Great Wolf Lodge Southern California Seasonal Celebrations
Great Wolf Lodge Southern California dazzles families with its waterpark, arcade, Magiquest electronic scavenger hunt, spa especially for kids, and much more. Add seasonal celebrations to the mix, and this hotel in Orange County becomes even more enchanting. Discover Snowland for Christmas and Hanukkah, the New Year’s Eve Snowball, Spring-A-Palooza, and Howl-O-Ween each fall.
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Snowland Christmas and Hanukkah
From Thanksgiving weekend through January, Great Wolf Lodge Southern California hosts Snowland. This holiday bonanza is replete with fun activities and eye-popping decorations. Indoor snow that melts into the warm indoor waterpark, anyone?
At this magical winter wonderland, expect an annual tree lighting ceremony and visits with Santa Claus. Guests can even dine inside a life-sized gingerbread house! What’s more, children can enroll in North Pole University to complete holiday-themed activities and receive their official “Snowploma” plus a special-edition Rowdy the Reindeer trading card.
Make your Christmas or Hanukkah stay even more memorable by booking a Snowland Suites as an upgrade. These special suites come decked out with garlands, twinkling lights, and a fully decorated holiday tree. Guests will receive a free copy of their winter storybook, Unique as a Snowflake. As a special surprise, a Great Wolf Kids character will bring young guests an evening milk and cookies delivery.
New Year’s Eve Snowball
New Year’s Eve is traditionally a grown-up holiday, leaving parents struggling to come up with something special to do together as a family on the year’s final night. Thankfully, Great Wolf Lodge Southern California hosts a kid-friendly celebration called Snowball.
This party features an impressive buffet and celebration in the hotel’s Conference Center. There’s also music, a ball drop and more to help families ring in the New Year.
Spring-A-Palooza
Welcome warmer weather and budding flowers with Spring-a-Palooza at Great Wolf Lodge Southern California from mid-March to mid-April. This spring celebration includes colorful decorations and hand-made gardens in full bloom around the Grand Lobby.
Families can take part in crafts, scavenger hunts, Grand Lobby picnics, and more. Kids especially love seeking the Easter Peeps hidden throughout the property.
Howl-O-Ween
A giant smiling spider made of balloons welcomes guests to the Grand Lobby during Howl-O-Ween at Great Wolf Lodge Southern California. Kids and adults alike dress up for trick-or-treating along an indoor trail to collect treats.
Children love showing off their ensembles in nightly costume parades for a chance to win a cool prize. Didn’t pack your costume? No worries! Guests all receive a set of Halloween-themed wolf ears at check-in.
Round off each evening with Spooktacular Story Time with the Great Wolf Kids characters in the lobby. As though that weren’t enough, on weekends guests can enjoy Monster Bash Dance Parties where they can dance and play games.
Why Celebrate Holidays at Great Wolf Lodge
My family was lucky to get a chance to experience Halloween at Great Wolf Lodge Southern California in Garden Grove, California. The party was so hoppin’ — my family considered foregoing presents in favor of booking a stay at this hotel for Christmas instead of exchanging gifts.
Normally my kids would balk at the idea of giving up a pile of presents. But when presented with the lure of Great Wolf Lodge Southern California over the holidays, they jumped up and down and said, “Yesssss!” Now that’s a hotel that understands how to make families happy.
Learn More
Read more about Great Wolf Lodge Southern California on TripAdvisor. You may also want to check out tips for visiting Great Wolf Lodge from our friends at Trekaroo. If you love Great Wolf Lodge’s indoor water park, then you’ll love this list of the best indoor hotel pools for kids!
Have you ever stayed at a Great Wolf Lodge? Let us know in the comments below!
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I haven’t stayed here nor at any place near Southern California but seeing this nice place just makes me want to come up with an excuse to stay there for a week. The rooms look cozy, the halls and entertainment areas all look awesome!
And it’s so close to Disneyland, too! I hope you can book a stay here someday!
Oh this looks like such an amazing place to stop for a while <3 the bedrooms are just beautiful as well. I would love to go there over the holiday.
It’s the full-sized holiday tree that really wows me! I hope you can go over the holidays someday!
This looks like a great place to stay for the holidays! Wish we can visit this place soon!
I wish that for you as well! 🙂
We have not stayed at one. None are close but I am going to see about staying one for a holiday… looks like a blast and a great place for a vacation.
Oh fun! I hope you can go, Kristi!
How fun that they decorate for every holiday! I have never been to Great Wolf Lodge, but it’s definitely on my travel wish list!
I hope you can visit Great Wolf Lodge Southern California soon…especially during the holidays!
I havent been to great Wolf Lodge in forever! I always love traveling on holidays because things are so festive!
Kelly – Things are especially festive at Great Wolf Lodge Southern California during the holidays, too!
We love the Great Wolf Lodge. I’ve never been there during the holidays- love all the decorations!
Oh, you must, Shell! You’d love it!
I would love to check out the Great Wolf Lodge in Southern California. It would be an amazing place to spend the Holidays with the kids.
I’m really trying to make the holidays at Great Wolf Lodge Southern California happen for us next year! 🙂
What a fun place to spend any holiday! You had me at indoor water park.
LOL ~ our family is big on water parks, too!
It looks like Great Wolf Lodge is the place to be all year round. They have so many festive things for every season.
Right?! I want to go back to experience springtime and the winter holidays here!
That sounds like a wonderful getaway for any family. I love going somewhere that has everything for everyone.
Myrah – Great Wolf Lodge Southern California certainly fits that bill!
And the food was good too!
Especially the outdoor poolside grill. Yum!
That looks like so much fun! We love Great Wolf Lodge. We’ve never been to the California one though. It looks like the perfect place for our next trip.
I’m the opposite…Great Wolf Lodge Southern California is the only GWL I’ve visited. I’m sure my family would love them all, though!