Great Wolf Lodge New England Review | Best Indoor Water Park in New England

[@RyanP02]

Every slide was amazing last time I went

[@CanobieCoaster]

Awesome!

[@metamemez]

The reason of the staircase situation with the overcrowding in the older section is probably because of the previous Coco Key waterpark. The other Coco Key in Massachusetts has the exact same layout, they’re practically identical to this Great Wolf Lodge’s waterpark. So, I’m pretty sure it’s not Great Wolf Lodge’s fault. Great resort and great video!!

[@CanobieCoaster]

Many other water parks are guilty of the same thing.

[@TheCoasterFlood]

That staircase situation is literary the exact same situation over at Adventure Island in Florida where if you wanted to ride the trap door body slide, you pretty much have to squeeze past everyone who all are waiting for the giant half-pipe slide.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I wish they had dedicated queues.

[@SarissaB]

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[@psin33]

Do they have outdoor pool in the summer ?

[@seangannon2091]

Me and my kids had a lot of fun. The price is high but you get access to a ton of awesome slides. Well worth it. Wait till dinner time. We had no lines.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@timk987]

In the earlier 2000's when my kids were young, GWL was a pretty good value when you took a vacation package perspective. Particularly coupled with Cedar Fair Platinum Passes. They have many locations within about an half hour drive to most of the Cedar Fair parks. Back in those days, there were no day passes and we could frequently get pretty good rates. We've stayed at the GWL Charlotte (Carowinds), Williamsburg (Kings Dominion) Pocono Mountains (we did this on a trip to New York to visit family, but Dorney is less than an hour away), Sandusky (Cedar Point) and Mason, OH (Kings Island). Sandusky was the least favorite with the smallest waterpark and the least to do (No Magiquest or ropes course) and Mason was the family favorite maily because of it's proximity to Kings Island. Mason is also the only one we have done multiple times. I do recall on a trip to Canada's Wonderland we couldn't get a good enough deal to make the much longer drive from Niagara Falls seem worth while. I always wonder how the expansions with buying previous hotels and resort and converting them turned out, so thanks for the review.

[@CanobieCoaster]

You're welcome! I had to go off peak for this one to make the price worth it.

[@timk987]

@Olivia 757 That’s interesting. The Sandusky location preceded The GWL brand and opened as Great Bear Lodge. At the time my family visited it had been switched over to GWL but there still was no Magiquest. I don’t remember all the details but it was definitely smaller with less to do. Kudos to them if they’ve been updating it over the years.

[@JustYourAvaragePlaugeDoctor]

I’ve gon too this great wolf lodge SO MANY TIMES and I LOVE it

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice!

[@mitchellries256]

When you talked about how much it cost to stay there, it took me by surprise because the ones I've been to in Wisconsin Dells and Bloomington, MN are no where near that much. In fact if you and two friends split the cost of a two bed room, that's actually cheaper than paying for your own separate day pass (but remember prices may vary).

[@CanobieCoaster]

Fitchburg doesn't have too many hotels so maybe that's why they can charge that.

[@dsrecs]

I stayed at the one in Bloomington and the rooms were pretty terrible.

[@chrisbenavides3176]

When I came here a few years ago we definitely got a room for less, just depends on the time of year you try to get it.

[@kristinaXluvsXya]

I think it's because they market it as Fitchburg/Boston, so everyone from the big cities come to stay here. We just paid over $1,000 for 2 nights at this one, in the middle of the week, and NOT during any vacations, qnd that was with a 30% off deal 😳 BUT we ended up having to get a junior suite, because every other room that would fit our family of 6 was booked.

[@kristinaXluvsXya]

Also adding, it was SO over crowded. I kind of wish they kept it as the Waterpark is only for people who book a room. I understand they would lose profit that way, but a lot of people we heard talking about never coming back due to just how many people were packed in.

[@Fate215]

Going Thursday very excited

[@CanobieCoaster]

Have fun!

[@AmericanCalliope]

How was it

[@Smurphy275]

Going here tommorow! Thanks for the review the wolf tail looks pretty scary. I loved this video!

[@CanobieCoaster]

Have fun!

