Yeah we went to great wolf the other week and the one we went to (being the Ohio one) so I don’t if they haven’t renovated that one but the rooms look the same, and the magic wand thing hadn’t been upgraded in a while and was definitely out dated the water park was a good part of it
I’ve was in great wolf lodge yesterday slides very fun,but not lots of slides ,last year when I went to Kalahari,the slides were Amazing way more slides to go on.
Kalahari wins because its bigger and more things to do and its really fun I have never been to great wolf lodge but it looks fun and its more for kids and Kalahari has less kids things but GWL looks fun and Kalahari looks fun to!
Ok im 15 and ive STILL been enjoying great wolf lol its my childhood i love it. and yes i also love Kalahari and im going there again in a few days not hating or anything but i just love both of them :,)
iFishWithClickBait RBLX I agree.Although GWL has more to do,Kalahari has Much bigger and better water attractions.I think this is because GWL is a lot older than Kalahari.
Thank you for making this you tube video because my family is fighting to witch is cheaper so we can go for my birthday and we’re definitely going to kalahari
I’m still at the beginning of the video but me and my gf are wanting to do a vacation to celebrate her graduating from her bachelors and me getting my business started. I’m 24 she’s 21. Do you think kalahari or gwl would be a good place? We’re pretty dorky but I’m worried the great wolf lodge trip would possibly make us uncomfortable because of how kid oriented it is. But I’ve never been to one so I’m just guessing
We started going to indoor water parks last year after we went with our 3 year old son to an outdoor waterpark while vacationing in Puerto Rico. He loved it so much we started looking for waterparks and discovered all the different indoor water parks we didn't know existed in the tri state area. Since then we have been to Kalahari twice, Kartrite once, and Great Wolf Lodge once. We went to Kalahari first since almost everybody says is the best but they all have their strengths and weaknesses. Great Wolf Lodge has the most charm imo and the night activities such as their dance parties really made us fall in love. Also while Kalahari had the most options in terms of dining I think the incredibly high prices negates this advantage. Another big disadvantage for Kalahari in the food department is the long wait times and long lines. Last time we were there I had to wait over 40 mins for a pizza pie twice! The places to eat within the waterpark are atrociously slow and the food is just not worth the wait. On the other hand at Great Wolf Lodge we were always able to get lunch in a matter of minutes. I think most of the restaurants at Kalahari would go out of business in a matter of weeks if they weren't attached to a waterpark. Just really bad service. I also find the Great Wolf's buffet to be the best out of the 3 and having an actual Dunkin within the premises is a big plus as you can get a small bite and a coffee much quicker than at Kalahari. Overall, if you have younger kids Great Wolf Lodge has enough water slides, activities, and charm to satisfy Pre K-3 grade kids and shorter lines and wait times to satisfy the adults. We will be returning to Great Wolf Lodge in April. I would def recommend Kalahari for older elementary school kids and middle schoolers - just bring your own food when you go there!
I agree with the kalahari food we couldn’t find food in kalahari so we left and we had to Eat gas station food never agian now whenever we go to indoor water parks I pack 2 thingys of instant noodles per person on the trip and I pack small cereal cups
Former lifeguard from great wolf. Actually might have been working there during the time of your visit lol. I loved that you pointed out the smell of chlorine being so strong. A lot of us guards actually got sick from it last winter and it definitely needs some majors updates. The last thing I heard before leaving this past year was that they are looking to upgrade the waterpark so hopes for the best 🤞🏻
I live in the Poconos. There are 4 indoor water parks. They are all similar and completely different depending on what your family is looking for. Each is great in their own way. Wave pool is so much more awesome at Great Wolf. And the indoor outdoor spas take over at Khalahari. Khalahari is quite a maze composed to them all especially if you need accessible access as we do for our child. I suggest you try Aquatopia also. They have a fabulous not so lazy river and decent wave pool among all their other features. Enjoy the wave.
In the pandemic it might be different but thanks!! I’m going today at 8 am to Kalahari to be there at 11 am, I was just looking for my clothes lol 😅 but thanks for telling me that!!
Thanks for the review. We have been to the Great Wolf Lodge in Virginia, and the experience was just as you described. I feel like we're cheating ourselves after watching this video because we haven't been to Kalahari yet. We are heading there next month, so it'll be interesting to see if the differences are as you so. I am excited even more now in going. Thanks for the vid.
Hey you’re so welcome! Yes overall I’m not a fan of the design at Great Wolf. I think it’s possible to do a lodge theme without making things so dark and gloomy! Hopefully they’ll make some updates as time goes on though. Hope you enjoy Kalahari!
Omg I’m late, but I’m actually going to great wolf lodge in may! Poconos pa. Only the Normal room though. Your so rite about great wolf lodge food. It was not very good when I went before
there was a creepy guy who made a post in a local fb group to the Pocono one. he said he made reservations and the ticket to the "event" was free. so basically you'd go to kalahari and swim for free. I asked if kts really free to swim and he said fun for the whole family not even really acknowledging what I said then you can press going or maybe amd the only 3 people going were the host and two other creepy looking g guys not from the state so fucking weird. I called up kalahari and asked about the reservation thinking its just a vacation home 7 hour pitch but nope there was no reservation under that name or any events at the specific 10am lot. so still have no idea what they were trying to accomplish im assuming human trafficking
Hey Sam so great to hear from you! What are some of your favorite aspects of Great Wolf Lodge? I actually have a video coming out soon where I’ll be comparing Kalahari and The Kartrite, a new indoor water park in the Catskills, NY. So stay tuned! 😀🙌🏼
I live here in Wisconsin, and I love Kalahari. It’s amazing. Here is what I love about it Pools Fireworks Cookies Lobby Food Bedrooms Beds Bathroom Fountains Nice people Happy people Excitement The happiness that everyone has while they are there
The GWL in the poconos also has more than 5. Just because they don't scare you to go on doesn't mean it isn't a slide. She wasn't very accurate on the number.
I love the hot spring in kalahari in the winter. They have more thriller slides for my teenager son. I love how much shorter the lines are at great wolf lodge, they definitely have more stuff for the little son of mine.
Kalahari! My fiance and I don't have kids, so we go for the rides which Great Wolf can't even compare. The rooms look way better there too. The one time I stayed at Great Wolf, the room smelled like towels that been left on the floor, the bed was very uncomftable, and the humidity at night became unbearable no matter what I set the AC to so my sweating kept waking me up.
