Wiley the Wolf is a young male wolf, and the titular main protagonist, main mascot of Great Wolf Lodge. His birthday is on February 5th and according to the old canon, he is 10 years old. Since the release of The Great Wolf Pack, Wiley has been aged up and is now a teenager, with an age of around 13-15 years old. He was first introduced in late 2001 as a member of The Cub Buddies. Having been retained as a mascot to the present day, Wiley is now a member of Great Wolf Pack, formerly known as the Great Wolf Kids.
Before the release of The Great Wolf Pack, Wiley was established as being Violet the Wolf's older brother, but as of the new canon established by the film, the two are unrelated.
Physical Description
Original Wiley Design
Originally when he was introduced in 2001, Wiley was a dark brown wolf with a black stripe down his back. He also had yellow eyes and much pointer ears. Wiley had a blue shirt with a "W" on the front and his full name on the back, a green cap, a pair of striped shorts, and dark green sneakers. He was much larger than the current, smaller Wiley. He was often paired with Biko the Bear.
This version of Wiley had a removable cap that later iterations lacked.
Updated Wiley Design
In 2009, Wiley was redesigned to be more appealing and kid-friendly looking. His brown fur was replaced with lighter gray fur and a pale gray face marking. He wore a park ranger inspired outfit as a way to promote Project Green Wolf and his eyes color was changed to green due to this.
2009 Wiley had seasonal variations of this walkaround depending on the time of the year:
- During Howl-O-Ween, Wiley was seen with a cowboy outfit with a red bandana
- During Snowland, Wiley was seen with a green scarf around his neck and gloves.
2012 & 2019 minor redesigns
Another minor redesign was given to Wiley sometime after the updated design around 2012 with the introduction of the rest of The Great Wolf Kids. While some depictions of him keep his Ranger outfit, his primary outfit became a red shirt with a paw on it and cargo shorts. He also wears a brown belt, with what appears to be a black buckle, which is rarely seen as his shirt covers it. Wiley was also designed to appear more cartoony and consistent with the other characters introduced and redesigned around this time. With the release of the now-defunct Clubhouse Crew game, this design was also the first version of Wiley to have a voice actor.
In 2019, another minor change occurred with the walk around costume. This new walk around was made by International mascots and had Wiley's mouth wide open for the person inside to see. A thinner head, and his name appeared on his shirt.
The Great Wolf Pack
In Mid 2022, Wiley got a redesign for the movie The Great Wolf Pack: A Call to Adventure, and was aged-up to around 13-15 years old. While bearing somewhat of a resemblance to his previous design, this version of Wiley is much taller and thinner. He also has more brown colored fur with brown eyes and a tuft of brown hair on top of his head. He also wears a red jacket with rolled up sleeves and cuffed blue jeans. In the movie he is voiced by Brandon James Winckler.
His walkaround costume is slightly different as it shows his name on his jacket, but it is still similar to the movie design.
Personality
Wiley (2009-2022)
Wiley is a natural leader, and it was he who suggested to Tooth & Nail the idea of building a waterpark for his fellow Great Wolf Kids to play in. He is kind but also very adventurous, sometimes to a fault. Despite this, it is Wiley's goal to be a friend to all who wish to explore. He is also outgoing, hopeful, inspirational, and courageous. Wiley, like most wolves, loves to howl. In addition to this, he is also a talented dancer. He also learns how to take care of the environment too!
Wiley (The Great Wolf Pack)
In The Great Wolf Pack: A Call to Adventure, Wiley has always considered himself a “lone wolf” prior to meeting the rest of the pack and discovering the value of friendship. His favorite activities involve going out into nature and tackling adventures. Wiley is fearless, confident and has a big heart. He has a tendency to be somewhat of an impetuous teenager and sometimes makes mistakes along his way, but he also shows a willingness to learn new things.
Relationships
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Violet the Wolf
GWK era
When Violet debuted in 2009, she became Wiley's sister at the time. Sometimes Wiley and Violet would do activities together
GWP era
In the The Great Wolf Pack: A Call to Adventure, it was settled that Violet was no longer Wiley's brother as they meet later on in the movie.
Brinley Bear
GWK era
TBA (add any info if found)
GWP era
TBA (add any info if found)
Oliver the Racoon
GWK era
TBA (add any info if found)
GWP era
TBA (add any info if found)
Sammy the Squirrel
GWK era
TBA (add any info if found)
GWP era
TBA (add any info if found)
Rachel Raccoon
GWK era
Rachel and Wiley are good friends as they share some of the same personality traits.
Fun Facts About Wiley
- Defining Character Trait: Leader of the Pack.
- Favorite Color: Green
- Activity/Sport: Hiking
- Favorite Holiday: Earth Day
- Favorite Tradition: Wolf Walk
- Favorite Food: "The Wiley Burger"
Gallery
Pre-2009 Wiley
Wiley from 2009-2022
The Great Wolf Pack (2022-Present)
Trivia
- As the main mascot of Great Wolf Lodge, Wiley has been around longer than other characters Great Wolf Lodge has created, making him the sole character to be included in all three of the company’s primary art styles; he has been used for 22 years.
- Alongside Brinley Bear, Wiley often attends the groundbreaking ceremonies for new lodges, and as such, frequently appears in publicity photographs produced by Great Wolf Resorts during such events.
- Great Wolf Kids-era Wiley is the only version of Wiley that had a confirmed age (with other iterations only having approximations).
- Wiley has had 3 voice actors over the span of his existence, thanks to his appearances in Clubhouse Crew, the Northwoods Friends Show, and most recently, the Great Wolf Pack series.
- Wiley was the main mascot of the Wiley's Woods attraction that was in the Great Wolf Lodge Wisconsin Dells, WI until 2009, when it was replaced with MagiQuest.
- Wiley is one of many characters to have an alliterative name (with others being Brinley Bear, Rachel Raccoon, Sammy the Squirrel and Waymb Woodchuck).
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