Hyde park winter wonderland

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Looking to book tickets and add attractions to £25 in advance. They are offering rides included in that but we don't know what rides we will want to do at this point. Has anyone been yet this year? Are there big queues for rides? Do they kick you out after your 2 hours and is that enough time?

Hey! Never been, but have booked. I don’t see them being about to kick you out, as I was about to book a slotted entry time. But then attractions / rides for hours later .

You don’t get kicked out. We pre book the skating as like you say it’s better value to book something in advance and get the entry for free but we don’t know what rides in advance and it’s huge so last time didn’t even make it the whole way round! Go early would be my advice, it’s fine first thing but heaving by mid afternoon. Even better still if you can avoid weekends and London state school holidays! And set your spend expectations more in line with a day out at a massive theme park than the local funfair so you won’t get a nasty shock.

I took ds's a few years ago. Found it a bit run down and disappointing, sorry.

The timed slot is just your entry time. You stay as long as you want. The entry charge is refunded if you book stuff

We tend to enter about 2pm when it's quiet and stay till 6-7pm.

Rides are walk on in the afternoon. We've never queued that long on the few evening rides weve done. Tbh though we normally do off peak (1 day of school holidays if its not a friday or Thursday between Christmas and New year).

I think buying ride tokens is probably
only worthwhile
if you aren't doing anything
else that refunds your entry. I have bought one ride but its because we always do that particular one and i dont think my back this year will stand up to any of the others. I would assume you can still get extra ride tokens there (I mean it's hardly as if they are going to say no we won't take your money). We always love the circus

Amazing thank you!!
I've booked 2pm on the Sunday before Xmas 😆 as that's the only one we could all do and booked circus, ice kingdom and big wheel so we could get free entrance. Good to know they won't boot us out at 4!!

It’ll be absolutely rammed. But you just make do. It’s really beautiful and so Christmassy!

I went for the opening evening. Was very quiet, but we always go twice a year. Beginning and end :)

Thanks! I went about 8 years ago and it was freezing and a bit shabby but I think it was newish then and is hopefully better these days! The kids are excited so that's the most important thing!