After my birthday dinner celebration, my family decided to go to the Global Winter Wonderland in Santa Clara. I got GetMYPerks vouchers which allowed me to buy the tickets for half its price (12USD). Before arriving to the event, I already have lowered my expectations with this place having read user reviews from Yelp and having heard not-so-glowing comments from my aunt, who went days before.
Global Winter Wonderland is situated beside Great America Theme Park. It occupied a portion of the park’s parking lot. There was a 10USD parking fee which was ludicrous in my opinion so we drove and found a street parking directly across the place. It was a cold and slightly long walk but we were fine with it considering we would only be there for an hour. We arrived late in the evening which was good because that way the place was all lit up.
Why is it named Global Winter Wonderland? Because a lot of their light displays were miniature imitation of world iconic places. The place was small and contained few small rides. There was a big tent that housed food and boutique stalls. The main event was the light displays only. Anyway here are pictures to show you instead of me rambling vague descriptions…
A lot of the displays had Chinese theme that was because the event was sponsored and produced by Chinese company. In conclusion, the place wasn’t that remarkable. The lights were the main highlight. I didn’t feel like hanging around after I completed the circuit so it was a quick watch-and-leave. It was a good thing I didn’t pay for parking and full price of the tickets.
Related posts:
- Winter Olympics 2010 Highlights
- Coron, a wonderland part 1
- Winter Melon soup: food for the soul
- Coron, a wonderland part 2
- Coron, a wonderland part 3
Leave a reply