The legacy of the Southwest’s favorite Christmas experience, Christmas at the Princess at The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess is set open to the public for it’s the 15th consecutive year of bringing families and the community together during the holiday season. The iconic AAA Five Diamond resort becomes the most festive place in the Southwest during its annual six-week Christmas at the Princess festival, running through Saturday, Jan. 4, 2024. The Princess is proud to be supporting Thunderbirds Charities during this season of giving. This year’s event will feature all the best loved attractions from Christmases past, along with new traditions to experience. Rides and attractions include:
Starlights: An Electric Symphony
From the creative genius behind nationally acclaimed Light Engineer superstar, Matt Johnson, comes STARLIGHTS – An Electric Symphony. Matt is renowned for his innovative work featured across TV, radio, and magazines worldwide, and as the winner of ABC’s The Great Christmas Light Show. This incredible electric symphony immerses guests in a kaleidoscope of color and energy, transforming the resort’s wondrous lagoon into a radiant techno wonderland. Watch in awe as millions of vibrant lights and animated displays dance in perfect harmony with festive beats, illuminating the water with dazzling brilliance. Cutting-edge technology blends with joyful sound and starlight in this 8-minute show.
Aurora Ice: Christmas Classics
Step into Scottsdale’s only glacier for a one-of-a-kind experience in a frosty wonderland where everything is made of real ice and your favorite holiday classic movies come to life. Classic Christmas movie scenes include “Elf”, “Polar Express”, “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas”, “Home Alone”, “The Grinch” and “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.”
Ice Skating Passes
The ice skating pass gives guests unlimited access to Desert Ice, a 6,000 square foot outdoor skating rink made of real ice. $35 per person, includes skate rental.
Snow Mountain
Sled down 120 feet of blizzardy bliss on the expanded 8 lane ice slide! And don’t forget to say hello to Shivers the Yeti before sliding down our frozen attraction.
Ultimate Santa Experience
Surprise your family with the ultimate Santa experience. Meet Mrs. Claus, experience the Elf Academy, enjoy milk and specialty cookies, Santa story time and up to 10 digital photos. Featured Nov. 22 – Dec. 24 from 11 AM to 2 PM, accommodates up to four guests. Reservations required.
VIP Igloos
As Jack Frost is nipping at your nose, warm up in one of 14 VIP climate-controlled igloos with adjoining heated patios. Enjoy the ambience with a warm winter cocktail in hand. Advanced tickets required; inclusions vary by selection but generally include:
• Privacy of firepit or igloo for eight guests
• Express wristbands
• Skate passes
• VIP food & beverage table service and complimentary valet parking
The Village, Featuring S’mores Land
The powder is falling, and the mountains are calling at The Village. Sled down the 20-foot tall and 200-foot-long Snow Mountain, catch a thrill with a ride on North America’s largest traveling Ferris wheel on all new 120-foot-tall chair lift with 26 gondolas and enjoy the Nordic 9 mini-golf.
Winterland
Visitors enter the festivities through a 32-foot-long infinity tunnel complete with LED bulbs and complimentary firepits. Guests will enjoy an ice bar stocked with specialty cocktails and the brilliance of the giant snowflake. Hot winter alcoholic and non- alcoholic beverages are available. New to Winterland is the Aurora Ice Lounge + Chill, as well as past year’s favorites including the singing Yetis and a giant snow globe.
Christmas Quest Bubble Wand
Illuminate the night with our Christmas Quest Interactive Bubble Wand. Become filled with wonder as you visit 12 stops on the Christmas Quest Experience. Discover holiday magic around every corner, your Christmas Quest RFID-activated wand works as your interactive guide. Your Christmas Quest wand will activate by flashing whimsical colors and blowing a wafting wave of bubbles throughout your journey.
Desert Ice Skating Rink
Made with real ice and surrounded by picturesque saguaros, skaters experience magical snowfalls beneath a star-filled Arizona sky. The 6,000 square-foot rink is open to the public nightly throughout the festival. For the ultimate VIP experience, luxury rink-side fire pit tables with s’mores and blankets are available for evening sessions and include valet parking.
Lagoon Lights
The resort shines once again with more than 10 million dazzling lights. Enjoy their beauty while you stroll or ride on the Princess Express Train through the resort’s majestic lagoons featuring brand-new installations, including a 12-foot 3D hippo, octopus, and hot air balloon, plus a 15-foot princess. Then, travel through a 17-foot infinity tunnel, which features over 256 million color combinations from special LED bulbs.
Princess Express Trains
Guests board one of two Princess Express Trains nightly for a ride around the Lagoon Lights. Overnight hotel guests receive a priority boarding pass; non-hotel guests require general admission wristbands to ride. Prior to boarding, guests can grab a toasty beverage at Comet’s Caboose, located just outside the train depot.
The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess is located at 7575 East Princess Drive. For more information and reservations, please visit ChristmasAtThePrincess.com, or call 480- 585-4848.
