Ice World, a fun-filled and frosty exhibition all carved in ice by talented craftsmen from Harbin, makes its home at The Venetian Macao for the third year in a row beginning 21 November. Supported by the Macau Government Tourist Office, Ice World with the DreamWorks Gang features much-loved characters from DreamWorks Animation, Macao landmarks, and winning entries from a local community drawing competition. Ice World is one of the many exciting activities available during the spectacular Winter at Cotai Strip, which turns Cotai Strip Resorts Macao into a delightful wintry wonderland, with charming stringed lights; a giant lit Christmas tree, a real ice rink, Christmas markets, non-stop entertainment and an eye-popping 3-D light and sound show.
The opening ceremony was officiated by Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, Director, Macau Government Tourist Office; Huang Hang Qian, Director-General, Department of General Affairs of Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in Macao; Edward Tracy, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sands China; Mark McWhinnie, Senior Vice President of Operations, The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel and Sands Cotai Central and Bai Wei, General Manager, Heilongjiang Provincial Ice and Snow Art Development. The five officiating guests each helped pour a glass of prehistoric potion into an ice sculpture on stage, brought in by Belt from the movie “The Croods,” symbolising the official opening of this year’s Ice World exhibition.
“Ice World is becoming an annual tradition and signature event at The Venetian Macao. Our last two exhibitions were immensely popular, with more visitors than we had even anticipated. Adding the magic of the DreamWorks Experience at Cotai Strip Resorts to this year’s event brings in a fun new element for our visitors to enjoy,” said Tracy.
