The new Great Wolf Lodge Southern California is taking shape along Harbor Blvd in Garden Grove, CA. When it opens in early 2016, the $300 million, 600 room resort will be the company’s largest indoor-outdoor water park in the United States.
Kim Schaefer, CEO of Great Wolf Resorts, stopped by the construction site recently and called the progress “spectacular.” Below is a photo she shared from the trip.
The 10.3 acre resort will be the first to offer a water park within the Anaheim-area. There are six other water parks in southern California, with two of these in Orange County, but they are only open seasonally. Great Wolf Resorts will be the first to offer a water park that is open year-round and within walking distance of the Anaheim Resort hotels.
Below is a timelapse video showing some of the construction between June 10, 2014 – March 5, 2015. There is still more than a year of work before the resort opens its doors, but it is great to see this much progress already taking place.
For families visiting the Anaheim Resort, staying at Great Wolf Lodge Southern California will make a lot of sense. The hotel offers family friendly hotel rooms that can easily accommodate large groups. Water park admission is included with the cost of your room, which is a great value compared with the constant upselling at the mouse house. Great Wolf offers a variety of experiences for families to enjoy like the Magi Quest game, arcades, and other activities. Great Wolf Lodge also has plenty of shops and restaurants inside, which will give visitors even more reasons to stay at the resort instead of traveling to Downtown Disney in the evenings.
For more construction goodness, the Behind the Thrills site has some photos that are worth checking out. We took a detailed look at the concept art and wrote about what you can expect. For an official look, check out the Great Wolf Lodge website, which has a fun little teaser video and the ability to sign up for email updates.
