The summer holidays are fast becoming a distant memory, there’s a nip in the air and the nights are starting to draw in.
Christmas will be upon us before you know it and although it is only October, people are already clamouring to get their tickets for Manchester’s biggest Indoor Christmas attraction which has announced lots of exciting new shows for 2016!
Winner of the Best Family Day Out at the Raring 2 Go Awards 2015, Winter Wonderland Manchester returns for its fourth consecutive year from Saturday, 10th December 2016 to Monday, 1st January 2017 at EventCity next to the Intu Trafford Centre in Manchester.
The mammoth 22,000 sq m exhibition space at EventCity will be transformed in to an unbelievable wonderland extravaganza, featuring over 50 family rides and attractions all under one roof – including new rides for 2016 featuring a giant carousel, and all included in one ticket price.
We’ve been as a family for the last two years and we loved every second! It is the perfect pre-Christmas family outing to get everyone excited…as if they need any help though!
As well as the rides and the bright lights, there will be a dazzling array of colourful shows including an exciting new addition for 2016 – a Christmas pantomime! “Oh no there won’t”… sorry, couldn’t resist!
Winter Wonderland is proud to host its first ever Christmas mini panto – Cinderella! Inspired by the classic, rags to riches fairy tale, your little princes and princesses will love this enchanting production which will have you booing and hissing and yelling “he’s behind you!”
To coincide with the new Star Wars film, the festive force will be awakened at Winter Wonderland this year with the launch of a brand new Sci-Fi show. Inspired by Star Wars, there will be Jedi Knight training so you can channel your inner Luke Skywalker. I know a few little people that will look forward to that!
This year, Winter Wonderland is delighted to welcome the nation’s favourite fox – Basil Brush! Come and see naughty uncontrollable Basil, along with his chum Mr Matt who will together take you on a journey of laughter and song, in a show packed with fun and excitement. A show for all the family, come and join in the mayhem. In Basil’s own words…”Boom Boom!”
The spectacular Christmas Circus also makes a welcome return delivering the finest collection of circus acts that will leave everyone marvelled and amazed with daily performances.
Of course, Christmas would not be complete without visiting Santa Claus. This year, Santa is inviting all the children to come and visit him in his house which he has transported all the way from the North Pole! You can walk through all his rooms including his bedroom where he swaps his red suit for his PJs! For an extra £3.50 he will throw in a little gift too! Don’t forget to stop and say hi to the real reindeer, not forgetting Rudolph of course!
Children will be enchanted by the Ice Princesses, Fairies and Elves who love to play and chat and have ‘s-elfies’ with the children.
Plus, if you are still pining for the summer, there will be a beach where you can build a sandcastle or enjoy a well-deserved rest in a deckchair! And you may get the chance to meet Pip Ahoy from Channel 5’s Milkshake!
There will also be a whole host of games stalls and a vast array of food and drinks stalls to purchase refreshments including hot snacks and sweet treats.
Winter Wonderland are proud to announce their event partners for 2016 will be Manchester radio stations Key 103 and Smooth Radio 97-108.
Ticket sales for this fabulous festive event are up by 279% on last year, so organisers Kingpin Events are urging families to book now to make sure they don’t miss out on this magical festive family adventure and to ensure they secure tickets for their preferred date.
Winter Wonderland operates on a session basis to ensure visitors can enjoy the experience without overcrowding offering families four hours of non-stop fun and entertainment. This works really well and means you are never queuing for long.
Group, family and individual tickets are on sale now and the event is now offering VIP corporate packages for companies who are looking to treat staff and their families to an extra special Christmas day out!
So don’t miss the Christmas event of the year at EventCity from 10 December 2016 – 1st January 2017.
Tickets are £19.50 for children and adults, OAPs £14 and under threes FREE. Family tickets are available for £64. (booking fees apply).
To book tickets visit www.winterwonderlandmanchester.com
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Now the exciting part – we have a family ticket (2 adults and 2 children) to giveaway to one lucky Mummy Fever reader.
Just complete the easy widget below – sessions are subject to availability.
Good luck!
Win a family ticket to Winter Wonderland in Manchester
115 comments
I would enjoy the festive atmosphere the most and of course the unlimited go’s on the rides.
All of it
Free rides and santa claus
Never too old for a father Christmas list x
This all looks fantastic. I would ride everything
GRANDSON TREAT
I’d enjoy the fact that the weather couldn’t spoil the fun!
