Getting ready forthe Flying W Ranch Cowboy Christmas Jubilee.
A chuckwagon Christmas dinner and live western music show in Colorado Springs, all indoors in the Mountain Stream Lodge, with performances through December. You eat at long shared tables, then the Flying W Wranglers and an orchestra play Christmas songs.
Know before you go. The ranch doesn't list a sensory-friendly show. Here's what it does say about the tables, the dinner line, the music and the lights.
Performances through December 2026; pick a date on the booking calendar. Doors open shortly before your reservation time, dinner starts 15 minutes after it, and the show begins after dinner and dessert.
“On occasion, the Flying W Ranch uses stroboscopic effects during musical performances, which may be a factor in triggering epileptic seizures.” flyingw.com
Space
“tables seat up to 18, so you may be sharing your table with another party.” Tables are assigned at check-in. flyingw.com
Waits
“Have your tickets in hand and wait for your table number to be called. Then proceed through the line, picking up your plate, silverware, food, and drinks, and return to your table.” flyingw.com
Sound
A Christmas performance by “the Flying W Wranglers and the Marian L. Wolfe Orchestra featuring beloved Christmas carols.” The ranch calls itself “a live musical performance venue.” flyingw.com
Access
“If you are unable to stand in the serving line, please let us know in the comment box when you are making your reservation. We will gladly have a runner bring your meal(s) to you.” flyingw.com
Smell
Dinner is “surrounded by the glow of twinkling lights and crackling wood-burning fireplaces.” flyingw.com
“We make every effort to seat guests with wheelchairs on the end of a table.”
Our note Ending up at the end of a table makes breaks easier. It's worth asking for when you book, even without a wheelchair.
Our note If flashing lights are a concern for your kid, call 719-598-4000 and ask about strobe effects before you buy.
Three things to know
2026 Christmas tickets: $70 general admission, $35 children 4 to 12, plus tax and a small fee. Children 3 and under are free, sit on a lap and eat from the grown-up's plate.
“No refunds. No exchanges.” You can move your tickets to another date for free up to 5 days ahead, if there are seats.
Vegetarian and gluten-free meals can be chosen when you book. Drinks are water and tea, and the menu lists “fully loaded hot chocolate for the kids.”
One grown-up checks in with the name on the reservation and gets your table number. Tables seat up to 18, so you may share with another family. When your table number is called, you go through the dinner line and carry your plate back. After dinner and dessert, the band and orchestra play. The ranch says it sometimes uses strobe effects during the music. Change anything.
Common questions
What if my child won't look at the schedule or story?
That is common at first. Leave it where the moment happens, point to one picture at a time, and keep it low-pressure. Many kids warm up to it after a few calm tries, in their own time.
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