038: Snowland at the Great Wolf Lodge

This past weekend, Kim and Tamara, along with their families, visiting the Great Wolf Lodges in Grand Mound, Washington and Fitchburg, Massachusetts for their "howliday" Snowland festivities. They swap stories about their weekends and trade notes on the differences and similarities between the two resorts. This week, their girls, Lizzy, Mia and Hannah share their thoughts about the weekend. ON THE PODCAST :40 Kim and Tamara swap stories about their weekends at the Great Wolf Lodge 2:05 Differences in the water parks 5:48 Snowland Suites 8:22 Special delivery from Wiley 9:53 Violet shows up at Scooops 10:40 Snow showers in the lobby 12:12 Holiday decorations 15:00 One or two nights? 16:39 Hannah, Lizzy and Mia share their favorite slide 18:03 The girls talk about Snowland 19:41 Scooops spa 21:00 Waterpark fun 23:40 Magicquest 25:07 Oliver's Mining Experience 27:30 Glow golf 28:30 ShadowQuest 29:07 Breakfast options 29:58 Life-size gingerbread house 32:45 What is the best age for the Great Wolf Lodge? 36:42 Tip of the Week 37:49 Shout out to Suzy!! 38:25 Thank you to the Great Wolf Lodge 38:45 Next week: Lonely Planet's top pick to visit in 2017 KID'S FAVORITES AT THE GREAT WOLF LODGE Hannah, Lizzy and Mia all loved the Howlin' Tornado slide the best Everyone had a good time at the Scooops spa and they loved smelling like vanilla or chocolate afterwards (plus the ice cream!) MagicQuest was a hit with Mia and she is ready to go back and try ShadowQuest Mia and Lizzy also enjoyed Oliver's Mining Experience Everyone thought it was pretty neat to eat in the life-sized gingerbread house Lizzy and Mia had fun playing Glow Golf The Wolf Paw waffles and the breakfast buffet was a big hit! Everyone can't wait to go back and think it is a good option for kids ages 5-15 TIP OF THE WEEK Food can add up at the Great Wolf Lodge but all rooms are equipped with a fridge and microwave and many families will bring a cooler and eat a meal or two in the room. Even if you just heat up leftovers, it is still a savings! FOLLOW US AND SPREAD THE WORD! If you liked this show, please be sure to subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play and leave us a review!  Have a question or comment? Send us an email or leave us a voicemail at +1.641.715.3900, ext. 926035#   You can also follow our travels on Stuffed Suitcase and We3Travel, or follow the Vacation Mavens on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter. Thanks for listening!