Charlie Brown and Friends Headline Christmas at Gaylord National as the 2024 ICE! Theme

NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND (July 25, 2024) - Christmas at Gaylord National is back with the highly anticipated D.C. region holiday favorite, ICE!, and this year will feature Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the Peanuts gang at the center of it all. The classic Christmas special, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" is the 2024 theme for the ICE! experience, open from Nov. 15 through Dec. 28. Overnight guests and visitors will rediscover the meaning of Christmas along with beloved Peanuts® characters who will come to life in more than 2 million pounds of colorful, larger-than-life ice sculptures hand-carved by over 30 artisans from Harbin, China. The long-standing holiday tradition, created by Gaylord Hotels, will be featured across six locations in 2024.

At Gaylord National, Chinese artisans will arrive in October to begin recreating the holiday favorite out of approximately 6,700 blocks of ice - each weighing 300 pounds. Anyone who visits ICE! will reexperience "A Charlie Brown Christmas" in a truly unique way. Inside the attraction, hearts will be warmed as people step into the Peanut's world to see Charlie Brown, Lucy, Snoopy, Linus and more carved out of ice in the walk-through experience. While the frozen fun is kept at a crisp 9 degrees Fahrenheit in a state-of-the-art chilling system, guests will be provided a Gaylord National signature blue parka to keep warm.

If ICE! isn't enough time with the Peanuts gang, Snoopy and friends costume characters will be around for holiday treat-making and photo opportunities. At Snoopy & Friends Holiday Treats, ticketed guests will meet and greet some of their favorite characters up close and in person, delight in customizing sweet treats and create unforgettable holiday memories for the family to treasure for years to come.

Tickets for ICE! are now on sale at ChristmasatGaylordNational.com. In addition to the ICE! attraction, the resort will be packed with events and activities for families and people of all ages to enjoy. These include:

• An immersive walkthrough Christmas Village where guests will be transported to the North Pole for family fun, holiday shopping and delicious hot chocolate.
• Photos with Santa, where the entire family can meet the big man himself, make sure everyone is on the nice list and capture the moment with a keepsake photo.
• Mrs. Claus' Christmas Traditions featuring a retelling of the Christmas classic ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas and Santa's favorite holiday snack, Christmas cookies.
• The Snow Factory's Snowball Build and Blast attraction allows guests to build and toss real snowballs to boost the power of the snowmaking machines.
• Snow Flow Mountain's indoor snow tubing offers a thrilling ride down real frozen ice lanes.
• Cirque: Spirit of Christmas live stage show features dazzling acrobatics, feats of flexibility and high-flying stunts in a Broadway-style spectacle that fills the Atrium with energetic, dreamlike chapters each night.
• The all new Here We Glow A Caroling laser light snow celebrates and highlights the tradition of caroling door-to-door without moving a muscle. Through thousands of glowing lights and a custom score, each door created will take the audience through a musical time warp.
• A Merry Snoopy Scavenger Hunt gives families the chance to help Snoopy out by following clues to find the most festive décor for Snoopy's doghouse.
• Holiday drink specials in the resort's various restaurants, as well as special Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners at Old Hickory Steakhouse.
• Peace, Joy and Aromatherapy spa offerings at award winning Relâche Spa throughout the Christmas season including massages, facials and manicures/pedicures for seasonal relaxation.
• Build-A-Bear Workshop® has been adding a little more heart to life for more than 25 years! Visit Build-A-Bear® to experience the fun of personalizing furry friends and taking part in our one-of-a-kind Heart Ceremony. Add adorable outfits, sweet scents and fun sounds to make any furry friend the perfect gift or a cuddly Christmas keepsake!

The best way to experience all the magic of the holiday season during Christmas at Gaylord National is through an overnight stay. There are a number of resort-only benefits when guests stay overnight including the Extra Cool Hour and Chill Pass, which allow overnight visitors early admission into ICE! and the Christmas Village, as well as front-of-the-line access to the attraction. Overnight guests also receive priority access to the resort's restaurants without reservations.

For the best view within the resort, guests can choose from 407 guest rooms and suites that overlook the resort's decked-out atrium and Starlight Christmas Tree. Plus, the resort offers eight Christmas Dreams Suites, complete with lights, stockings, a Christmas tree and sweet holiday treat for the perfect home away from home holiday experience. Gaylord National offers an overnight package for additional savings including:

Premium "A Charlie Brown Christmas" ICE! Package

• Overnight accommodations.
• Two to four tickets to ICE! (one per person, per stay).

