FACT FILE: Holiday on Ice
HOLIDAY on Ice records over the past seven decades.
1988 - most visited ice show of all time with 250 million visitors
1994 - longest kick-line in the world
2003 - most visited ice show of all time with 300 million visitors
2008 - most visited ice show in the world with 320 million visitors
2008 - biggest pinwheel in the world with 65 skaters. Record set on September 7, 2008.
All recognised by Guinness World of Records
On a yearly basis, Holiday on Ice has:
250 skaters and...
120 crew members appearing in...
Five shows simultaneously touring...
Three continents, visiting...
110 cities and towns in...
20 countries, giving...
1,100 performances, which are seen by approximately...
3,500,000 visitors this year
Holiday On Ice's 2008-9 season marks 65 consecutive years of travelling ice entertainment in multiple countries:
December 25, 1943 - first performance in Toledo, Ohio, USA
Since then Holiday on Ice has welcomed 320 million visitors worldwide
89 different ice shows have been produced
55,000 performances have been skated since 1943
Holiday on Ice has visited 620 cities in more than 80 countries on five continents
6,000 skaters have skated in Holiday on Ice, including 12 Olympic medallists
25,000 costumes have been created, using 137,500m2 of fabric
14,507 heads and wigs have been made
3,250km2 of ice has been laid for Holiday on Ice performances
Go to www.brightoncentre.co.uk for show times and tickets
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