Gaylord Palms Resort in Kissimmee, Florida will again host its popular holiday event from November 17, 2023, through January 3, 2024, with more than two million pounds of ice sculptures that will tell the story of A Charlie Brown Christmas, featuring classic Charles Schulz’ Peanuts characters including Lucy, Sally, Linus, Snoopy, Peppermint Patty, and of course, Charlie Brown’s Christmas tree.

The annual Christmas holiday attraction is created by a team of world-renowned carvers who travel from Harbin, China (home to the world’s largest annual ice and snow sculpting festival in the world) to Florida. It takes the skilled artisans five weeks to carve 6,700 blocks of ice – each weighing 300 pounds – into the whimsical scenes, using chainsaws, chisels, tongs, handsaws, hand tools, and grinders.

In addition to the giant Peanuts character sculptures, guests can ride down two-story-tall ice slides and visit the Carver’s Showcase to see live sculpting demonstrations.

During the exhibtion, Holiday events and activities will be offered across the Gaylord Palms Resort, including Christmas shows in the atrium, along with a Bavarian Alpine Village in the convention center, featuring one of Florida’s largest Christmas shops.

• Cirque: Spirit of Christmas – Featuring high-flying stunts, acrobatic feats, and an original score.
• The Greatest Story – A musical retelling of the birth of Jesus Christ through the eyes of six storytellers.
• Light Show – The skies above Gaylord Palms’ atrium and the 60-foot-tall atrium Christmas tree come to life.
• Strolling Dickens Carolers – Performances of Christmas classics at various times and locations throughout the celebration.
• Interactive Attractions – The Snow Factory play space and ice tubing on Snow Flow Mountain, and Snowball Build & Blast (admission allows unlimited ice tubing rides on the date on the ticket)
• Naughty or Nice Escape Room – If guests can sneak into Santa’s office and solve a series of puzzles, Jack Frost will remove their names from the Naughty List.
• Snoopy Scavenger Hunt – Families are challenged to search in the 4.5-acre garden atrium to complete a quest to receive a seasonal souvenir.
• Gingerbread Decorating Corner – Guests can adorn gingerbread treats and meet Nutmeg the Gingerbread Man.
• Elf Training Academy – Join one of Santa’s top toymakers to create a keepsake gift.