[@robertmccluskey5339]

Very well done 👍

[@CanobieCoaster]

Thanks!

[@SteakVFX]

Been here so many times it’s been so fun everytime

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice!

[@ryancarter2537]

You should check out the Massanutten resort in Harrisonburg and the great Wolf Lodge in Williamsburg.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Maybe one day!

[@WesternmassandCtplanespotter]

I come here pretty much every year and I know the whole layout of the place by heart

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice!

[@BlizzardtheWolf97]

i just booked a double room here for $89/night, for 2 midweek off peak nights (with waterpark passes for two included). its way way cheaper if you sign up with the website, they email you codes every few months that go for up to 30-50% off. there's a $30/night resort fee tho. this place is super accessible via the MBTA fitchburg line too, i'm stoked for a cheap midweek getaway

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice!

[@michaelpalm2210]

That is a great deal. The rest of the year they rape your wallet!

[@micoasters]

I’m not scared of coasters anymore but for some reason I am Terrified of trap door slides

[@CanobieCoaster]

They freak a lot of people out.

[@VerticalLoop]

I was too! But I rode my first one and they are just like not very intense drop towers. You should do one!

[@Iampregnetwithringosbaby]

I rode my first one and when I see one I just wanna ride it

[@pickelcostume]

Great wolf lodge is my childhood I had Great memories here, it wasn't in Massachusetts where I live now but I had lots of fun where I was before. I'm going again tommorow and I am super excited to go on the big funnel water slide because I am FINALLY tall enough. I do have a question about it, is it scary and does it go super high?

[@CanobieCoaster]

Ride it during the day when you can see the drop. It's extra scary at night since you can't see it coming.

[@jaanshersaeed4541]

Been here 4 times (The Wolf Tail is lowkey scary when you think of it but doesn’t feel so bad when you’re on)

[@CanobieCoaster]

It's over so fast.

[@jaanshersaeed4541]

@@CanobieCoaster I know right (and when it’s over I wanna do it again)

[@windbreaker2432]

OG’s remember the Coco Key and those IPPONE events every year

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice!

[@BANANAAAAAWWEEEE]

Howling tornado is my favorite

[@CanobieCoaster]

It was great.

[@blackpinkqueenz5317]

I always go on the slides in alberta springs, the left slide is a bit scary but fun so you can enjoy it 😂❤

[@CanobieCoaster]

I like them.

[@SouthernMaineFoamer]

I’m going tomorrow so I thought I’d return to this. While a 2 maybe 3 hour drive from Maine, it will definitely be worth it.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Have fun!

[@yuzzieprodz7942]

You probably won’t see this but if I get their on a Friday night can I go to the water park that night and also can you ride the family raft ride by your self

[@CanobieCoaster]

You need to have partners for the family raft slide and Howlin' Tornado.

[@thedashcamkid6175]

Which do you think will be better, this or GWL Mashantucket?

[@CanobieCoaster]

I think this one.

[@RGD425]

Just went there. It was pretty good in my opinion. I just think it’s missing one higher thrill attraction and it has a lackluster lazy river. If they were to do add another slide tower with something like mat racers and could find a way to connect the parks without leaving them, it would be higher up. Another positive is I went Sunday-Monday and we went 2 hours in and the wait was minimal. Overall I would give it a 7/10. Just missing one attraction to put it higher.

[@CanobieCoaster]

That lazy river is the biggest weakness.

[@travisjames9292]

Going next week with my 5 year old. Hows the cleanliness? Seen some mixed reviews

[@CanobieCoaster]

I thought it was clean when I was there.

[@LyricTrackLTMCraft]

My slides from worst to best is this: #6 otter run it’s slow. #5 Alberta falls right side it’s also slow. #4 river canyon run it made me feel sick. #3 Alberta falls left side. It starts slow but the drop is amazing. #2 wolf tail I didn’t go on it but I went on something similar at six flags great escape so it would place here. #1 howling tornado it’s drop is good and at night the lights are so good but in the day it’s still good it was my first funnel slide. (I got sick on river canyon run because when wolf tail broke down people waiting in line for it got to ride with us and I went backwards but if I wasn’t sick after it would have placed the same) you should try coming back during the day it’s a completely different experience

[@CanobieCoaster]

I would like to come back. I had a lot of fun there.

