Your kids will flip for the 126-square-foot indoor water park
Family holidays are typically designed with the hope that our youngsters will not solely have pleasurable… nevertheless actually, remember the time spent collectively for years to come back again. Shared reminiscences help bond households, which is more likely to be why Good Wolf Lodge (GWL) aptly markets itself as a spot to “Strengthen the Pack.” The latest Good Wolf Lodge resort in Perryville, MD is not going to be solely the franchise’s largest, it’s now the closest resort to the DC metro house (merely 90 minutes north of city) and with over 50 adventure-packed actions all beneath one roof, it’s moreover the right place to forge adrenaline-fueled, long-term reminiscences along with your particular person pack.
From troublesome the kids to a lifesize, ride-on mannequin of Hungry Hungry Hippo inside the resort’s arcade to racing your family members on the water-flume racetrack at Mountain Edge Raceway to simply gathering spherical a communal meal at Barnwood, the options to spend top quality time collectively are limitless at this expansive new resort 75 miles from Washington, DC.
Get Soaked on the Indoor Waterpark
The first Good Wolf Lodge opened in 1997 in Wisconsin Dells, WI with a 20,000-square-foot water park, Presently, Perryville, MD tops all 20 resorts nationwide with the most important indoor space—a whopping 126,000 sq. ft—stuffed with splash and spray pads, a wave pool, dump buckets, a lazy river, water cannons, and 22 epic slides. Did we level out the slides?
From toddler slides to gentle twisting tubes to an exhilarating 4 story drop, there is a “good” thrill for everyone. Profit from the woosh of River Canyon Run (a family raft experience), pack in primarily probably the most twists and prompts the longest twister slide in Maryland (a mannequin new attraction to all resorts!), or head to Coyote Canyon for a cortisol-spiking 40-foot-drop thrill expertise! Step exterior the 84-degree heated indoor space and there could also be additional water-themed pleasurable exterior along with a wade-in pool and a “Scorching Springs” scorching tub.
Insider tip: Admission is included in your room charge, nevertheless you possibly can even purchase day passes. Fees fluctuate between $40 for an off-season, mid-week half-day transfer to $150 for a peak season, full-day transfer.
Embark on the Closing Scavenger Hunt
Whereas Good Wolf Lodge is best recognized for its water parks, it’s MagiQuest—the Harry Potter-like wand experience that weaves by Journey Park and the Grand Lobby—that’s among the many resort’s most stand-out experiences. Wand in hand, Magis are despatched on an interactive scavenger hunt to look out magic runes to help restore a legendary forest. Set the wand to Mini Magis mode and kids beneath 6 can activate the glowing treasure chests and lightweight up the tree-embedded icons with out leaping by the game’s hoops. Full the hunt and your quest grasp could be knighted a Grasp Magi all through the resort’s every single day ceremony. For many who don’t make Grasp Magi in your first go to, merely pack your wand to your subsequent go to and start the place you left off (with the acquisition of newest sport time).
Insider tip: You should purchase this as a stand-alone attraction ($16.99/quest, $34.99/wand and quest bundle) or – should you’re a resort customer—you can purchase a value-added Wolf Go ($84.99) that options the entire Journey Park factors of curiosity (apart from gem mining).
Go to New Heights in Journey Park
Elevate your family members’s journey at Howlers Peak Rope Course, a multi-level obstacle course suspended extreme above the resort’s miniature golf course. Get strapped right into a safety harness and climb by rope bridges, hop from platform to platform and, while you dare to walk a slender “plank” like a pirate, you could be rewarded by ringing a bell that lets everyone know you made it!
After getting your ft on secure ground, there could also be rather a lot additional to find and do, along with a 9-hole putt-putt course, an interactive mirror maze, miniature bowling (suppose shorter lanes and smaller balls), an action-packed arcade, and a gem mining station. In case your baby loves MagiQuest, the Magic Mirror Maze is a ought to. It takes a carnival mirror maze experience and turns it proper right into a live-action sport the place your mini miner has to work along with the mirror to reveal the best way by which out.
Insider tip: The bowling alley is first come, first served so be sure to grab your tokens when you arrive so you could pounce on an open lane.
