MN Ice Festival ice maze breaks Guinness World Record

EAGAN, Minn. (FOX 9) - A new Guinness World Record was set for the largest ice maze at the Minnesota Ice Festival in Eagan.

Ice maze breaks Guinness World Record

What they're saying:

Guinness World Record Official Adjudicator Brittany Dunn was present to make the announcement.

"We did have the proper equipment, and I can confirm, that today, this maze measures 1,686.087 square meters, over 18,148.88 square meters, making this a brand new Guinness World Records title!" Dunn said.

The Guinness adjudicator then presented Minnesota Ice Festival CEO Robert Harrell with a Guinness World Records certificate. 

Dunn also pointed out the previous record stood for 15 years at 1,194.33 meters squared or about 12,855.68 feet squared.

"This was the goal starting 18 months ago when we started on this project before we had to cancel," said Minnesota Ice Festival CEO Robert Harrell. "So we've been staring at this piece of paper of this whole festival map and what the maze would be since last year when we started planning everything." 

The Minnesota Ice Festival was canceled last year because of a lack of snow. 

"It's gonna be really cool to see people celebrate the Bold North and winter that we all embrace here, which is, you know, why we all are Minnesotans," Harrell said. 

Dunn said the record guidelines state that the maze must stand for more than 24 hours, be defined as a network of paths and long obstacles made entirely of ice and designed as a puzzle through which one enters and finds the center or exits. 

The Guinness adjudicator added that she did in fact "get lost in the maze", and that it had been standing since Tuesday. 

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Minnesota Ice Festival 

What we know:

• Vikings Lake, Eagan
• Jan. 10-Feb 16
• Ticketed event

The Minnesota Ice Festival opens this weekend! Explore the world’s largest ice maze, go ice skating, slide down an ice slide, grab a drink at the ice bar or a bite to eat from one of the food trucks. Select days will include live music and a chance to meet Victor the Viking. 

The event is open on select days from Jan. 10 through Feb. 16. Tickets for adults are $24.99, children between 5-14 are $12.99 and children 4 and under are free. For more information, click here.