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Great Wolf Lodge Slides into the World Record Book During 24-Hour Waterslide-athon Event

On March 26-27, all Great Wolf Lodge locations participated in the 24-hour event to celebrate the opening of new waterslide attractions at three of its locations - Kansas City, Kansas, Kings Island in Mason, OH, and Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania. The Great Wolf Lodge "World's Largest Waterslide-athon" took place over 24 consecutive hours with one designated slide per resort. Every slider who descended the designated slide counted toward breaking the record for longest distance traveled on waterslides over a 24-hour period.

"We're thrilled to hold the Guinness World Record for the longest distance watersliding in 24 hours. It was a true team effort at all of our properties," said Kim Schaefer, CEO of Great Wolf Resorts. "We had so much fun setting this world record, but what makes this a truly special event is the generosity of our guests and the general public who donated during the waterslide-athon to our charity of choice, Big Brothers Big Sisters."

In addition to celebrating the new attractions, the event raised money for local Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies. Participants were asked to make a donation to the organization before descending the waterslide. The resorts collected more than $75,800 during the event, and a $50,000 contribution to the national agency from the Great Wolf Resorts corporate office makes the total donation to Big Brothers Big Sisters more than $125,800. Additionally, many properties opened their doors to local Bigs and Littles to participate in the event.

"Great Wolf Lodge has given its guests a fun and inventive way to support Big Brothers Big Sisters' work in providing successful, long-term mentoring matches that help vulnerable kids beat the odds," said Karen J. Mathis, President and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters. "The company's commitment brought an energy and excitement to these communities, which will enable us to positively impact even more children and their families."

For more information, visit www.greatwolf.com/worldrecord.

About Great Wolf Resorts, Inc.

Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:WOLF), Madison, Wis., is North America's largest family of indoor waterpark resorts, and, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, owns and operates its family resorts under the Great Wolf Lodge and Blue Harbor Resort brands. Great Wolf Resorts is a fully integrated resort company with Great Wolf Lodge locations in: Wisconsin Dells, Wis.; Sandusky, Ohio; Traverse City, Mich.; Kansas City, Kan.; Williamsburg, Va.; the Pocono Mountains, Pa.; Niagara Falls, Ontario; Mason, Ohio; Grapevine, Texas; Grand Mound, Wash.; and Concord, N.C.; and Blue Harbor Resort & Conference Center in Sheboygan, Wis. Through Great Wolf Resorts' environmental sustainability program, Project Green Wolf , the company is the first and only national hotel chain to have all US properties Green Seal Certified - Silver.

The company's resorts are family-oriented destination facilities that generally feature 300 - 600 rooms and a large indoor entertainment area measuring 40,000 - 100,000 square feet. The all-suite properties offer a variety of room styles, arcade/game rooms, fitness rooms, themed restaurants, spas, supervised children's activities and other amenities. Additional information may be found on the company's Web site at www.greatwolf.com.

Steve Shattuck, Great Wolf Resorts, Inc.
Ph: 608-661-4700, email: sshattuck@greatwolf.com
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Jackie Leonard-Tackett, Fleishman-Hillard, Inc.
Ph: 314-982-0283, email: jackie.leonardtackett@fleishman.com