| EVENT REPORT 10.06.08 1:21 PM |
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| A Hot Night on Ice |
| IceBar Orlando takes patrons on an expedition into an icy Nordic tundra with the help of ice sculptures, ice walls, and icy cocktails. |
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Attendees to the grand opening of the first IceBar in the U.S. on October 1 were treated to an expedition to the Arctic Circle without leaving Orlando. Upon arrival they were greeted by IceBar Orlando staff members who provided them with the temperature-appropriate capes and gloves to stay warm during their 30-minute experience into the tundra.
After suiting up, guests made their way through the Chill Lounge, a 4,000-square-foot ultra-cool bar featuring live entertainment. Beyond the intricate ice sculptures, a DJ spinning venue-appropriate tunes such as "Ice, Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice and Britney Spear's "Break the Ice" set the mood for dancers sporting Nordic-inspired costumes in glass cases. |
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 | Models in Nordic-inspired costumes posed for pictures throughout the chilly bar.
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 | Everything from the walls, tables, barstools, sofas, and even a carved fireplace with LED lighting is made entirely of ice.
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 | Dancers in the Chill Lounge danced in ice encasings to venue-themed tunes such as "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice and Britney Spear's "Break the Ice."
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 | IceBar Orlando, the first in the U.S., opened to the public on October 2.
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 | Staff members helped outfit guests in custom capes and gloves designed to help them stay warm during their 30-minute experience in the bar.
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 | Grey Goose vodka shots and cocktails were served in a cup made of solid ice.
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 | Prior to passing through doors that led to the 27-degree bar made of ice, guests had one last chance for a toasty treat - roasted marshmallows.
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 | Sofas made completely of ice were draped in faux fur throws to add a bit of extra comfort.
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The 1,375-square-foot ice bar features 50 tons of frozen water that has been carved, sculpted, and transformed into a crystal palace by Ice Magic. Everything from the walls, tables, barstools, sofas, sculptures, and especially the vodka-wielding bar is made entirely from the purest ice.
Guests in the ice bar were kept warm with Grey Goose vodka shots and cocktails served straight up in a cup made of solid ice.
"There's no need to order your vodka on the rocks," says Patz Turner, co-owner of IceBar, "when you can have your vodka in the rocks."
The space's humidity is specially regulated though to ensure warm lips don't get stuck to cocktail's icy goblets.
—Avian Nobles Curtis
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