{"id":3929,"date":"2011-12-13T14:55:48","date_gmt":"2011-12-13T19:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alcapones.com\/blog\/?p=3929"},"modified":"2011-12-13T14:55:48","modified_gmt":"2011-12-13T19:55:48","slug":"santas-winter-wonderland-village-affordable-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alcapones.com\/blog\/santas-winter-wonderland-village-affordable-fun-3929","title":{"rendered":"Santa&#8217;s Winter Wonderland &#038; Village &#8211; Affordable Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Purchasing holiday gifts can certainly put a dint in your budget, especially if you have kids. If you are looking for an <strong>inexpensive afternoon or evening out<\/strong>, check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.santaswinterwonderlandvillage.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>3rd Annual Santa\u2019s Winter Wonderland and Village<\/strong><\/a> at Waterford Lakes Town Center. They offer free parking, free admission and free entertainment.\u00a0 With a lot of <strong>great shopping<\/strong> in the area too!<\/p>\n<p>This annual winter festival celebrating Christmas and the holiday season, includes Santa\u2019s Workshop, holiday foods, unique European amusement rides decorated for the Christmas season, thousands of Christmas lights and hundreds of holiday displays. Here are some other highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Children can visit Santa in his Workshop daily through December 23 (certain times).<\/li>\n<li>Steel drums by \u201cSplash\u201d will perform seasonal music at Main Gate on select Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through December 18 (certain times).The Timber Creek Christmas Band will perform on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through December 18 (certain times).<\/li>\n<li>Mariachi Tapatio will perform on Friday, December 30, through Monday, January 2 (certain times).<\/li>\n<li>Joshua Moonshine, Performance Artist Trance Paint, will perform daily (certain times).<\/li>\n<li>Bonanza Shooting Gallery and other family-friendly games and fair-type food concessions (no alcohol allowed or served).<\/li>\n<li>Caricature artist.<\/li>\n<li>Joyful holiday music played throughout Santa\u2019s Workshop and Village.<\/li>\n<li>Thousands of Christmas lights and hundreds of holiday displays.<\/li>\n<li>19 Christmas-themed midway rides from around the world<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Every afternoon through December 31st the party starts up and the celebration begins. Your children will love the <strong>carnival rides<\/strong>, and having their photo taken with the mascots. <strong>Santa<\/strong> will also be available for photos on a limited basis (nominal fee). Purchase a daily wristband or fun card for the best value on the rides.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Daily Wristband:<\/strong> $15 for unlimited mechanical rides (all rides are subject to manufacturer\u2019s height, age and weight restrictions).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Daily \u201cFunCard\u201d:<\/strong> Ride tickets are $1 each. All rides require 3 or more tickets per rider. The best \u201cFunCard\u201d offer is 40 tickets for $30.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Toys for Tots:<\/strong> Receive a \u201cFunCard\u201d with 2 free rides for every toy dropped off at Santa\u2019s Workshop during hours of operation through December 15.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alcapones.com\"><strong>Capone\u2019s Dinner &amp; Show<\/strong><\/a> would like to remind you that our <strong>dinner show<\/strong> is <strong>family-friendly<\/strong> and an <strong>affordable alternative to the expensive Orlando dinner show attractions.<\/strong> We continue to offer our ticket <a href=\"https:\/\/alcapones.com\/boxoffice\/tickets.php\">online at half price.<\/a> We\u2019re open every day of the year, so on a day you are not enjoying Santa\u2019s Winter Wonderland Village, come on down to South Orlando\/Kissimmee and join us for a fun evening of eating and entertainment. <em>You\u2019re gonna have a blast!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are looking for an inexpensive afternoon or evening out, check out the 3rd Annual Santa\u2019s Winter Wonderland and Village at Waterford Lakes Town Center. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[684,330,369],"tags":[1011,1009,1010],"class_list":["post-3929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-festivals-special-events","category-holiday-specials","category-shopping","tag-carnival-rides","tag-santas-winter-wonderland-village","tag-waterford-lakes-shopping"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Santa&#039;s Winter Wonderland &amp; 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