Our Breaking Records
Sunny Zwilling Memorial Ice Carousel Extravaganza, better known as I.C.E. Fest! I.C.E. Fest has made its mark in the world of ice carousels with several record-setting achievements:• 2024: Most Number of Record Holders on a Single Carousel (5 Record Holders: Finland, Maine, Quebec, Estonia, & I.C.E. Fest)
• 2023: World’s Largest Ice Carousel within a Carousel (366’ carousel inside an 820’ carousel, spinning in opposite directions)
• 2022: Guinness World Record for the Largest Ice Carousel at 1,325’ in diameter
• 2021: Large cut disk at 820’ in diameter (despite the coldest weekend in 30 years, we held the previous year’s record)
• 2020: Guinness World Record for the Largest Ice Carousel at 749’ in diameter (the first-ever record in the Guinness World Record books for this category)
• 2019: World’s Largest Ice Carousel at 508’ in diameter (first recognized by the World Ice Carousel Association)
• 2018: Ice Carousel at 366’ in diameter (the beginning of our journey)
2020 Trophy with Records - Click image to Enlarge
This image shows the official Ice Carousel World Champion traveling trophy plaque. It tracks the global progression of the world's largest spinning ice carousel records certified by the official World Ice Carousel Association.
Chronological Record History
The metal plaque maps out a timeline of friendly competition between creators primarily based in Finland, Maine, and Minnesota:
- 57 Meters: Janne Käpylehto with Wohls Gård — Kirkkonummi, Finland (25.1.2017)
- 60.4 Meters: Team Tarto — Estonia (27.2.2017)
- 100 Meters: Janne Käpylehto with Kyrö Distillery — Lohja, Finland (3.4.2017)
- 110 Meters: The Zwilling Family — Little Falls, Minnesota, U.S.A. (7.1.2018)
- 122 Meters: Janne Käpylehto with Lohja Ice Carousel Festival — Lohja, Finland (18.2.2018)
- 130.15 Meters: Icebusters — Sinclair, Maine, U.S.A. (7.4.2018)
- 154.3 Meters: Chuck Zwilling & Family — Little Falls, Minnesota, U.S.A. (13.1.2019)
- 184.4 Meters: Kuopio Great Balls of Ice — Tahko, Finland (25.4.2019)
- 210.195 Meters: J-F Richard & J-F Jégou — Clerval, Quebec, Canada (16.12.2019)
- 228.35 Meters: Chuck Zwilling & Family — Little Falls, Minnesota, U.S.A. (8.2.2020)
About the Trophy Design
- The Stand: Crafted on a rich wood base with an engraved clear acrylic disc reading "Ice Carousel World Champion".
- The Miniature Chainsaw: Encased at the top is a tiny, functioning replica of a STIHL chainsaw, which is the quintessential tool used by crews to cut these massive geometric disks into frozen lake ice.
Would you like to know more about the current world record size or details on how these massive ice carousels are made to spin? Visit https://mnicefest.org/ and follow us on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SpinningIceForKids/