Great Wolf Lodge Grand Opening Impresses Carolina Families as the "It” Spot for Family Fun

Great Wolf Lodge^® in Concord, the newest property of parent company Great Wolf Resorts, Inc.^® (NASDAQ:WOLF), staged an official grand opening this evening in Concord, N.C., that verged on every kid’s dream-come-true, from the live performance by Walt Disney Records Recording Artist Mitchel Musso, best-known for his role as Oliver Oken on the Disney Channel sitcom, "Hannah Montana,” to an evening in the waterpark trying out every ride, slide and splashdown in the massive 80,000 square foot wonderland.

Nearly 500 "V.I.F.s” – short for "Very Important Families” – from across the region dove into the festivities. V.I.F. guests dined on a Carolina Barbecue feast, complete with a special kids’ buffet, in the colorful, balloon-filled grand ballroom. After the dinner, parents and children were led by a group of Radio Disney Kids to the main lobby where Kim Schaefer, CEO of Great Wolf Resorts, triggered a beach ball drop as the prelude to the Mitchel Musso concert.

Later, the festivities moved into the waterpark, officially known as Bear Track Landing™, while other families tried out the resort’s other amenities, including Cub Club^™, a children’s activity center featuring programming developed by National Geographic Kids^™; MagiQuest^™, a resort-wide, live-action fantasy adventure game that leads players through themed challenges; gr8_space^™, a teen tech center with computers, karaoke and movies; and Scooops^® Kid Spa, an ice cream-themed spa for the under 12 crowd.

Phil Cunningham, general manager of the resort, said, "Families from coast to coast have created lifelong traditions at our resorts, and now we’re happy to have a location to extend that same hospitality to families in the southeast.”

In addition to the grand opening celebration, Great Wolf Resorts recently announced that all U.S. properties have achieved Green Seal^™ certification for the lodging portion of its operations, making it the first – and only – national hotel chain to earn that distinction. Existing properties have already seen a return for the environmentally responsible changes at the resort. For example, the Pocono Mountains property has saved nearly nine million gallons of water in one year simply by changing the plumbing fixtures to low flow units. Since Green Seal only covers the lodging aspect to the resort, Great Wolf introduced Project Green Wolf to create accountability for "greener” waterparks, other amenities and guest services.

The Carolina resort, which opened its doors earlier this month, has more than 400 guest suites in nine different family-friendly configurations. A large outdoor pool area will open for the summer months. There are two themed, on-property restaurants – a family restaurant and bar with sweeping views of the waterpark, and an action-style buffet, featuring a "Kids Only” food station. Guests on the move can also choose from Pizza Hut Express^®, a Dunkin Donuts^® featuring gourmet coffee and "Just Baked” pastries, a confectionary café for other sweet treats, and a snack shop located right inside the waterpark.

A special reduced weekday rate of $179 is available now through June 19. Reservations may be made by logging on to greatwolf.com or by calling 1.866.925.WOLF (9653). The new resort is located off Bruton Smith/Speedway Boulevard and I-85 at 10175 Weddington Road.

About Great Wolf Resorts, Inc.

Great Wolf Resorts, Inc.^® (NASDAQ: WOLF), Madison, Wis., is North America’s largest family of indoor waterpark resorts, and, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, owns and operates its family resorts under the Great Wolf Lodge^® and Blue Harbor Resort^™ brands. Great Wolf Resorts is a fully integrated resort company with Great Wolf Lodge locations in: Wisconsin Dells, Wis.; Sandusky, Ohio; Traverse City, Mich.; Kansas City, Kan.; Williamsburg, Va.; the Pocono Mountains, Pa.; Niagara Falls, Ontario; Mason, Ohio; Grapevine, Texas; Grand Mound, Wash.; and Concord, N.C.; and Blue Harbor Resort & Conference Center in Sheboygan, Wis. Through Great Wolf Resorts’ environmental sustainability program, Project Green Wolf^™, the company is the first and only national hotel chain to have all US properties Green Seal^™ Certified – Silver.

The company’s resorts are family-oriented destination facilities that generally feature 300 – 600 rooms and a large indoor entertainment area measuring 40,000 – 100,000 square feet. The all-suite properties offer a variety of room styles, arcade/game rooms, fitness rooms, themed restaurants, spas, supervised children’s activities and other amenities. Additional information may be found on the company’s Web site at www.greatwolf.com.