A water park with 12 slides and a lazy river is opening in Florida. Here’s when and where

A new indoor water-park resort in Florida is ready to make a big splash.

Great Wolf Lodge in Naples, on the state’s Gulf coast, will have a grand opening Sept. 18. The original timetable for the park’s opening was Oct. 1, set after Hurricane Ian in 2022 ravaged Southwest Florida and delayed construction.

This is the first Florida location for Great Wolf Lodge , with the company’s only other branded indoor water park resort in the Southeast in Atlanta.

The Naples park is near the Interstate 75 interchange at Collier Boulevard, next to the Paradise Coast Sports Complex and about a two-hour drive from Miami.

Reservations have been open since 2023.

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What’s at Wolf Lodge water park?

Here’s what to expect at the water attraction:

▪ A 92,000-square-foot indoor water park, heated to 84 degrees, featuring a wave pool, lazy river, play areas and 12 water slides, including an attraction called Breakaway Bay.

▪ A 60,000-square-foot family entertainment center known as the Great Wolf Adventure Park offers a variety of family-friendly attractions, including MagiQuest — a live-action adventure game where players use interactive magic wands to battle goblins and dragons.

▪ Family events and activities including Yoga Tails, a morning exercise program, and evening events such as the Hustle & Howl dance party and Story Time event.

▪ Several dining options ranging from pizza and burgers to upscale dining and premium ice cream treats at Wood’s End Creamery.

▪ Family-friendly suites in a variety of categories and styles including suites with separate sleeping quarters for kids designed as either a log cabin or wolf den and outfitted with bunk beds. The resort will also feature suites with multiple bedrooms for large families or multi-generational groups.

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