Winter Wonderland

Millennium Dome 6 December - New Year’s Eve

Millennium Dome set for one of Europe’s biggest ever Christmas events

London’s Millennium Dome is to play host to the one of the biggest Christmas events Europe has ever seen. Winter Wonderland 2003, which is supporting Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity, looks set to take the capital by storm. It will be packed with family entertainment including cutting-edge theme park rides, a giant Santa’s workshop, the largest temporary ice rink in the UK this Christmas and Cartoon Network’s Supercinema, characters and games.

Winter Wonderland offers magical attractions for little kids and big kids alike, all under one roof, including:

• The 12 rides of Christmas – including a giant big wheel, log flume and a fantastic new inverted rollercoaster, the Tsunami, which drops, loops and twists at speeds of 55 mph and which has never been seen in London before! Other children’s favourites include a super-sized traditional carousel and a space train ride.

• The UK’s largest temporary fully facilitated ice rink accommodating 300 people at any one time with access for disabled visitors - plus a kids’ skate zone exclusively free for the under 12s.

• An enclosed giant screen Supercinema from Cartoon Network, the number one kid’s channel, showing favourite cartoons and the latest animated movies.

• Santa’s Workshop - wander in amazement through a meandering starlit realm ending with a visit to Santa and a gift.

• For the grown ups there’s the magic of a traditional German Christmas market complete with mulled wine. Also cafés, restaurants, a bar and retail exhibitors for tracking down that perfect present - Christmas shopping has never been so much fun!

Specially trained stewards and an army of Winter Wonderland helpers to look after the 250,000 expected visitors.

Winter Wonderland is being staged by Capital Entertainment Limited, formed by Elliot Hall, to promote the first in what will be a series of annual Winter Wonderland spectaculars. Elliot Hall is widely recognised as one of the country’s leading theme park operators having provided and promoted amazing theme parks across the world. He is also the man behind bringing the huge observation wheel which previously resided in the Champs-Elysee in Paris to Birmingham’s city centre.

Elliot comments:

“We know children love Christmas, and we wanted to bring that magic to life in what remains a fantastic entertainment facility. We are no strangers to staging successful events and we are confident that this super-value extravaganza will be the best yet.”

Winter Wonderland 2003 will highlight the capacity of the Millennium Dome as a state-of the art venue and the transport infrastructure of the Greenwich Peninsula. The Millennium Dome is operated by English Partnerships, the national regeneration agency.

Brian Roberts, English Partnerships’ head of operations at the Millennium Dome says: “We’re delighted Winter Wonderland 2003 is coming to the Millennium Dome—it’s a fantastic family event. London is one of the world’s great cities and the Millennium Dome one of the world’s iconic venues. This event gives us the opportunity to showcase the venue and highlight its potential as an exciting entertainment destination.”

The biggest free attraction at Winter Wonderland will be supplied by the number one kid’s channel, Cartoon Network. On entering the Cartoon Network area visitors will be greeted by characters including Johnny Bravo, Dexter, Dee Dee, Scooby Doo and The Powerpuff Girls.

At the centre of the fun will be Cartoon Network’s Supercinema, a giant screen showing favourite Christmas cartoons and movies. There’s also an animation studio, dance machines, karaoke, action adventure zones and loads more to keep kids of all ages entertained all day.

“Cartoon Network’s world famous characters will be coming out to play at Winter Wonderland providing a really memorable experience for every visitor.

We’re delighted to be at the heart of what promises to be a sensational family Christmas event,” says Richard Kilgarriff, head of Cartoon Network.

Get your skates on and book your tickets for Winter Wonderland 2003 now, the perfect day out for all the family. For further details about the show visit  .

Winder Wonderland Admission Prices:

• Free - children (up to 13) and Seniors (over 60)

• £10 - all others

• General admission allows access to the event site only.

The Theme Park, Santa’s Workshop and the Ice Rink are priced separately.

Children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult on entry and be supervised at all times.

No dogs or pets admitted except guide dogs.

For security reasons, all persons entering this event must agree to be searched when requested by security staff and filmed using digital CCTV on entry and during their visit.

Adults may be asked to provide identification at any time. The management reserves the right to refuse admission.

Winter Wonderland Opening Times:

Winter Wonderland is open daily from 11am to 10pm from 6 - 30 December 2003, closing early Christmas Eve and closed Christmas Day.

Special opening hours on New Year’s Eve 7pm till 3am.

Winter Wonderland Attraction Prices:

Cartoon Network Supercinema and entertainment: Free

Santa’s Workshop:

• Free - Adults

• £10 Children (including a gift from Santa)

Theme park rides and funfair:

• Free - Infants - allows unlimited access to infant rides all day (maximum height restrictions apply)

• £4 Children's wristband - allows unlimited access to children’s rides all day.

• £10 Adult's wristband - allows unlimited access to adult rides all day (minimum height restrictions apply)

Ice rink:

• Free - children up to 12 years of age

• £4 per 30min session for 12-16 year olds

• £6 per 30min session for 16 years and over

Winter Wonderland Tickets

Tickets are available on arrival at the Millennium Dome or in advance from

Please note when booking tickets have an alternative date in mind for your visit in case your first choice has sold out.

Winter Wonderland attractions

• Cartoon Network - Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network +, Boomerang and Toonami are the most popular group of kids channels in the UK. Cartoon Network is the home of the cartoon stars and the best place for comedy, gaming and fun. On TV it offers the best entertainment 24 hour a day from its own major hit shows including Dexter's Laboratory, The Powerpuff Girls, Johnny Bravo, The Cramp Twins and Ed, Edd n Eddy. The Cartoon Network experience is also available on its multi-award winning website, with games on digital cable and satellite, on mobiles via SMS and from its best selling comic. Channels are operated by Turner Broadcasting System Europe Limited, a Time Warner Company.

• Theme Park and Fun Fair - A world of excitement and thrills for all the family with the latest hi-tech equipment and traditional fairground attractions. An array of traditional family favourites such as the dodgems and giant carousel sit alongside a selection of children's rides including the space train, the pony ride, balloon ride, futuristic train, circus truck, plane ride, the jumping jack and Formula 2003. The BIG thrill rides include the following:-

• Tsunami - A fantastic new roller coaster, nearly 25 metres high - dropping, looping and twisting at speeds of 55 mph inverting you and pulling 4.2Gs of pure power. Never seen in London before!

• Reverse Bungee - Known as the ejection seat, two people together in a pod are released like a catapult 42 metres into the sky, almost touching the roof of the Millennium Dome!

• Top Buzz - A unique combination of fear & excitement, spinning you through a high speed 360 degree triple rotation, nearly 25 metres above the ground. Not for the faint hearted!

• Vertigo - Spin like a propeller at speeds of 60 mph, 40 metres above the ground.

• Mega Drop - Hold on tight as you freefall more than 40 metres at speeds of up to 70mph.