Great Wolf Lodge
Monday, April 30, 2012 at 4:40PM 
Master Magi, after he completed his Quest
We just returned from a fun weekend at Great Wolf Lodge, a large indoor waterpark/resort/hotel. It was our first time visiting- and expectations were high. Happily, we were not disappointed. I loved having everything we needed at the resort, the kid friendly atmosphere, and the ability to come and go from the waterpark as we pleased. 
Favorite memory from the waterslides: going down the Howling Tornado with my family and seeing those blue eyes of Trent's, big as saucers, in total shock and awe, as we went down the funnel, followed by his laughter as he realized that scary can sometimes equal a whole lot of fun. This was his first visit to waterslides as a kid who was big enough to go on the high thrill rides.
The kids got there own little "tent" inside the hotel room, with bunkbeds. I wish that more hotel rooms would offer bunk beds for the kids. This solved so many of the problems that we usually have when we travel. 
details on the lobby doors
a wall in the "kid's tent"
main lobby
Trent played a game called Magic Quest which had him running around the hotel on an advanced type of scavenger hunt. It involved a magic wand, an Ancient Book of Wisdom, talking pictures, statues, books, and trees (among other things). There were five floors of the hotel included in the Quest- and the clues had to be found in order. This meant that Trent and I climbed miles and miles of stairs by the time we were finished- up and down, over and over. We both really enjoyed playing the game. Occasionally Grace and Derek helped, but mostly, it was Trent and I.
There were cute little animals that talked if he pointed his wand at them.....
and a fierce dragon that he had to fight at the very end.
But my fierce little dragon slayer still has a tender, sweet heart.
I don't have as many pictures of Grace because she's thirteen, and she doesn't want her picture taken. But she had a great time as well. It was such a joy for me to see her laughing and having fun with her family.
Reader Comments (8)
Wow, what an awesome place!!! I wish we had something like that here!
thank you for this review! i have heard about it and always wanted the details!
What a great place!! I have never seen nor heard of anything like it.
We went there a couple years ago and had SO MUCH FUN!
I love the picture of Trent, loving on his dog at the end of the day.
We are sooooooo doing this! I would love to take them there for Christmas instead of doing the traditional gifts, not sure if that would fly quite yet, but maybe in a few years. Thanks for the review! :)
Oh my goodness that place looks AMAZING!!! I wish we lived near something like that!
Thank you everyone, for your kind words. We did have a lot of fun! : )
Looks like such a blast. We have one near us and we've talked several times about going either before or after Chris deploys. I definitely think Cami and Noah would have the time of their lives here. :-)