It was partly on a motorized track, and was unlike any water slide we’ve been on. We loved the Hydro Plunge, which is like a water slide roller coaster. As for which slide is most fun, it’s really a personal decision. There are signs at the bottom telling you what to do, but lots of people don’t look at them. One tower you climb carrying nothing (rafts go up on a conveyor belt), and the other you need to bring a raft. We did love the big kid (aka good for adults too) slides, which you access from the two towers you need to climb (good exercise). Just a warning that the boards are a little heavy, so kids may need help with them. Plus when you start at the top, it blares out music at top volume, which scared the hell out of us. You can ride the slide without activating your board, but it won’t monitor you and the slide lights won’t light up as you’re going through (the goal is to push the corresponding color button when going under that color LED display in the slide). The names we tried, which were deemed inappropriate, were “JerseyKids,” “Jersey” and “Deb.” Even if you play without a name, you need to at least activate your board – preferably at the bottom, or you’ll have to activate it on top which wastes everyone’s time. Unfortunately, it said that all our names (except Zack) were inappropriate and they might boot us out if we keep trying to use these names. First you log in at a kiosk and choose a name. You can play a video-type game when going on one of two slides with them. We were excited to try the slideboards, which look a bit like boogie boards with handles. The Great Wolf Lodge has 7 big water slides, plus smaller ones – 13 total. By late afternoon, the lines were much better, though one slide, the Double Barrel Drop, still had long lines. That’s essentially checkout time for those leaving the hotel (11 a.m.) and those coming in (new guests are allowed into the water park at 1:00 and departing guests can stay all day). Some of the water slides had longer lines than I expected (maybe 20 minutes), though we were also there at changeover times. Adults get RFID wristbands which act as room keys and can charge things. If your kids are young, that’s a bonus, but if they’re older, you may want to ask for an RFID wrist band for them. They do not give the kids these same wristbands, which means they can’t charge things (good), but they also can’t get into their room by themselves (bad). No room keys! Your electronic wrist bands will get you into your room and let you charge food and items around the hotel.
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