I really like Kalahari is cooler and why the wave pool was slow is bc they have a lot of issues with it (including fecal) and closes a lot. I was just there and before we left they closed the wave pool. its not the chemicals or the workers its most of the time the guests :(
Hey Sam! I’m sure you’re not alone. 😀 GWL def has a loyal following. If you don’t mind me asking, what are some of the things you prefer about GWL? It would be great to give the viewers reading these comments a different perspective. Thanks!
@@TopFlightFamily I work at Great Wolf, and have some friends that work for Kalahari. Overall, the training of staff at Great Wolf is much better. For me, things that make GWL better is how they treat their employees super well and pay pretty well as compared to Kalahari.
@@TopFlightFamily Ohhh and at the Lodge I work at they just finished up a 4 million dollar air quality update to the waterpark to completely eliminate the chlorine smell!
It depends on which great Wolf Lodge did you go to because some of the older ones don’t have as many attractions but some of the new ones can have up to 20 slides that are very thrill seeking some of them have huge outdoor pools ON it’s funny how you forgot to mention the great Wolf creation station there’s some that have more than one restaurant and about the rooms they’re supposed to be like a bum like an old fashion lodge kind of feeling so in my opinion I’m great wolf lodge
Hey thanks for watching! Yes totally get that Great Wolf Lodges vary based on location. As per the title, my video is only about the Poconos, PA location. Which location is your personal favorite?
I love that you did this it helped me by choosing where I wanted to go for my birthday but there is more waterslides in GWL then just 5 and also I. GWL there is a huge watermark outside as well
The big green slide in great wolf lodge I was like 8 when this happened ok so my raft flipped over and I flew up on the walls then came out I was TERRIFIED😂
bro you are such a lie about every thing at grate wolf loge it was the best time of my life and i am going there in a month and you don't have to eat there you can eat out OK you did not have to get things there period
I've never gone to Kalahari but been to gwl so many times. Personally I prefer to go to gw because it's not so big. I get overwhelmed around too many people and Big places. gwl feels like home to us it gives us more of a family feel. Also they did upgrade the rooms they did a great job.
Thank you so much for this review! We are a Kalahari family and have been there several times as well as Aquatopia. But we have never been at Great Wolf until this coming weekend. Now I know what to expect.
Hey Jessica thanks for watching! I’m curious to see what you think of Great Wolf. I believe they’ve renovated the rooms a bit since we went, but I wonder if they’ve updated the rest of the resort at all. We’re hoping to make it to Aquatopia soon! It looks so fun. 😀
Thanks for your review we visited gwl last year and I loved it ,you talk about the price but you did not say how long you stay ,I am looking into Kalahari since my kids are older thanks 🙏
News flash... that “chlorine” smell isn’t chlorine... it’s chloramines in the water. Not going to describe the difference, but you might want to look up what causes chloramines in a pool... just saying...
Thanks. I went to Great Wolf and was thinking about going back. I think Kalahari wins this go round. Great review. I didn't get the wand and magic quest activities either. I felt it was too gimmicky.
Haha yeah there are definitely some kids who are super into it! We didn't have enough tme to figure it out so we probably didn't get the full experie3nce.
Thank you for this video I want to book a trip to Kalahari and November I have a 3 years old 15 year old and 17 year old I would love to take them to Kalahari Pennsylvania
If u have much older kids that you don't need to keep a eye on then Kalahari but I prefer GW because it's smaller everything about it is comfortable so it's not as overwhelming to keep a eye on your kids and there is definitely plenty of slides and things to keep you busy and the rooms are not outdated.they are meant to feel like a cozy cabin....my family and friends love it there
I recently stayed at GWL and i had a fantastic time. I have smaller children so it was easy to keep an eye on them. I was able to ride the rides without feeling overwhelmed. I may do Kalahari when they are a little older. Great video!
For the great wolf lodge magi quest, me and my brother got 1st on the leaderboard and it was our 1st time ever doing it! Didn’t finish it but when we come back we hope to!
This was an awesome video comparing the 2! Both seem so nice! Actually planning on going to both of them sometime in the future! I’m also in NY/NYC area! &also just subscribed! Thanks so much for this very helpful video!
I love this video. I just came back from Kalahari and although I really enjoyed the pools and the food, I did have a major concern about my room. I paid for the African Queen suite and they gave another family my room which happened to be brighter. The room they gave me and my family was extremely dark and dim. I paid a pretty penny for it, so I wasn’t pleased by that at all. Overall the water park was excellent.
Ok so I am pretty sure that this is specific to your park lol . I was there a month ago and there was 13 slides in pa and many more activities to do ! I loved it
in my opinion, great wolf lodge is way better than Kalahari. you just have to know how to book it to where it’s only 500 for a suite and not 900. it’s also more family oriented i think. i’ve been going there for so long and when i went to Kalahari, it was just too big and chaotic. i didn’t feel like at home there.
Hi, I have a 10 y/o + taking her + her friend w my wife in a mo. Would u still recommend GWL over Kalahari? I agree w ur sentiment + would be almosr half the price of Kalahari w/ the discount. Lemme know what u think.
Kalahari in the Poconos would still win even if they are comparing the GWL in Garden Grove California (Largest Great Wolf Lodge Property as of Late May 2020). Also GWL in Poconos has 7 Big Waterslides not 5 (Excluding Totem Towers) because you forgot to mention the 2 Slideboarding slides that GWL in Poconos has. - Double Barrel Drop - Coyote Cannon - River Canyon Run - Hydro Plunge - Alberta Falls - Slideboarding (Orange) - Slideboarding (Yellow) If GWL added these slides to the Poconos Location, the Park would be a bit larger and a bit better: - Mountain Edge Raceway (Basically like Cheetah Racers) - Wolf Tail (In Niagara Falls which the Waterpark looks very similar to the Mason & Poconos Locations but different Slide Names. Grizzly Falls, Bobcat Falls, Eagle Falls, Canada Vortex, Wooly Mammoth, Niagara Rapid Run, etc.) (Basically like Sahara Sidewinder) - HOWLIN TORNADO (Only in Wisconsin Dells, Williamsburg, Grapevine, Grand Mound, Concord, Fitchburg, Garden Grove and Colorado Springs Locations) (Basically like Smoke that Thunders) - Otter Run (Basically like Zimbabwe Zipper) - And Possibly even a Flying Saucer (Like Sahara Sidewinder in the Kalahari Sandusky Ohio Location) and TornadoWAVE Ride (Like Stingray in Sandusky, Smoke that Thunders in Wisconsin, and Wild Wildebeest in Poconos and Round Rock)
Omg i went to Kalahari a month ago i love it and in kalahari i love there rooms fire place omggg and their water slides i screamed on the red and back one the huge on btw im only 15
I’ve never gone to great wolf! I’ve only gone to kalahari but I LOVE kalahari but I love those little wolf ears your daughters got there! I loved the lazy river and the wave pool! At the buffet, I loved the chocolate fountain at kalahari
Because of the size of Kalaharis wave pool they have to monitor the water levels it becomes too high they can't turn on the waves. The Kalahari wave pool capacity is more the 600 people so if they turned it on people could of gotten hurt
No hate to Kalahari in any way, but one thing I noticed is that GWL has a lot more locations then Kalahari. (15 more if you want to be exact) But otherwise I agree I love them bolth. ❤
Awesome review. My Wife and I were discussing these two resorts. As we have a one year old I like that you broke down options available for different age groups.
