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Great Wolf Lodge Celebrates “Topping Out” Milestone for Mashantucket Resort in Connecticut
Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. | June 13, 2024
The first Great Wolf Lodge in Connecticut is now accepting reservations for summer 2025. MASHANTUCKET, Conn.. – (June 13, 2024) – Great Wolf Lodge Mashantucket reached a significant milestone today as Turner Construction hoisted the final beam needed to complete vertical construction into place for the family-friendly indoor water park resort. Now, Turner, along with Neuman Pools and ID3 Group, will focus on completing the elaborately themed interior portions of the resort, including all 549-guest suites, the 91,000-square-foot indoor water park and 61,000-square-foot Great Wolf Adventure Park, along with the various eateries a...
Great Wolf Resorts Names Bret McLeod as Chief Financial Officer
Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. | January 30, 2024
CHICAGO – (Jan. 30, 2024) – Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. has appointed Bret McLeod as the company’s next Chief Financial Officer. McLeod has more than 20-years of financial leadership experience, a majority spent within the hospitality industry, and will oversee the company’s finance and accounting functions as well as serve as a member of Great Wolf Resorts’ executive leadership team responsible for driving the company’s business transformation and growth. McLeod will play a leadership role in developing and refining financial processes, systems and infrastructure while guiding a world-class finance and accounting team of more tha...
Great Wolf Resorts Names Dr. Romie Mushtaq as Chief Wellness Officer
Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. | January 4, 2024
CHICAGO – (Jan. 4, 2024) – Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. appointed triple-board certified physician and noted neurologist, Dr. Romie Mushtaq, as the company’s first Chief Wellness Officer. Mushtaq, who is widely recognized by the name Dr. Romie, will help establish a wellness-focused foundation for Great Wolf that includes training materials, educational tools and specific programs to assist the company’s 10,000 Pack Members achieve their wellness pursuits and a better sense of mindfulness. Dr. Romie will utilize a data-driven approach to understand the needs of the company’s Pack Members both at the resort and corporate level...
Great Wolf Resorts Partners With APS to Modernize Reservations Technology
Above Property Services (APS™) | June 22, 2023
The family-friendly indoor waterpark resort brand upgrades to world's fastest, most advanced solutions for reservations, distribution, call center, packaging, analytics, and continuous pricing NAPLES, FL – (June 22, 2023) – Great Wolf Resorts, North America’s largest family of indoor waterpark resorts, has selected Above Property Services (APS®) to modernize its technology across their 19 properties across the country. Great Wolf Resorts’ strategic decision to partner with APS was part of an ongoing effort to enhance capabilities and the overall guest experience. Great Wolf Resorts has always been focused on providing the b...
Great Wolf Resorts Names John Murphy as Chief Executive Officer
Great Wolf Resorts | November 3, 2022
CHICAGO – (Nov. 3, 2022) – Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. announced today that John Murphy, (“Murph”), will serve as the company’s next Chief Executive Officer, taking over for Murray Hennessy who is retiring, but will continue to serve as an advisor to the company. Murphy is a seasoned hospitality executive with more than 30 years of hospitality leadership experience. “I am absolutely thrilled and honored to be following in Murray’s footsteps, leading this incredibly talented and enthusiastic Great Wolf team. It’s abundantly clear that this is a company with a strong culture that truly cares for its people, setting the founda...
VICI Properties Inc. Invests in Great Wolf Lodge Gulf Coast Texas
VICI Properties | September 23, 2022
NEW YORK--VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE: VICI) (“VICI Properties” or the “Company”) announced today that the Company has agreed to provide a mezzanine loan for up to $127.0 million to Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. (“Great Wolf”) related to the development of Great Wolf Lodge Gulf Coast Texas, a more than $200 million family resort project in Webster, TX. The 532-room indoor water park resort was officially announced today during a groundbreaking event and is expected to start welcoming guests in mid-to-late 2024. The mezzanine loan has an initial term of 3 years with two 12-month extension options subject to certain conditions. The invest...
Great Wolf Resorts Breaks Ground on Great Wolf Lodge in Perryville, Maryland
Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. | July 21, 2021
CHICAGO – July 21, 2021 – Mid-Atlantic families will have something fun to howl about in 2023 as Great Wolf Resorts, Inc., North America’s largest family of indoor water park resorts, broke ground today on its newest resort in Perryville, Maryland. Great Wolf Lodge Maryland will become the brand’s 20th resort in North America, and the largest, with 700-family-friendly suites and a 126,000-square foot indoor water park. The resort will sit on 48-acres on the western edge of Cecil County, making it a convenient family getaway for those in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Wilmington and many other Mid-Atlantic and Northeast communities. ...
Great Wolf Resorts Names Tim Brown Chief Development Officer
Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. | November 4, 2020
CHICAGO (Nov. 4, 2020) – Industry veteran Tim Brown, who brings a proven track record of leadership in hotel and resort development with tenures at a number of large corporations, has been named Chief Development Officer for Great Wolf Resorts, Great Wolf Resorts CEO Murray Hennessy announced today. Brown, who begins his new duties as CDO in early December, will lead Development for Great Wolf Resorts at a time when the Company is poised to expand its “paw print” nationally. “As we look to expand the Great Wolf Lodge resort experience to new markets, and make significant investments into our existing resort locations, we are ex...
