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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 on October 26th, 2005 as the company's 6th location following the opening of Great Wolf Lodge Williamsburg, VA which opened the same year.

It is a particularly popular location, owing to it being situated in proximity to other local destinations in the Poconos, and receives a large amount of traffic from New York City and Pennsylvania.

History[]

Early Days[]

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GWL Pocono Mtns, PA under construction. Photo taken sometime around Spring 2005. Note the white material on the main area of the building, which was covered by the wooden cladding later on in the construction.

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.

Regis Philbin attended the opening ceremony on October 26th, 2005 and turned on the main "water valve" with Great Wolf executives and Wiley the Wolf.

After Opening[]

The resort opened in the fall of 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.

2023 Expansion[]

In fall of 2023, the waterpark received an additional 40,000 square feet of space and added four new attractions. Additionally, a 38,000 square foot outdoor area including the Outpost Bar were added to the Lodge. A 200 room tower was also added to accommodate more guests, as well as 30 new villas.

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