Carriage Rides Highland Park

Please meet the carriage at the corner on McKinney and Monticello. This is the old Holas Tapas Bar directly across the street from Chelsea’s Corner. We will have some one to greet you when you arrive. This location gives us immediate access to Highland Park and a better Christmas Light experince.  

Open Carriage

The Classic Open Carriage – $205-$425

(up to 6 passengers) There are several Open Carriages.  As always, We bring the Christmas music, you bring the drinks and Holiday Spirit.  This carriage is for the romantic couple, date night with friends, or the immediate family to spend quality time enjoying the lights of nostalgic Highland Park.  Remember, we offer a 5:00PM time slot for this carriage, but it will not be completely dark at the beginning of your ride.

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The Cinderella Carriage – $225-$445

(up to 6 passengers) If you are wanting to impress for “Date Night” consider this a ‘one of a kind’ way to top off the evening, or get the evening started.  If you have that Little Princess that really believes she IS Cinderella, then give her that experience on the Cinderella Carriage.  At least for an hour, make-believe can become reality.  As always, Christmas Music is provided and you are welcome to bring whatever you’d like to drink.  Lids are strongly recommended.  Bring the camera, you won’t want to leave without a picture of your night on the Cinderella Carriage.  This carriage is also available for the 5:00 time slot, but it will not be completely dark at the beginning of your ride.

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9 Passenger Limo Horse Drawn Carriage – $295-$525

(up to 9 passengers) This carriage is perfect for larger families or groups of folks not sure if the carriage would be too cramped or not.  This carriage is basically the exact same carriage as the Open Carriage, but it has an extra seat added to the back facing forward. As always, We bring the Christmas music, you bring the drinks and Holiday Spirit.

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12 Passenger Wagonette –$355-$600

(10-12 Passengers) These are Wooden Wheeled and pulled by a team of draft horses.  Perfect for a couple of families or a small group celebrating the Christmas Season.  As always, We bring the Christmas music, you bring the drinks and Holiday Spirit. Seating capacity is maximum 12 passengers.

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16 Passenger Wagonette – $395-$650

Likely our most popular choice during Christmas!  These are perfect for multiple families, corporate parties, family gatherings, and Christmas Parties.  The 16-Passenger Wagonette is pulled by a pair of draft horses which adds to the ambiance of the horseshoes clopping down the street.  We will, of course, have Christmas music.  Feel free to bring the cookies, candy, and beverages for the group. Small coolers or a thermos are certainly welcome.   If you want to bring treats for the horses, we will give them at the end of the shift for sure.  The Horses always look forward to that time of the night…

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Important Information!!!!! (please read)

Weather Policy – in the event of bad weather, we will start canceling reserved rides at 2:00 on the day of the reservation if we will not be able to operate.  NOT BEFORE. Please provide a text friendly number as a contact so that we may reach a large number of people more efficiently.  We will email everyone if we have to cancel then we will text contact numbers on file.  If we have to cancel due to bad weather, NORTH STAR CARRIAGE NO LONGER ISSUES REFUNDS FOR BAD WEATHER, OUR NEW POLICY IS A CREDIT FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR AND PRE BOOKING ACCESS (VIP BOOKING) BEFORE BOOKING IS AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.  We will notify you when this is open for our VIP guests, and credit will be issued accordingly.  
There are many factors we consider before canceling rides.  If the weather is threatening rain, light mist, or dew fall, we will likely operate.  Many of the carriages have convertible tops, so even if the wagonettes cancel, we may operate with the carriages that have tops.  TYPICALLY, WE WILL NOT CANCEL FOR WIND OR COLD.
Refund Policy – If for some reason you have to cancel your ride, we will refund your transaction if cancelations are made within the 72 hr time frame, however, we do not have office staff to refund on demand, so we do not guaranteeing refunds until Dec 31st.  We will keep all refunds on file and process them after Christmas Day, which should make them funded by Dec 31st at the latest.