Festival director Simon Green said the only major changes to the rink, which sits above Horne Creek, would be more marquee space where skaters gear up and a change in power supply, so the area would be "less cluttered with infrastructure".
In terms of a theme, Mr Green said organisers planned to "carry it [winter wonderland] over and add a bit of an ice age theme in there - it fits in quite nicely", since one of this year's festival events is the New Zealand premiere of Ice Age 4: Continental Drift.
Winter Festival organisers had filed a resource consent application with Lakes Environmental. They planned to begin construction on Thursday, June 14, and take eight days.
The rink would be open 10am to 10pm from Friday June 22 until the festival's conclusion on Sunday July 1.
Skaters would be limited to 80 on the rink at one time and the official maximum capacity was 120.
The rink would "sit over and above Horne Creek".
"There will be no structural elements in the creek and at no time will the flow of water or wildlife within Horne Creek be affected.""Early starting days" had been scheduled in an attempt to minimise disruption to traffic.
The rink would be dismantled over five days, finishing on Friday July 6.
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