New Winter Weather Theme Park Opening in Cancun

Image: Cancun beach with hotels. (photo viapawel.gaul / iStock / Getty Images Plus)
Image: Cancun beach with hotels. (photo viapawel.gaul / iStock / Getty Images Plus)
Rich Thomaselli
by Rich Thomaselli
Last updated: 7:50 AM ET, Sun December 10, 2023

At this time of year, most tourists want to escape the wintry weather by visiting Cancun and the Riviera Maya in Mexico.

But a new attraction in the vacation paradise is betting that travelers long for the snow and ice, or at least want to experience it for the first time.

A new theme park is opening in Cancun, where organizers promise it will feature real snow that will never melt and temperatures that will hover around 11 degrees below zero.

The park is scheduled to open on December 15 in the hotel zone and will be called La Isla Cancun Plaza.

"Get ready to immerse yourself in a world of winter magic. On December 15, a real snow theme park arrives in Cancun, where winter dreams come true. Join us in creating magical memories where every laugh is a snowflake that never melts,” the La Isla Cancun Plaza said in a statement.

Attendees are advised to dress warmly, as the park will be kept below freezing at all times to keep the snow from melting. 

The park will be open from 1 to 9 p.m. local time Monday through Friday and noon to 9:00 p.m. on the weekends.

It will cost about 200 pesos to enter the park, or less than $12.

The park will allow you to go from Parkas and snow boots to bathing suits and barefoot in a matter of however long it takes you to get back to the beach.


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