Available on select dates only.

Holiday Deluxe Pack

• Overnight accommodations.
• Holiday Deluxe Pack Bundle (2 - 4 people): (one per person, per stay)
  • Tickets to ICE!
  • Tickets to Snow Tubing
  • Scavenger Hunt
  • Gingerbread Decorating
  • Mrs. Clause

All overnight guests will enjoy additional perks of:

• Complimentary "Chill Pass" privileges to ICE! offering front-of-line access and shorter wait times. Attraction tickets are required and sold separately, in advance.
• Complimentary "Extra Cool Hour," which provides early-entry into ICE! one hour before it opens to the general public. Attraction tickets are required and sold separately, in advance.
• Priority reservations to the resort's restaurants.

Located just steps away from National Harbor, guests can enjoy all the holiday activities and entertainment in this waterfront destination. Check out the D.C. and Arlington skyline from the top of the Capital Wheel, and choose from a variety of shops and fun, free activities like movies and concerts on the pier. Guests of the resort can ride the National Harbor Circulator bus to visit Tanger Outlets or MGM Resort, as well.

To learn more about Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center and book an overnight stay, room package, meeting, or event, please visit christmasatgaylordnational.com or call 301-965-4000.

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About ICE!

The annual ICE! events bring to life beloved Christmas stories hand-carved by master artisans from Harbin, China at resorts around the United States. Created and designed by Gaylord Hotels, ICE! debuted at Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tennessee in 2001. ICE! has been visited by tens of millions of visitors who travel to each resort to see more than 2 million pounds carved into beloved scenes and characters, two-story ice slides, photo-worthy tunnels and archways, and more. ICE! takes place at each Gaylord Hotels resort across the United States, including Gaylord National Resort in National Harbor, Md., Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tenn., Gaylord Palms Resort in Kissimmee, Fla., Gaylord Rockies Resort in Aurora, Colo. and Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine, Texas, in 2024, ICE! makes its debut at JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country in San Antonio, Texas. More information can be found at ICE.marriott.com.

About Gaylord National

Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center is the largest, non-gaming hotel and convention center on the east coast, located along the banks of the Potomac River in National Harbor, Maryland, and part of Marriott International, Inc. Opened in April 2008, Gaylord National is an AAA-Four Diamond resort that is only eight miles from Washington, D.C. The resort offers nearly 2,000 rooms including 110 suites; a 19-story atrium; 600,000 square-feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space; acclaimed restaurants including Old Hickory Steakhouse; and Pose Rooftop Lounge.

About Peanuts

The characters of Peanuts and related intellectual property are owned by Peanuts Worldwide, which is 41% owned by WildBrain Ltd., 39% owned by Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., and 20% owned by the family of Charles M. Schulz, who first introduced the world to Peanuts in 1950, when the comic strip debuted in seven newspapers. Since then, Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang have made an indelible mark on popular culture. In addition to enjoying beloved Peanuts shows and specials on Apple TV+, fans of all ages celebrate the Peanuts brand worldwide through thousands of consumer products, as well as amusement park attractions, cultural events, social media, and comic strips available in all formats, from traditional to digital. In 2018, Peanuts partnered with NASA on a multi-year Space Act Agreement designed to inspire a passion for space exploration and STEM among the next generation of students.

"A Charlie Brown Christmas": © 2024 Peanuts Worldwide LLC.

About Build-A-Bear

Build-A-Bear is a multi-generational global brand focused on its mission to "add a little more heart to life" appealing to a wide array of consumer groups who enjoy the personal expression in making their own "furry friends" to celebrate and commemorate life moments. More than 500 interactive brick-andmortar experience locations operated through a variety of formats provide Guests of all ages a hands-on entertaining experience, which often fosters a lasting and emotional brand connection. The brand's newest communications campaign, "The Stuff You Love," commemorates more than a quarter-century of creating cherished memories worldwide. The Company also offers engaging e-commerce/digital purchasing experiences on www.buildabear.com including its online "Bear-Builder" as well as "HeartBox" and its age-gated adult-focused "Bear Cave." In addition, extending its brand power beyond retail, Build-A-Bear Entertainment, a subsidiary of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc., is dedicated to creating engaging content for kids and adults that fulfills the Company's mission, while the Company also offers products at wholesale and in non-plush consumer categories via licensing agreements with leading manufacturers. Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE: BBW) posted total revenues of $486.1 million for fiscal 2023. For more information, visit the Investor Relations section of buildabear.com.

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