A very shiny nose is a focal point of this year’s Gaylord Palms ice sculpture display, which opened to the public Friday.

Scenes from “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” have been re-created inside the Kissimmee resort, a section of which is kept at the bone-chilling temperature of 9 degrees Fahrenheit for the duration of “Ice.”

Designers work in a few surprises to the presentations, no easy feat as the storyline of the beloved 1964 television special is well-trod territory. So, without getting too Grinchy with spoilers – oops, slipped into another holiday classic – here are a few cold, hard facts to know about the 2025 edition of “Ice.”

Red alert

Sure, the title character, famous by 1949 thanks to the catchy Johnny Marks song inspired by a 1939 poem, dominates the scenes. Although

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