Gaylord Texan ICE! exhibit returns with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer theme [Video]

ICE! is back this week at the Gaylord Texan with a new theme this year: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

Utilizing two million pounds of carved ice, Santa’s protege and a slew of Christmas characters and holiday friends have come to life.

The Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine opens its annual winter wonderland ice sculpture attraction on Friday. 

“A lot of work goes into this,” said Gaylor Texan Public Relations Director Martha Neibling. “The first thing we do is bring 40 master ice carvers across the globe from China, and they build this 17,000 square-foot exhibit, and we turn the temperature down to nine degrees.”

The finishing touches are underway on a Christmas village that began to take shape in October.  “I

“It really is chilly. I tell people when they come to make sure they’re dressing for cold weather. Your gloves, your hat, and a jacket and shoes,” Neibling said. …