Kalahari Pocono Mountains is a fantastic place, but I think they really geated this place towards people from NJ and NY more than PA residents. I did research, and the locations in Round Rock, TX, Wisconsin Dells, and Sandusky, OH are way more local friendly. The PA Kalahari location intentionally did not build their rooms with kitchenettes. Meanwhile, all of the other Kalahari's have kitchenettes. The PA Kalahari is generally more expensive than the other locations in the company, they have the most expensive day passes in the entire chain. In fact, I see more people from Pennsylvania at the Dreamworks Waterpark in East Rutherford, NJ than at Kalahari Poconos. Personally, I have never stayed at Kalahari Pennsylvania and normally go to Dreamworks Waterpark, however, I am about to do a vacation to Sandusky, Ohio for Cedar Point, and will be staying at their Kalahari, as that is a Kalahari builit for everyone, wether your a local, tourist from their trade area or someone traveling long distance, you get your money's worth there.
I’d definitely say great wolf lodge wins! I always go to the location at Wisconsin! I’m 11 and turning 12 soon but i still find it very fun! We’ve been going since my sister was about my age (even younger) and now she’s 21! We’ve been going for a long time but this is the very first time I’ve done magi quest! I also went on the tornado for the first time! I really hope to go after all this corona virus stuff is over.
Great video, but it sounds like you have only been there once, but you were wrong on some things about GWL- like they do have an outdoor pool area and that the wave pool does have waves that turn on and off. Kalahari is a much newer resort so their amenities and accommodations will be more updated. By the way, november december is the best time to go to GWL. They have many more organized activities like cookie decorating, dance parties, etc. It also snows in the lobby!
I’ve been to both (I have better memories with my family at GWL. So I would choose GWL over kalahari) but they are both great and I wouldn’t mind which one I went to. I guess it is personal preference.
Don’t go on the Flo rider. Dislocated my arm there when I was 19 and I had to get a surgery and everything since it kept dislocating over and over and over. I asked the medics at the kalahari what was wrong with my arm and they didn’t even know. Just an fyi.
Thank you so very much for sharing specific details on both locations. I have visited Great Wolf Lodge and Camelback I loved both locations. This weekend September 11th - 13th we are going to Kalahari, after visiting I can have a better perspective on all three resorts. Thanks again for sharing insightful information on all resorts for the family fun time :)
Good luck! Very overpriced hotel with lots of unexperienced staff. Most of the staff are j1 immigrants with no experience that are house in a dormitory across the street. Every 6 months they get new ones on work visas. Very economical!
We love Great Wolf and are curious about Kalahari, so thank you for this video! That Magi Quest in GW in the halls is actually sometimes more exciting to my kids than the water park, lol! My husband and I even get into it and it keeps them busy for hours! I think that will be the only downside to going to Kalahari for us. My kids are 11, 10 & 5. This video is super helpful, thanks again!!
I went to great Wolf Monday and left yesterday I want an all the slides and the one that brings you in the circle I said I’m going to die I’m going to die in the first round I went but Friday I’m going to Kalahari and thank you for posting this video a much more excited now!
I been to both and to me kalahari is better because it has more ride options and it’s bigger . Plus it has 2 hot tubs and their arcade and pizza is better too . BTW I’m 30 and still enjoy going to water parks lol
What? No Camel Beach? ;) Although there are 3 indoor water parks within a stone's throw of each other in the Poconos, Camel Beach really couldn't and shouldn't be compared to the other 2 for a plethora of reasons. Some good, some bad. Anyway, this is a pretty solid comparison of the 2 lodges/parks. Our family has been to all 3 multiple times. Camel Beach excluded, I really can't pick one over the other. (Camel Beach just doesn't rate. Sorry Camel Beach!) GW has some intangibles that Kalahari just can't offer, just as the opposite is true. However, for us it mostly comes down to size. Although it's a fairly new facility, Kalahari has grown exponentially over the last few, short years. It is HUGE. I remember being in awe of Great Wolf the first time I saw it. Then I saw Kalahari for the first time and my jaw dropped. It dwarfed GW. However, after bouncing back and forth between the 2 resorts, Kalahari did some expanding through the years. So now Kalahari is as big, if not bigger than, a city block. It's simply massive! Pricewise, they can both be pretty darn expensive - especially on the weekends. You either have to grab one of their promotions EARLY (they run out/expire very quickly) or get lucky and find a groupon code somewhere. Or you could just go during the week or off-peak days. For example; we just booked a Wold Den themed suite at GW for Friday and Saturday night at the end of May, with a coupon for Friday night only, and the total was a little more that $1030. Normally it's about $530+ a night for the same room. The e-mail I got promised the same room for $199/night but the promo sold out. Go figure. Kalahari came in well over $1400 for a non-themed room at the same time. So, if money if what drives your decision you have to do some homework to hunt down the best deals. Cost aside, I look for the intangibles and other factors to decide which resort we're going to visit. By that I mean crowd size, service, and time of year. I know regardless of when we go we are bound to be surrounded by more people from outside of Pa. than anything. Which is fine. Most people are nice and kind and treat you as you treat them. But that is not always the case. In the summer when most people are on vacation is when the crowds seems to be more anxious and excitable and unruly. This is just my personal observation, take it for what you will. But this is when I prefer the smaller size of GW. Less people, less ignorance to deal with. Overall I personally enjoy GW over Kalahari. It just feels more comfortable to me. The parks are great at both places. Kalahari wins the arcade competition by a LARGE margin. But that place is just so big! Too big, if you ask me. And that just kind of makes you feel like a small fish in a big ol' sea. At GW on the other hand, it might be smaller but it has a ton of activities to keep you and the little ones busy having fun while not making you feel like a guppy in Sea World. The bottom line: You really can't go wrong with either and should experience both for yourself.
