Red Wings, Olympia Entertainment announce Coke Zero Fan Zone for Winter Festival
By Michael Caples –
Going to one of the outdoor games at CoPa this December for the Hockeytown Winter Festival? There will be plenty for you to do.
The Red Wings and Olympia Entertainment announced today their plans for the Coke Zero Fan Zone, a five-day, 122,000-square-foot event that will take place outside of Comerica Park Dec. 27-31, 2013.
“The Coke Zero Fan Zone makes one of the biggest celebrations of hockey ever, even bigger,” said Tom Wilson, President & CEO of Olympia Entertainment, in a release. “With the Hockeytown Winter Festival events taking place inside Comerica Park in Detroit, the New Year’s Day NHL Winter Classic game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor and, now, the wide array of activities and entertainment at the Coke Zero Fan Zone, the Detroit Red Wings have created the most expansive celebration the sport of hockey has ever seen, spanning multiple facilities over the course of 15 days.”
Admission is free for those who have tickets to that day’s outdoor games. For those wishing to attend the Fan Zone without a game ticket, $5 tickets are available at the entrance.
There will be three heated tents with exhibits, interactive games and activities, autograph opportunities and local music and food offerings.
Events include:
Hockey-themed Exhibits, Games & Activities:
• Premier artifact exhibit hosted by the Hockey Hall of Fame
• Full-size street hockey rink for ages five and older
• Open skate on a full-size synthetic ice rink (hockey skates only please)
• Hardest shot radar cage game
• Top shot electronic hockey net game
• Mini-sticks game
• Bubble hockey game
• Video game challenges
Autograph & Photo Opportunities
• Stanley Cup display with photo opportunities
• Q&A sessions with Red Wings and Maple Leafs alumni
• Alumni autograph booths
• Locker room displays and photo opportunities in the stall of a favorite Wings or Maple Leafs player
Food & Entertainment
• SnowZilla simulated toboggan slide
• Bounce house
• Local musical acts
• Popular food truck vendors
• Detroit restaurants
• Hot cocoa and s’mores stations<
• Fire pit warming stations
Companies sponsoring the event include Bridgestone, Molson Canadian, Coke Zero, Comerica Bank, Kroger, Southwest Ontario Tourism, McDonald’s, Verizon and American Rentals.