Disclosure: I received passes in exchange for a review. The opinions are all 100% my own and may differ from yours.
I’ve never really liked winter very much. I always find it to be to cold and I can never find anything to do. I’ve always thought summer was the best because you could go outside and find so much to do. That was until I found out about the Ice Castles.
My husband, kids and I recently went to the Ice Castles in Eden Prairie, MN. It was absolutely beautiful. We went through the ice tunnels, down some of the ice slides, went through mazes and even saw some characters from the movie Frozen.
My daughters loved the seats they had made from ice.
They even had this really neat chair.
They even had a waterfall. That was amazing to see. I thought it was absolutely beautiful. I thought it was a wonderful touch to the Ice Castles.
Olaf was found sitting on top of the ice.
Anna and Elsa were in a frozen ball.
Sven was also in a frozen ball.
Even Superman was frozen inside a ball.
The tunnels were fun to go through. My daughters had a blast going through all the tunnels. It’s a lot easier for the kids to get through, so adults may have to duck your head down so you don’t hit the top.
I would have to say that the slides were my daughters favorite part. They enjoyed going down the slides made from ice. It was a whole different experience for them. What kid wouldn’t like going down an ice slide?! Right?!
This was one of my favorite photos I captured. You can see how all the icicles are hanging. Just being able to capture all these photos was amazing. I could walk around the Ice Castle for hours if it wasn’t so cold.
On certain days they have certain performances. We went on a Monday, so we were not able to see any of these, but if you have the chance, I’d definitely go. I have heard that weekends get busy, so be prepared to stand in line for a while.
Fire Performances:
- Friday and Saturday’s
- Sundays of Holiday Weekends: January 17 & February 15
- Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
- Enjoy a high energy fire show! They will amaze you with a versatile and unique show using many different manipulation props including fire-breathing, spinning, hula
Enchanted Frozen Sisters
Ice princesses will be greeting guests at the Ice Castles on the below schedule:
- Thursdays: 3-6pm*
- Saturdays: 12-3pm*
- Sundays: 2-6pm*
Princess appearances will take place for the first 40 minutes of the hour, and then they will take a 20 minute break to warm up. Please be patient and understanding with this need.
*Appearances are weather dependent. On very cold days appearance times may be shortened or canceled.
This was such an amazing experience for my family and I. They also have three other locations in Lincoln, New Hampshire, Stratton, Vermont and Midway, Utah. If you ever have the chance to go I would highly recommend going to the Ice Castles. Your family will love it!
You can save $2 off tickets with the coupon code “awesome ice.”
Disclosure: I received passes in exchange for a review. The opinions are all 100% my own and may differ from yours.
We have Ice Castles in New Hampshire, too, and it really is amazing to see . I visited ours last year.
I agree! Very amazing to see.
That is so cool! If you’re going to live in the great white north, at least it can be fun!
Definitely! It was a lot of fun. Very beautiful as well.
I guess I’m the only one that doesn’t live anywhere near ice castles. Boy oh boy would the kids have fun there.
If you ever happen to be in the area of any of the four I’d highly recommend going.
This is so unique and fun! It would be one of those memorable family vacations if we ever got out near one. Unfortunately I’m not near one. Too bad!
That’s to bad. If you’re ever in any of the four areas you’ll definitely have to check it out!
Now that is super cool. It reminds me of Elsa from the Once Upon a Time TV show.
It was amazing!
I’d love to see those Ice Castles. They are super impressive. Those tunnels would be super fun for kids to go through.
My girls had tons of fun going through the tunnels. Definitely a great place to go.
Awesome photos. Just looking at them makes me cold but they sure are beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
You’re welcome. I’m not much of a cold person myself, but this place was beautiful!
This looks like it would be so much fun to explore. My kids would love it.
It was definitely a great place for all. My girls really enjoyed it.
These ice castles look amazing! What a fun place to go!
Definitely! They were very amazing! Such a great experience.
That first picture reminds of the structure that was built in the animation, Frozen. It’s super fun to go through the tunnels as it feels like you’re in a different world altogether.
I completely agree! It was a lot of fun and we loved seeing all the Frozen characters around as well.
That is so cool!!! Even I would have a fun time in that ice castle!
My husband and I loved it! It’s made for everyone.
I’ve never been to an ice castle! Sounds like a wonderful place to go. What an experience that would be!
It sure was an amazing experience. Very lovely!
Wow, what an amazing place to see! I love the ice thrown, perfect for a photo opportunity for sure!
I loved that as well! My girls were loving being able to sit on all the chairs they made.
Wow, I had no idea this existed! We don’t have ice castles here, but with Chicago weather we totally should.
I’m surprised to see Chicago doesn’t have one either! That would be a great place for one.
This looks unbelievable. I had never even heard of ice castles before, but now I’ll have to look and see if there are any near me.
There are only four in the U.S. I hope there is one near you. Otherwise if you’re ever in the area of one I would definitely recommend checking it out.
Well that certainly does look like a lot of fun to explore. I wish we were closer to them so we could check them out.
It’s to bad they didn’t have them in more areas. If you’re ever in the area that has one it’s a great place to check out!
That is so beautiful! My boyfriend just made tunnels outside for our oldest son to crawl through but he would love to see this!
That’s always fun too! My husband did that for my kids one year. It was a huge tunnel! Kids will definitely love the Ice Castles!
HeHehe how fun! We have an ice castle here in WNY but it was negative a million the weekend it was up so I didn’t wanna take my two year old out in that weather. Sad we missed it
Hopefully you can go soon. I wanted to go over the weekend but it was cold as well. Luckily my daughter didn’t have school so we were able to go on a Monday.
Olaf is in there! Ha, that’s cool. I think this all looks amazing.
My girls loved seeing Olaf! It sure was amazing!
Wow! I have never seen winter like this before. I’m from Florida and the only thing I’ve seen is frost!
Beautiful, isn’t it!? It was an amazing experience.
a friend of mine was just there last week! great photos. looks like an awesome place!
Definitely an amazing place to go!
I love going to ice castles in the winter! I used to go to one in Utah and we had a great time!
That’s great to hear! So beautiful isn’t it!?
Simply beautiful! I wish there were something like this within my vicinity.
It sure was beautiful! Such an amazing place to see.
I’m shivering in my shoes! My grands would love going down those ice slides. Of course, we have nothing like that down south.
Looks like so much fun for the entire family.
It sure was fun! A great activity for the family.
This place looks great! Wish they were down here. I think my kids would enjoy going to a place like this.
I’m sure they’d love it! Hopefully you can visit one sometime.
Wow, these look amazing! I’ve never seen anything like this. Wish they had it here. My kids would love it!
That’s to bad there isn’t one in your area. I wish they had more spread out. Hopefully if you’re ever in the area of one of them you’ll be able to check those out.
We live in a city that gets a lot of snow, and right now, with our flip-floppy weather, the ice has taken over. Large, gorgeous icicles everywhere. A sight to see. I would have loved to see a completely frozen waterfall…that sounds magical. That tunnel is soooo cool!
It was wonderful! The tunnels were the kids favorite.
Oh my goodness this looks like such an awesome experience! Once my son gets older and we can travel more I’ll definitely look into this!
It really was an amazing experience. I hope you’re able to bring your son.
This looks AMAZING!! How cool is that?! They’re absolutely beautiful and it reminds me of Superman’s Fortress of Solitude or something of that nature.
It sure was beautiful! Very great opportunity if you’re ever in the area.
Those are some very beautiful castles. I hope to one day see them in person.
I hope you’re able to go sometime to. They’re so beautiful!