Hyde Park Winter Wonderland: Watch the ice sculptures being made behind the scenes

See how the Magical Ice Kingdom was created
Amy Ashenden18 November 2016

Hyde Park Winter Wonderland returns with a Magical Ice Kingdom as it celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.

Arctic Adventure will feature igloos, icebergs, and a shipwreck trapped in an arctic ice flow that visitors can see on their journey to find the Palace of the Polar Bears in Hyde Park.

The Magical Ice Kingdom is the biggest ice and snow sculpture experience in the UK, where The Sooty Christmas Show and The Nutcracker on Ice are also taking place.

Ice sculptor Nick Smith said he first began working with ice when his children wanted him to build a Buzz Lightyear snowman and pictures of it went viral.

He then landed the job as an ice sculptor and has now created the Magical Ice Kingdom at Hyde Park Winter Wonderland.

Nick said: “We usually just started with a block and you got to try and find what’s inside it by taking off different bits, and what you’re left with is the sculpture.

“I’ll be doing tiny little creases in the face and stuff – I always just want to get it just right.

“There’s a huge amount of work that goes into it, but just to see the look on people’s faces makes it worth it.”

Watch the video above to see how ice sculptor Nick Smith created the polar bears.

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