Proposal Ideas:
Gaylord Palms Resort Introduces Program for ICE! Proposals 

Cold feet indeed...

Need marriage proposal ideas?  Leave it to the staff at Orlando’s Gaylord Palms Resort and they’ll practically guarantee “cold feet,” when the proposal is made inside the resort’s amazing holiday ICE! attraction, hand carved from two million pounds of ice.

The proposal, which will be caught by a staff photographer, will take place inside the attraction’s dramatic new “winter wonderland” scene. 

The ring presentation will be held on the scene's picturesque ice bridge, hand-carved from nearly 61,000 pounds of crystal-clear ice. 

After the memorable proposal, the newly engaged couple can “take the plunge” down one of the attraction’s ice slides, also constructed from blocks of ice.

The ICE! Proposal Package, which retails for $199, includes priority entrance for two to ICE!, a souvenir photograph, and a 2009 ICE! Christmas ornament.

The ICE! Deluxe Proposal Package, retailing for $450, also includes a special ICE! carving placed inside the attraction with the message “Will you marry me?” In addition, the couple will receive a CD with pictures of the proposal.

Package add-ons include carvings with a custom message, or private “exclusive” proposals.

[Note:  Image to the left is from the 2008 ICE! season.  The 2009 scene is dramatically different.]

Gaylord Palms Resort, the “headquarters hotel” for the Christmas season in Orlando, features Best of Florida Christmas celebration, featuring live entertainment, unique attractions and holiday activities for the Christmas season.   The event’s marquee attraction, ICE!, is in its seventh year in sunny Orlando. 

The 9-degree award-winning attraction is hand carved by a team of 40 artisans from Harbin, China.  Since its inception, ICE! has garnered national recognition from the Today show, HGTV, USA Today, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Southern Living,  and Travel + Leisure.   In 2003, the attraction was featured in a fantasy wedding on TLC’s “A Wedding Story.”

Overnight accommodations start at $129 per night plus tax.  Restrictions apply, see website for details.  Special Best of Florida Christmas Packages include a Florida-view guest room, 2 tickets to ICE!, a souvenir photo, self parking, and a host of exclusive resort guest benefits. 

For more information or reservations for the Marriage Proposal Package, call (407) 586-2000.  To learn more about ICE! or Best of Florida Christmas, guests can visit http://www.gaylordhotels.com/ice. 

As part of Gaylord Palms’ existing wedding program, the ICE! bridge can be rented for vow renewals and wedding ceremonies.

ICE! is open daily during the 2009 holiday season, Nov. 14 through Jan. 3, and is accessible on the Exhibit Hall level at Gaylord Palms, located at 6000 W. Osceola Parkway in Kissimmee.