Titanic Museum Attraction Prepares for Fifth Annual World-Class Ice Carving Competition in Branson

PRLog (Press Release) - Jan. 9, 2011 - BRANSON, MO --   Ice alert!  Titanic Museum Attraction reports a number of fantastic ice formations are taking shape—safe inside the imaginations of world-class ice carvers Titans of Ice.  The group is scheduled to compete in Titanic’s 5th Annual Chainsaw Ice Sculptors Challenge confirms John Joslyn,Titanic Museum Attraction owner.  The free event is set for Saturday, January 15, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“This exciting annual competition is one of Titanic’s most highly attended events, but our fifth-annual challenge promises to be even more spectacular,” says Joslyn.  “Kids and parents alike will be thrilled to watch artisans, armed with giant chainsaws and chisels, coax hidden beauty, drama and surprises from huge 250-pound blocks of ice.”

Come view all the action at Titanic’s outdoor staging center, where professional and amateur ice sculptors will compete for top honors and big prize money.  At 3 p.m. an official National Ice Carving Association judging panel will announce the winners and award the following:  1st Prize, $2,000; 2nd Prize, $1,500; 3rd Prize, $1,000.  Professional and amateur runner-ups will also receive prize money.

For more information, please call (417) 334-9500 or visit www.titanicbranson.com.

The World’s Largest TITANIC Museum Attraction is Branson’s #1 year-round family destination.  In operation since April 2006, it has welcomed aboard more than 2.5 million guests.  The 7,000-square-foot ship-shaped structure—built half-scale to the original Titanic—towers more than 100 feet above its anchored position on Highway 76.  A 90-minute (optional audio) self-guided tour covers 20 galleries on two decks displaying more than 4,000 priceless artifacts that once belonged to Titanic passengers or crew.

Cedar Bay Entertainment owns and operates Titanic Museum Attractions in both Branson, Missouri, and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.  A privately owned-and-operated entertainment and development company, Cedar Bay is headquartered in Branson, Missouri, site of its first Titanic Museum Attraction.

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