Great Wolf Lodge Manteca has a 95,000-square-foot indoor waterpark, heated to 84 degrees and featuring a variety of water slides, tube slides, raft rides, the Crooked Creek (lazy river), Slap Tail Pond (wave pool) and Fort Mackenzie, Great Wolf Lodge’s signature, multi-level water play structure with a 1,000-gallon tipping bucket. Note: there is NO microwave in any of the rooms and this is problematic for anyone who wants to bring food to their room to reheat. Great Wolf Lodge also has multiple bedroom suites that can sleep up to 13 guests for large families. We had a refrigerator and coffee maker in our suite plus a table and two bunk beds. Our room was very minimalist, in fact, it felt a bit empty and the bunk bed is a great idea however, there are no shades on the open windows so if anyone uses the sink area, the lights shine directly into the bunk bed space. We opted for the Wolf Den suite which offers a queen bed and a separate bunk bed room across from the open sink area. I saw several other people following other families into the parking lot to grab the one they were using. We went down to the front desk and were told they had run out. Upon checking out I called the front desk for one, and they told me to get it myself. There are no bellhop services so you have to hunt for your own luggage carrier. The check-in lines snaked around the lobby and I waited 1.5 hours to check-in and that was WITH PRE CHECK-IN! I saw an employee handing out wristbands in line so families with multiple adults could take kids into the water park but apparently, that doesn’t happen on the regular. The check-in process at Great Wolf Lodge Manteca needs some serious overhauling. Pure chaos, no rules, limited food options and long lines.We purchased a Groupon discounted package and I did the pre-check-in process about a week before we arrived. ![]() Thank goodness my son is older (9) if he was younger I would have been a complete panicked wreck. It really seemed like a hazard how many kids were here at one time. The staff are very friendly, but there is no limit to how many people are allowed at one time. One of the kids in our group pooped his pants due to having to wait in the bathroom line so long and other bathrooms being closed for no reason. So the 2nd day we brought water bottles in and refilled them. They had a jug of water available but we didn’t learn that until later. ![]() One of our group actually felt faint due to lack of access to water and the lines were so long to buy water. The waterpark area is super heated and humid. ![]() The waterpark has life guards which is nice, but there are so many kids, the chlorine is so strong you could smell it and some people NOT in the pool complained of the air burning their eyes. If it was heated, it would have added additional space and could have helped with the overcrowding. They did light some fire pits outside, but it is the middle of winter and that would have been nice in the summer. Picture 25 classrooms of kids in one small area. Couldn’t find a place to sit that wasn’t over run with screaming children jumping, running, yelling or doing cartwheels. ![]() There are no lounging areas, we wanted to hang out with the adults of our team and have a beer. Your options are: pizza, burgers, chicken strips and hot dogs. I did download the app with helped order food quicker, but door dash seemed to be the smarter way to get a variety of food. Not to mention the lines are extremely long and not a single employee works at a quick speed. So if you or your child eats with any restrictions it is very difficult. There are very limited restaurants: pizza, burgers, doughnuts, ice cream, candy and one restaurant you have to make reservations for. There are basically no rules, kids are climbing on the fences, the tables and going/doing anything they want. There are so many kids here it is overwhelming.
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