Fun Facts

• There are 136 stairs from the bottom to the top of the Eagle's Nest.
• The FlowRider cycles through 24,000 gallons of water per minute; its sheet of water moves between 25 to 30 miles per hour.
• The real Split Rock Lighthouse's official beacon range is 22 miles.
• Our Fort Snelling play-area's big bucket dumps 500 gallons of water every two and a half minutes.
• The Dakota name for Minnehaha Falls is "Laughing Waters."
• Gooseberry Falls is also known as the Gateway to the North Shore.
• There are 300,000 gallons of water used to fill the Water Park of America.
• The maximum number of people we can fit into the Water Park of America is 3,000.
• Hobey got his name from the Hobey Baker Award.
• There are six bears located throughout the Water Park of America.
• The real Lake of the Woods has 65,000 miles of shoreline and 14,000 islands.
• Minnesota's official state bird, the loon, is located on the sign hanging above Camp Many Point.
• Water Park of America opened its doors on May 15th, 2006.
• There are 12 slides throughout the Water Park of America.
• The real Isle Royale is located 17 miles from the Minnesota North Shore.
• The Water Park of America logo contains seven of Minnesota's official state tree, the red pine.

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