ICE CASTLES COMING SOON TO EXCELSIOR, MN
(EXCELSIOR, MINNESOTA December 6, 2018) Construction has now begun on Ice Castles, the icy wonderland coming to Excelsior, Minnesota this season. Build crews have turned on water and begun growing icicles – the primary building material for the acre-sized attraction.
Each day, ice artisans will grow and harvest up to 10,000 icicles to build the winter experience. Each of those icicles is then hand-placed and sprayed with water. The process is repeated until the castles reach heights of around 30 feet.
The Utah-based company behind the attraction anticipates the Excelsior location will open in late-December.
“Mother Nature has been our friend this month,” said Ice Castles CEO Ryan Davis, “Our crews have been working hard over the last week to begin making ice to create an interactive experience that families across the Midwest will love.”
The team of ice artisans in Excelsior will spend a combined 4,000 hours this season dripping, shaping, and hand-placing the icicles, while embedding the structures with color-changing LED lights to create a life-size winter playground.
This year’s castles in Excelsior will feature ice-carved slides, tunnels, fountains, crawl spaces, and more!
Excelsior, Minnesota is one of six Ice Castles locations in North America. Other locations include Lake Geneva, Wisconsin; Midway, Utah; Lincoln, New Hampshire; Dillon, Colorado; and Edmonton, Alberta.
About Ice Castles: Ice Castles was founded by Brent Christensen, a Utah father of six who was looking for ways for his family to enjoy the outdoors together, even in winter. He created an ice cave in the front yard of their home, which ultimately brought out more than just his own children. Ice Castles is now an internationally renowned experience with six locations in cities across the United States and Canada and growing.
Ice Castles in Excelsior, Minnesota The Commons 135 Lake Street Excelsior, MN 55331
Opening soon weather permitting.
EARLY BIRD TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
***Please visit https://icecastles.com/excelsior/ for detailed information on possible days open and closed due to weather for our Minnesota location.
