Huge animatronic Snow Lion heading to West Bromwich shopping centre
A huge Snow Lion will greet guests at West Bromwich's New Square Shopping Centre next month.
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Visiting from the Forests of Eternal Snow and accompanied by the Red Queen, whom he is charged to protect, the giant white lion with walk through New Square, a mythical emblem of the season, celebrating the light of human kindness in the depths of winter's darkest days.
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One of the largest animatronic creatures in the UK, measuring two metres high and five metres long, the Snow Lion combines cutting-edge animatronic puppetry, sound effects and music with a breathtakingly realistic appearance.
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The Snow Lion will be at the centre from 11am to 4pm on Saturday, December 16.
Santa’s Grotto will also be returning on Saturday, November 25, at New Square.