[@LyricTrackLTMCraft]

I went here once and during the day time, all the slides except for wolftail bcuz I didn’t go on it so idk if it is are lit up

[@CanobieCoaster]

Ah ok!

[@RoboticCat123]

im going in 2 days. im so exited!

[@CanobieCoaster]

Enjoy!

[@Kfik2]

Will you ever visit great wolf lodge gurney on ur visit to sfgam and will you do a review

[@CanobieCoaster]

Possibly. Depends on the hours and price.

[@Iampregnetwithringosbaby]

The best slide is my opinion is the drop the worst other run but all are great.

[@CanobieCoaster]

That's a great one.

[@Liam-xw7cf]

THATS ME AT 0:24 AND 1:19!!

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice!

[@Liam-xw7cf]

@@CanobieCoaster 😁😁😁 thank you for including me in the video

[@Liam-xw7cf]

2:12

[@cvirtue]

Winter temps in the slides? I see this video was taken in the winter -- was it very cold in the slides that go out of the building?

[@CanobieCoaster]

The only cold part was that room connecting the two indoor water park areas.

[@cvirtue]

@@CanobieCoaster Thank you!

[@masonperry6478]

I actual live 10 minutes from this one and I Remer coco key it was fun for a day vistis and used to go all the time with friends but know I actually work at this water park as a life guard

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice!

[@noahkessler5500]

Gotta check out the Mason one. The waterpark is big compared to this one with more slides including a great hydromagnetic water coaster. No trap door slide unfortunately

[@CanobieCoaster]

The water coaster sounds appealing.

[@noahkessler5500]

@@CanobieCoaster gotta look it up sometime it’s called hydro plunge but make sure it’s the Mason one bc that’s magnetic and theres one with the same name in pocono mountains with conveyers

[@keatontheloyalnarwhal2197]

The Niagara Falls location has both a water coaster and trapdoor slide

[@IceTheFanDude]

Mason opened in 2006. That’s before trap door slides really came into indoor waterparks

[@noahkessler5500]

@@IceTheFanDude ya I know but Niagara and pocono both added trap door slides but Mason park sucks now that they got rid of the water coaster and just replaced it with a saucer slide

[@psin33]

Do they have out door area in summer ?

[@CanobieCoaster]

No

[@hannamaniacrailproductions5082]

Yesnt. For little kids there’s like a little splash area and seating but not anything good.

[@maxhagenauer24]

Cool lodge I guess, is it like the Kalahari?

[@CanobieCoaster]

Yes

[@i_have_a_problem3]

When i went in march i was able to get a normal queen room for only 89$ so its not always that expensive.

[@CanobieCoaster]

That's a great deal!

[@IceTheFanDude]

Coco key opened in 2008. I think December of 2008.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Ah ok, thanks.

[@masonperry6478]

You should a review on kalahari in door water park in Pennsylvania

[@CanobieCoaster]

I made that one already.

[@brodyspringhetti7224]

Going tomorrow for Christmas break

[@CanobieCoaster]

Enjoy!

[@sundownrhode]

Went there on December 8th it was fun

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice!

[@asousa2992]

yes the best

[@CanobieCoaster]

It's great.

[@mikaelreyes4311]

Oh My God bro My Brother Wester

[@CanobieCoaster]

Who?

[@Devil-Chan_]

liget going soon

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice!

[@infinitecoasters8769]

A day pass on New Years Eve this year costs $150. That is absurd.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I'm not surprised since they need to keep the lines down for hotel guests (who paid a ton already).

[@IHEARTPINKPLAMPUFF01]

I’m going rn it’s May 14th and I’m only going because it’s my birthday weekend!

[@CanobieCoaster]

Enjoy!

[@xcoasterenthusiast]

What other Great Wolf Lodge locations did you visit?

[@CanobieCoaster]

Niagara is the only other one where I've done the water park.

[@dopaminecoasters]

Canobie Coaster, do you do collaborations?

[@CanobieCoaster]

I've done one thus far.

