Great Wolf Lodge is GREAT fun for all ages!

For the 2nd year in a row, as part of a larger vacation, we spent a night at the Great Wolf Lodge.  Both of our stays have been at the Williamsburg, VA location.  Not only did the boys have a blast, so did my husband and I.  The first time we went, The Destroyer was only 10 months old and CheezWaster was 2 1/2.  Despite their young ages, there was plenty to do.  With them a bit older this year, there was even more fun to be had.
 
The boys started off in the kiddie section and enjoyed riding the small slides, as well as playing with all of the sprinklers. 
Kiddie Slides

Kiddie Slides

 

Kiddie Slides

Then, once The Destroyer was accustomed to that, we ventured to what I like to call the medium slides.  They are part of the Fort McKenzie tower structure that is the center of the waterpark.  There are 2 and they aren’t too bad for the smaller kids (though 1 time The Destroyer did come down backwards and head first).  This is also where the huge bucket of water dumps every few minutes.  The Tower is full of neat ways to get to the top including nets, stairs, and tubes.  Down where the huge bucket drops are many sprinklers in which the younger (and older if they like) kids can play.

Sprinklers

There is a wave pool which is fun for all ages.  The waves go off about every 5 minutes and then offer a break for regular swimming.

The Wave Pool

 The waterpark also has a few larger tube rides that the whole family can ride (though no infants).  We rode 3 larger tube rides with both kids.  There also is a river tube ride in which you just sit and float around the river.  The water park also has a sports type pool where they have balls and nets you can play with.  Not to mention there is a cool surfboard on a wave that you can ride.  These are more for the older kids and some have height restrictions.

Singing Clock in Lobby

3 times a day the clock in the lobby performs a show with the figures singing and moving.  At night, there is story time in the lobby by the fireplace.

Wiley Wolf

This year, we were lucky enough to have Wiley Wolf join our story time.  He stayed and greeted and took pictures with all of the kids.

Arcade

 There is an arcade that has games for all ages.  The staff in the arcade was great, too.  We only enough tickets for one small ball prize, but because The Destroyer began to pitch a fit, they gave us a second ball at no charge.  Now, that is some great customer service!

The Bear Paw Sweets Bear

The Destroyer just loved this bear.  It was outside the Bear Paw Sweet Shop just next to the waterpark.  Whenever we went down to the water, he just HAD to sit in the bear’s lap.

 
Great Wolf is a great hotel option or great weekend getaway (we’re lucky to have one about an hour away from our house, too!).  Rooms are very reasonably priced and they offer a lot of family suite options if you want to bring along the grandparents (so you can ditch the kids and ride the BIG KID water slides!).  They offer various food options such as a quick serve restaurant, a full serve restaurant and a Pizza Hut Express (our dinner of choice to take back to the room after the kids are all tuckered out from water park fun).  They also have many other fun options for the kids (young and old).  There is a Cub Club where you can do crafts,  a Teen Zone where they have internet access and video games, a spa that offers adult and kid services, a Magiquest game around the hotel where you follow clues.  There really is a ton of stuff to do there and the waterpark is included in the price - AND the best part is you can use the waterpark as of 1:00 on the day you check in (even if your room isn’t ready yet) and up until 9 PM the next day (even though check out is 11:00 am). 
 
I’ve seen people with kids of all ages at Great Wolf.  This is a place I will go over and over with my kids.  They enjoy it now as toddlers and with so many activity options, I’m positive they will enjoy it as they get older, too. 
Not to mention, my parents gave us a gift certificate for Christmas last year after hearing what a blast we had.  Not only did we have another great time, but it was free for us! 
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