(WFRV)—The beloved winter phenomenon Ice Castles announced that it will not be returning to Lake Geneva or Wisconsin this year. In a Wednesday morning Facebook post, the official Ice Castles page announced the decision.

The Lake Geneva Ice Castles will not return this winter.Ice Castles, the company behind the "Winter Realms" attraction, told WISN 12 News that its absence is because of warmer temperatures in Wisconsin over the past few winters.

Ice Castles won't build its "Winter Realms" in Lake Geneva due to warm winters, looking towards future innovation.

LAKE GENEVA, Wis. - Winter Realms will not be returning to Lake Geneva this winter. The decision comes after several years of record-breaking warm weather in the area, which has made it difficult to maintain the attraction and provide the full experience for visitors, the company said.

Ice Castles will not return to Lake Geneva this year. The castles, which were hand-built from thousands of icicles to create slides, thrones and tunnels for visitors to walk through, had been a winter event in Lake Geneva since 2019 (their first Wisconsin appearance was in the Dells in 2018).