{"id":503442831,"date":"2018-12-24T10:04:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-24T16:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/headliner\/2018\/12\/24\/drivin-in-a-winter-wonderland-2"},"modified":"2018-12-24T10:18:28","modified_gmt":"2018-12-24T16:18:28","slug":"drivin-in-a-winter-wonderland-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/headliner\/2018\/12\/24\/drivin-in-a-winter-wonderland-2","title":{"rendered":"Drivin\u2019 in a winter wonderland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"width: 1px;height: 1px;overflow: hidden\">Drivin&rsquo; in a winter wonderland<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"width: 1px;height: 1px;overflow: hidden\">Families took in the light displays at Canad Inns Winter Wonderland at Red River Exhibition Park on Dec. 12. The annual holiday event features more than one million lights and 26 different themed areas displayed over a 2.5-kilometre drive. There are places to stop along the route, including an outdoor skating rink and free horse-drawn sleigh rides on weekends, weather permitting. Winter Wonderland is open daily from 6 to 10 p.m. until Jan. 5, 2019.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Families took in the light displays at Canad Inns Winter Wonderland at Red River Exhibition Park on Dec. 12. The annual holiday event features more than one million lights and 26 different themed areas displayed over a 2.5-kilometre drive. There are places to stop along the route, including an outdoor skating rink and free horse-drawn sleigh rides on weekends, weather permitting. Winter Wonderland is open daily from 6 to 10 p.m. until Jan. 5, 2019.<\/p><div class=\"collageplus\"><figure class='wp-caption full photo'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/ew-winter-wonderland-dec19-6.jpg?w=1000' data-pswp-srcset='https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/ew-winter-wonderland-dec19-6.jpg?w=320 320w, https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/ew-winter-wonderland-dec19-6.jpg?w=600 600w, https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/ew-winter-wonderland-dec19-6.jpg?w=1920 1920w' data-pswp-width='2048' data-pswp-height='1365'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/ew-winter-wonderland-dec19-6.jpg?w=1000\" alt=\"Eva Wasney \nA long exposure of one of the light displays at Canad Inns Winter Wonderland.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='dynamic-caption'>Eva Wasney \nA long exposure of one of the light displays at Canad Inns Winter Wonderland.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='wp-caption full photo'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/ew-winter-wonderland-dec19-7.jpg?w=1000' data-pswp-srcset='https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/ew-winter-wonderland-dec19-7.jpg?w=320 320w, https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/ew-winter-wonderland-dec19-7.jpg?w=600 600w, https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/ew-winter-wonderland-dec19-7.jpg?w=1920 1920w' data-pswp-width='2048' data-pswp-height='1365'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/ew-winter-wonderland-dec19-7.jpg?w=1000\" alt=\"Eva Wasney\nPaulette Adolphe (left) take in CanadInns Winter Wonderland with her grandchildren Beatrice and Denis Bohemier on Dec. 12.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='dynamic-caption'>Eva Wasney\nPaulette Adolphe (left) take in CanadInns Winter Wonderland with her grandchildren Beatrice and Denis Bohemier on Dec. 12.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='wp-caption full photo'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/ew-winter-wonderland-dec19-8.jpg?w=1000' data-pswp-srcset='https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/ew-winter-wonderland-dec19-8.jpg?w=320 320w, https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/ew-winter-wonderland-dec19-8.jpg?w=600 600w, https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/ew-winter-wonderland-dec19-8.jpg?w=1920 1920w' data-pswp-width='2048' data-pswp-height='1365'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/ew-winter-wonderland-dec19-8.jpg?w=1000\" alt=\"Eva Wasney\nIn this long exposure, a car drives through a light display at Canad Inns Winter Wonderland at Red River Exhibition Park.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='dynamic-caption'>Eva Wasney\nIn this long exposure, a car drives through a light display at Canad Inns Winter Wonderland at Red River Exhibition Park.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='wp-caption full photo'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/ew-winter-wonderland-dec19-4.jpg?w=1000' data-pswp-srcset='https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/ew-winter-wonderland-dec19-4.jpg?w=320 320w, https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/ew-winter-wonderland-dec19-4.jpg?w=600 600w, https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/ew-winter-wonderland-dec19-4.jpg?w=1920 1920w' data-pswp-width='2048' data-pswp-height='1365'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/ew-winter-wonderland-dec19-4.jpg?w=1000\" alt=\"Eva Wasney \nA tour bus drives past a nativity scene light display at Canad Inns Winter Wonderland at Red River Exhibition Park on Dec. 12.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='dynamic-caption'>Eva Wasney \nA tour bus drives past a nativity scene light display at Canad Inns Winter Wonderland at Red River Exhibition Park on Dec. 12.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='wp-caption full photo'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/ew-winter-wonderland-dec19-5.jpg?w=1000' data-pswp-srcset='https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/ew-winter-wonderland-dec19-5.jpg?w=320 320w, https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/ew-winter-wonderland-dec19-5.jpg?w=600 600w, https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/ew-winter-wonderland-dec19-5.jpg?w=1920 1920w' data-pswp-width='2048' data-pswp-height='1365'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/ew-winter-wonderland-dec19-5.jpg?w=1000\" alt=\"Eva Wasney \nFrom left: Patrick Wan, Cannes Lam, Paris Quan, Sheryl Wan, Rui Qi and Xiaobei Quan pose for a photo in front of a light display at Canad Inns Winter Wonderland at Red River Exhibition Park on Dec. 12.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='dynamic-caption'>Eva Wasney \nFrom left: Patrick Wan, Cannes Lam, Paris Quan, Sheryl Wan, Rui Qi and Xiaobei Quan pose for a photo in front of a light display at Canad Inns Winter Wonderland at Red River Exhibition Park on Dec. 12.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='wp-caption full photo'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/ew-winter-wonderland-dec19-1.jpg?w=1000' 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