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A Family in Blue Winter Coats Smiles While Viewing Colorful ICE Sculptures at Gaylord Pacific Resort

Experience a New Holiday Tradition: ice!™ Featuring "A Charlie Brown Christmas!"

LocationGaylord Pacific

A beloved holiday story comes to life at ice! featuring "A Charlie Brown Christmas!" Journey through captivating tunnels, zip down two-story ice slides, and see your favorite characters including Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and Karen all intricately carved out of 2 million pounds of ice.

Come for the day or make it a Christmas vacation with one of our overnight ice! packages and enjoy the splendor of the holiday season at Gaylord Pacific.

BUY TICKETS to Experience a New Holiday Tradition: ice!™ Featuring "A Charlie Brown Christmas!"
Ice Sculptures Depict Iconic Comic Characters at Gaylord Pacific Resort, California
Ice Gaylord Pacific A Charlie Brown Logo

Get to Know the Experience

A Family of Four in Blue Winter Coats and Hats Walks Through a Colorful ice Sculpture Tunnel at Gaylord Pacific Resort, California
24 YEARS OF HOLIDAY MAGIC

Making its San Diego debut this year, the Christmas attraction, ice!, has been a cherished holiday tradition for families since its debut more than two decades ago at Gaylord Opryland in Nashville, TN.

12 SCENES

Come to life through ice from the beloved tale, "A Charlie Brown Christmas!"

10 FT. HIGH

Race down towering slides made of pure ice, standing as tall as a basketball hoop!

12,000 HOURS

Total time the artisans spend carving to create the ice! experience

1.4M ATTENDEES

Visited ice! in 2025 across six locations in the U.S.

Take a Sneak Peek Inside

People in Blue Coats Enjoy an ICE Sculpture of a Cartoon Character and Doghouse at Gaylord Pacific Resort, California
CRAWL THROUGH SNOOPY'S DOGHOUSE

See Snoopy's famous red doghouse up-close—carved from colorful ice and fully decorated for the spectacular, super-colossal neighborhood lights and display contest. You can even crawl through it!

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Colorful Indoor Playground Featuring Icy Slides and Stairs, Cartoon Characters at Gaylord Pacific Resort, California
SLIDE DOWN TWO-STORY ICE SLIDES

Plunge down one of five ice slides, including one child-sized slide. You'll get to see the Peanuts gang rehearsing for the school Christmas play, including Charlie Brown directing, Snoopy with his guitar, and Schroeder playing the piano.

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ICE Sculptures of Cartoon Characters Surround a Decorated Christmas Tree With a Red Star on Top at Gaylord Pacific Resort, California
FIND THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS

Your heart will melt when you see Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts gang remember what Christmas is all about. They have transformed Charlie Brown's little tree into something magical and gather together to sing Christmas carols. You haven't experienced "A Charlie Brown Christmas" like this before! 

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Frosty Facts

Know more about what it's like to step inside ice! featuring “A Charlie Brown Christmas” before you experience it yourself.

12 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

How It Comes to Life

Learn more about the magic and finesse behind the scenes that create these colorful, icy masterpieces.

Colorful ICE Sculptures of Cartoon Characters in a Vibrant, Whimsical Setting at Gaylord Pacific Resort, California

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.

An Artist in Orange Gloves and Blue Jacket Skillfully Carves a Clear ICE Sculpture With Precision at Gaylord Pacific Resort, California

Traveling over 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.

Stacks of Large, Colorful ICE Blocks at Gaylord Pacific Resort, California

Our immersive Christmas attraction features elaborate scenes sculpted from 6,700 massive blocks of ice, weighing in at a total of 2 million pounds.

A Worker in Winter Gear Uses a Chainsaw to Sculpt a Block of ICE in an Indoor Icy Setting at Gaylord Pacific Resort, California

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.

A Person in a Red Helmet Carves Colored ICE Sculptures, Including a Christmas Tree, Amidst Vibrant, Illuminated Decorations at Gaylord Pacific Resort, California

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.
 

Carver's Showcase at Gaylord Pacific Resort, California

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.

Colorful ICE Sculptures of Cartoon Characters Performing on Stage, Surrounded by Vibrant Lights at Gaylord Pacific Resort, California

SAVE UP TO 30% ON HOLIDAY FUN

Bundle a ticket to our Christmas experience, ice!, with other festive activities and save big! Choose from two pass options featuring tickets to ice tubing, scavenger hunt, gingerbread decorating, ice skating, and more.

Colorful ice Sculpture Exhibit Featuring Cartoon Characters in Winter Attire at Gaylord Pacific Resort, California

EXCLUSIVE TICKET OFFERS

Members of AAA, Military, Teachers and more can enjoy special savings on room nights and tickets to our ice! experience for the 2026-2027 holiday season!

A Joyful Family Gathers Around a Fire Pit at Night, Roasting Marshmallows at Gaylord Pacific Resort, California

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.