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Great Wolf Lodge Water Park | Minnesota — Amusement Parks in Minneapolis

Great Wolf Lodge Water Park | Minnesota

4.0(6,926)4.0 out of 5 stars, 6926 reviews Minneapolis, MN

About Great Wolf Lodge Water Park | Minnesota

Great Wolf Lodge offers a family-friendly environment with a variety of activities including a water park, arcade, and dining options, making it a unique destination for families looking to bond and have fun together.

What parents should know

Summarized from real visitor reviews.

Best for: Families looking for a quick getaway with multiple entertainment optionsParents wanting a safe environment for their children to playYounger children (5-10 years) will enjoy the water park and arcadeTweens (11-14 years) can participate in more adventurous activities like the zipline course

Why families love it

  • Clean rooms with bunk beds for kids
  • Variety of activities including bowling, arcade, and ice cream shop
  • Proximity to Mall of America for additional entertainment
  • Lifeguards actively monitoring safety in the water park
  • Bunk beds in rooms cater to families with children
  • Water park with various slides and a lazy river

Insider tips

  • Consider arriving early to avoid long check-in lines
  • Bring your own towels to avoid extra charges for water park towels
  • Look for discount codes online before booking

Good to know before you go

  • Visiting during peak weekends when the water park is crowded
  • Staying in rooms on lower levels due to noise from above
  • Issues with room cleanliness and maintenance, such as stained sheets and noisy environments
  • Long wait times for check-in and wristbands
  • High additional charges for parking, lockers, and incidentals
Crowds
Weekdays are less crowded compared to weekends, making it easier to find seating and enjoy attractions
Value
Room rates range from $400-$700 per night, with additional costs like $15 for parking and $15 for locker rentals. Compared to alternatives like Wisconsin Dells, the value may not be as high due to extra charges.
Food
Food on-site is reported to be overpriced, consider dining outside or bringing snacks
Safety
Lifeguards present at the water park, actively monitoring guests

What parents say

Sorimar Santiago
5.05.0 out of 5 stars
"We got reservations with mixed feelings. We had some friends with good experiences here and other with not so good ones. Let me tell you, I'm so happy that we decided to go and have the Great Wolf Lodge experience for ourselves!!. Great place, everything about it screamed Family friendly which is exactly what we were looking for. The room was clean, and had bunk beds for my boys, the hotel had restaurants, bowling, arcade, ice cream shop, zipline course, and of course, the waterpark!. It was cool, the kids loved it! It's like 4 minutes from Mall of America, so there's tons to do outside of the"

a week ago

Sarah A
4.04.0 out of 5 stars
"Having read other reviews about sketchy charges we proceeded to this place with caution and I wanted to share what we learned from using the waterpark. We got a day pass we purchased online from their site prior to arriving. I believe hotel guests can check in at 1 and unfortunately that’s when we arrived so the wait time was over 30 minutes to get our wristbands to go to the waterpark because it’s the same check in for everyone. Everyone at check in is being sold a million gimmicks so every check in takes 5-15 minutes per person. Despite what the website says everyone is now charged $15 per d"

2 weeks ago

Danielle Chapdelaine
2.02.0 out of 5 stars
"Kids bunk bed sheets kept coming off and looked stained or dirty. See attached photo for reference. Kids just slept in my bed since they didn’t want a dirty bed. No area to unwind at night or in the morning. You could hear people jumping around in the room above ours and running the halls until late. (Quiet hours 11-7 or 8?). Shower temperature was difficult to regulate and pulsated, they offered to fix but we declined and recommended a service order after we leave. A worker randomly nocked on our door and had no idea what they were doing and kept saying front desk, there was a language "

3 weeks ago

Reviews sourced from public Google data.