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Howl-O-Ween at Great Wolf Lodges

By Teresa Plowright, About.com

Spooky Halloween ambiance - Photo ©  Teresa Plowright

Spooky Halloween ambiance.

Photo © Teresa Plowright

Great Wolf Lodge is the big name in indoor waterpark resorts: the original Great Wolf Lodge -- in Wisconsin Dells, the "indoor waterpark capital of the world"-- has offspring in at least ten other parts of the US and Canada.

Signature features -- in addition to terrific indoor water parks-- include: Grand Lobby with animated Clock Tower, and nightly storytime; all-suite guests rooms; Cub Club activities; Northern Lights Arcade; Spa, and seasonal “Howl-o-Ween” and “Snowland”.

Howl-O-Ween at Great Wolf Lodges

October means spooky fun at all Great Wolf Lodge locations:

  • Wisconsin Dells, Wis.
  • Sandusky, Ohio
  • Traverse City, Mich.
  • Kansas City, Kan.
  • Williamsburg, Va.
  • the Pocono Mountains, Pa.
  • Niagara Falls, Ontario
  • Mason, Ohio
  • Grapevine, Texas
  • Grand Mound, WA

    -and more in construction

Special Halloween activities include:
  • Halloween decorations
  • nightly story-time in the Grand Lobby will be Halloween-ish
  • trick-or-treat trails, with colorful characters
Many other Halloween activities are also part of the scene; details -- and dates-- vary at each property. Samples include costume contests, pumpkin decorating, horse-drawn hay rides, crafts such as masks or Jack-o-lanterns. Find out more at www.greatwolflodge.com, which has sections for each location.

* photo courtesy of Great Wolf Lodge

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