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. On Friday as part of a ribbon cutting to open the attraction,

During a ceremony on Friday at TCO Stadium, the festival's 18,148.89-square-foot ice maze with eight-foot-tall walls was certified by Guinness as the world's largest ice maze. It's a big record for the festival after it had to cancel the 2024 event due to the Twin Cities having its warmest winter on record.

Eagan’s Minnesota Ice Festival is now home to the world’s largest ice maze, according to the Guinness World Records organization. The 18,000-square-foot ice maze was certified in its category during a wintery ceremony Friday at TCO Stadium.