Great Wolf Lodge Is Coming To Northern California

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA -- Great Wolf Lodge, a resort that offers a massive indoor water park and other activities, announced recently that it will open a location in Manteca, hoping to attract families from throughout the region and Bay Area.

Construction for the 29-acre site will begin this year with plans to open in 2020, becoming the company’s 19th resort in North America and second in California with the other location being Garden Grove, near Anaheim, company officials said in a press release.

“As we look to expand the Great Wolf Lodge experience to new markets, we are excited to place our newest resort in Manteca and provide Northern Californian families with an easy getaway where kids and parents can have fun together,” said Murray Hennessy, chief executive officer for Great Wolf Resorts, Inc., in a press release. “The strong support from the local community and government, along with the overall family-friendly nature of Manteca, made this a perfect location for a Great Wolf Lodge. We’re looking forward to being a part of this community and contributing to its continued growth.”

The company plans to have a 95,000-square-foot indoor waterpark complete with raft rides, activity pools and splash areas for all ages.

It will also have:

• A 45,000-square-foot family entertainment center known as the Great Wolf Adventure Park where families can scale new heights on a multi-level ropes course, play a round of miniature golf, compete for prizes at the arcade, or step into the mystical world of MagiQuest
• Great Wolf Lodge’s exclusive live-action adventure game where players use interactive magic wands to battle goblins and dragons
• A first-of-its-kind animated show in the lobby called the Northwoods Friends show, which utilizes projection mapping technology on a moving, three-dimensional multi-plane surface to immerse children into the world of the Great Wolf Kids characters
• A collection of complimentary family events and activities including Yoga Tails, a morning exercise program that combines tales from animal friends found in the Northwoods with yoga poses, and Great Wolf Lodge’s signature Story Time event, where children gather around the fireplace for a bedtime tale
• Several dining options including a Dunkin’ Donuts and Ben and Jerry’s ice cream parlor

For more information on Great Wolf Resorts and its brands of indoor water park resorts, visit www.greatwolf.com.

--Photos courtesy of Great Wolf Resorts