Things to DoTuesday, November 3
A 45-foot Christmas tree is up at CarMax Park, and WinterWorld opens Nov. 19
The 5AM Mechanicsville team
If you like a head start on the holidays, CarMax Park has one. A 45-foot Norway Spruce from upstate New York arrived Monday morning and was lifted by crane onto the northwest concourse, where you can see it from Arthur Ashe Boulevard. A Ferris wheel was up by Monday evening.
WinterWorld at CarMax Park by the numbers
- 45 feet
- tall, the spruce delivered Monday
- 38 days
- of WinterWorld, starting Nov. 19
- $3 million+
- Navigators Baseball is putting into WinterWorld
- 75,000+
- people the owners expect it to draw
Source: Richmond BizSense
“We just wanted it to be very visible and sort of a beacon to the event.”
The tree's arrival signals the start of more visible work for WinterWorld, which begins Nov. 19 at the ballpark. Organizers say it will be the largest live Christmas tree in Richmond.
- Ice skating pond: 13,000 square feet, planned
- Ice slide: 100 feet with six lanes, planned
- Lights: more than a million, planned
- Also planned: Santa's workshop and a Christmas tree maze
WinterWorld setup is moving along ahead of Nov. 19
- Oct. 23Planned work that had limited the main entrance wrapped up, an EDA spokesperson said.
- Nov. 2The 45-foot spruce arrived and a Ferris wheel went up.
- Nov. 19WinterWorld kicks off at CarMax Park.
Sources: Richmond BizSense, WWBT
Sources: Richmond BizSense, WWBT