1
There are 136 stairs from the bottom to the top of the Eagle's Nest.
2
The FlowRider cycles through 24,000 gallons of water per minute; it's sheet of water moves between 25 to 30 miles per hour.
3
The real Split Rock Lighthouse's official beacon range is 22 miles.
4
Our Fort Snelling play-area's big bucket dumps 500 gallons of water every two and a half minutes.
5
The Dakota name for Minnehaha Falls is "Laughing Waters."
6
Gooseberry Falls is also known as the Gateway to the North Shore.
7
There are 300,000 gallons of water used to fill the Water Park of America.
8
The maximum number of people we can fit into the Water Park of America is 3,000.
9
Hobey got his name from the Hobey Baker Award.
10
There are six bears located throughout the Water Park of America.
11
The real Lake of the Woods has 65,000 miles of shoreline and 14,000 islands.
12
Minnesota's official state bird, the loon, is located on the sign hanging above Camp Many Point.
13
Water Park of America opened its doors on May 15th, 2006.
14
There are 12 slides throughout the Water Park of America.
15
The real Isle Royale is located 17 miles from the Minnesota North Shore.
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The Water Park of America logo contains seven of Minnesota's official state tree, the red pine.