Ok – so I never went on “Spring Break” but since Joey is out of school because Rosemount schools are on spring break, we have taken him to the Wisconsin Dells!
Our first two nights we stayed at Mt. Olympus. We had a room that had a really cool bunk bed for Joey so we made a fort out of the bottom one with the blanket. He slept on top the first night, on the bottom the second night.
Some of the outdoor stuff was open because it has been so nice out so Joe and Joey road the go-karts the first day. They started out in 9th place and came in second! Joey was so stoked!
Day 2 we went out and played miniture golf at Pirate’s Cove, then had lunch at the Moose Jaw, then rode the military (camo painted) duck boats. Toured the river and Lake Delton. A truck that turns into a boat – so much like something out of Cars II. Again, a hit with Joey. We went back and rode the go-karts again, Joey rode the kid’s airplane ride and then we did some swimming, then played in the arcade collecting SO MANY tickets!! We ended up with 515 tickets so Joey got a new set of firefighter vehicles, a jet airplane, a glider plane and some tootsie rolls. Quite a haul!
Some friends had recommended we try out The Wilderness Resort so we checked out of Mt. Olympus and checked in there. The Wi-Fi is much better, and the water parks (they have 3 instead of just one) are larger, lighter, and with more activities. Our room was ready right away (usually you have to wait until 4) so we got in right away and hit the pool.
We were exhausted by 3:30 – first rode the bumper boats, then went up and down the slide, over and over and over. We got Joey to go down the higher “family boat tube” where we all sat in a big inner tube boat and went down a very dark tunnel slide. He was scared going up (that was a lot of steps) and when we came out the end he said, “I guess that was a lot of fun after all!”
We all took a 35 minute nap, then went out for dinner. We found the steak house that is affiliated with the Wilderness and it was SO GOOD! Relaxing atmosphere, pleasant wait staff, warm decor and very good food.
Back to the hotel and into the arcade. They don’t have actual tickets here, they have swipe cards and after you play, your card is credited with your tickets. So it definately cuts down the satisfaction factor because you can’t physically touch what you are winning. This is the only thing we have found to be a bummer about this place.
When we plan our next trip to the Dells, we will definately be staying here!
