Los Angeles Times

Las Vegas is a winter wonderland

- By Jay Jones

Skaters, snow showers and s’mores. Who can resist the winter season and the holidays ... in Las Vegas. You’ll find that trifecta at the Cosmopolit­an through Jan. 10. Here’s more of the incongruit­y that is Vegas. Wet ’n’ Wild Las Vegas Christmas Town is the firstever wintertime offering at the water park. There is skating, and guests atop inner tubes can zip down a 100-foot slide covered with snow. Santa poses for pictures, and a holiday train carries passengers through a display of more than 3 million twinkling lights. Info: Tickets cost $20 online or at the gate. The attraction is open through Dec. 31, except Dec. 24 and 25. wetn wildlasveg­as.com Cosmopolit­an Las Vegas If you’d like to skate all day, you can do so at the Cosmopolit­an, where an all-day pass is $20. Admission is free for nonskaters. On Mondays, holiday double features will be screened on the resort’s 65-foot-tall marquee beginning at 6 p.m. Christmas Day offerings are “Mickey’s Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse” and “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” On New Year’s Day, it’ll be “Frozen” and “The Polar Express.” Info: lat.ms/cosmorink Green Valley Ranch Green Valley Ranch, just off Interstate 215 in Henderson, has created a Winter’s Village where skaters can glide on real ice. Info: www.wintersvil­lage .com Excalibur The Tournament of Kings dinner show takes on a festive theme with its Twas the Knight extravagan­za. Holiday-inspired music and poems have been added to the tale of a young man’s journey to knighthood. Snow will fall, and Merlin will appear. Info: Tickets start at $73, including taxes and fees. lat.ms/kingschris­tmas Bellagio There’s no charge for the holiday spectacle that arrives each December at the Bellagio Conservato­ry & Botanical Gardens. This year’s “Holiday Glamour” festival of flowers will open Saturday and continue through Jan. 6. Guests will be greeted by an 18-foot-tall “ice princess” adorned with flowers. Info: Free, open 24 hours a day. lat.ms/bellagioga­rdens

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