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Going to Wisconsin Dells~tips needed

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Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Saturday, April 23, 2005 - 3:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Anyone know how to get discounts on hotels? Especially ones like Kalahari or Wilderness? (with waterparks in the hotel.)

Ketchuplover
Member

08-30-2000

Saturday, April 23, 2005 - 3:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Have you googled for the data you seek?

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Saturday, April 23, 2005 - 3:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Dang ketchup, you are fast. I thought there was an an-ti-ci-pa-tion thing I'd have to wait for before I got a post from you!!

Anyways, yes I have googled Wisconsin Dells as well as some of the resorts/hotels. But they don't really tell ya how to get a good discount.

I wonder of hotels.com or travelocity would...

I was hoping someone in TVCH land has some experience with the dells and how to save some big $$$--cuz man everything is so dang pricey there!

Kaili
Member

08-31-2000

Sunday, April 24, 2005 - 6:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I wouldn't necessarily go to the fancy resort type hotels (Kalahari, Great Wolf lodge, Wilderness, etc). They tend to be away from the main fun areas- like by the highway then you'd need to drive into town to eat and do other stuff. They're great for winter because they have indoor waterparks and everything you need righ there- but if you go, I assume you'd want to explore a little and do other things. I ususally camp when I go, but I've also stayed at the Flamingo Hotel. Very basic, but it's adjacent to Noah's Arc and that's the main and only water park you really need to bother with.

Coupons are available up the butt around there- 2 for 1's and a lot of others- just go over to the many, many tourism booths and grab them. Did you go to www.dells.com? They have free coupons they'll email you from there. Ask at your hotel- we got a half off admission at Noahs Arc from our hotel. Either way, they're about $30, but you can get the second day half off if you're going to come back. And I assure you, there's really no need to go to the other ones- they're all smaller and none have better rides.

When are you thinking of going?

The Ducks and boat tours are fun but can get pricey. I went on the Ducks years ago and it was pretty cool. The drive into the water, then "become" boats. The Tommy Bartlett Show is always kind of fun too. There's a lot you can do without spending nearly as much as you would think.


Kaili
Member

08-31-2000

Sunday, April 24, 2005 - 6:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh- and you do know you'll be entering one of the cheesiest places ever built up, right? I love it, but it's so....bizarre there sometimes.

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Sunday, April 24, 2005 - 7:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I do know it is the "cheesiest", but then we are talking about Wisconsin, right?

It's really my parents who are the ones who want to go--oh and my 5 year old. We have gone there the past two summers (for 2 nights and 3 days each time.) My step-dad is the king of consistency and redundancy. He always wants to go to the same places/restaurants every time. I want diversity.

Last year it seemed like Chula Vista was the best deal. Actually we stayed one night at a "cheapy" hotel and one night at CV. Since we are only going to be up there 2 nights, I want to get a lotta bang for our buck. Plus Ryan is getting older and a simple pool is not going to excite as much anymore.

I think we will do one night at CV and one night at Wilderness.

What other activities up there are good to do? we have done deer park and Storybook Gardens (tho Storybook Gardens is, well, rather lame). We did the ducks and Tommy B. Tommy B. was really fun.

Thanks for the dells.com tip. Any other tips or suggestions are appreciated! Thanks!

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Sunday, April 24, 2005 - 7:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Also does anyone know of any fun type place -- especially for a 5 or 6 year old that would be within a 3 hour drive of Chicago???

Happymom
Member

01-20-2003

Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - 10:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I recently saw something in a mag. about the Dells. I didn't pay much attention to it, although, it caught me eye because I've always wanted to go there. I think it was most likely Family Fun Mag. They have a website with a lot of info. on many things.

(Funny you said Chula Vista, I used to live in Chula Vista, CA...near San Diego.)