Global Winter Wonderland

Travel the World in just one night, are the tag lines before you enter the Global Winter Wonderland. Literally something for everyone to see. If you went to the Chinese lantern festival last year you will see some recycled lanterns but still worth it in this new global display. Food, snacks and BBQ to eat and even a midway with plenty of games to try your luck at and bring that stuffed animal home. They offer many shows including global motors where motorcycles drive in a globe, wire walking, the wheelers, circus of lights and the amazing Shaolin Warriors.With all the pics and selfies you can spend about 1 to 1-1/2 hours walking around. Dress warm and note: no refunds for inclimate weather. The shows are cool and included in the price of the ticket so get your money's worth by watching all you can. The card maze was fun for all ages and something to see outside of each exit.Now that the family has seen it, I think we are good unless there are many changes in the future.Tip: dress warm and bring a water bottle, quite pricy if you have to get something to drink here. Corn Dog was $7!

Being that this was the Inaugural year for Las Vegas, The Global Winter Wonderland was A-OK...The lights of different countries and themes were cool to see, and all the acts from China(Motorcyclists, Acrobats, Shaolin Kung Fu, etc.)were entertaining. Pretty much what we came for, didn't care for the rides and avoided the food options as it is far from an "International cuisines" food village, and is straight up overpriced fair/carnival food. Seems like there's been a lot of unhappy ticketholders who used Groupon...go to Walgreens for your discounted tickets($20/ adult General Admission, no rides)and avoid the crowd/lines.Hopefully the organizers are able to work out the kinks and possibly come back to Vegas, as the majority of attendees who ARE NOT Yelpers, seemed to enjoy themselves from what I witnessed. All cultures were present at this event(as Las Vegas is a "melting pot" itself)and displayed a great sense of community which was great to see.Bundle up(it gets COLD!), go early(4:30pm), and enjoy! It's really what you make of your own experience. After all, this is the same venue that the Aki Matsuri Festival had a not-so-great showing as well, and look how far they've come? Things get better with time. ALOHA!!!Shaka Meter: \uuu/ \uuu/ \uuu/ 3

Boyfriend and I were here on a Monday night. It may not seem like it, but Las Vegas can get some pretty darn chilly temperatures during the winter months. Global Winter Wonderland is scheduled to be in this city until Jan 20th so be sure to bundle up!!!!!!! Stop trying to impress your date, ladies. It's COLD AF at night so dress warm!Even though it's $3.00 off for NV residents, the price of admission per person still came out to be about $22.25. Yes, the light up displays are cool....but really honestly, it's not really worth the price. It should really be around $15 per adult.Now onto the food choices. So the website advertised it as "global cuisine." Here I'm thinking I'll have different food choices to pick from...kind of like the Foodie Fest. But nope. This is not food truck level. This isn't even LA/OC fair food. This reminds me of my high school carnival we used to put together for fundraising. DO NOT...I REPEAT, do not get the tamale from this stand called "Tamales Cupcake." (weird combo, I know.) At $4.00 per tamale, it was small and soggy. I'm a small eater and I finished it in 4 bites. The quality was worse than the food at employee dining hall. I tasted better tamales from Trader Joes! I do recommend Latin Fusion food stand. 3 tacos at $10.00 looks promising and they had delicious carne asada fries for $10.00 and the portion was good enough for two adults to share. So here's the final verdict:-minus 1 star for the horrible food stand choices.-minus 1 star for admission price.-minus 1 star for not having everything ready. Where's the ball bit or that LED bar? Where's the dinosaur display? I don't recall seeing the wall of china either.I should remove another star for "entertainment." Shaolin Warriors reminded me of what I would see if I went to a park in the mornings in 626 San Gabriel Valley and watched a bunch of old Asian men doing kung fu and "fake fighting." The two men on those hampster looking wheel probably auditioned to be in Cirque du Soleil's Ka but didn't make the cut. It was the EXACT replica....except for the lack of "wow factor." Only saving grace was the 5 motorists in the wheel driving round and round simultaneously. That's cool, I guess.Go check it out if you have some extra money to spend. But for families looking for a night of fun...you're better off going to Circus Circus Adventuredome, Magical Forest, or Glittering Lights. Even Cowabunga Bay's Christmas.

