The Forest Friends Show is an attraction found at several Great Wolf Lodge locations that opened between 2014 and 2017. Alongside The Northwoods Friends Show, it is the successor to The Great Clock Tower Show, which is found at older locations with the exception of the Niagara Falls, ON location which has an older version of this show.
Features[]
Operation[]
Like its predecessor, The Forest Friends Show consists of several talking animal animatronics that entertain guests at different points during the day. The show, however, leaves out the human characters as well as the giant clock. Instead, giant screens in the background feature CGI characters that interact with the animatronics during the show. The Forest Friends Show is activated during the evening hours whenever Story Time takes place as well as one time during the morning hours.
Description[]
The show usually starts up with younger animals wanting to hear some stories from Grandpa Grizzly who's asleep during the beginning of the show. The two young animals Sallie & Bandai manage to wake him up and goes on telling a story of how seasons came to be through several songs.
Niagara Falls, ON Version[]
At the location in Niagara Falls, ON there exists a different version of this show which predates the version most are familiar with as the resort opened in 2006. This version stars Mo the Moose, Mother Bear with her cubs, and other Northwoods animals as they sing about their adventures. Unlike the newer version this one also has a talking tree similar to the ones found at The Great Clock Tower Show.
Plot[]
Grandpa Grizzly the bear is fast asleep, Sallie the squirrel & Bandai the raccoon awake him up with Auntie Robin's help. Grandpa Grizzly told them a story and make songs, feature Simon the skunk on harmonica, Spike the porcupine on guitar & Digger the gopher on drums begin to play "Adventure". While bubbles came out, the young animals could talk about 4 seasons. Grandpa Grizzly released Story Dust and story begins with only 2 seasons: Summer & Winter. During "Imagine That", Betty McBunny should help them by doing "Frío y Caliente" in The spirit of Nature. Later, 2 seasons form Spring & Autumn which now became 4 seasons of the year until a great wolf howled in the moon. After singing "Rhythm of Nature", fireflies come by which Grandpa Grizzly sees twilight become dusk, considered his favorite part.
Characters[]
Locations[]
- Great Wolf Lodge Niagara Falls, ON
- Great Wolf Lodge Fitchburg, MA
- Great Wolf Lodge Garden Grove, CA
- Great Wolf Lodge Colorado Springs, CO
Former locations[]
Soundtrack[]
The soundtrack for this show was produced by Bluetube. Each song can be found in Soundcloud here:
- Adventure: https://soundcloud.com/bluetube/gwl-music-1
- Imagine That: https://soundcloud.com/bluetube/gwl-music-2
- Frío y Caliente: https://soundcloud.com/bluetube/gwl-music-3
- Rhythm of Nature (Acapella): https://soundcloud.com/bluetube/rhythm-of-nature-acapella
- Rhythm of Nature: https://soundcloud.com/bluetube/rhythm-of-nature
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- This show performs the original version of a song from The Great Clock Tower Show, "Rhythm of Nature" towards its finale, directly after performing a remixed version of the song.
- At the Pocono Mtns, PA location, the show is available to view on guest room TVs likely on one of the exclusive Great Wolf Lodge channels.