[Recap] Stone Mountain Christmas Is More Lit Up Than Ever Before! Monday 21 November, 2016
It’s that time of year again where Stone Mountain Park celebrates Christmas time! If you live in Georgia and truly want to get into the holiday spirit I really recommend you come here with your family. I said this last year as I brought my baby cousin experience Stone Mountain Christmas but when I tell you they outdid it this year…they really did! More lights, many more lights and colorfulness even before you enter the park. Its a glow of more than two million lights, festive music and visits from some your favorite holiday characters.
Last year I brought Monet (who was 3 years old at the time), but this year her friend Channing, my goddaughter went with her to experience it for the first time. These 4 year olds are great friends and already experienced Stone Mountain Spring Break Fun this year, so of course Christmas would be a treat together.
You know 4 year olds cant keep still to look for photo ops! Too many lights!
The Ice Queen Parade
Santa & Mrs.Claus on the float for the parade
So one of the first things the kids got to experience was the parade! They saw the Ice Queen (which reminds them of Else from Frozen) and Santa and Mrs.Claus. They were so excited as they rolled past the kids and they waved and said hello with the cute Christmas music. Other Christmas characters were in the parade as well such as The Gingerbread man,Bumble the Abominable Snow Monster, Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer and more too. They met all of them later on at the event.
The kids ate at Base Camp BBQ. Its a camp style restaurant that is a cute theme for the kids where food is served in little skillets.
Meeting Bumble. Look closely…Channing loved Bumble…Monet not so much as you can see she clinged closer to me.
Initially Monet did not want no parts of Bumble. She didn’t see the 4-d movie yet that he was featured in. In the movie he is actually nicer and not scary like in the original. Channing instantly liked Bumble she said he is so cute. Of course when Channing got excited to be near Bumble, Monet warmed up and wanted to take some photos near him. This was a cute moment.
Monet and Channing enjoying holiday storytime
This was a cute storytime with the nice lady who told the story of the Gingerbread man. The kids were really into it! A surprise came about in the story when the Gingerbread man made a pop-up appearance in the middle of the story!
Us posing with the Gingerbread man after storytime!
4-D movie theater time with the new Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer film made specifically for Stone Mountain park.
The beloved movie comes to you in a new and exciting format! Inside the 4D theatre, enter the world of Rudolph, Bumble, and the Misfit Toys and experience our new activities, décor, and photo opportunities. Then join Sam the Snowman for a viewing of this Christmas classic! Oh just in case you are wondering what makes 4-D different from 3-D, 4-D is more interactive! 4-D makes it FEEL like you are in the film, so bubbles came out to look like snow, there is windy on windy parts of the movie and even little sprinkles of water in wet scenes of the movie (dont worry no one gets wet).
They loved the new Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer film so much. They even wanted to get the Claurice (Rudolph lady friend) toy afterwards.
Monet + Channing face lit up when meeting Rudolph and Claurice after the 4-D movie. The characters came to life!
This was one of the hightlights of this Stone Mountain Christmas experience was meeting Rudolph and Claurice! They literally ran to these characters it was so fun for them. It made my heart melt because I grew up on the classic animated film like all of us did, and to see it come to life for them was really cute to watch. Rudolph’s nose really lit up in real life and they couldn’t get enough of hugging them. We literally had to pull them away from them. If it was up to them, they would of stayed there all night with them. Looks sometimes you don’t have to just take your kids to Disneyland to let them met some characters…they got to meet their favorites in Stone Mountain too.
The big bang of the evening was seeing the Ice Queen literally fly over Stone Mountain. She floating over the area near the toystore and she sprinkled the auidence with fake snow (bubbles) and a nighttime firework show! The kids loved seeing the Ice Queen float above them, that was truly magical for them.
Atlanta’s Most Heartwarming Christmas Celebration
November 12 – January 4 (Select Dates)
NEW! Rudolph The Red-Nosed-Reindeer 4-D! The beloved movie comes to you in a new and exciting format! Inside our 4D theatre, enter the world of Rudolph, Bumble, and the Misfit Toys and experience our new activities, décor, and photo opportunities.
NEW! Skylights Spectacular: A Musical Walk-through Experience. Feast your eyes on thousands of lights, projections, special effects and photo opportunities!
NEW! Clarice the Reindeer joins Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer® and Bumble™ the Abominable Snow Monster at Rudolph’s Merry Little Meet and Greet. Kids of all ages can meet these heartwarming characters or catch them in the nightly Christmas parade!
All aboard the Singalong Train to hear your favorite Christmas tunes as well as the heartwarming story of the first Christmas in The Gift.
