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Many will be saving every penny to provide their children with Christmas treats.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As parents know, it is almost impossible to take a child to Winter Wonderland without being asked to ride, play, and eat everything in sight.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, many parents will leave feeling sick of saying the word \u201cno\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But just how expensive is a family day out at Winter Wonderland? The short answer: very.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A family of four ice-skating ticket (including booking fees) costs between \u00a342.82 to \u00a353.66, depending on whether the children require penguin skate aids.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To put the ticket prices into perspective we compared them against the national minimum wage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Interactive or visual content\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/flo.uri.sh\/visualisation\/12128735\/embed#?secret=c9uF1xO2o8\" data-secret=\"c9uF1xO2o8\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"575\" width=\"700\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Interactive or visual content\" src=\"https:\/\/flo.uri.sh\/visualisation\/12128735\/embed#?secret=c9uF1xO2o8\" data-secret=\"c9uF1xO2o8\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"575\" width=\"700\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Since 2012, the price of a child&#8217;s ice-skating ticket (excluding booking fees), has increased by 92%, whereas national minimum wage has only gone up by 53%.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, if a single child wants to go ice-skating and requires a skate aid it costs \u00a317.89 (including booking fees). This is equivalent to almost two hours of minimum wage work.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, if you want to go for a ride on the big wheel, it will cost you \u00a36 per person. In 2012, \u00a36 would have bought you a child\u2019s ice-skating ticket.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To ride the big wheel, a family of four could pay as much as \u00a324, depending on the height of their children.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, to ride for less than 20 minutes, a parent working on minimum wage could have to work 150 minutes to pay for their family.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"570\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/12\/wwl-1024x570.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/12\/wwl-1024x570.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/12\/wwl-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/12\/wwl-770x428.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/12\/wwl-1536x855.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/12\/wwl-293x163.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/12\/wwl-1400x779.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/12\/wwl.jpg 2027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/12\/wwl-1024x570.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/12\/wwl-1024x570.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/12\/wwl-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/12\/wwl-770x428.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/12\/wwl-1536x855.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/12\/wwl-293x163.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/12\/wwl-1400x779.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/12\/wwl.jpg 2027w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Cardiff Winter Wonderland&#8217;s sweet stall 2022<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have a sweet tooth, the bus-themed sweet stall sells 100g of sweets for \u00a32.79. If a family of four were to share 200g of sweets this would cost them \u00a35.58.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the same price you could go to Tesco and buy five bags of Haribo Tangfastics, weighing 875g.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even in 2012, it was rare to see an average family bounce from Winter Wonderland ride to ride or stall to stall without financially feeling it the next day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, with prices increasing much faster than national minimum wage,  how many parents will be able to afford to take their children ice-skating over the next few Christmasses? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A spokespersone for <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffswinterwonderland.com\">Winter Wonderland <\/a>said: &#8220;Our prices are in line with similar events around the country of a similar standard and quality. 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