i don't know who is more excited for the opening of the Great Wolf Lodge in Garden Grove, me or the kids!!!! but i can tell you that the boys and i are counting down the days till our stay in early March. we are super excited. i took a hard hat tour of the property last September, and wow! the Great Wolf Lodge is going to be AMAZING. you can read all about the tour and construction on the post i wrote.
first off....besides the AWESOME GIVEAWAY i will be sharing at the end of this post, i wanted to share a few pictures of what has been going on at the Great Wolf Lodge. construction is moving along, and in just a few months, Southern California is going to have its very first indoor water park along with an amazing family resort hotel. check out the latest progress on the water park…
and besides the 105,000-square-foot waterpark that is coming to GWL with all those awesome slides and attractions, the GWL Grand Lobby is continuing to take shape, including the fireplace where daily Story Time takes place with Great Wolf Kids characters; check out the antler chandeliers ready to be hung!
from the guest suites to the hallways, the family-friendly accommodations are looking more and more like Great Wolf Lodge every day...
and don't forget about the Scooops spa, the Northern Lights Arcade, Ten Paw Alley, the restaurants and more.
i hope you can just imagine how fun the Great Wolf Lodge is going to be for families. it's all very exciting!
PLUS.... good news!!!! you can already book your stay. the grand opening discount offer has been extended! Families now have until February 7, 2016 to book their stay and receive up to 20% off. click here for this special offer.
now, for what you've been waiting for....
WIN A STAY AT THE GREAT WOLF LODGE IN SOCAL!
one lucky winner will win a two-night stay in a family suite at Great Wolf Lodge SoCal! a $500 value which includes water park passes for 3 days for the entire family and a family suite that can sleep up to 6 people. how cool is that! i am very excited for one of you to win.
HOW TO ENTER there are 4 ways to enter...and you can enter them all!!!! The more entries, the more chances to win!!!!!!!
1) enter via Rafflecopter below
2) enter by posting a photo on Instagram holding a sign that says "what you are most excited about doing at GWL" AND hashtag #GWLSoCal. must tag @popsicleblog & @greatwolflodge
3) enter by posting a photo on Twitter holding a sign that says "what you are most excited about doing at GWL" AND hashtag #GWLSoCal, must tag @popsicleblog & @greatwolflodge
4) enter by posting a photo in the comments of this Facebook post holding a sign that says "what you are most excited about doing at GWL" AND hashtag #GWLSoCal.
Giveaway Ended
Rules & Regulations: Winner will receive two one-night stay certificates valid only at Great Wolf Lodge Southern California. Each is valid for a single night stay in a Family Suite. Must mention the gift certificates upon making the reservation. Reservation stay is based on discount availability and not available on holidays. Some additional blackout dates may apply. Certificate expires August 31, 2016 and does not carry cash value. Recipient must be at least 21 years old.
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Cindy H
Oh My Goodness where to begin....The rooms the water slides the everything!!!!! Beyond excited!!
anne n
We are excited about the waterslides. We love that one will be so close to us!
Diana
The whole experience! Looks amazing! Family would love it!!
Brittany
I believe great wolf lodge is in garden grove might need to update the city. Could be wrong.
Heather
Excited for great Wolf Lodge to open.
Jen S.
I cant wait till this place opens it looks amazing. My kids would love the indoor water slides and arcardes
Marguerite Hoffman
Thanks for a great preview! Can't wait for it to open!!
Tabitha
This place looks amazing!! I love that it's so close to home!!! So I can still check on pets!! Most excited about the awesome slides!!
Tracy Hinson
We are excited because we love the hotel and the water slides that can be used all the time!!!
niki miller
this looks amazing especially the cool bunks!
Belinda
Definitely looking forward to getting on those water slides this summer! My boys would love it!!
Vanessa Rodriguez
I would love to see my son's face, the moment he see the indoor water park.. He would be so excited to go done the water slide.??
Asea
So excited we are getting one here - staycation time!!
kate coleman
the waterslides and a great place for a staycation besides disney!
Reyna Gonzalez
So excited, can't wait to see this place:-)
Mari-Kristin Gilbert
I'm excited about the water slides!!
Alli
It looks like so much fun!
Crystal
This would be so exciting to bring my family to. They love water slides and my daughter loves staying in hotels.
Genevieve Larson
Waterslides....getting mani pedi's....................
Brenna Zung
So excited to try this place!!! Been dying to go and now we can staycations there!?
Heather Talley
My kids would love all the water slides!
Diana L
The water park looks like so much fun!
Tina
Look like a great place! Would love to win so our family of 6 can try this place out!
Xenia
The water park!
Stephanie P
I'm so excited for everything! It looks like such a great place to get away for a bit and have fun!