There's so much potential here...I still had a great visit and will probably be back next year...2 Tickets via ticket master: $56.53 = $4.75 (Order Processing Fee) +$1.00 (Facility Charge) x 2 + $3.00 (Service Fee) x 2 Tax $1.89 x 2. We printed our tickets and were able to walk right in without any issues. They have photographers taking pics and handing you tickets to purchase later if you like. The carnival rides and food stations were similar to what I've seen at other local festivals. Festival food is overpriced in general and if you didn't know, you're going to learn at Global Winter Wonderland. All the booze vendors were closed on our Thursday night visit, disappointing. If you're not going to have booze on certain nights, at least update your website. Revenue lost from our total group of 14 who wanted to pair up drinks with the awesome lights...speaking of which..Global Winter Wonderland light displays: The winter theme was based off global architecture and cultures from around the world. If you enjoy being triggered about 'cultural appropriation', this place is not for you. This is a social media dream for IG influencers with all the colorful and bright displays. Your fans will love it! The dual dragons, card maze and parthenon display were my favorite ones to walk through. There was something for everyone to appreciate. We were able to catch the motorcycle cage show at 7 PM. 5 motorcycles drive inside a globe with precision as not to crash. This was entertaining to watch. The balancing act was impressive, but the motorcycle show definitely had more action. It took a about an hour and a half to enjoy the whole experience and get our pictures on.Well, overall I had a pretty good time. I think there's so much more potential here if they got their food and alcohol situation in check. Either commit to it or take it out completely and add more displays. Also, more interactive displays can help them out as well. Take away the in house photographers to offset costs. (with smart phones, does anyone actually buy those still?) All in all, even if it was just the same displays I'd probably check it out again. Except, I'll pre-game before I enter. haha...Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! =)

I opted to wait until after Christmas to visit the Global Winter Wonderland in the Rio Hotel's north parking area hoping for smaller crowds and I lucked out. I paid $19 for my ticket which was the cost for a child/senior ticket. There's also a Nevada resident discount if you're not a child or nor senior.After they opened at 5, some of the items were not lit. Workers came and got them working within a half hour. At 5:30, the first entertainment starts. This was 5 men on motorcycles riding in the Globe of Death. I've seen this before but it's always good entertainment. The only problem is the narrator tries to make it more than it is. On two occasions--at the Globe and the tightrope walker--he stressed that it was a Guinness record act which in fact it was not. There is rotating acts like this and there's a circus tent near the kids' ride area. The acts in the tent were almost identical to what was done at the Chinese Light Festival last February at the Craig Road park. I had the idea that the two shows were operated by the same company, but I don't know that for sure.I spent about 2 hours there between enjoying the lights and the acts. I did avoid the food. A funnel cake was $10. Since there were so few people there, the corn dogs and chicken skewers were just sitting under heat lamps.The most fun were the people at the "pools" that were filled with plastic balls. Kids and adults were having lots of fun jumping in the pool and trying to "swim." It was fun watching them!If this came back another year, I'd forego attending.

In my opinion this is the premier Las Vegas holiday venue for 2018! The Ginormous mostly holiday themed displays covering an area about as large as a football field are visually stunning. Meet and greets, food court, carnival rides and more. Includes awesome Chinese Circus, acrobatic performances throughout the venue and two motorcycles going full speed at each other only inches apart inside an eight-foot metal ball. Global Winter Wonderland 2018 is bringing some of the best entertainers from around the world to Las Vegas this holiday season but it's the displays that got me. Make sure your camera of phone are charged.