Wander through the Wonderland Walkway, a dazzling tunnel of lights guiding you to the Snow Angel® Palace, where YOU are a part of the experience as we tell the story of Angelina the Snow Angel in A Wish For Snow.
Take in the sights and sounds of the season with a nightly Christmas Parade including whimsical floats and the arrival of Santa Claus. Be sure to stay for the magical Snow Angel® Snowfall Finale to wrap up the evening.
Bring your Christmas wishes and visit with Santa Claus — Named by USA Today as one of the ten best places in the country to catch Santa Claus.
Enjoy great holiday shopping that includes hand blown glass ornaments, homemade fudge, unique toys and seasonal apparel.
If you live in Georgia or will be visiting, please experience Stone Mountain Christmas with your family from now until January 4th, 2017. You can get discount combo tickets to both Stone Mountain Christmas and Snow Mountain as well. The park is also offering special discounts for Military,Educators, Scouts, and special Winter Stay & Playpackages.
How Will You and Your Family Celebrate The Holidays This Year?
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If this doesn’t make you excited for Christmas, I’m not sure what will! It’s an awesome place to take the kids to! I love that there are a lot of activities for them to enjoy!
This looks like the quintessential way to get your kids excited for the Christmas season and in the spirit of the holiday! We just went to HGTV SANTAS headquarters and my son had the best time!! There is nothing like a visit to a winter wonderland to get the kidlets pumped for the holiday!
Oh wow, what a fun experience!! This looks like the most amazingly festive place! I would’ve been thrilled to go here a a kid (actually even as an adult too!).
This looks like such a fun event. I went to Stone Mountain couple years ago with my mom and sister and we have a great time.
That looks like so much fun! I love that they feature all the Rudolph characters.
I love special holiday attractions like this! Stone Mountain Park seems to have it all.
It looks like such a fun place to go for the holidays! We don’t have anything like that near us.
This looks like such a fantastic experience. Your family looks like they really enjoyed themselves.
We love Stone Mountain park. We haven’t been there for Christmas in years but it looks like it would be great for my granddaughter.
Man, I am so jealous! Rudolph is one of my favorite holiday movies. I want to meet Bumble! I’d be in heaven here!
Wow! Looks like you’re all having a great time! This would be an awesome experience for the kids!
If this doesn’t make you excited for Christmas, I’m not sure what will! It’s an awesome place to take the kids to! I love that there are a lot of activities for them to enjoy!
Wow how fun is this! My kids would love something like this, looks like a lot of fun and a great way to get into the spirit!
So my son has been obsessed with the Bumble since he was like 2 LOL…he would love to have taken a pic with him! What a fun Christmas time!
This looks like the quintessential way to get your kids excited for the Christmas season and in the spirit of the holiday! We just went to HGTV SANTAS headquarters and my son had the best time!! There is nothing like a visit to a winter wonderland to get the kidlets pumped for the holiday!
I have familiy in Georgia. I wonder if they know about it. I’m going to tell them. 🙂
I am a Christmas nut and this looks amazing to me!i know that I would have a ball. Thanks for sharing. Your pics are awesome!
This looks amazing! We need to add this to our Atlanta Christmas bucket list. I love the park!
Wow! This place looks like so much fun. I wish we lived closer!
This looks like so much fun! I love a good Christmas parade, and I am a big fan of Clarice, too!
This looks like you guys had such a great time! I would love to take my kids here sometime. We only live a few hours from GA.
I wish I was in Georgia. This looks like so much fun, my boys would love this. great pics, your kids are adorable!
When we lived in Alabama we used to go to Stone Mountain all the time. My kids would have loved going during the holidays.
This looks like it was such a great time. My kids would definitely enjoy going to an event like this.
How fun is this?! I used to visit something like this when I was younger and have been meaning to ask my mother about it. My kids would love it.
Wow! That looks like SO much fun and your kiddos look so happy!
Wow! This looks super fun, love all of your great pictures too! We will be celebrating at home with family this year.
What a fun time for your family! I wish we could visit Stone Mountain one day, your posts about it look so fun!
What an awesome experience! It looks like you had a fantastic time with your family and got to have so much fun!
This looks like so much fun for kids and adults. My nieces would love this!
Omg how fun!!!! I bet my daughter would love this place!!!! She would be all about seeing roudolph!!!
Oh wow, what a fun experience!! This looks like the most amazingly festive place! I would’ve been thrilled to go here a a kid (actually even as an adult too!).
That looks like it was a great event for the whole family! It looks like the kids were in awe!
I would love to go there too. We used to go when the kids were younger but we haven’t been in a long time.
This looks like a lot of fun. My girl would love this although she is a bit on the fence when it comes to characters.q
This looks like a great time! My youngest kids would love this