Wilderness at the Smokies

[@AgentWick34]

I am going here in two days do you got any suggestions

[@FewGoodTravelers]

@AgentWick34, I suggest arriving as early as possible. Check in is at 4 PM, but you can pre-register as early as noon and start using the waterpark. It's spring break so it's probably going to be pretty busy, but what we've noticed with water parks/theme parks is, the later it gets, the less crowded it is. Personally, I would split my time up in the water park. I would do a couple of hours early to learn the layout and basically get an idea of what you want to do. Even if there are long lines for the slides at that time, you can swim in the pool, soak in the hot tub and do the lazy river. Then take a break, eat lunch, see the sights or relax in the hotel room for a bit. Your best bet is to head back down to the water park about two hours prior to it closing. Hopefully it'll be less busy and the lines for the new water coaster and more popular slides won't be as long. Hope this helps and you have a great trip!

[@lexiesteelman]

Have fun!!

[@AgentWick34]

@@lexiesteelman thanks

[@FewGoodTravelers]

How was it?

[@AgentWick34]

@@FewGoodTravelers pretty fun

[@jcpack187]

Bummed to hear about the hot tub change. We're from Mason, OH so GW is our place to go. But vacation in Sevierville with everything to do in Pigeon Forge makes this a go to place as well. We're going this August. If you had to choose just based on the water park which would you choose between the two?

[@FewGoodTravelers]

Hi, @jcpack187. That is a great question! There are several different factors to consider in choosing the best waterpark as both have so much to offer. If I had to choose based on our circumstances currently, (traveling with a toddler), I'd pick Great Wolf Lodge. There are more slides/activities based on the age/height he is right now, versus Wilderness, which in my opinion, is geared more towards ages 5 and up. It also depends on what your style is regards to thrill vs. chill. Do you prefer to do the more thrilling attractions or is your preference more of a laid back, wave pool/lazy river experience? Wilderness offers more thrilling slides for kids and adults and Great Wolf offers more toddler activities. I will say Great Wolf has the best hot tub for children and adults, hands down. Depending on your dates in August, you may get to take advantage of Wilderness's promotion where you will receive FREE admission to Soaky Mountain Waterpark, for every guest included in your reservation! In my opinion, that would make a stay at Wilderness very advantageous as you will essentially get 3 water parks for the price of one, plus a resort stay! We hope you have a great trip in August and thanks so much for watching!

[@ambermangrum1472]

We have a trip planned in October. We have a 7 and 3 year old. Do you think the 3 year old will be able to do any of the water slides? He will be 4 when we go

[@FewGoodTravelers]

It depends on the 4 year olds height. If they are below 42 inches there won’t be much they can do. Just the kaleidoscope cavern, the 2 story interactive playground with one slide, a toddler area and the wave pool. By October the outdoor attractions will be closed. Honestly the majority of the slides designated for toddlers are in the outdoor water park unfortunately. That’s not to say they won’t have fun our grandson wasn’t able to ride much but he really enjoyed the wave pool and the new lazy river. Hope you enjoy your trip!

[@TajaiDenae]

Do you know if outdoor attractions will still be open during the month of september ?

[@FewGoodTravelers]

@@TajaiDenae You can find the hours for all of the water parks at Wilderness at the Smokies on their website. I just checked online and they have not posted the hours yet for August and September for the outdoor waterpark. However, in years past Labor Day weekend was the last weekend the outdoor waterpark was operational. The outdoor waterpark is typically only open from Memorial Day to Labor Day, but I’m not sure yet if that will be the same this year as they have not posted August and September’s hours yet. 😎

[@TajaiDenae]

@@FewGoodTravelers thank you i did check on their website as well and saw they dont have it posted yet. Im hoping it will be open because i found great rates for that month 🤞🏾 thank you again!

[@FewGoodTravelers]

@@TajaiDenae Have a great trip!

[@cassandradaniel5323]

We have a trip planned soon so showing my 4 year old some videos. She was right at a year last time we went

[@FewGoodTravelers]

Have fun on your upcoming trip!