Have Howling Good Satisfying inside the Grand Lobby
You’ll uncover nothing nevertheless free pleasurable inside the Grand Lobby the place every single day actions embrace craft time, dance occasions, yoga, character meet & greets with the pack from The Good Wolf Park Adventures, and a theatrical bedtime story that features the Legend of Luna.
There is a fastened buzz of actions inside the Grand Lobby; mornings kick off with kid-friendly yoga lessons adopted by interactive storytimes, hands-on craft occasions, and additional. Even when there isn’t an official event, there could also be rather a lot to do—like downside your crew to an outsized sport of Be a part of 4—while you gather throughout the magic hearth.
Among the customary events is the character meet & greets, a thrice-daily image opp for your complete family. Seize a pair of free wolf ears on the Buckhorn Change Reward Retailer and put together to get in character (pun meant) with the stars of The Good Wolf Park Adventures (streamed every single day in all resort rooms). Get a family picture with Violet Wolf, Wiley Wolf, Oliver Racoon, Brinley Bear, or Sammy Squirrel. Don’t neglect to go to the Assemble-a-Bear Workshop (inside the once more nook of Buckhorn Change) to assemble and convey home your very private plush mannequin of these beloved woodland animals.
A mannequin new experience has debuted at this Perryville resort and it’s a ought to for all Wolf Pack followers. The Legend of Luna, which tells the story of Violet as a youthful pup, is a multi-sensory, theatrical storytime that caps off each evening (there are two every single day displays). With a dramatic poof of smoke, the lobby’s magical hearth includes life with twinkling lights and explicit outcomes for the ultimate phrase bedtime story.
Insider tip: For many who’re going to spring for a Assemble-a-Bear, bundle and save with a Pup Go ($59.99) that options the Assemble-a-Bear experience, useful for toddlers and youthful children, nevertheless we spied a few youngsters benefiting from this perk!
Profit from the Suite Life
You don’t have to be a resort customer to have the benefit of Good Wolf Lodge (the resort affords day passes), nevertheless with so many factors of curiosity beneath one roof, it’s good to have a quiet place to take a break from the fun. GWL makes it easy to journey collectively along with your whole pack (along with the Grands) with suites which have lodging for six to 13 people. All rooms embrace a fridge and a small consuming house so you could have the benefit of your leftovers as a hearty post-pool snack (there are public microwaves and ice machines on every floor).
Customary rooms are a superb price, nevertheless if in case you’ve larger than 6 people or just want to experience the nation lodge-vibe in your particular person resort room, information a themed suite that choices each a cabin-themed or cave-themed inside design full with bunk beds (always successful with the kids!).
Insider tip: Yearly Good Wolf Lodge affords an $84 roommate on Aug. 4 in honor of the resort’s anniversary. The crazy low price is a nod to the fastened temp inside the indoor waterpark; a steamy 84 ranges.
Fulfill Your Hunger Like a Wolf
GWL makes feeding a family easy (and budget-friendly). With so many quick service decisions, you don’t have to tear your self away from the factors of curiosity for prolonged; seize a burger, sandwich, or a healthful salad on the American-style eatery Timbers or serve your ravenous pack a generously sized pizza pie at Hungry Like a Wolf.
For those who want to take a break from the fast-paced adventures of GWL, information a reservation on the country, nevertheless elegant, Barnwood the place your consuming experience will make you neglect you’re at a water park! Entrees embrace grilled salmon, steak, and free-range rooster. Totally different onsite decisions embrace Dunkin’, a buffet-style breakfast at Campfire Kitchen, Picket’s End Creamery (get a free scoop with a Wolf, Paw or Pup transfer!), and grab-and-go mannequin meals from Freshwoods Market.
Insider tip: Head to Freshwoods Market sooner than the nighttime displaying of the Legend of Luna for popcorn served in a memento cup.
In a position to information your GWL journey? They’re in a position to welcome you!
Good Wolf Lodge
Perryville, MD
On-line: greatwolf.com/maryland
—Photographs courtesy of Good Wolf Lodge apart from the place well-known.
Editor’s Discover: This journey was paid for by Good Wolf Lodge nevertheless all of the opinions belong to the writer.