I know this video is a little older. Last year and this year Kalahari accommodation pricing seemed to be much higher than GWL. I priced both of them months out and found that Kalahari was about 200 to 300 more expensive per night, not including activities and food. GWL currently offers an all day dining deal allowing you to pay for meals up front.. so there is less worry about hidden costs when you're already there. My kids are 6 and almost 3 are absolutely in love with GWL, but they both like gaming and so Magiquest is a big draw for them.
I say Kalahari wins at the waterslide game. Because just look at the slides. They are more fun then the childish based ones at GWL. GWL is better at the looks
Want to see the full vlog from our stay at Kalahari? Watch here! th-cam.com/video/gNbl1lRehPw/w-d-xo.html
Okay I’ll watch it and give it a thumbs up!
Edit: nvm I already did
Yeah we went to great wolf the other week and the one we went to (being the Ohio one) so I don’t if they haven’t renovated that one but the rooms look the same, and the magic wand thing hadn’t been upgraded in a while and was definitely out dated the water park was a good part of it
Just went to the gwl In the poconos last month and it is renovated and they offer day passes now
No
𝐻𝑖 𝑢𝑚 𝑖 𝑎𝑚 𝑎 𝑘𝑖𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖 𝑤𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑤𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑖 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑜 𝑡𝑜 𝑘𝑎𝑙𝑎ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑖 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑤𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑦 𝑔𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑖 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑔𝑤𝑙 𝑖𝑠 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑘𝑖𝑑𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑚𝑒 𝑖 𝑎𝑚 8 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑖 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑔𝑜 𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑝𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑒𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑟𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑏𝑐 𝑖 𝑤𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑛 𝑎 𝑠𝑙𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑚𝑦 10 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑎𝑦𝑐 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑐𝑖 𝑚𝑦 𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑘𝑎𝑦𝑙𝑒 𝑚𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑘𝑎𝑦𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑎 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑤𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑛 𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑛𝑜 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑏 𝑠𝑜 𝑖𝑓 𝑢 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑘𝑎𝑙𝑎ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑖 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑘𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑓 𝑢 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑔𝑤𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑘𝑎𝑦 𝑖𝑓 𝑢 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑏𝑜𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑘𝑎𝑦 𝑢 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑢 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒
𝐸𝑑𝑖𝑡: 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑥𝑑
𝐿𝑜𝑣𝑒: 𝑘𝑎𝑦𝑙𝑒𝑒 𝑎𝑘𝑎 𝑘𝑎𝑦𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑎 𝑈𝑤𝑈
I’m a teenager now, but I’m probably NEVER gonna stop going to great wolf lodge for the next few years.
I go to Wisconsin dells
you should go to the kalahari in wis
@@emmaline6122 I will in August
Yea same
GWL now offers day passes, so now it can be busier then it was in the past.
Oh wow yes it definitely will be!
Jxyshe
Omg yay!! Now we can just go whenever but still kinda expensive
I’m going to Kalahari on Monday morning so excited 😆 it’s my second time going with my cousins😁
Amazing! Have so much fun!
I am going to Kalahari in 5 days soo i am so excited to see that Kalahari is really good
Yay thats fantastic! You will really enjoy yourself!
jay buni I be there in 7 days
I’ve was in great wolf lodge yesterday slides very fun,but not lots of slides ,last year when I went to Kalahari,the slides were Amazing way more slides to go on.
Kalahari wins because its bigger and more things to do and its really fun I have never been to great wolf lodge but it looks fun and its more for kids and Kalahari has less kids things but GWL looks fun and Kalahari looks fun to!
Yeah they are both a great choice!
Kalahari!!
We love it too!
I love GWL
i think gwl is for young kids and kalahari would be better for a family with older kids like 12+
I totally agree!
The Great Wolf Lodge water 🚿💧 slides 🛝 are more fun 🤩 and a lot better.
Ok im 15 and ive STILL been enjoying great wolf lol its my childhood i love it. and yes i also love Kalahari and im going there again in a few days not hating or anything but i just love both of them :,)
That’s great! Both have plenty of fans for sure.
I will defend Great Wolf Lodge by saying that it's supposed to look outdated to stick with the "Lodge" or the "cabin" theme. :-)
Hi! Thanks so much for watching! That is a great point and everyone has a different style! Thanks!
@@TopFlightFamily Mhm! :-D
sadder I agree ☝🏾
Yeah! That’s the whole theme, it’s suppose to look like a cozy cabin in the woods.
I agree
So basically, take the GWL check in into Kalahari, and put some GWL interactions, you have the perfect hotel!
There ya go!! Thanks for watching!
I agree Kalahari wins. I liked GWL when I was a kid and I hesitated to go on the big slides younger in Kalahari but it has a good water park selection
Yes exactly!! Thanks!
iFishWithClickBait RBLX I agree.Although GWL has more to do,Kalahari has Much bigger and better water attractions.I think this is because GWL is a lot older than Kalahari.
Also, btw they update the rooms and redesigned things in GWL
Kalahari was AMAZING & my ultimate fave, hands down!
I deff agree the Great Wolf has a smaller Indoor Park.
Thank you for making this you tube video because my family is fighting to witch is cheaper so we can go for my birthday and we’re definitely going to kalahari
Ah yay! You and your family will have a blast!
Top Flight Family omg I just saw u reply Tyson for replying sorry I’m latw
Late*
I’m still at Kalahari rn because it’s was my Xmas gift and it was for my moms bday we are leaving today
Kalahari is way better
I have been to great wolf lodge it was pretty fun but I am more of a thrill seaker so I would have to agree that kalahari is better
Yeah its is definitely a great option for you then!
