Great Wolf Lodge Niagara Falls

Great Wolf Lodge Niagara Falls: Background

"Great Wolf Lodge" is a big name in the world of indoor water parks. The original is in Wisconsin Dells, ("the indoor waterpark capital of the world"), and Great Wolf Lodge has colonized a bunch of other towns with its rustic-styled resorts and lavish indoor water parks: Kansas City, Sandusky Ohio, Williamsburg, VA, Sheboygan WI, Great Wolf Lodge Poconos-- and now, the Canadian side of Niagara Falls.

Niagara Falls has both Canadian and American waterfalls; the US side is in NY State a short drive from Buffalo; and the Canadian side is in Ontario, 117 km from Toronto. The thundering horse-shoe-shaped waterfalls are a major tourist attraction especially during summertime with nightly fireworks. The Maid of the Mist boat tours go under the Falls.

The Niagara Falls area has a host of lesser tourist attractions, from Go-Karts to Ripley's; theatre, wineries and casinos, too.

Great Wolf Lodge Niagara Falls: Features

By now, Great Wolf Lodge has its own brand identity and signature features.

• Bear Track Landing Indoor Waterpark: tube slides that twist in and out of the Lodge; kiddie slides; family flume slide; lazy river; rock-climbing wall; activity pool.
• Fort MacKenzie tree-house waterfort: another signature of Great Wolf Lodge. Four stories with 12 levels; "interactive" features, such as squirters; suspension bridges and web crawls; two body slides; giant 1000-gallon tipping bucket.
• Beaver Tail Lake indoor wave pool: 111,000 gallons; zero-entry to five feet deep.
• Racoon Lagoon seasonal outdoor pool: kiddie area; geysers and sprayers; patio.
• Northern Lights™ Arcade: 7000 sq. ft. and over 100 games
• Iron Horse™ Fitness Room
• Aveda® Concept Spa
• "Snowland": in December, expect to find the Grand Lobby filled with Christmas trees, icicles, and indoor falling snow (though guests can still sit by the fire and sip hot choc) ; also, Snowland storytime, Santa, holiday animated show, and more.

Guests stay in guest-rooms or suites; many have fireplaces, vaulted ceilings and whirlpools. KidCamp and other suites have fun decor.

Keep in mind about Great Wolf Lodge Niagara Falls:

• Prices are in Canadian dollars! (Convert rates here.)
• nightly room rates include water passes for four

Find out more about about Great Wolf Lodge Niagara Falls:

• See the Great Wolf Lodge site
• read more about Great Wolf Lodge for families
• check recent visitors' comments at TripAdvisor.com

This brief profile is meant to introduce this resort to family vacationers; please note that the writer has not visited in person. Always check resort sites for updates.