{"id":2619,"date":"2012-07-24T23:42:42","date_gmt":"2012-07-24T23:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/shrek-the-halls-ice-is-back-for-2012-2013-at-gaylordnational-in-national-harbor-md-gnice2012\/"},"modified":"2023-09-04T20:40:47","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T02:40:47","slug":"shrek-the-halls-ice-is-back-for-2012-2013-at-gaylordnational-in-national-harbor-md-gnice2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/shrek-the-halls-ice-is-back-for-2012-2013-at-gaylordnational-in-national-harbor-md-gnice2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Shrek the Halls #media #preview &#8211; ICE! is back for 2012 &#8211; 2013 at @gaylordnational in National Harbor, MD #gnice2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/family-fun-night-with-shrek-a-friends-our-dreamworks-experience-at-gaylord-national\/\">My first Shrek-sperience with the Gaylord Hotel<\/a> in National Harbor was amazing &#8211; so when my family was invited to the preview of this year&#8217;s ICE! winter holiday event that will be held this November, December, and January at the Gaylord, I was ready to find out what was coming up.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2613\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/socamom_shrek_the_halls_gaylord_5.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"ICE! Preview at Gaylord National - Shrek the Halls\" title=\"ICE! Preview at Gaylord National - Shrek the Halls\" width=\"400\" height=\"710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/socamom_shrek_the_halls_gaylord_5.jpg 400w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/socamom_shrek_the_halls_gaylord_5-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>With these 100+ degree temperatures we have been dealing with, I didn&#8217;t think I could wrap my head around the Christmas in July theme for the preview, but I remember my mom telling me that Christmas in Trinidad wasn&#8217;t all about the weather &#8211; even though they sung songs about snow she had never seen (let alone spent any time &#8220;dashing through&#8221;), and weather outside that wasn&#8217;t at all &#8220;frightful&#8221; they still celebrated the holidays in the heat.<\/strong> If she could do it, I sure could too.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2614\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/socamom_shrek_the_halls_gaylord.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"ICE! 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Preview at Gaylord National - Shrek the Halls\" width=\"400\" height=\"710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/socamom_shrek_the_halls_gaylord.jpg 400w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/socamom_shrek_the_halls_gaylord-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So they made it easy to celebrate. \u00a0Inside of one of the ballrooms, there was snow, a huge tree, and the smell of gingerbread. \u00a0Just as we entered the Christmas in July ICE! preview, the kids were given their Shrek ear headbands. \u00a0We walked down a dark hallway with twinkling walls towards a gorgeous ice sculpture of the ICE! logo. \u00a0<strong>Past the sculpture, we were met by snow.<\/strong> That&#8217;s right &#8211; snow&#8230; in a ballroom&#8230; in July. \u00a0   We weren&#8217;t sure what to do first, but for the kids, they had a cotton candy machine, ice cream (Haagen Daz for the adults, and drumsticks for the kids), a snow cone machine, popcorn machine, ginger bread houses to decorate, the Shrek movie playing, Shrek Movie characters to take pictures with, as well as Santa Claus &#8211; ready for photos. \u00a0I am not a big Santa Claus fan &#8211; and the kids aren&#8217;t too into that either, so first thing, mine headed to the snacks. \u00a0On top of the treats, there were healthy alternatives like blueberries, melon, and strawberries. \u00a0I had just a bite of a cookie, but my husband quickly made me a beautiful plate of fruit to keep me from giving in to my sweet tooth.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2615\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/socamom_shrek_the_halls_gaylord_4.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"ICE! 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Preview at Gaylord National - Shrek the Halls\" width=\"400\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/socamom_shrek_the_halls_gaylord_4.jpg 400w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/socamom_shrek_the_halls_gaylord_4-300x270.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We took pics with characters, got our gingerbread houses (decided to decorate at home), ate treats, and just enjoyed the exciting atmosphere. \u00a0Just when we thought it was over, a fabulously funny stilt walker (skilled, but not full on dancing like a <strong>Trinidadian Moko jumbie<\/strong>) led us down the hill, past the &#8220;Awakening&#8221; sculpture, in a sort of media\/blogger parade, to a tent with even more goodies!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2616\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/socamom_shrek_the_halls_gaylord_3.