All looks so festive: I am sure we would enjoy something that will keep the teenager amused as well as the wee one!
it all sounds wonderful and just the event for my family visiting from Australia for an English Xmas. Something for everyone but Im sure my granddaughter would love the Ice Princesses, Fairies and Elves.
This would be fab
I’d love to see Basil Brush! It looks like a fun day out for the kids.
it sounds amazing would be a real treat to take my two kids they would love this and be so magical in the run up to Christmas day
my daughter loves rides so i think she would love these 🙂
i think my boys would love santa and the jedi training!
The magic of it all.
I think my little boy would like the sci-fi show, I would enjoy being indoors and not freezing too much.
I would enjoy watching my daughters face when she sees the magical wonderland and especially Santa !!
I’d love doing the Jedi training with my boys!
I do love a good pantomime – “oh no, he didn’t”, “he’s behind you”. It’s fab to share the family traditions from my own childhood with my boys!
My boys would have a good giggle at Basil Brush but I think nothing beats meeting Father Christmas ?
I would enjoy the lovely festive atmosphere.
I would enjoy the panto and the whole Christmassy feel of the event and watching my boys eyes light up.
I think it would have to be the rides and of course Santa
Going on lots of rides with my kids 😀
The freedom of letting the kids go on anything they want! Sounds amazing!
this sounds amazing . my son would be in his absolute element. its memories of events like this that children remembr forever, not the toys they recieve
My kids will adore the Big rides!!
Watching my youngest visit Santa for the first time 🙂 And I think my eldest would be in awe of the Ice Princesses! x
the atmosphere and rides
Absolutely everything as i love Christmas! The little ones would love the rides and of course seeing Santa xx
We would love to go because it sounds a lovely magicial day out, my children and my husband and I love all the excitement leading up to Christmas,and I think this day would create so many happy memories! ???
Absolutely everything! I love the idea of the free rides once you’ve paid entry fee – I absolutely love Xmas ? Would love to take my little family here xx
a family day thats free and packed with lots of fun and we would turn it into an over night stay somewhere x
Wud love to take my little guy who will be one a week before xmas
**i would enjoy seeing my son on all the rides and for him to see the reindeer and Santa**
This place looks so magical and would certainly get my son in the festive mood 🙂 great giveaway
I love everything Christmas – I’d love the whole atmosphere!!!
Rides and Santa! what could be better x
It would have to be all the rides.
The Christmas circus. We have been for last few years and love it !!
I would enjoy the wonderful festive atmosphere, and the kids would love to see santa
Sounds like there is a lot going on there. It is too far away for us though:-( #sharewithme
It all sounds truly wonderful especially the snow !
This sounds amazing! I bet it’s a fantastic atmosphere #Sharewithme
Whaaaaa?! This sounds awesome! And Cinderella to top it off! Amazing. #sharewithme
Me and Hub-to-be are massive Christmas heads. We literally count down to Christmas all year round and now summer is out the way and October has arrived we are getting super excited. Especially since our little girl is now 21 months old. Shes going to be forced to love Christmas haha! We were looking to get involved in something like this this year, it sounds amazing. I didn’t even know this was near us, so thanks for the eye opener. I love a good selfie so an ‘elfie’ is even better. Sounds like Christmas bliss #sharewithme
We see this advertised every year and say we will go and we never get around to it! My children would love the rides more than anything, it’s all they are ever interested in! They hated seeing father Christmas the last few years, they are terrified! #sharewithme
The Christmas Circus sounds like it would be so worth seeing
I’ve not been back to Manchester for many years since my uni days – this would be the perfect excuse to make the trip and entertain the kiddies at the same time. My favourite part would be Basil of course..boom boom indeed!
Wow star wars at winter wonderland! Sounds amazing! Would love to go back to Manchester… such an amzing cit #sharewithme
we really wanted to go last year, but didnt have the pennies, baby no 2 is due at xmas, so really want to spoil my 4 year old this year as its her last xmas as an only child x
the family rides
I’ve been wanting to go here for ages but thought my boys would be too young but now they are 3 and 1 I’m hoping to try it this year ? great blog!
The ice princesses would be top of our list
Winter Wonderland – fantastic.
we went 2 years ago and loved it. it was a lovely day out and the whole family enjoyed it.
Great prize! Never been to the Manchester winter wonderland before, would be amazing.
Seeing the grandkids faces !
seeing the joy of my niece and nephew, oh and Basil Brush….Boom Boom!! lol
Seeing the excitement on my son and daughters faces.
The Festive Atmosphere
Being able to see Santa and seeing the kids delighted faces!
