Ordered by door hanger and announced by text (so as not to wake the kids), this add-on includes a bottle of wine and a non-Goldfish snack. If you have a larger party (6 or more), check out the cabin-style rooms, which include themed separate sleeping quarters for kids, so parents can stay up later (with the lights and TV on).īe sure to ask about another post-bedtime perk known as Wine Down Service - “coming soon,” sources say, to the Bloomington location. Rooms: Rates for the resort’s 404 rooms and suites (available in 13 floor plans) start at $199 (weeknights) and include microwaves and mini fridges. (Coming soon is the option to host birthday parties here.) A Paw Pass ($69.99 per kid) includes MagiQuest and access to many of the other attractions.įree activities include interactive, musical story times, crafts, Wolf Walk tours, kid yoga and “wolfercise,” character meet-and-greets, dance parties and a big Northwoods Friends bedtime show. It costs an additional $14.99 for game activation, which lasts for your entire stay and can be reactivated - with past progress! - for future stays. Wands, which kids get to keep, start at $17.99. (Psst: Even the giant bear rug on the wall in the lodge lobby is part of the game.)Ĭost: Yes, all of the above attractions cost extra (except the waterpark). ![]() Kids point magic wands at interactive objects throughout the hotel to collect gold, open portals and slay dragons. ![]() 12 - is absolutely packed with other non-water activities that kids love, including an expanded arcade, a climbing wall, a ropes course, a mining station, a stuffed-character-creation store, a candy shop, a gift shop, an outfitter, a kids’ spa, mini bowling and - by far the most popular feature of the hotel during our stay - MagiQuest, a resort-wide digital scavenger-hunt. Great Wolf Lodge - which boasts 15, going on 17, locations in the U.S./Canada with Chicago and Atlanta - only hotel guests are allowed to use the waterpark, which means no crazy admission lines.įamilies don’t need to rush to get inside to get their money’s worth for the day because they can use the waterpark during their entire stay, including the days of their arrival and departure before or after using their actual rooms.ĭuring our stay, we wished that the lazy river was bigger (or about a mile longer), since it was the busiest place in the park and therefore not exactly “lazy.” But we loved how the currents somehow kept us on course, even as we moved through the awesome (but chaotic) wave pool.Īctivities: Another huge factor is that the resort - which officially opened Dec. The Waterpark: 75,000-square-foot waterpark has amazing rides and slides - touched up, enhanced with new branding and special features.Įven though it was the last weekend of winter break and even though multiple slides were closed due to crazy-cold outdoor weather, the slide lines weren’t long, if there were lines at all. Book online at and use promo code “GRAND.Many Twin Cities parents are wondering about the Great Wolf Lodge resort in Bloomington across the way from the Mall of America! Score.įor its grand opening celebration, Great Wolf Lodge is offering 30 percent off standard rates if you book before August 31. (You may remember Scooops had a short stint at Mall of America some years back.) The Great Wolf Adventure Park features an arcade, rock wall, ropes course, mini bowling, and-a fan favorite-MagiQuest, a live-action adventure game that sends guests all over the resort trying to defeat goblins and dragons. ![]() Great Wolf is also bringing in some of its signature attractions from its other resorts, including Wisconsin Dells: there's the ice cream-themed Scooops Kids Spa, which offers mani-pedis and more for little princesses.and parents. Great Wolf's $30 million renovation of the Bloomington property includes updates to the water park, restaurants, and 400+ hotel rooms (including suites with bunk beds). “We’re thrilled to be one step closer to opening our doors at Great Wolf Lodge Minnesota and welcoming families from the Twin Cities and beyond,” says Angela Reed, the resort’s general manager said of the $30 million renovation. ![]() Attention water park fans: you can now make reservations at Great Wolf Lodge Minnesota, which will open in the former Water Park of America space near the Mall of America, on December 15-just in time to make a splash for the holidays.
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