r/wisconsindells

We are staying at Kalahari for 3 nights, will be doing 4 full days. We want to break up doing Kalahari every day by doing Mt Olympus or Noah’s Ark. we have 2 young kids, 4 (43”) and 18 months. Our 4 year old loves water slides and is a thrill seeker, and it looks like he could do almost everything at Olympus vs only a couple of the “big” slides at Noah’s Ark. Am I right in saying Mt. Olympus will be better?
Also, any ideas on what crowds are like Friday vs Saturday at either place? We are going this upcoming weekend

Looking at taking the kids to one of the resorts this October. What park has the most area for slides and pool for kids and adults?

Good evening! Does anyone know of any current deals or discounts for mt Olympus tickets for this week? Lowest I’m seeing is $40! We are planning on going this week, thought I had 4 free tickets but realized they expired but already planned it with the kiddos! Thanks in advance 🤗💗

I wanted to come on here and give a bit of advice as someone who is overweight and in the process of losing weight. Waterpark/theme parks have always been stressful for me because weight limits/size limits can be pretty stressful. At my heaviest, I went to a state fair and tried to ride 2 rides and got turned away from 1 for just barely not fitting, and it was honestly the most humiliating experience of my life.

First of all, if you are over 250 pounds, your best option for going to a waterpark where you can actually ride rides is Noah’s arc by far. If you’re under 300 pounds, you’re able to safely ride almost every single ride available but one. Even if you’re over 300 pounds, there are still several you can ride.

Additionally, I wanted to put it out there that I went to Noah’s arc a few days ago and genuinely only one out of perhaps 6-7 attractions I went on had a scale, and that ride made it very explicit several times before you got on that they would weigh you, while other rides leave it to your discretion to take on risk. I’m not suggesting that if you’re 10-20 pounds + over the weight limit that you ignore the information and ride anyways, but if you know you’re very close to the weight limit or you’re worried about having to step on any scale of any kind at all, very few rides actually had you do that.

I can’t remember all the names of the rides we went on, but a couple for sure that did not weigh you included time warp, Bermuda Triangle, kowabunga, stingray, and chameleon. The only one we rode that did was scorpions tail. And outside of rides there was the wave pool and the endless river that we hung out in for a while and that was pretty fun too.

Again, this is not at all to suggest you should ignore these limits- it is with your safety in mind that they create them. I’m saying this because i know in the past that I was stressed about being a few pounds heavier than the limit and rejected going to parks with my friends because i feared being ejected from the ride and having all my friends end up knowing my exact weight. If I had known that basically no rides would care if I happened to be 5 pounds over the limit or that there were park options where weight would basically never be a concern, that would have made me feel a lot better.

44F/48M couple staying in Sturgeon babe Wisconsin through August 20th. We would love to be able to go skinny doing somewhere looking for private beach or pool in Sturgeon Bay or Door County.

I’d like to take my kids up to the dells for one last hoorah before school starts. They love swimming so I’m hoping to find a place that we can stay one night and enjoy a nice pool and hot tub. Where would you recommend that isn’t the big water park resorts?

I’ve only been to Wisconsin dells one time and it was last year, me and my daughter stayed at the wilderness resort but we honestly explored all around town versus strictly staying at the water park / hotel. Last time we went we did aquavia lumina, duck boat tour, mountain coaster ride, and ate a ton of great food. This time I would like to explore the water park more when we go in a few weeks but it was so confusing the first time that I have no idea how to navigate even finding the pools 😅 also looking for any other ideas on what to do around town, I’m looking into the take flight that is advertised when you book at wilderness , as well as the deer farm (can’t remember the name) any hidden gems or fun things to do?

We are headed to the Glacier Canyon Lodge and got the two bedroom condo. Pictures look like it has a toaster, coffee maker, etc., do they have knives, cutting boards, colanders for cooking? The website lists pots and pans, but trying to make a list of those types of things to bring if needed. Thank you!

Where are the hidden gems for me and my family ( 1 Child 3 Years old ) ? Not looking to do the tourist traps where can we go enjoy good food tonight?

I just got back from my first trip to the Dells and had a great time. I noticed that a lot of the people we saw working at the parks and restaurants were from another country. At Noah’s Ark I saw people from Turkey and Kazakstan. Our witnesses at Buffalo Phils and Lake House also both had European accents. To be clear, everyone was great and I have no issue with people from other countries working in America. I’m genuinely curious how all these people from other countries came to work in the middle of Wisconsin.

Hello my wife and I are planning a 7 day vacation to Wisconsin dells. We have heard of the amazing water parks which we are planning on visiting. I was curious what else would ya recommend we do? And also we have not found a hotel to stay, which do you recommend. It’s our first time visiting and we are excited! Will be celebrating our one year marriage anniversary.

We’re going to Mt Olympus for my Fiancés birthday this coming weekend, but after checking the weather, I’m suspecting it might storm on Saturday. Are there any good ideas for stuff to do to specifically indoors outside of the waterpark and theme park? Preferably 21+ stuff but I’m open to anything.

Has anyone stayed at the meadowbrook recently? I’ve checked out reviews online but there are very few from the last year and they are mixed. We have four nights booked there and I’m getting worried it was a bad idea based on some of what I’ve found. However they are totally booked for that weekend so maybe it’s not all bad?

A little backstory. My (Wisconsin) family has gone to The Dells every year for probably close to 40 years in a row. Growing up we would always stay at a hotel and do Noah’s Ark one day and then Family Land and Big Chief Go Karts (eventually Mt Olympus) the next day.

After a while we stopped doing Mt Olympus because of all the well documented reasons on this sub and we started staying at the Wilderness. When little kids started showing back up in our family we stopped with Noah’s Ark and just stuck to the Wilderness.

The other day my brother asked if I wanted to join him and my nephew up at Noah’s Ark for a day trip and I said sure. We had talked about it for a year or two as my nephew has gotten a little older (just turned 7).

I was ready for it to be in rough shape for some reason but was pleasantly surprised with the status of the park and the staff. A couple of rides were not working but it didn’t ruin our day in any way and we had a blast.

I do miss the the ability to just bring in a big cooler and set it down at one of the picnic areas but I understand that’s how everything is now so I don’t hold that against them.

I hope Noah’s Ark keeps it up and never surrenders to Mt Olympus and their ownership.