Global Winter Wonderland is located at the Rio Hotel, actually behind it in one of their parking lots. Parking is free for this event. Please note that this event is outdoors so please dress warmly. Going on now through January 20, nightly from 5-11 pm. On Christmas Eve, my husband and I decided to check out this event since we happened to stay at the Rio Hotel for a quick Christmas vacation. We had already gone to similar events like this back in California earlier (Moonlight Forest Lantern Art Festival at the Arboretum in Arcadia and the Chinese Lantern Festival at the Fairgrounds in Pomona). With numerous of lanterns that look like the Taj Mahal, the Eiffel Tower, The Big Ben, and The White House, you can travel the world in one winter evening. There are 15 acres of these amazing illuminated lanterns to admire and take photos with. In addition to these lanterns is a maze (you won't get lost, it's not a real difficult one to go through) with playing card walls. There are also some great shows to also keep you entertained. We saw all 4 shows, which included 5 motorcyclists riding in a sphere like cage, high wire act (our least favorite), Shaolin Monks (the longest show with a run time of 30 minutes, inside the warm circus tent and the best show to watch) and variety acrobatic act. Shows are at varies times so be sure to check the schedule and consider arriving early so you can catch all the shows. This event also has food trucks, carnival rides and vendors selling their artisan items and wares. Some of the vendors there are those from China selling handcrafted pieces (including edible sugar art, silk embroidery, intricately cut designs available on a foldable card, etc.). Believe or not, my husband and I were actually at this event for 3.5 hours. We looked at everything, saw all the shows and took photos. I am sure most people will be here for an hour or two though. There really is quite a lot to see at this event and I think is well worth a visit if you have nothing to do and want to continue that holiday spirit.Admission tickets are $23 for adults and $19 for children ages 4 - 12 and seniors, prior to tax and fees. Ticket prices for Nevada residents with valid I.D. are $19 for adults and $17 for children ages 4 - 12 and seniors, prior plus tax and fees.I bought our tickets on Expedia.com, which seemed a little cheaper than Groupon. I also had a promo code for Expedia, making our tickets really cheap (sadly that promo code expired, sorry that you can't take advantage of it too). Definitely a great event if seeing lights and beautiful lanterns make you smile (if you already love the photos on this Yelp page, including mine, then maybe you should check it out).

Came here tonight and had a really good time!-It wasn't crowded-Reminded me of the China Lights Festival in NLV but better-There's games, rides, and chinese acrobatic entertainment-They serve typical carnival food (deep fried goodness) and alcohol on weekends-The alcohol booth's service was excellent! -Lots of cool light exhibits perfect for photosMy only negative feedback would be the price. It seemed a bit on the high end for what it was... like I felt local discount should've been bbut perhaps they'll improve the experience for next year!

We waited till after Christmas to go so that the crowds would be less. We bought our tickets at Walgreens to save $5 on each ticket, pretty good deal. I thought the regular price was a little high, considering you still had to pay for rides and the food costs were obnoxiously high. Sorry, but this New Yorker will never pay $9 for pizza that looks like slop. Anyway, onto the lights. The displays were absolutely gorgeous. My favorites were the castle and the jungle animals. There were a few shows that I managed to catch too. The motorcycle stunt show was pretty cool and definitely added some thrills to the night. There was a tightrope show and some jugglers also. Both were entertaining but not enough for us to stay for their whole act especially since it was so much easier getting pictures of the lanterns while everyone was at the shows. It was a great experience overall and my husband and I enjoyed strolling through the displays and taking pictures.Unless they bring a lot of new things the next time they're here, it will be a one and done kind of thing for me. I feel like they could've done better with food selection and prices. They could've easily turned it into an international food festival also, that would've tied in nicely with their theme.

This is a very cool holiday lighting event made for a lot of countries/cultures all over the world. Located in the parking lot behind the Rio All Suite hotel. You can go here and really enjoy yourself. I was really impressed thr the United States, United Kingdom and Thailand areas. Very cool