World's Largest Ice Maze, world record set in Eagan, Minnesota

January 25, 2025

Eagan, Minnesota, United States--The Minnesota Ice Festival's 18,148.88-square-foot ice maze, which features 8-foot-high walls and multiple twists and turns, sets the new world record for being the World's Largest Ice Maze, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

"The Minnesota Ice Festival's 18,148.88-square-foot ice maze has been officially certified as the largest in the world by Guinness World Records," the UPI reports.

The festival's maze, which features 8-foot-high walls and multiple twists and turns, took the record from a Buffalo, N.Y., ice maze that covered an area of 13,000 square feet in 2010.

"The maze was then constructed from 3,452 blocks of ice, each weighing about 425 pounds. The maze was completed Jan. 4, and ice sculptures and lights were then installed prior to a visit by a Guinness World Records adjudicator."

"The largest ice maze is 1,686.087m² (18,148.88 ft²) in area, and was achieved by Minnesota Ice and Robbie Harrell (both USA) at TCO Stadium in Eagan, Minnesota, USA, on 10 January 2025," the Guinness World Records says.

"The ice maze uses 3,452 blocks of ice, each weighing approximately 425 lbs."

"The Minnesota Ice Festival has officially entered the Guinness Book of Records with the largest maze in the world, with an area of 18,148.88 square meters," the Telegrafi.com reports.

The festival's maze, with walls reaching 8 feet (about 2.4 meters) high and numerous turns, has broken the record held by an ice maze in Buffalo, New York, which in 2010 had an area of 13 square meters.

"Robbie Harrell, founder and CEO of festival organizer Minnesota Ice, said construction of the maze at TCO Stadium in Eagan began Dec. 1. To protect the field, layers of gravel and plywood were laid down. The labyrinth was built from 3,452 ice blocks, each weighing about 193 kilograms, writes UPI."

"In total, the ice maze uses 3,452 blocks of ice that each weigh 425 lbs. With an exterior height of over nine feet, the maze stretches to a massive 134'x134', the Minnesota's New Country reports.

"Included within the maze is 'QB's Scavenger Hunt,' which can earn maze-goers prizes after they complete it.

"Other events slated to take place at the festival include musician Adam Daniel in the Minnesota Lottery Warming House, a Bloody Mary bar by Cry Baby Craig's and a meet-and-skate with Leslie Fhima of the Golden Bachelor."

"The ice maze at the Minnesota Ice Festival in Eagan has earned the distinction of being the world’s largest, a year after the event was cancelled due to unseasonal warm weather," the Star Tribune reports.

"The ice maze, which has been erected in the open-air TCO Stadium at the Vikings’ Eagan campus, measures more than 18,148 square feet, significantly bigger than the 12,855-square-foot Arctic Glacier Ice Maze that previously held the record at the Buffalo Powder Keg Festival in Buffalo, N.Y, back in 2010.

"This year, the Minnesota Ice Festival also has three ice slides, an ice-skating rink and ice bars. The festival will run until mid February."

"We made history! The 2025 Minnesota is officially the largest ice maze in the world, surpassing the previous titleholder by 50%," the official website says.

"The ice maze uses 3,452 blocks of ice, each weighing approx. 425 lbs. The total size of the maze is 134' x 134' with an Interior height of 80” and an exterior height of 100”.

"iscover stunning sculptures crafted by our pro carvers in each of the four corners of the ice maze. Be sure to explore them all before you exit!"