Exterior of GWL Poconos, PA
Great Wolf Lodge Pocono Mountains, PA is a Great Wolf Lodge located in Scotrun, Pennsylvania which is in the Pocono Mountains region. It opened in 2005 as the company's 6th location following the opening of Great Wolf Lodge Williamsburg, VA which opened the same year.
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History[]
Early Days[]
GWL Pocono Mtns, PA under construction. Photo taken sometime around Spring 2005.
Great Wolf Lodge Pocono Mountains, PA was first announced around 2004. The resort opened in the fall of 2005 with Starbucks opening the following year. It was one of three resorts built by the contractor group Kraemer Brothers alongside Blue Harbor Resort and Concord, NC.
After Opening[]
The resort opened in the fall 2005 rather incomplete, the Starbucks was missing, and River Canyon Run and Hydro Plunge were still under construction, by February 2006, the waterslides were open and on an unknown date in 2006, Starbucks opened.
2019 Renovation[]
In 2019, this location underwent renovations which included updating the suites as well as new carpeting being installed throughout the hallways and Grand Lobby. They were completed by Memorial Day of that year. Starbucks also left with Dunkin' Donuts taking it's place.
What it features[]
Attractions[]
- Bear Track Landing Waterpark
- Howlers Peak Ropes Course
- Raccoon Lagoon Play Park
- MagiQuest +
- Ten Paw Alley
- Oliver's Mining Co.
- Forest Friends Show
- Oliver's Time Challenge
- Scooops Kids Spa
- Moonstone Mine
- Northern Lights Arcade
- Build-A-Bear Workshop
- Howl at the Moon Glow Golf
Dining[]
- The Loose Moose Family Kitchen
- Hungry As A Wolf
- Buckets Incredible Craveables
- Ben & Jerry's
- Grizzly Rob's Bar
- Grizzly Jack's Bar and Grill
- Dunkin' Donuts
Shopping[]
Other Features[]
Former Features[]
Attractions[]
- Clubhouse Crew
- Gr8 space Tech Center (Replaced with Cub Club and later The Great Wolf Kids Store and Build-A-Bear Workshop)
- MagiQuest (Legacy) (Replaced by MagiQuest+)
- ShadowQuest
- CompassQuest
- The Great Clock Tower Show (Replaced by The Forest Friends Show)
- Cub Club (Original space was replaced with meeting space)
- Race Zone (Area was divided and became the space for Scooops Kids Spa and Ten Paw Alley)
- Story Explorers
Dining[]
- Pizza Hut Express (Replaced with Hungry As A Wolf)
- Bear Paw Sweets & Eats (Replaced with Ben & Jerry's)
- Starbucks (Replaced with Dunkin' Donuts)
Shopping[]
- Crocs Store (Replaced with The Name Shop and later taken out in favor of a MagiQuest Display.)
- The Name Shop
- The Great Wolf Kids Store
Other Features[]
- Elements Spa Salon (Replaced with Oliver's Mining Co. and Moonstone Mine)
Gallery[]
Resort Maps[]
Trivia[]
- This was the first Great Wolf Lodge location to launch a GWL version of MagiQuest in 2006.
- It is very similar in design to both the Niagara Falls, ON and Mason, OH locations.
External Links[]
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