Just got back - booked back in April using "the code". No questions asked and got an upgrade to the kid suite.
Room was very nice, no problems at all. really liked having the kids in the little bunk area with there own tv. They supplied a pack n play when requested.
Check in: Got there about 1:30 on Sunday. Place was packed!! Even though it was so crowded, we only waited 5 mins. to get checked in. Got our wristbands and was told to pick up a house phone and call them to check on the room.
So we went right into the waterpark. Not a table or chair to be found. Kind of wish when people were done they would remove their towels from the chairs and half eaten lunches from the tables just so other would know what was avialable. We just packed everything into the stroller and headed off.
It was me, DH, tow step daughters 12 and 11 and son 16 months.
We hung around with my son for a little while, then I sent the bigger kids and dad off for the big slides. After about an hour to an hour and a half my son started getting tired. I think he had some water in his ears - just a word of advice, its pretty loud in there.
So I found a phone and called to check on our room and it was realy. probably about 3:15 to 3:30. So I went to eh key pick up desk - no one else there and in two minutes had my keys.
I will say with chek in and room key pick-up we really lucked out. When I went down to get the bags around 4, the line to pick up keys was real long. Dont know how long the wait was but it was a long line.
Magic Quest - this stupid, stupid game. The girls saw all the kids running around with their wands and said - gee whats that. So i explained and of course they wanted to play. I tried to stress they wouldn't have enough time but they really wanted to try and honestly it truely felt like my kids were the only kids in the entire place without a stupid wand! Well after i insisted they go back to the water park at night (close at 9pm) i said ok lets go check it out. Closed - 9pm. I said well lets see what happens tomorrow.
I had to leave at 8am the next day for a funeral so husband was left with the kids. He said magic quest was kind of annoying because he had my son in the stoller and you have to keep going up and down the levels and the girls were just kind of running around not following along with the map or whatever it is.
Husband said son had a blast the next day. So sorry I missed it. Forgot to mention that on Sunday they had 1 pool area shut down and that was where 4 of the slide dumped into. So that stunk. But on Monday at least 1 or 2 were open again so the girls got to do them. Here is the other problem - they have 1 set of stairs leading to the main slides. Going to the right was the "best" slide and going to the left were 3 tamer slides. The line for the 3 slides always went fast, but it was difficult to get past everyone who was on line for the "better" slide. Not well thought out in my opinion...plus the "better" slide took alot longer to get down.
Food: We ate down the road at 5 guys burgers and fries for lunch. I guess it was 6-10 minutes down the road. That was good. For dinner - in hindsight it would have been easier to just get my son dinner, then let the girls eat later. But already hearing opinions of the retaurant, we went out. That just took up to much time. If I do it again it will probably be pizza hut express at the lodge.
So I am going to try to go again. I am sure I will never get it for the rate I just got it at, but I am sad I missed out on Monday and would like to go again.
Let me know if you have any quesitons.
Room was very nice, no problems at all. really liked having the kids in the little bunk area with there own tv. They supplied a pack n play when requested.
Check in: Got there about 1:30 on Sunday. Place was packed!! Even though it was so crowded, we only waited 5 mins. to get checked in. Got our wristbands and was told to pick up a house phone and call them to check on the room.
So we went right into the waterpark. Not a table or chair to be found. Kind of wish when people were done they would remove their towels from the chairs and half eaten lunches from the tables just so other would know what was avialable. We just packed everything into the stroller and headed off.
It was me, DH, tow step daughters 12 and 11 and son 16 months.
We hung around with my son for a little while, then I sent the bigger kids and dad off for the big slides. After about an hour to an hour and a half my son started getting tired. I think he had some water in his ears - just a word of advice, its pretty loud in there.
So I found a phone and called to check on our room and it was realy. probably about 3:15 to 3:30. So I went to eh key pick up desk - no one else there and in two minutes had my keys.
I will say with chek in and room key pick-up we really lucked out. When I went down to get the bags around 4, the line to pick up keys was real long. Dont know how long the wait was but it was a long line.
Magic Quest - this stupid, stupid game. The girls saw all the kids running around with their wands and said - gee whats that. So i explained and of course they wanted to play. I tried to stress they wouldn't have enough time but they really wanted to try and honestly it truely felt like my kids were the only kids in the entire place without a stupid wand! Well after i insisted they go back to the water park at night (close at 9pm) i said ok lets go check it out. Closed - 9pm. I said well lets see what happens tomorrow.
I had to leave at 8am the next day for a funeral so husband was left with the kids. He said magic quest was kind of annoying because he had my son in the stoller and you have to keep going up and down the levels and the girls were just kind of running around not following along with the map or whatever it is.
Husband said son had a blast the next day. So sorry I missed it. Forgot to mention that on Sunday they had 1 pool area shut down and that was where 4 of the slide dumped into. So that stunk. But on Monday at least 1 or 2 were open again so the girls got to do them. Here is the other problem - they have 1 set of stairs leading to the main slides. Going to the right was the "best" slide and going to the left were 3 tamer slides. The line for the 3 slides always went fast, but it was difficult to get past everyone who was on line for the "better" slide. Not well thought out in my opinion...plus the "better" slide took alot longer to get down.
Food: We ate down the road at 5 guys burgers and fries for lunch. I guess it was 6-10 minutes down the road. That was good. For dinner - in hindsight it would have been easier to just get my son dinner, then let the girls eat later. But already hearing opinions of the retaurant, we went out. That just took up to much time. If I do it again it will probably be pizza hut express at the lodge.
So I am going to try to go again. I am sure I will never get it for the rate I just got it at, but I am sad I missed out on Monday and would like to go again.
Let me know if you have any quesitons.
how did you get the room upgrade? With my 3 kids (DD16,DD10,DS7) having the kidsuite would be great!
