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All About the Extras
Daily Guide
Be sure to get the Children and Family Activities guide when you check in to maximize a weekend. It lists activities such as cookie decorating, special events such as a Halloween haunted house, daily surf lessons on the Flow Rider, games with prizes such as game tokens, coloring contests and family movies. Some do require a fee.
Check in is at 4 p.m., but guests can pre-register by noon and hit the water park or theme park early. While room checkout is at 11 a.m., guests can use lockers and stay at the parks until closing.
Babysitting
While the resort doesn't offer its own babysitting service or drop-off kids programs, you can call Pop-In Nanny Agency at (888) 384-9007 for childcare.
The Art of Smart Timing
If you want to enjoy the outdoor water park with thinner crowds in the summer, aim for the last two weeks of August or first week in June. For fall and winter, you'll find better deals and fewer crowds September through early December (excluding holidays). Go mid-week rather than weekends if possible. Crowds peak mid-June through mid-August and from Christmas through spring break in March and early April.
Getting There
The resort is right off Interstate 94/90, about 90 minutes from Milwaukee, 3.5 hours from Chicago and four hours from Minneapolis-St. Paul.
If you are traveling by air to Madison (50 minutes away) or Milwaukee, taking a bus or traveling by Amtrak to the Dells, you can notify the resort and pre-arrange a pickup. They also have shuttles available to other Dells attractions, such as Noah's Ark, the nation's largest outdoor water park.
You also can rent a car through Avis (608-242-0600) and drop it off at the resort or rent a car at the resort for exploring the area.
For Mom and Dad
A World Apart Lounge
This is geared toward adults with pool tables, dartboards, foosball, drink specials, nightclub entertainment and room to dance.
For a longer night out, there are two Vegas-style shows: Jeremy Allen's Grand Illusions or Rick Wilcox Magic Theater.
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