I’m excited to share a full review of the new Great Wolf Lodge in Scottsdale, Salt River, AZ. This kid-friendly resort has lots of fun options for families. Read on for the good… and the bad. 😉
Hi friends! Hope you’re having a wonderful morning. Today I’m sharing a full review of the new Great Wolf Lodge in Scottsdale! It’s a super fun and kid-friendly resort that the WHOLE family will love! Let’s take a look at this review to see what we thought so you can see if it’d be a vacay your fam would like!.


We spent 3 days and 2 nights at the brand-new Great Wolf Lodge, which is basically a kid’s dream come true. The girls lost their minds! I’d seen a few posts about Great Wolf Lodge over the years and was excited finally to take the crew. When I found out this summer that we were getting one, I booked our rooms the first day that they opened the system for reservations. The site crashed multiple times during the process. I was able to snag a room for the end of the month, which ended up being their grand opening weekend. The room rates were pretty fair, and I was happy to pay them.
Great Wolf Lodge Scottsdale Review
Great Wolf Lodge is a family-friendly resort with a lodge “campfire” kinda vibe to it. The two wolf mascots, Wiley and Violet, and other characters, stroll around the property for photo ops, and they have quite a few fun amenities.


Activities at Great Wolf Lodge Scottsdale
I was pretty blown away by the amount of activities they offer on-site. They have a mini golf area, gold panning, a mine exploration activity, an indoor ropes course, a mini bowling alley, a rock-climbing wall, and a full indoor water park. The waterpark is climate-controlled to 86 degrees year-round and has various slides, a lazy river, a wave pool, a giant splash pad, and a baby/toddler area.

Inside the resort, they also have a Build-A-Bear workshop, a kids’ area (where they offer childcare), a candy store, and MagiQuest.
MagiQuest ended up being one of the biggest hits with the kids. It’s an indoor scavenger hunt using magic wands (that you purchase for around $20). You pay an additional $15 to participate in the MagiQuest game, and as you find different spots throughout the property – they’re marked with a little green leaf – you flick your wand at the object and something will happen.