KALAHARI more fun attractions better hotel NO!! GWL any more
I’m still at the beginning of the video but me and my gf are wanting to do a vacation to celebrate her graduating from her bachelors and me getting my business started. I’m 24 she’s 21. Do you think kalahari or gwl would be a good place? We’re pretty dorky but I’m worried the great wolf lodge trip would possibly make us uncomfortable because of how kid oriented it is. But I’ve never been to one so I’m just guessing
We started going to indoor water parks last year after we went with our 3 year old son to an outdoor waterpark while vacationing in Puerto Rico. He loved it so much we started looking for waterparks and discovered all the different indoor water parks we didn't know existed in the tri state area. Since then we have been to Kalahari twice, Kartrite once, and Great Wolf Lodge once. We went to Kalahari first since almost everybody says is the best but they all have their strengths and weaknesses. Great Wolf Lodge has the most charm imo and the night activities such as their dance parties really made us fall in love. Also while Kalahari had the most options in terms of dining I think the incredibly high prices negates this advantage. Another big disadvantage for Kalahari in the food department is the long wait times and long lines. Last time we were there I had to wait over 40 mins for a pizza pie twice! The places to eat within the waterpark are atrociously slow and the food is just not worth the wait. On the other hand at Great Wolf Lodge we were always able to get lunch in a matter of minutes. I think most of the restaurants at Kalahari would go out of business in a matter of weeks if they weren't attached to a waterpark. Just really bad service. I also find the Great Wolf's buffet to be the best out of the 3 and having an actual Dunkin within the premises is a big plus as you can get a small bite and a coffee much quicker than at Kalahari. Overall, if you have younger kids Great Wolf Lodge has enough water slides, activities, and charm to satisfy Pre K-3 grade kids and shorter lines and wait times to satisfy the adults. We will be returning to Great Wolf Lodge in April. I would def recommend Kalahari for older elementary school kids and middle schoolers - just bring your own food when you go there!
Great advice and love that you have been to all so many times!! Thanks so much for all the info!
did your 3 year old enjoy Gwl? i am thinking about taking my son now in may for his birthday!
I agree with the kalahari food we couldn’t find food in kalahari so we left and we had to Eat gas station food never agian now whenever we go to indoor water parks I pack 2 thingys of instant noodles per person on the trip and I pack small cereal cups
Thank you I love great wolf lodge
@@AllThingsMichelle. you should I’m going for my birthday too!
Former lifeguard from great wolf. Actually might have been working there during the time of your visit lol. I loved that you pointed out the smell of chlorine being so strong. A lot of us guards actually got sick from it last winter and it definitely needs some majors updates. The last thing I heard before leaving this past year was that they are looking to upgrade the waterpark so hopes for the best 🤞🏻
Oh what a small world! Thanks so much for watching the video and we will keep our fingers crossed for the upgrades!
I have got sick from the smell of chlorine the last 2 times I have been.
I live in the Poconos. There are 4 indoor water parks. They are all similar and completely different depending on what your family is looking for. Each is great in their own way. Wave pool is so much more awesome at Great Wolf. And the indoor outdoor spas take over at Khalahari. Khalahari is quite a maze composed to them all especially if you need accessible access as we do for our child. I suggest you try Aquatopia also. They have a fabulous not so lazy river and decent wave pool among all their other features. Enjoy the wave.
Oh we will have to give that a try! Love testing out new water parks! Thanks for all the great info!
In the pandemic it might be different but thanks!! I’m going today at 8 am to Kalahari to be there at 11 am, I was just looking for my clothes lol 😅 but thanks for telling me that!!
Thanks for the review. We have been to the Great Wolf Lodge in Virginia, and the experience was just as you described. I feel like we're cheating ourselves after watching this video because we haven't been to Kalahari yet. We are heading there next month, so it'll be interesting to see if the differences are as you so. I am excited even more now in going. Thanks for the vid.
Hey you’re so welcome! Yes overall I’m not a fan of the design at Great Wolf. I think it’s possible to do a lodge theme without making things so dark and gloomy! Hopefully they’ll make some updates as time goes on though. Hope you enjoy Kalahari!
That is the one I go to
So cap i went to great wolf a few days ago got: another dining, more check in, way more water slides, they also have more activities GREAT WOLF WINS
I'm watching because I'm going to Kalahari tomorrow
I’m going for spring break
@@reghankaorii me also im going on the 26th of march
I’m going on the 20th
@@lilyyalbinoo me too! I am leaving tomorrow morning
@@mrcooler1414 SAMEEE
Very informative video wish I would have saw this before I went to gwl for this past weekend everything you said was spot on
Omg I’m late, but I’m actually going to great wolf lodge in may! Poconos pa. Only the Normal room though.
Your so rite about great wolf lodge food. It was not very good when I went before
there was a creepy guy who made a post in a local fb group to the Pocono one. he said he made reservations and the ticket to the "event" was free. so basically you'd go to kalahari and swim for free. I asked if kts really free to swim and he said fun for the whole family not even really acknowledging what I said
then you can press going or maybe amd the only 3 people going were the host and two other creepy looking g guys not from the state
so fucking weird. I called up kalahari and asked about the reservation thinking its just a vacation home 7 hour pitch but nope there was no reservation under that name or any events at the specific 10am lot.
so still have no idea what they were trying to accomplish im assuming human trafficking
@@HackerActivist who cares I’m a kid and we’ve been to great wolf before. Not up to you. And we already booked it with my cousins
5:49, Alberta Falls has like three different slides though
I like great great wolf lodge in my opinion can you do more of these videos
Hey Sam so great to hear from you! What are some of your favorite aspects of Great Wolf Lodge? I actually have a video coming out soon where I’ll be comparing Kalahari and The Kartrite, a new indoor water park in the Catskills, NY. So stay tuned! 😀🙌🏼
Top Flight Family ok cool! I’ll subscribe and check it out!
I live here in Wisconsin, and I love Kalahari. It’s amazing. Here is what I love about it
Pools
Fireworks
Cookies
Lobby
Food
Bedrooms
Beds
Bathroom
Fountains
Nice people
Happy people
Excitement
The happiness that everyone has while they are there
Love it! This is some list 😀
Top Flight Family Thanks! Been there many times ever since I was little.
Love that place.
Has anyone been to the one in Texas? Thinking about booking for my daughter bday
I’ve gone to both and personally my favorite is Kalahari because it’s fun and more like colorful
I’m going to Kalahari on April 4 I cant wait
Hope it'll be open! If so, have fun!
The great wolf lodge i go to has a lot more water slides than 5.
That's great! This video was about the Poconos location
The GWL in the poconos also has more than 5. Just because they don't scare you to go on doesn't mean it isn't a slide. She wasn't very accurate on the number.
I love the hot spring in kalahari in the winter. They have more thriller slides for my teenager son. I love how much shorter the lines are at great wolf lodge, they definitely have more stuff for the little son of mine.
I was just telling my mom how gwl was so expensive for that type of room and how we can be in a 4 star hotel for that price.
