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Great wolf mall of america8/25/2023 They must have bowled 30 games over 3 days and at $7/game those passes more than paid for themselves. It provided unlimited rock climbing, rope jungle, and bowling for the entire stay. We found they had just started an "Adventure Park Pass" for $40. They offered several passes ranging from $39 to $80 for kids but they did not have things the boys were interested in. We noticed in the lobby there were always things going on for the smaller kids such as story hour, yoga, limbo led by "great wolf" etc. Those were the only activities they were interested in. ACTIVITIES: For the older (10 and 12) there was rock climbing, a rope jungle with harnesses, and miniature bowling. We found the bathrooms and lockers to be really clean. There also seemed to be more than enough chairs. There is a bar for adults in the center of the complex. There is a large play area for the smaller kids and it is separated from the others which is helpful in keeping track of everyone. We found it clean and towels were readily available, although our cabana was stocked with more towels than we needed. There is a wave pool, a body surfing pool, a basketball pool, a lazy river, and many slides. Adding in the Dunkin Donuts and snack bar over the three days it did not take long to use the $150. It actually was pretty good and we spent $91 of the $150. The 6 of us ate one evening at the pizza place there. We added a "meal" plan worth $150 for $135. The cost of those items was worth the upgrade from a lower-priced cabana. It was curtained off, sofa, chairs, table, overhead fan, ROKU TV, safe, towels, and stocked fridge with 6 bottles of water, 4 one-liter sodas, 4 hard seltzers, and some fruit. There were more expensive cabanas and less expensive ones. EXTRAS: We added a cabana in the waterpark for one day at $225. Keep in mind though that included waterpark passes at about $40 each per day. For the six of us, two nights were about $389/night and one night $349. Since we were primarily in it only in the evening it worked. There was a nightstand, a small table with two chairs, a built-in 4-drawer dresser, large TV, large closet. We had 2 queens, reasonably comfortable, and a two-cushion sofa sleeper to accommodate the six of us. It was considered a "family suite" but was actually a larger regular room, at least to me. We stayed three nights, a Tuesday-Thursday, arriving around 2:00 on Tuesday and leaving around 10:00 AM on Friday. Our party was grandma/grandpa, daughter and son in law and grandsons age 10 and 12. Five for the experience and three because it was a bit pricy so I decided on four. I feel horrible writing this review knowing that there are good & decent employees that work hard there, but yikes.… The towels available at the water park are thinner than what you'd expect at a discount car wash. Arcades are generally a rip off, but the one at Great Wolf Lodge takes the cake. The food at each and every restaurant is lousy. The "wave pool" is understandably geared for all ages, but it makes it boring for any kid over the age of 5. The water park is kinda fun for the kids, but generally speaking my kids got bored fairly quickly (8 and 12). The Dunkin Donuts line was 25 minutes long, every. Housekeeping didn't service the room once, despite daily requests. In no particular order, here are some thoughts: -Hanging out in the waterpark while the kids played was like sitting in a warehouse-sized, dirty Jiffy Lube waiting for your car to be serviced, but add a lot of chlorine to the air, and 90 decibels of the constant roar of the wave rider. In my last 12 years of being a parent, this stands out as the most disappointing experience and waste of money. it's like a chlorinated Chuck E Cheese with a budget motel attached to it, but somehow worse. We stayed at Great Wolf Lodge in Bloomington for four nights in July 2023.
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