As I look back, I realize we have gone to Gaylord Texan’s Lone Star ICE! for the past 9 years. Though I only have a record of a few visits on my blog, we have had many more years of fun there. I wanted to share our 9 Years of Gaylord Texan’s Lone Star ICE! with you.
>>>> 2019 Update. I’ve added some years to my post here!! We are still enjoying Christmas at Gaylord Texan. It’s now been twelve (12) years we’ve spent visiting ICE!
Gaylord Texan is the best place I can think of to start a Family Tradition. I suppose after visiting here for almost twelve years straight; I can indeed call it Our Family Tradition.
9 Years of Gaylord Texan’s Lone Star ICE!
My family has been going to ICE since 2007 (maybe earlier), and it’s pretty amazing. You have to bundle up in a big coat (parka) that they provide, and you can slide down a giant ice slide. It’s family-friendly all around. ICE! Themes change every year, and it merely gets more amazing each year. You can grab a hot chocolate and pick up a few souvenirs in their Christmas shop. This year they even have a Build-A-Bear station where you can get your favorite plush animal stuffed. And the tubes (more ice slides) seemed even longer and more fun than previous years. Christmastime at the Gaylord is a must!
2019 – Charlie Brown Christmas
Lone Star ICE! is longer and stronger and gets better year after year!! They brought back Charlie Brown this year because it’s everyone’s favorite (according to a pole that was taken), so they brought back this courageous kid and his friends.
We celebrated my son’s 10th birthday with ICE!, snow tubing and ice skating and delicious hot chocolate!!
I actually went three times this year. Once with the kids, another time with friends, and the third time with my husband and son. Do you think I like ICE! I think so.
2018 – Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Here’s our Gaylord Texan Christmas 2018 post
2017 – ‘TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
My mom, my grandson, Gavin, Brody and myself.
2016 – SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN
The best yet. Just Brody and me this time, but lots of other bloggers and their families were there.
2015 – CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD
We invited a friend of Brody’s in his kindergarten class and his mom this year. The boys had the best time. We also stayed the night.
2014 – FROSTY THE SNOWMAN
I did a blog post on this visit – see it here.
2013 – THE NUTCRACKER
Still looking for a photo! Yikes. But I do remember taking our granddaughter to this one.
2012 – MERRY MADAGASCAR
This visit has to be the best as all four of our grandkids got to go with us.
2011 – SHREK the HALLS
Took my granddaughter and grandson plus extended family and friends this time.
2010 – Charlie Brown Christmas
Sadly, I can not locate a photo…but I know we went!!
2009 –
2008 –
2007 – How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
This could very well be our first Christmas at Gaylord Texan ICE!
As you can see, we LOVE Gaylord Texan’s Lone Star ICE. The last three (now 5 or 6) I was invited by the Gaylord and they gave us tickets in exchange for social exposure, but for the most part, my family has enjoyed many years of ICE! on our own, and there will be many more to come!!
There’s still time for you to Celebrate the Holidays at Gaylord Texan’s Lone Star Christmas!! For more information check out ChristmasAtGaylordTexan.com
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Wow!! 9 years?? That is definitely a fun, family tradition! I love this. It must hold a special place in your heart with lots of great memories.
I went to ICE here in Orlando many years ago, and it was definitely a blast! The huge coats are so much fun. We don’t have snow or any “real” winters here in Florida, so that was a nice taste of it!
It’s so cool that you have all these photos from the trips too. It’s nice to look back on photos and think about where we were in our lives at those moments (mentally), and to relive the moments with family.