Joscelyn Wu
I was just telling me husband about this!!! A must!! I can't wait to go!
Hope
My kiddos would LOVE THIS place. We love water slides and are most excited about them!
Sierra Guenthart
This would be the most fun family vacation
Sonia s
We are excited as it just likes an amazing places for some real great family fun. The kind of fun great memories are made of. I can't wait!
Victoria Fallon
I am excited about everything! I cannot wait!!!
Melanie
Indoor waterpark?! Soo awesome!!
Monica
Everything! Looks amazing!!
Amy Jorgensen
I am excited to see the indoor water park and watching my kids having fun at it.
Krista
I can't wait for this place to open! So excited!
Rosanne R
Cannot wait to take the kids!!
JenB
Looks great!
Elaine C.
Looking forward to seeing an indoor waterpark! My severely autistic son would love being able to play in the warm water, no matter how cold or wet it is outside!
Elizabeth
The entire place looks so amazing, but I'd have to say the waterslides I think. Or the Game Room. Or the Ice Cream shop. Or the rooms in general!
Crystal
This would be a place when my kids have kids they will tell them about the time we went on an awesome staycation. My boys can't stop talking about how rad the slides look. Thats what we are all excited about. This entire place will make adults become kids again!!!
Sunny s
Let me just say I've been wanting to check out one of their hotels/water parks since I first heard about them 6 years ago. I cannot believe there is going to finally be one in my area! I just want the whole experience it seems so fun! I've had friends from other states rave about it.
Gwen Aquino
Would love to see the Game Room, water slides and restaurants!
Steph b
The waterslides and all the family fun! The whole thing looks amazing!
Cheryl Dorsey
We can't wait for the allergy friendly dining!
Melissa
So excited about everything with this hotel. Have always wanted to visit the other locations but are so far. So happy we get one right here in So Cal!!
Libby
We are actually staying at the one in Washignton State for my birthday! (I am a sucker)
I am most looking forward to mommy and daughter pedicures with ice cream!!
Karen
Water slides and just getting g away from it all for a bit.
Sandra Caballero
The Great Wolf Lodge looks amazing! The slides looks fun to slide on! The scoop spa so awesome for my daughter and I to relax ! Most of all the rooms looks amazing to stay and enjoy the water park for days! Your post review got me excited to go with my family!
jessica conley
Excited to see all the fun things for my 3 boys.
Kailee G
Love that we will have an indoor water park! It sounds like it is going to be a fun place for all ages!
Lesley
My sons and I can't wait to see what the biggest water slide is like! Not to mention how awesome the hotel is going to be!!
Jenny M
I can't wait to see the look on my daughter's face when she takes it all in
Lisa
I have family in Pittsburgh that go once a year and they rave about it. It'll be nice to have one close that we can drive to. Maybe we'll become fans.
Amber Romero
This place looks like so much fun all the activities!! The water slides are what I'm most looking forward to, hope to win!
Olivoil
I am excited about being able to enjoy my stay rain or shine! 😀
Jenni C
Most excited about the waterpark!!
Donna Larson
I'm so excited for this hotel to open! We've driven by many times to watch the progress in construction. We are most excited about the 105,000 square foot waterpatk! How awesome does that look?! Really we are excited for all of it! A new family adventure in our own backyard!
Susie
Wow! The construction pictures look amazing! I can't wait to check out those water slides and whole water park. How great will it be to finish a fun day getting wet and just walking to our own room to shower and get cleaned up!
Christine N.
Such a cool looking place!! Would love to see our girls faces when they slide down those awesome slides!!!! The rooms look wonderful too!!!
Juliane Christensen
I think I am most excited about the water slides!
Carey
This place looks amazing! I can't wait to see all the outdoor activities.
Jessica
I hope to take my son . I've heard and been watching its build up we are excited!
Katina
A vacation would be awesome! Especially this place!
Heidi
We love GWL!
Amy gray
We can't wait! I have heard such great things about them from out-of-state friends, my kids would love this place. And I really liked them on undercover boss ?
Danielle Penz
This looks awesome! Thanks for the opportunity!
cas p
waterslides!!
Marie Morales
What a great giveaway!
Anagema Luquin
My son's been begging us to take him here! So excited that there's finally one close to us. He's most excited about the water park!
Jenette
Wow this looks like so much fun!! My kids would be in heaven!! And swimming in the winter?! Yes please!! 🙂
Melissa Dell
A suite to house our huge growing family? Yes please!! Those are harder to come by and the big kids would love this! Actually. I think my husband more 😉
Kristin Gonzales
Wow! Looks amazing! I am most excited about seeing my kids faces when we walk in! How fun! Thank you!
Shauna
I am so excited to share my love of WATERPARKS and ADVENTURE with my son!