[@dopaminecoasters]

@@CanobieCoaster Are you interested in doing one with me? I know I’m a super small KZbin channel with only 32 subscribers but I’ve been looking to collab with someone

[@lucasmcdonald6847]

110 DOLLARS?! WHO CAME UP WITH THESE PRICES, MR. KRABS?!

[@CanobieCoaster]

Avoid those peak days.

[@coasterhockygamingboy9549]

How many Great Wolf Lodge locations have you been to? (I’ve been to one in Niagara and only heard of 2 others, the one near Kings Island and the one in Upstate NY. I think there is around 13 total though)

[@CanobieCoaster]

I've been to the Niagara one too.

[@Leo-Lion]

At the moment great wolf lodge has one location in Texas but is planning another one down near Houston

[@katashworth41]

The price of the lockers would put me off, the one at Alton Towers is fun but limited and their lockers are (refundable) 20p

[@CanobieCoaster]

These lockers are actually cheap compared to most parks.

[@michaelpalm2210]

I just went to the Niagara Falls Canada Great Wolf Lodge over the July 4th holiday week, and it was so much less money than Firchburg,MA. I also went to the Colombus Ohio Great Wolf Lodge 2 years ago . Both were larger, since they were built by Great Wolf .....not a coco keys park renovated. Massachusetts prices are beyond insane. I literally spent $1500 for a family of 3 including food for 5 days. In fitchburg I would spend that $1500 in 3 days admission NOT including any food. I am a Great wolf fan......but just not this fitchburg location.

[@michaelpalm2210]

i just recalled that the Mason Ohio GWL is located next door to Kings Isalnd amusement park. I thought I was in Columbus ohio...but I was wrong.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I intentionally went to the Fitchburg one on an off-peak day for that reason.

[@ag35s28]

Groupon has 2 nights for 300$

[@breakinggames6356]

a short ride from my house in townsend ma

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice!

[@XLABS_INC]

Hey this is the closest great wolf to me yay a opinion that’s close to me

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice!

[@전예영-z5v]

Hello!!!

[@CanobieCoaster]

Hello!

[@Beastman88]

I am crying

[@CanobieCoaster]

Why?

[@RiahRooter]

I, growing there on 27 days

[@CanobieCoaster]

Enjoy!

[@avaoliveria8289]

Their is water wiz but this water park is a lot better

[@CanobieCoaster]

Yes

[@dytamic]

you'll review anything if it has rides, huh?

[@CanobieCoaster]

Possibly.

[@Stuckoffromaine]

The old co co keys 😂

[@CanobieCoaster]

Only went after the transformation.

[@keithrussellathleticsbodyb2440]

Bruh I disagree how you said the best indoor water in all of New England, that is a joke. And I wouldn’t recommend anybody coming to this Great Wolf because of how bad the water park is compared to most other ones. The lack of the size and what it has.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Which indoor water park in New England is better?

[@keithrussellathleticsbodyb2440]

@@CanobieCoaster Well I know the location in Massachusetts isn’t good.

[@marloz2]

My friend is there right now with her kids and they love it. And i am booking my trip now. You just sound like a complainer

[@Drusmart]

I disagree 100%!! It’s definitely on the top 5 worst. Jay peak Vermont has the best indoor water pack

[@CanobieCoaster]

I still need to visit that one, but Great Wolf appears to have a deeper slide lineup.

[@Drusmart]

@@CanobieCoaster they might but Jay peak is a lot bigger and there’s so much more to do. I was not impressed with how much money I spent going to great wolf lodge on the “biggest and best room” they had to find out it really wasn’t that exciting. The theme rooms I thought would be more interesting and elaborate but they weren’t. And food wise, I’d have to rate the buffet a 4 out of 10. At Jay peak I rented a condo which was a 3 minute drive to the water park and I just cooked my own food, which was cheaper than the food at great wolf lodge. The kids had fun there but had A LOT more fun at Jay peak for sure, despite the 6 hour long drive from my house with a 1 year old and a 7 year old lol

[@nuts4canobie]

Jay peak pump house is miles better than this place

[@CanobieCoaster]

The AquaLoop slides are sick, but I thought this had a better lineup.