Yeah but since the water park passes and other amenities are included it may make sense especially depending on how many people you have!
great wolf lodge does have a outdoor pool
Tramaine Anderson so does Kalahari
Taylor Swift Is the best not a pool hot tub
Tramaine Anderson the one in Wisconsin Dells
I’m going to wolf lodge!! I already went to Kalahari.
z_y_o_n_ maybe true
Kalahari! My fiance and I don't have kids, so we go for the rides which Great Wolf can't even compare. The rooms look way better there too. The one time I stayed at Great Wolf, the room smelled like towels that been left on the floor, the bed was very uncomftable, and the humidity at night became unbearable no matter what I set the AC to so my sweating kept waking me up.
Ooo that does not sound comfy at all lol! We love Kalahari as well! Thanks for watching!
Goooo Kalahari team wooooooo! I’m going pretty soon on Christmas brake!
Oh yeah!! Thanks for watching!
Christmas car?
I really like Kalahari is cooler and why the wave pool was slow is bc they have a lot of issues with it (including fecal) and closes a lot. I was just there and before we left they closed the wave pool. its not the chemicals or the workers its most of the time the guests :(
I'm a GWL loyalist. I still love going there more
Hey Sam! I’m sure you’re not alone. 😀 GWL def has a loyal following. If you don’t mind me asking, what are some of the things you prefer about GWL? It would be great to give the viewers reading these comments a different perspective. Thanks!
Wait sam is anyone in your family a 5th grade teacher that moved to 4th bc in my school she is a teacher for 4th grade her name is ms. Silverman
@@TopFlightFamily I work at Great Wolf, and have some friends that work for Kalahari. Overall, the training of staff at Great Wolf is much better. For me, things that make GWL better is how they treat their employees super well and pay pretty well as compared to Kalahari.
@@TopFlightFamily Ohhh and at the Lodge I work at they just finished up a 4 million dollar air quality update to the waterpark to completely eliminate the chlorine smell!
Just booked Kalahari last night (probably why this vlog showed up). Have been to Great Wolf. Thanks for the comparison so I'll know what to expect.
I love them both but I prefer Kalahari I came home from there today. It was like my 5 time I think
It depends on which great Wolf Lodge did you go to because some of the older ones don’t have as many attractions but some of the new ones can have up to 20 slides that are very thrill seeking some of them have huge outdoor pools ON it’s funny how you forgot to mention the great Wolf creation station there’s some that have more than one restaurant and about the rooms they’re supposed to be like a bum like an old fashion lodge kind of feeling so in my opinion I’m great wolf lodge
Hey thanks for watching! Yes totally get that Great Wolf Lodges vary based on location. As per the title, my video is only about the Poconos, PA location. Which location is your personal favorite?
Andre Gauthier the one in MA has more things to do in the winter such as bowling, ropes course and much more. And all of it is indoors
Andre Gauthier tbh the best great wolf lodge is Anaheim garden grove CA
I love that you did this it helped me by choosing where I wanted to go for my birthday but there is more waterslides in GWL then just 5 and also I. GWL there is a huge watermark outside as well
The big green slide in great wolf lodge I was like 8 when this happened ok so my raft flipped over and I flew up on the walls then came out I was TERRIFIED😂
Oh no!!! I think about that happening all the time! Glad you were okay but totally understand why you were scared!!
It depends if you listened technically you can't go by yourself
Memes_Oof I did tho😂
Lol
Thanks for the review, was looking at both resorts and trying to decide which is best for our family!
Hey Brooke you’re so welcome! Id love to know: which resort did you decide to go with and why? 😀
bro you are such a lie about every thing at grate wolf loge it was the best time of my life and i am going there in a month and you don't have to eat there you can eat out OK you did not have to get things there period
I've never gone to Kalahari but been to gwl so many times. Personally I prefer to go to gw because it's not so big. I get overwhelmed around too many people and Big places. gwl feels like home to us it gives us more of a family feel. Also they did upgrade the rooms they did a great job.
Aw that is great to hear! Glad your family really enjoys it and we will have to come check out the reno they did on the rooms!
Kalahari is the best
I going for my birthday on the 30th
That is fantastic! So excited for you! have so much fun!
Kalahari is SO much better because it offers sooo much more for kids and adults! Also the convention center is AMAZING!! the expansion is beautiful!
Hi! Thanks so much for watching! So glad you enjoy Kalahari!!
Thank you so much for this review! We are a Kalahari family and have been there several times as well as Aquatopia. But we have never been at Great Wolf until this coming weekend. Now I know what to expect.
Hey Jessica thanks for watching! I’m curious to see what you think of Great Wolf. I believe they’ve renovated the rooms a bit since we went, but I wonder if they’ve updated the rest of the resort at all. We’re hoping to make it to Aquatopia soon! It looks so fun. 😀
Your video was extremely helpful in us choosing the right location for our daughters birthday trip. Thank you 😊
Kalahari is better because its bigger and the waterpark is bigger *my opinion*
Great Wolf Lodge is better in my opinion. It might not have more space and stuff, but i think.. the *theme* is nicer then Kalahari.
They do a great job!
Thanks for your review we visited gwl last year and I loved it ,you talk about the price but you did not say how long you stay ,I am looking into Kalahari since my kids are older thanks 🙏
Usually we do a 2-3 day trip!
News flash... that “chlorine” smell isn’t chlorine... it’s chloramines in the water. Not going to describe the difference, but you might want to look up what causes chloramines in a pool... just saying...
Oh I'm aware. Hence the reason I'm not as big of a fan of GWL.
Thanks. I went to Great Wolf and was thinking about going back. I think Kalahari wins this go round. Great review. I didn't get the wand and magic quest activities either. I felt it was too gimmicky.
Haha yeah there are definitely some kids who are super into it! We didn't have enough tme to figure it out so we probably didn't get the full experie3nce.
Thank you for this video I want to book a trip to Kalahari and November I have a 3 years old 15 year old and 17 year old I would love to take them to Kalahari Pennsylvania
Oh that is perfect! You will love it and there is something for all ages!! Cannot wait to hear about it after you go!
I'm a tiki tok fan
If u have much older kids that you don't need to keep a eye on then Kalahari but I prefer GW because it's smaller everything about it is comfortable so it's not as overwhelming to keep a eye on your kids and there is definitely plenty of slides and things to keep you busy and the rooms are not outdated.they are meant to feel like a cozy cabin....my family and friends love it there
That is a great point!! Thanks for sharing!!
I recently stayed at GWL and i had a fantastic time. I have smaller children so it was easy to keep an eye on them. I was able to ride the rides without feeling overwhelmed. I may do Kalahari when they are a little older. Great video!
Such a great point! So glad you had a great experience at GWL! Cannot wait to see what you think of Kalahari in a few years!!
