Christmas at Gaylord Palms is now open, offering more than 15 festive activities for guests and locals to enjoy, including dazzling live performances, a festive breakfast with the Grinch, gingerbread decorating and more.
This year features the all new interactive experience I Love Christmas Movies. Developed in collaboration with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, guests get to experience their favorite holiday movies THE POLAR EXPRESS™, A CHRISTMAS STORY™, ELF™, NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION™, and THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS™ up close. Designed with social distancing in mind, guests will navigate the 17,000 square foot exhibit and enjoy more than 13 scenes complete with replicas of film props, audio clips and more.
Also new is the Snow Factory, a mechanized snowy play space with multiple attractions, including Snow Flow Mountain, where guests can slide through factory conveyor belts that have frozen solid and ride on tubes down a thrilling plummet slide or hilly ice coaster. Plus, the Snowball Build and Blast allows guests to build and toss real snowballs to boost the power of snow making machines.
There's so much holiday fun happening you also won't want to miss:
- Live performances on the St. Augustine Stage, including the dazzling Cirque Dreams Unwrapped featuring stunning feats of showmanship performed on stage and in the air. Plus, holiday spirits will soar during The Greatest Story, a multicultural, musical journey celebrating the story of Christ.
- An interactive experience that will show kids what it takes to become one of Santa’s helpers during the Elf Training Academy.
- A one-of-a-kind light show in the St. Augustine atrium sky that will bring the fun of decorating the Christmas tree to life in the #LIT Light Show.
- A fun-filled celebration of Christmas traditions old and new with the jolliest hostess of all. Guests can delight in the retelling of the Christmas classic, “Twas The Night Before Christmas,” and sing along to their favorite holiday songs during Mrs. Claus’ Christmas Traditions.
- A holiday-themed scavenger hunt that will help grow The Grinch’s heart three sizes and show him the meaning of the season in The Grinch’s Wonderful Awful Idea Scavenger Hunt.
Due to limited capacity in accordance with Marriott’s “Commitment to Clean” program, advance online reservations are required for all ticketed events. Tickets for Christmas at Gaylord Palms and I Love Christmas Movies can be purchased at ChristmasatGaylordPalms.com and ILoveChristmasMoviesExperience.com. Tickets will sell out and guests are encouraged to purchase tickets well in advance.
Overnight Christmas packages including admission into the I Love Christmas Movies immersive pop-up experience are also available. For more information, CLICK HERE.
As the safety of its guests and STARS (employees) is of paramount importance, Christmas at Gaylord Palms has been developed in accordance with Marriott’s “Commitment to Clean” program and with enhanced protocols and social distancing measures. Programming will also operate in consideration with the latest local, state and federal legislation.
