The kids (6 and 8) were over the moon in bliss. Th...

The kids (6 and 8) were over the moon in bliss. They spent 5 hours a day on Magiquest (which cannot easily be explained, you have to see it) and made the Wolf pass easily the best money we spent in ages. The water park is decent. The hotel and park was a bit crowded but not too bad, even on Xmas holidays.

The other activities (ropes course, mini golf, mini bowling) are compact and meh, but fine enough for the kids. Arcade way overpriced. It would not be hard to have a few more adventurous and large activities, or things that are also fun for grownups too. It s not as if space if scarce in Illinois. But this hotel does not have the feel of an ambitious place. They have a magic formula for kids and it makes them oodles of cash.

The food was really bad and grossly overpriced, and I felt dehydrated the whole trip because water fountains are rare and drinks are overpriced. Probably the food was the lowlight. Pizza was about as low quality as you can find, other than ChickECheese. It would not be hard to add a bit more variety and a few more healthy options other than the small bland and uninspired salads. You re a captive audience so you end up spending lots of cash on bad quality junk.