{"id":16061,"date":"2025-10-22T19:04:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T19:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/16061\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T19:04:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T19:04:28","slug":"miamis-dazzling-christmas-wonderland-returns-this-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/16061\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami&#8217;s Dazzling Christmas Wonderland Returns This November"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Christmas Tree and Eye in the Sky at Christmas Wonderland\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Christmas-Tree-and-Eye-in-the-Sky-at-Christmas-Wonderland-PHOTO-Courtesy-of-Loud-And-Live-2-1024x683.jpeg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Christmas-Tree-and-Eye-in-the-Sky-at-Christmas-Wonderland-PHOTO-Courtesy-of-Loud-And-Live-2-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Christmas Tree and Eye in the Sky at Christmas Wonderland\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEduardo Hernandez Mendoza, photo courtesy of Loud and Live<\/p>\n<p>    Save<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s only a matter of time before Miami starts to welcome the most wonderful time of the year with all its <a href=\"https:\/\/secretmiami.com\/miami-holiday-lights\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretmiami.com\/miami-holiday-lights\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_internal\">glittery lights<\/a> and Christmassy events! Among them is the city\u2019s festive Christmas Wonderland park, as it reopens for a third year this November. It\u2019ll transform over 14 acres of Tropical Park into a wintery world where everything is light up in twinkling lights. Seriously, we mean everything!<\/p>\n<p> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-43873\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Kids and elves in costume posing at a Christmas photo op\" width=\"736\" height=\"491\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/EH8_5112-2.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-43873\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/EH8_5112-2.jpg\" alt=\"Kids and elves in costume posing at a Christmas photo op\" width=\"736\" height=\"491\"  \/>Eduardo Hernandez Mendoza, photo courtesy of Loud and Live <\/p>\n<p>Christmas Wonderland is known to feature six themed holiday worlds, leading guests through a half-mile trail of amazing lighting displays. You can expect HoliDade, a celebration of our neighborhoods and culture, and Sweet Street presented by Amanda Demanda, a candy-colored wonderland filled with all the holiday confections you can think of. Families can also experience \u201csnow\u201d in Arctic Delight and see oversized toys entertain the little ones with rides like the Kids\u2019 Wheel at Toy Town.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26337\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"A lit up gingerbread man in front of a gingerbread house and several candies in the background\" width=\"736\" height=\"491\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Illuminated-Gingerbread-House-at-Christmas-Wonderland-PHOTO-Courtesy-of-Loud-And-Live-2.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26337\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Illuminated-Gingerbread-House-at-Christmas-Wonderland-PHOTO-Courtesy-of-Loud-And-Live-2.jpg\" alt=\"A lit up gingerbread man in front of a gingerbread house and several candies in the background\" width=\"736\" height=\"491\"  \/>Eduardo Hernandez Mendoza, photo courtesy of Loud and Live <\/p>\n<p>At the end of the holiday trail is a massive Christmas tree that illuminates the entire park in the jolliest of lights, thanks to their Light Up the Night synchronized music spectacular. Once an hour, the themed worlds sync up for an incredible combination of lights and music.<\/p>\n<p> What to expect at Christmas Wonderland <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, visitors can get their adrenaline pumping with more than 50 carnival rides, included in paid admission. And yes, North America\u2019s largest traveling ferris wheel, which towers at a whopping 150 feet, will also make its return!<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-43868\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Carousel and ferris wheel in the background at Christmas Wonderland\" width=\"736\" height=\"491\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/EH8_5815-2.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-43868\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/EH8_5815-2.jpg\" alt=\"Carousel and ferris wheel in the background at Christmas Wonderland\" width=\"736\" height=\"491\"  \/>Eduardo Hernandez Mendoza, photo courtesy of Loud and Live <\/p>\n<p>Beyond the lights, returning favorites at the park include the 3D-mapped immersive IG\u2019loo 360-Dome, Home for the Holidays adoption program with Miami-Dade Animal Services and local food trucks alongside seasonal brews from this year\u2019s beer partner, Cervecer\u00eda La Tropical.<\/p>\n<p> What\u2019s new for 2025? <\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a lot to look forward to this year, including the new Firework Fridays, with the weekly fireworks display beginning at 10 p.m. For New Year\u2019s Eve, a 9 pm. countdown and fireworks show will also bring families together before it\u2019s time to put the little ones to bed.<\/p>\n<p>Live shows will continue to take place nightly, including an aerial performance led by Santa\u2019s reindeer keeper, known as the Sleigh and Sway Spectacular. A Santa stunt double will also be launched into the skies in a live \u201chuman cannonball\u201d performance, dubbed Santa\u2019s Sky Shot.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26331\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Sweet Street at Christmas Wonderland\" width=\"736\" height=\"492\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Sweet-Street-at-Christmas-Wonderland-PHOTO-Courtesy-of-Loud-And-Live-2.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26331\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Sweet-Street-at-Christmas-Wonderland-PHOTO-Courtesy-of-Loud-And-Live-2.jpg\" alt=\"Sweet Street at Christmas Wonderland\" width=\"736\" height=\"492\"  \/>Photo courtesy of Loud And Live <\/p>\n<p>Indeed, this has got to be a must-visit this holiday season! Christmas Wonderland will be open to visitors from November 13 to January 4, 2026. You can learn more on <a href=\"https:\/\/miamiwonderland.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/miamiwonderland.com\" data-action=\"text_cta_1\" data-category=\"click_non_sales\">their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f When: Monday through Thursday, 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, until midnight; Sundays, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccd Where: Tropical Park, 7900 SW 40th Street, Miami, FL 33155<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Eduardo Hernandez Mendoza, photo courtesy of Loud and Live Save It\u2019s only a matter of time before Miami&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16062,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[225,227,226],"class_list":{"0":"post-16061","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hialeah","8":"tag-hialeah","9":"tag-hialeah-headlines","10":"tag-hialeah-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16061\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}