The third annual holiday event, which is boasting a bigger and brighter 2010 season, began Friday and will continue through the holidays until Jan. 2.<\/p>\n
Light Up Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ provides students and families an affordable way to celebrate the holidays. The event features an outdoor skating rink, Ferris wheel, carousel and many other holiday attractions.<\/p>\n
Antonie Eugene, a sophomore nursing major, went to Light Up Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ last year for the first time.<\/p>\n
“I had so much fun. It was my first time ice skating and I went with a group of friends and skated the whole night,” she said.<\/p>\n
According to the website, “The Rinkmaster” DJ will play holiday favorites and top 40 hits.<\/p>\n
Another main attraction at Light Up Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ is the Ferris wheel. From the top of the Ferris wheel you see a bird’s eye view of the campus.<\/p>\n
On the arctic glide ice slide, you can climb to the top of the tower and glide on disc sleds across the 100-foot-long ice way.<\/p>\n
Amanda Frasier brought her 5-year-old daughter.<\/p>\n
“My daughter is having so much fun at Light Up Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½, and her favorite ride by far has been the ice slide,” Frasier said.<\/p>\n
A holiday train is also a new addition to Light Up Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ this year. For those looking for a unique experience, a Christmas Around the World living tour will be housed in Cypress Room Dec. 19-26.<\/p>\n
Live music will also be available on select nights, with Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ Marching Knights, local musicians and area high school choirs and bands scheduled to perform free concerts on the community stage.<\/p>\n
At Santa’s workshop, you can meet with Santa on select nights and have a holiday keepsake picture with Santa. Visitors can also decorate Christmas cookies in Mrs. Claus’ kitchen.<\/p>\n
Kissimmee resident Andrew Sullivan came out with his wife Brenda and his 3-year-old daughter, Delaney. He said his daughter really enjoyed herself.<\/p>\n
“She had a blast and was so excited to meet Santa and take a picture with him,” Sullivan said.<\/p>\n
The holiday film festival will take place on certain nights and will feature classic holiday films on a giant two-story movie screen. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Elf, The Polar Express and The Santa Clause are among the movies that will be shown.<\/p>\n
During the night, there are multiple holiday light shows. The light show uses advanced smart-life technology, with more than 75,000 individual lights, according to the website. The light show will illuminate the arena for 50 straight nights.<\/p>\n
“Light Up Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ is a great experience, everything from the ice slide, to the Ferris wheel and the ice rink,” Robert Ponsonby, freshmen aerospace and engineering major said. “It’s all just a blast and I’m glad they put it on this year.”<\/p>\n
Times, Dates and Prices<\/strong><\/p>\n Single Tickets<\/em><\/p>\n Combo Tickets<\/em><\/p>\n Season Tickets<\/em><\/p>\n Miscellaneous Tickets<\/em><\/p>\n For groups of 10 or more<\/em><\/p>\n *Group prices listed are the cost per person.<\/p>\n Holiday film festival<\/em><\/p>\n Select movie nights begin at 7 p.m. and again at 9:30 p.m. Free.<\/p>\n Nov. 17, 20, 23, 26, 27; Dec. 3, 4,10, 11, 17, 18, 21, 23, 26; Jan. 2<\/p>\n Source: Central Florida Future, Annual winter tradition brings lights, ice to Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½, by Joni Fletcher,\u00a0 Contributing Writer. Published: Sunday, November 14, 2010; Updated: Sunday, November 14, 2010 17:11<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The third annual holiday event, which is boasting a bigger and brighter 2010 season, began Friday and will continue through the holidays until Jan. 2. Light Up Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ provides students and families an affordable way to celebrate the holidays. The event features an outdoor skating rink, Ferris wheel, carousel and many other holiday attractions. Antonie Eugene, a sophomore nursing major,…","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":17832,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-twocol.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[6,27],"tags":[2835,202],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-17782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-student-life","tag-light-up-ucf","tag-alumni"],"yoast_head":"\n