located at the Hyde Park entrance to Winter Wonderland, The Market will feature over one hundred wooden chalets - offering unusual and handmade gifts, including ceramics, candles, glasswork, jewellery, clothing and beauty products as well as a traditional Christmas items.
Big Top Shows
Due to phenomenal public demand in 2009, which saw most shows selling out family-favourite, Zippos Circus, will make a welcome return to the Winter Wonderland Big Top with a family festive circus show during the day, featuring Timoni the Elf and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer who will open up a magical toy box to reveal a thrilling line up of colourful circus stars.
In the evening, the Winter Wonderland Big Top will present ‘Cirque D’Hiver’ a brand new world-class Circus. The finest artistes from across the globe merge into a single breathtaking performance spectacle set inside a sleeping mind. Expect contortionists, aerialists, acrobats, the heart-stopping Wheel of Death and a final battle of fire all part of this stunning visual spectacle.
Schools Join The Rock And Roll Circus At Winter Wonderland
The 02’s British Music Experience (BME) has partnered with Zippos Circus to present the ‘Rock And Roll Circus’, a series of exciting musically inspired circus based work-shops set within Winter Wonderland - giving schools an exclusive insight into the legendary circus.
Taking place in the heated Big Top at Hyde Park and run by the performers themselves, pupils will be able to experience the inner workings of a circus, as well as enjoying lunch inside the circus café tent before taking their seats to marvel at the 45 minute performance of Zippos Christmas Circus show.
Workshops are taking place between the 23rd of November and the 2nd of December 2010.
Winter Wonderland’s Father Christmas was voted ‘Best Outdoor Experience’ by Time Out London. He and his entertaining elves welcome children to his Hyde Park grotto every day from 12 noon to 6pm, and 4pm on Christmas Eve – from Boxing Day onwards he takes well earned rest! There is no charge to meet Santa, and he receives kids of all ages on a ‘first-come first-served basis’, treating children who have been very, very good to a special gift.
Visitors are welcome to take their own photographs with Santa, however an official Winter Wonderland photographer will be on hand to take special souvenir shots available for purchase on the day.
Winter Wonderland 2008 raises £11,000 for Capital Charities
Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland has raised a fantastic £11,000 for Help a London Child. The partnership, in its second year, saw 10p from every skating ticket sold being donated to 95.8 Capital FM’s charity, which will go towards funding projects in the Capital helping disadvantaged children and young people.
Westbourne Park Family Centre, which runs pre-school groups, a toy library, parent support club, after school clubs and activities for 5-19 year olds from the Westbourne and Paddington wards, is one of the lucky projects who will benefit from these funds.
After a phenomenal 2009 season, which saw a staggering two million visitors, planning for Hyde Park Winter Wonderland 2010, London’s largest and most dazzling winter event is well underway. With no admission fee, Hyde Park Winter Wonderland now offers almost seven whole weeks of festive fun – right in the heart of the Capital!
The 02’s British Music Experience (BME) has partnered with Zippos Circus to present the ‘Rock And Roll Circus’, a series of exciting musically inspired circus based work-shops set within Winter Wonderland - giving schools an exclusive insight into the legendary circus.
Winter Wonderland’s Father Christmas was voted ‘Best Outdoor Experience’ by Time Out London. He and his entertaining elves welcome children to his Hyde Park grotto every day from 12 noon to 6pm, and 4pm on Christmas Eve – from Boxing Day onwards he takes well earned rest! There is no charge to meet Santa, and he receives kids of all ages on a ‘first-come first-served basis’, treating children who have been very, very good to a special gift.
Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland has raised a fantastic £11,000 for Help a London Child. The partnership, in its second year, saw 10p from every skating ticket sold being donated to 95.8 Capital FM’s charity, which will go towards funding projects in the Capital helping disadvantaged children and young people.
