Express & Star senior reporter James Vukmirovic took a trip down to Winterland Wolverhampton to experience the event, from the rides to the different food and drink options on offer.
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00:00Hello, I'm James McMirovich. Behind me, here in the centre of Wolverhampton, is Winterland Wolverhampton.
00:06It's a festive treat for the people of the city during this Christmas period.
00:11Leading up until the 5th of January, in there are a range of rides, attractions, Santa Claus, places to get your birthday taken,
00:19a real ice rink, and lots of places to go and eat and drink.
00:23I've come here to have a look today to see what it's all about, so let's go and have a step in.
02:01I'm desperate for this stuff.
02:24Oh my! Yep.
03:00Oh my god!
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04:00Oh my god!
04:03Never!
04:19I think it's pretty cute. I like it.
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05:36That's not quite the shot.
05:54Oh!
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06:11Thank you!
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06:42Oh, great.
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08:19Right, at the end of all that, that was Winterland Wolverhampton.
08:23I've had the chance to spend a couple of hours there, walking around,
08:26being given a warm welcome by the organisers, I've ridden a few rides,
08:29I've had a beer, and I've had one of the bratwurst,
08:32and all in all that probably would have cost me about £30 for the two hours I was there,
08:36so it was pretty good value, I think pretty good value for what it is.
08:39You can walk around there, and you don't necessarily have to spend any money.
08:43You can take in the sights, the sounds, you can have your photo taken with Santa,
08:47or with any of the stars and other items that are in there.
08:50You can warm your hands on the marshmallow section.
08:53You can watch the ice skaters, you can basically just watch and have a look at it.
08:56It's a great little thing to have here in the centre of Wolverhampton,
08:59and the company have said that if they do have a successful year,
09:03they may come back and do it again in other years.
09:06They've been very happy about the idea of touting this to Wolverhampton,
09:10trying it in Wolverhampton to see if it works.
09:12I think it's a very good way to spend an evening, come down here and see what you think.