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Get Ready for Howl-O-Ween at Great Wolf Lodge

by Kimberly Inlander

Oct 11, 2022

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Family travelers, Great Wolf Lodge is the place to be this Halloween! Now available at all 18 U.S. Great Wolf Lodge locations, Howl-O-Ween returns with a Trick-Or-Treat Trail, a Monster Bash Dance Party and much more!

 

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Experience all the fall feels as soon as you enter Great Wolf Lodges’ Grand Lobby. Décor includes fall leaves, pumpkins and more, including all-new floating pumpkin patches. When visiting locations in the Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania; Manteca, California; Scottsdale, Arizona; and Colorado Springs, Colorado, swim through a sea of floating pumpkins to find the perfect one before enjoying cider and donuts while decorating your find.

 

On the Trick-or-Treat Trail, kiddos can wear their costumes and visit themed stops throughout the resort for meet and greets with Great Wolf Lodge characters, and swag and candy along the way.

 

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Other activities include:

 

  • Howl-O-Ween Yoga Trails, where the Great Wolf Pack talks to families about seasonal activities
  • Monster Bash Dance Party, with Halloween songs to make kids dance
  • Howl-O-Ween Arts & Crafts, including pre-packaged projects for families to create in guestrooms or the lobby
  • Howl-O-Ween Mini Events include Boo Bingo, Howl-O-Ween trivia and more

 

Howl-O-Ween is one of four seasonal celebrations at Great Wolf Lodge.

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