Georgia English
My girls would love the endless water!
Kyla
Ooooh! I want to take Isabella to the cute Spa!
Janet S.
Oh SUPER fun! My 2 kiddos would have a blast!
Megan Swanek
The waterpark! It looks amazing!
Julie G
This sounds like a great family adventure! Definitely something our family can enjoy together!!
Romina
My kids would love the waterpark.
Meghan B
The waterpark looks awesome!
Ellen S.
I am so excited to see the indoor water slides!!!
Penny
My boys are always up for a water park 🙂
Michelle Nguyen
Love the cozy hotel and waterslides!
Bridget
Absolutly everything!!!! WOW!!
Jennifer B
I can't wait to see all the water slides! I know my kids will love it!
Amber
The indoor water slides - it'll be a staycation for our family!
Erin
We already have a stay booked! Hoping to make this an annual family staycation!
Deb
It looks amazing!!
Jenny C.
EVERYTHING! It looks so amazing!
Linda W.
It looks like it is going to be AMAZING!!! Can't wait for it to open. Thanks for this great giveaway.
Sarah O
I'm so excited for this place. Looks like so much fun!!
alejandra Z
The indoor waterslides!!!! My kiddos would love it!!!
kim Brown
It looks so much fun! Looks amazing!
Sarah Donovan
Can't wait to try out the water slides!
Riva
What an amazing place....Can't wait to take my family....I did not know about this place & now can't wait to check it out!!
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waterslides
Stacy
The water slides!
Carol Tyner
Looks like a great time!
Briana
EVERYTHING! It looks like SO much fun!!!
Ashley
Most excited about the water park...of course
Jen F.
Oh my goodness; this looks like such a fun place...and close to home, too!
Austin
I wanna stay here with the kiddos! Hope I win!!
Arlene
Water slides for sure!!
Donelle
How to choose...my kiddos would have a blast!!!
Sonia Stech
We are excited about the waterslides and that it is close to home. 🙂
Nancy Delaroca
Excited to try the water slides!
Stephanie M.
I am excited by the water slides and the bowling all in one place!
Sarah CHaney
This place looks so fun! I would love to go here with my family! The water slides and the scenery are amazing!
Kayley
I think the Fitness Center would be my fave amenity.
Lauren
I want to see the water slides.
Suzanne Parsons
I don't know much about it but the water slides would be something my kids have never had the chance to try.
Rita A
The indoor lazy river
Erin
Ummm That Lazy River!!! I could stay in that all day... then maybe a drink or two or three at the restaurant there.. 😉
Bill
Awesome to have something so fun so close to home!!
Carrie Anne
Those slides look amazing!!! This is exactly what makes our family of 6 happy! My 4 boys love adventures & Lodge has so many!!!
Shawna Bowen
This place looks amazing...should have been built here years ago!!!
Kristen watkins
So excited about all the water featues and slides.
Kim Maloney
This looks like so much fun! Can't wait for it to open.
Heather
Swimming fun year round!
Lisa T.
My son will love this place!
Lisa T.
The waterslide park for sure!
Amanda Bryant
This place looks super awesome. I think my husband will have more fun then the kids.
Sean Bryant
This looks like a lot of fun
Aimee
My family would go cuckoo over that water park! Wow!
Devon F
I'm most excited to see the excitement on my kids' face! I love that we are getting an indoor waterpark in town!! 😀
Karen carter
Oh Wow! We have been talking about GWL for a couple of years. Those cute rooms look like so much fun! It's been a major bucket list item for our family. I am most excited to play in the waterpark!!!
Annabel Powers
Can't wait to start making memories and bringing my family here. So many activities for all ages to enjoy, and oh the Waterpark in the middle of winter!
Nicole
We would love to be able to stay here. I've been showing my kids the progress as its being built.
SHANNONR
This place is so amazing. My little boys would love everything about this place. Cant wait for them to open.
JenniferAnne
My family could stay here (with us) when they come to visit and my son would be able to go on this magnificent rides! He would SOOOO love this. As would we all.
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Kirstin Rowe
Using the waterpark in the dead of "winter"!
XENIA
I'm looking forward to relaxing in the luxurious guest suite!
Nidia Hinojosa
Everything! For sure the indoor slides!
Amy Gibson
Water Park!!
Resa
My boyfriend is like over the moon about this place opening. He loves waterparks, and now that Cameron can swim mostly unassisted? They're going to go nuts.
Beatta
Water park!
Amber K
The rooms look incredible! And, my kiddos would love the water slides!! This would truly be a blessing!
Melanie McMaster
I have always wanted to take my family to the other locations but now that there will be one in OC....even better!!!
Alexandra
We want to swim in gwl!!