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"ICE! Preview at Gaylord National - Shrek the Halls\" title=\"ICE! Preview at Gaylord National - Shrek the Halls\" width=\"400\" height=\"710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/socamom_shrek_the_halls_gaylord_3.jpg 400w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/socamom_shrek_the_halls_gaylord_3-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once there, we were met by a unicyclist and\u00a0a live band playing the Shrek theme song. \u00a0Were we done eating? Nope &#8211; luckily, we didn&#8217;t fill up on treats, because we had mini hotdogs, Pinkberry, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nandosperiperi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nandos Peri Peri <\/a>Chicken, red and white sangria (for the grown folks), guacamole, salsa, and chips. \u00a0So after we were all full &#8211; there was still face painting and amazing balloon animals!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2617\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/socamom_shrek_the_halls_gaylord_2.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"ICE! Preview at Gaylord National - Shrek the Halls\" title=\"ICE! Preview at Gaylord National - Shrek the Halls\" width=\"400\" height=\"710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/socamom_shrek_the_halls_gaylord_2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/socamom_shrek_the_halls_gaylord_2-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2618\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/socamom_shrek_the_halls_gaylord_1.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"ICE! Preview at Gaylord National - Shrek the Halls\" title=\"ICE! Preview at Gaylord National - Shrek the Halls\" width=\"400\" height=\"710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/socamom_shrek_the_halls_gaylord_1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/socamom_shrek_the_halls_gaylord_1-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We chatted with Gaylord&#8217;s marketing and events representatives, and baby girl, who I truly believe can hear a fly pass gas, overheard the words that will haunt me until ICE! opens in November &#8211; &#8220;<strong>Ice Slide<\/strong>.&#8221;\u00a0 So needless to say, Christmas in July wasn&#8217;t at all far fetched for her, and she asked me every 10 minutes, &#8220;So where is the<strong> ice slide<\/strong>?&#8221; &#8220;Are we going to the <strong>ice slide<\/strong> next?&#8221; &#8220;Don&#8217;t worry mommy, she said there are coats, so even though we don&#8217;t have them now, we will for the <strong>ice slide<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <object width=\"425\" height=\"350\" data=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/C62YW4JeVyM\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/C62YW4JeVyM\" \/><\/object> <\/p>\n<p>So we will be there.\u00a0 From what I understand, kids and adults both LOVE the ice slide, as well as the amazing ice sculptures that will be on display at ICE! 2012-2013.\u00a0 Christmas on the Potomac is from November 16 to January 6th, and packages are on sale now.\u00a0 Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ChristmasOnThePotomac.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.ChristmasOnThePotomac.com<\/a> for more information on everything happening at the Gaylord this holiday season.\u00a0 To get your tickets for ICE! at a great price, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gaylordhotels.com\/gaylord-national\/christmas-on-the-potomac\/ice-experience\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">buy your tickets by October 1st<\/a>.\u00a0 You can get a ticket on non peak days for as low as $11.99 for kids 4 to 12 (even less with a military discount).\u00a0 Kids under 3 are always free.<\/p>\n<p><em>As always, my opinions are my own. I was given entrance to the Shrek the Halls preview event and goodies for myself and my family.\u00a0 I was not required to write this post in exchange for any form of compensation.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"en\/component\/content\/article\/63-family\/308-family-fun-night-with-shrek-a-friends-our-dreamworks-experience-at-gaylord-national\">My first Shrek-sperience with the Gaylord Hotel<\/a> in National Harbor was amazing &#8211; so when my family was invited to the preview of this year&#8217;s ICE! winter holiday event that will be held this November, December, and January at the Gaylord, I was ready to find out what was coming up.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2613\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/socamom_shrek_the_halls_gaylord_5.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"ICE! Preview at Gaylord National - Shrek the Halls\" title=\"ICE! Preview at Gaylord National - Shrek the Halls\" width=\"400\" height=\"710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/socamom_shrek_the_halls_gaylord_5.jpg 400w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/socamom_shrek_the_halls_gaylord_5-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>With these 100+ degree temperatures we have been dealing with, I didn&#8217;t think I could wrap my head around the Christmas in July theme for the preview, but I remember my mom telling me that Christmas in Trinidad wasn&#8217;t all about the weather &#8211; even though they sung songs about snow she had never seen (let alone spent any time &#8220;dashing through&#8221;), and weather outside that wasn&#8217;t at all &#8220;frightful&#8221; they still celebrated the holidays in the heat.<\/strong> If she could do it, I sure could too.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2614\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/socamom_shrek_the_halls_gaylord.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"ICE! 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