I think the fact that we are already going to Manchester for my boy’s birthday, so this would be the cherry on the cake!
I’d like a mini break to Manchester – see a friend – and have a jaunt trough the Christmas fun
A real treat for my Grandchildren, always love a visit to Father Christmas.
Basil brush. What a legend
the thing i would love the most if i won would be seeing my kids faces
The Sci Fi show
I’d love to see the kids faces when they realise we’ve actually gone to the Wonderland
All of it! Because we love Christmas!
I would just love the look of my girls faces. As we aren’t local to Manchester, it would be a mini break, it would just be like travelling to the land to Christmas. I know my youngest would love to see Pip Ahoy! and my eldest would love the rides. I think we would just love the whole experience of it all.
It all looks amazing, The look on my girls faces would make it all, nothing better than to see them happy.
Seeing my children having such a lovely time
Seeing how happy little 1s are
Ive never been but the rides look great fun.
I would enjoy the atmosphere and the rides.
This is something I have wanted to do for ages
Oh wow, I reckon the ice princesses, fairies and elfs!!!! this is so fantastic I would love to win this for my little girl and niece. And of course, SANTA!!!!!!! Fingers crossed, one very excited mummy 🙂
I quite fancy the beach, a bit of winter sun would be lovely.
it would definately have to be my little boys face seeing Santa hes 2 and a half now and this year hes mad on xmas he keeps asking when Santas coming. But the husband would also love to go a proper circus so he could enjoy that and my mother in law can come too as she lives in the area 🙂
The magical looks on our boys faces (aged 6,4 and the youngest at 3 months)
The atmosphere and kids faces, love this time of year. Everything in so magical for all ages.
Taking my nephew to see Santa, and the rides.
The circus acts!
I’d enjoy the whole experience
It’s a magical and wonderful place
Would so love the chance to win???????
I would most look forward to the Christmas Circus the pictures look amazing and I have never been to a Christmas themed one before, what better way to get the family into the spirit?! I would also love taking my two children to the Santa meet and greet, the whole event sounds fab!
I’d love to actually be able to do something as a family, with the in-laws who live near Manchester! ❤️
The pantomime. Oh no I wouldn’t, it would have to be the Jedi training, the rides and generally getting festive
think it would have to be basil brush
Would love to get ourselves in a proper Christmas spirit and this would be ideal. And local too!
Has to be basil brush …. takes me back to my childhood. my daughter would love the rides and the stalls looks fab too. It opens on my birthday so that would be a great way to start the celebrations with my family 🙂 x
I would love to see my children’s faces at this festive event ????
The magic and the look I the children faces
Oh my goodness the whole thing sounds amazing! But meeting Santa would be a favourite 😀
It all sounds so amazing but I’d most enjoy visiting santas house with my sons! Seeing their little faces light up with excitement would be amazing 🙂
I have to say that we would love all of this , I love showing the magic , tradition and true meaning of Christmas but being mum to 8 ive kind of been drilled to be the big kid out of all of us
Wow my family would love all this , good luck everyone entering
All looks like a fun day to spend indoors with family
This all looks amazing! Thankyou for the opportunity!
id enjoy my kids faces at seeing all that magic under 1 roof it would be truelly amazing everything they love about xmas all there
I would love the Christmas atmosphere and my grandchildren could get into the Christmas spirt which I think is lost these days???
Seeing the pure joy and happiness on my little girls face seeing the Elves and Santa .
I would love to take my son, some friends went last year and said it was Christmastastic!!
I love the way this event brings the magic of Christmas to life!
just to have an amazing experience with my daughter
The whole thing sounds amazing but it is not Christmas without a panto! “He’s behind youuuuuu!”
The whole experience and atmosphere. I love Christmas and this would get us in the festive spirit
The rides
To have a day as a family for once and just enjoy every minuite
This would be great- have never taken my kids to anything like this before!
Christmas is my favourite time of the year so the atmosphere would be amazing 🙂
Oh my goodness the whole thing sounds amazing! But meeting Santa would be a favourite ?
ild enjoy the christmas hustle and bustle, the lights and christmas smells!
Oh wow how great it would be to win this fab comp. My 11yr old would be soooo delighted if we were to win as would I. Such a great time guaranteed as the whole atmosphere would just be amazing, #great memories
Wooow sounds amazing and sure my boy would love the sci fi and meeting santa sounds fanatstic would love to win fingers crossed x
The jedi knight training for the big and little men in my family
Christmas , family , fun !!! What more could anyone want ???