Breana Delgado
The best part would be seeing my 3 kids' faces taking in all that amazingness!
Luz
I've heard great things about the experience if staying and playing at the Great Wolf Lodge from others who have been blessed to go.
Hilary Wallace
So excited for an indoor waterpark!! We live less than. 30 minutes away. But we will totally stay here just for a chance to play!!
Lori
I am most excited for the amazing waterpark!
Linda wilson
My kids would LOVE the water park! I so want to take them!
Jaime Jenkins
The water slides!!!
Kelly Fitzgerald
The water slides!!
ben liao
thanks!
Brenda Haines
I'm excited to see the pool and all the fun things included their. Thanks for the chance!
Marci Bodnar
My kiddos have never been to a water ark yet. Really looking forward to that the most! ??✨?
Karen
Pick me! Pick me! : )
Wendy Chen
Wow, this looks like such a cool and fun park and I love the room decor! Thanks for sharing the giveaway!
Jennifer Reighter
I love that it has everything you need in one place.
Danielle C
Oh I would love to enjoy a waterpark not worrying about getting sunburned!
April
This looks amazing! My family would love this. Thanks for sharing the awesomeness!
Jen Emard
Our family (mom, Dad, a 8 year old & 4 year old) is SO excited about the GWL!! The water park, the bowling, the ice cream & pedi's OH MY!!
Julie Schweers
This is gonna be awesome!
Megan
We are so looking forward to checking this place out!
Sara
Had a crazy hard year. My kids would love a trip here!!!!!
Michelle Nguyen
Indoor Waterpark! So excited!
Candis
The indoor waterpark looks amazing!
Penny
How exciting! Looking forward to the sensory play fun my boy will have at the water play!
Elizabeth
We are planning to go in march for our kids' birthdays! I can't wait!!
Vanessa Smith
Waterslides!
Jennifer
Awesome giveaway! My kids would love this!!!
Tami G
Sooooooo excited!!!!!
Alma
This would make my kiddos sooo happy and that is priceless
Holly
I would love to take my family to the new great wolf lodge! My boys would love the water slides!
Selene
What a great opportunity! I hope I win! Good luck everyone!
marilyn crider
The kids would get a kick out of that ice cream sundae tub! The water slides would definitely be a favorite!
Nathan Crider
Thanks Sandy Toes & Popsicles for sharing this great new locale! Look forward to my kiddos experiencing the slides.
Jen
I'm from Wisconsin, home of the Dells. I always see my cousins posting cool pics of their trips to the Dells. So cool to have something like that come to SoCal! And on a nerd note, as a water treatment operator, I would be curious to see how they manage, treat & conserve all that water.
Desiree Manegdeg
We would love the water slides!!
Megan chase
How cool it s this place? Never seen anything like it!
Jennifer
I want to take my son for his birthday. He would love the slides!!
Julie Burke
we are so excited there is a GWL coming to So CA, we would LOVE a chance to stay there for my daughter's 10th birthday!! thank you for hosting a give away!
Jillian Berman
The water park for sure!!
Heather Toller
Can't wait to see it decorated for Christmas
Heather Birdsell
We've been waiting for this place to open! After just having a baby on New Year's Eve, this would be a welcome getaway but not too far away. ??
Emilie
Would love to win!
Courtenay
This would be the perfect spot for a family vacation with my 2 boys! Those slides look amazing!
Sarah Sherman
Holy moly the water park would be bomb ! Especially because of it only being open to guests!
Hope
Me and my kids would have a blast!!
Hope
would love to win this! We'd tear the place up!
Lauren Goeres-Hill
We have been wanting to visit one of the great wolf lodges for years, so excited one will be in the area!
Lisa katch
So fun!
Linnea
Water slides and kid-friendly hotel rooms for sure!
Danitza
I'm most excited to see the look on boys faces if we get a chance to go 🙂 they're my two little fishys, so excited for the grand opening! My little ones birthday is in Febraury!!
Kristie
This looks amazing! So excited they're opening one in Southern California!
Lisa
I want to go!
Nicole Gallegos
Can't wait to have my little one hit those water slides!!
Jennifer Galbraith
So excited that they are in So Cal. Looking forward to the waterslides!!
Michelle D
Can't wait to go visit GWL SoCal
Jeanette Gonzalez
I have never heard of this place, looks really fun. My kids would love the water slides.
Can't wait to go this summer!
Lindsay
Looks like such an awesome place!! It's about time we got something like this in SoCal!
Nicole Sanchez
We're excited for the allergy friendly chefs/restaurants! We're also looking forward to the water park!
Wendy M
My daughter is super excited to bowl at ten paw Alley & play in the arcade! My son will love the pool.
megan matteson
My kids would be on cloud nine! Love the water park!