For the great wolf lodge magi quest, me and my brother got 1st on the leaderboard and it was our 1st time ever doing it! Didn’t finish it but when we come back we hope to!
Wow congrats! That's awewsome.
I go to Kalahari for the chocolate covered bacon in the lobby! 😋 great video! 👍
Oh yes! SO YUMMY!
This was an awesome video comparing the 2! Both seem so nice! Actually planning on going to both of them sometime in the future! I’m also in NY/NYC area! &also just subscribed! Thanks so much for this very helpful video!
Aw thanks so much! So glad it was helpful and always love connecting with fellow NYC friends!
Or asually try la centrale in Miami and do a vlog on TH-cam thanks very soon and you can do eataly in downtown New York if you want also thanks
Thanks for these great suggestions! 😀🙌🏼
Kalahari’s wave pool is suppose to stop then go agin
Oh well that makes sense then!
I love this video. I just came back from Kalahari and although I really enjoyed the pools and the food, I did have a major concern about my room. I paid for the African Queen suite and they gave another family my room which happened to be brighter. The room they gave me and my family was extremely dark and dim. I paid a pretty penny for it, so I wasn’t pleased by that at all. Overall the water park was excellent.
Ok so I am pretty sure that this is specific to your park lol . I was there a month ago and there was 13 slides in pa and many more activities to do ! I loved it
Awesome! Yeah such a fun place with so much to do!
Where I live there’s a Great Wolf Lodge, but not a Kalahari Water Park Resort.
So cool that you live close to one though! Lots of fun!
in my opinion, great wolf lodge is way better than Kalahari. you just have to know how to book it to where it’s only 500 for a suite and not 900. it’s also more family oriented i think. i’ve been going there for so long and when i went to Kalahari, it was just too big and chaotic. i didn’t feel like at home there.
Yeah it definitely depends on your family but great advice! Thanks!
Hi, I have a 10 y/o + taking her + her friend w my wife in a mo. Would u still recommend GWL over Kalahari? I agree w ur sentiment + would be almosr half the price of Kalahari w/ the discount.
Lemme know what u think.
I'm going this weekend and it's for 4 adults and 4 kids. Its $479
Omg!! My aunt is in this video!! She was the one who served y’all the cake at great wolf lodge
No way!! That is so great! Give her a big thanks from us!
That is cool! :3
Great wolf lodge also has an outdoor Waterpark werr I stay.
Kalahari in the Poconos would still win even if they are comparing the GWL in Garden Grove California (Largest Great Wolf Lodge Property as of Late May 2020).
Also GWL in Poconos has 7 Big Waterslides not 5 (Excluding Totem Towers) because you forgot to mention the 2 Slideboarding slides that GWL in Poconos has.
- Double Barrel Drop
- Coyote Cannon
- River Canyon Run
- Hydro Plunge
- Alberta Falls
- Slideboarding (Orange)
- Slideboarding (Yellow)
If GWL added these slides to the Poconos Location, the Park would be a bit larger and a bit better:
- Mountain Edge Raceway (Basically like Cheetah Racers)
- Wolf Tail (In Niagara Falls which the Waterpark looks very similar to the Mason & Poconos Locations but different Slide Names. Grizzly Falls, Bobcat Falls, Eagle Falls, Canada Vortex, Wooly Mammoth, Niagara Rapid Run, etc.) (Basically like Sahara Sidewinder)
- HOWLIN TORNADO (Only in Wisconsin Dells, Williamsburg, Grapevine, Grand Mound, Concord, Fitchburg, Garden Grove and Colorado Springs Locations) (Basically like Smoke that Thunders)
- Otter Run (Basically like Zimbabwe Zipper)
- And Possibly even a Flying Saucer (Like Sahara Sidewinder in the Kalahari Sandusky Ohio Location) and TornadoWAVE Ride (Like Stingray in Sandusky, Smoke that Thunders in Wisconsin, and Wild Wildebeest in Poconos and Round Rock)
Omg i went to Kalahari a month ago i love it and in kalahari i love there rooms fire place omggg and their water slides i screamed on the red and back one the huge on btw im only 15
Yay glad you got to visit!
GWL has fireplaces in there rooms
I’ve never gone to great wolf! I’ve only gone to kalahari but I LOVE kalahari but I love those little wolf ears your daughters got there! I loved the lazy river and the wave pool! At the buffet, I loved the chocolate fountain at kalahari
Aw thanks! She definitely liked those ears! Chocolate fountain is great!
Our great wolf has an outside and like 10 slides
That’s cool! Which location is that? 😀
Top Flight Family I think it’s in pa lol
Because of the size of Kalaharis wave pool they have to monitor the water levels it becomes too high they can't turn on the waves. The Kalahari wave pool capacity is more the 600 people so if they turned it on people could of gotten hurt
Oh yeah that makes sense!
No hate to Kalahari in any way, but one thing I noticed is that GWL has a lot more locations then Kalahari. (15 more if you want to be exact) But otherwise I agree I love them bolth. ❤
But where I live I can’t go to Kalahari I guess I’ll just go to the crabby Wolf Lodge thanks party pooper
Haha I'm sure you'll still have fun at GWL!
Awesome review. My Wife and I were discussing these two resorts. As we have a one year old I like that you broke down options available for different age groups.
Oh yay thanks so much! I am glad it was helpful for you!
Yes. 2019 we booked a trip at GWL and it $800+
Kalahari Pocono Mountains is a fantastic place, but I think they really geated this place towards people from NJ and NY more than PA residents. I did research, and the locations in Round Rock, TX, Wisconsin Dells, and Sandusky, OH are way more local friendly. The PA Kalahari location intentionally did not build their rooms with kitchenettes. Meanwhile, all of the other Kalahari's have kitchenettes. The PA Kalahari is generally more expensive than the other locations in the company, they have the most expensive day passes in the entire chain. In fact, I see more people from Pennsylvania at the Dreamworks Waterpark in East Rutherford, NJ than at Kalahari Poconos. Personally, I have never stayed at Kalahari Pennsylvania and normally go to Dreamworks Waterpark, however, I am about to do a vacation to Sandusky, Ohio for Cedar Point, and will be staying at their Kalahari, as that is a Kalahari builit for everyone, wether your a local, tourist from their trade area or someone traveling long distance, you get your money's worth there.
Kalahari is better but i like both... i go every year
I’d definitely say great wolf lodge wins! I always go to the location at Wisconsin! I’m 11 and turning 12 soon but i still find it very fun! We’ve been going since my sister was about my age (even younger) and now she’s 21! We’ve been going for a long time but this is the very first time I’ve done magi quest! I also went on the tornado for the first time! I really hope to go after all this corona virus stuff is over.
Nice! Hope you can return soon
Great video, but it sounds like you have only been there once, but you were wrong on some things about GWL- like they do have an outdoor pool area and that the wave pool does have waves that turn on and off. Kalahari is a much newer resort so their amenities and accommodations will be more updated. By the way, november december is the best time to go to GWL. They have many more organized activities like cookie decorating, dance parties, etc. It also snows in the lobby!
Great info! Thanks for sharing!
The chlorine smell of Great Wolf Lodge is the BEST! That is what the waterpark smell really shines for.
I’ve been to both (I have better memories with my family at GWL. So I would choose GWL over kalahari) but they are both great and I wouldn’t mind which one I went to. I guess it is personal preference.
Yeah very true! It definitely depends on the family and what different aspects work for them!
In my opinion great wolf is better
Nothing wrong with that! We loved GWL as well and glad your family does too!
Don’t go on the Flo rider. Dislocated my arm there when I was 19 and I had to get a surgery and everything since it kept dislocating over and over and over. I asked the medics at the kalahari what was wrong with my arm and they didn’t even know. Just an fyi.
Thank you so very much for sharing specific details on both locations. I have visited Great Wolf Lodge and Camelback I loved both locations. This weekend September 11th - 13th we are going to Kalahari, after visiting I can have a better perspective on all three resorts. Thanks again for sharing insightful information on all resorts for the family fun time :)
Good luck! Very overpriced hotel with lots of unexperienced staff. Most of the staff are j1 immigrants with no experience that are house in a dormitory across the street. Every 6 months they get new ones on work visas. Very economical!
Great information So helpful.Thank you.Planning to go with my two years old can’t decide which one?
Yay glad you found it helpful! I am sure you will have a blast at either one!
We love Great Wolf and are curious about Kalahari, so thank you for this video! That Magi Quest in GW in the halls is actually sometimes more exciting to my kids than the water park, lol! My husband and I even get into it and it keeps them busy for hours! I think that will be the only downside to going to Kalahari for us. My kids are 11, 10 & 5. This video is super helpful, thanks again!!
Yay so glad you found it helpful! Yes SO fun!!!
The Kalahari is an over priced resort. Most of the staff even in the fine dinning restaurants have little to know experience. Terrible!
I went to great Wolf Monday and left yesterday I want an all the slides and the one that brings you in the circle I said I’m going to die I’m going to die in the first round I went but Friday I’m going to Kalahari and thank you for posting this video a much more excited now!
The first 2 clips show the differences are IMMENSE!!!! LOL Kalahari for the win!!!
Haha I tried not to be too biased but yes. Great Wolf Lodge is so dark and gloomy overall. Kalahari feels so much brighter and happier!
@@TopFlightFamily at least you TRIED not to be 😂 Wonderful review
Thank you! I wanted to be as thorough as I could
I been to both and to me kalahari is better because it has more ride options and it’s bigger . Plus it has 2 hot tubs and their arcade and pizza is better too . BTW I’m 30 and still enjoy going to water parks lol
What? No Camel Beach? ;) Although there are 3 indoor water parks within a stone's throw of each other in the Poconos, Camel Beach really couldn't and shouldn't be compared to the other 2 for a plethora of reasons. Some good, some bad.
Anyway, this is a pretty solid comparison of the 2 lodges/parks. Our family has been to all 3 multiple times. Camel Beach excluded, I really can't pick one over the other. (Camel Beach just doesn't rate. Sorry Camel Beach!) GW has some intangibles that Kalahari just can't offer, just as the opposite is true. However, for us it mostly comes down to size. Although it's a fairly new facility, Kalahari has grown exponentially over the last few, short years. It is HUGE. I remember being in awe of Great Wolf the first time I saw it. Then I saw Kalahari for the first time and my jaw dropped. It dwarfed GW. However, after bouncing back and forth between the 2 resorts, Kalahari did some expanding through the years. So now Kalahari is as big, if not bigger than, a city block. It's simply massive!
Pricewise, they can both be pretty darn expensive - especially on the weekends. You either have to grab one of their promotions EARLY (they run out/expire very quickly) or get lucky and find a groupon code somewhere. Or you could just go during the week or off-peak days. For example; we just booked a Wold Den themed suite at GW for Friday and Saturday night at the end of May, with a coupon for Friday night only, and the total was a little more that $1030. Normally it's about $530+ a night for the same room. The e-mail I got promised the same room for $199/night but the promo sold out. Go figure. Kalahari came in well over $1400 for a non-themed room at the same time. So, if money if what drives your decision you have to do some homework to hunt down the best deals.
Cost aside, I look for the intangibles and other factors to decide which resort we're going to visit. By that I mean crowd size, service, and time of year. I know regardless of when we go we are bound to be surrounded by more people from outside of Pa. than anything. Which is fine. Most people are nice and kind and treat you as you treat them. But that is not always the case. In the summer when most people are on vacation is when the crowds seems to be more anxious and excitable and unruly. This is just my personal observation, take it for what you will. But this is when I prefer the smaller size of GW. Less people, less ignorance to deal with.
Overall I personally enjoy GW over Kalahari. It just feels more comfortable to me. The parks are great at both places. Kalahari wins the arcade competition by a LARGE margin. But that place is just so big! Too big, if you ask me. And that just kind of makes you feel like a small fish in a big ol' sea. At GW on the other hand, it might be smaller but it has a ton of activities to keep you and the little ones busy having fun while not making you feel like a guppy in Sea World. The bottom line: You really can't go wrong with either and should experience both for yourself.
I know this video is a little older. Last year and this year Kalahari accommodation pricing seemed to be much higher than GWL. I priced both of them months out and found that Kalahari was about 200 to 300 more expensive per night, not including activities and food. GWL currently offers an all day dining deal allowing you to pay for meals up front.. so there is less worry about hidden costs when you're already there.
My kids are 6 and almost 3 are absolutely in love with GWL, but they both like gaming and so Magiquest is a big draw for them.
I say Kalahari wins at the waterslide game. Because just look at the slides. They are more fun then the childish based ones at GWL. GWL is better at the looks
Go. To. Rockinghorse ranch. Awesome for your kids safety measures when it’s Covid and it’s it’s upstate New York.
Trust me they are both amazing in my opinion.Just where I went,Great Wolf Lodge didn’t have as much slides as when I went to Kalahari
Oh interesting! Which Great Wolf location did you go to?