Here's Why Families Are Picking Great Wolf Lodge Over Disney

[{"selector":"#anim-12fd4f5a-490e-463c-9a30-57b51072b005","keyframes":[{"transform":"scale(1)","offset":0},{"transform":"scale(1.5)","offset":0.33},{"transform":"scale(0.95)","offset":0.66},{"transform":"scale(1)","offset":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] Read more

When Magic Kingdom opened in 1971, a single-day admission ticket was $3.50. Someone earning federal minimum wage in 1971 ($1.60 an hour) only needed to work 2.19 hours to pay for admission.

[{"selector":"#anim-99ec7a93-de95-4a57-8c72-48dd8e24e482","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-92da2553-d2f8-4c94-b49a-427defd3574b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.50632%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Read more

Fast forward to today, and prices have skyrocketed. A one-day ticket to a single Disney World park varies from $109 to $159 per day, depending on the day.

[{"selector":"#anim-83fef67b-3543-45c7-a136-8ca7911f3c37","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a5b99a44-bad3-4e86-9677-84cca3390082","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-118.03797%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Read more

A minimum wage worker visiting a single Disney World park on the cheapest of days would have to work 15.03 hours to afford admission, an increase of 586% since the park first opened.

[{"selector":"#anim-c68e834c-6f65-4df8-a946-0ac96e00f741","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f3b73fb3-c27b-43dd-a36c-f8b2708aa925","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-128.26087%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Read more

92.6% of surveyed Disney World enthusiasts said they believe the cost of a Disney vacation is now out of reach for average families.

[{"selector":"#anim-ae36a51e-861b-4853-a730-0e8d7ff6f950","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a1abeee9-4673-47a7-9064-5474588e9cec","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-129.34782%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Read more

What used to be regular vacation for middle-class families has evolved into a luxury trip with pricey add-ons everywhere you look.

[{"selector":"#anim-e4dd80e1-388e-4c43-b445-d5058b40b49d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b6bdf2f4-7a27-4e78-aa54-b7a8da0b569a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-124.27537%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Read more

68.3% said rampant price increases and nickel and diming have made it feel like Disney World has lost its magic.

[{"selector":"#anim-10552bed-716a-48ae-98b6-e8b3fb429dcd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e501ca3f-5b37-4147-9659-318516e0b8b8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-123.91305%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Read more

That’s why many are leaving The supposedly Happiest Place on Earth for a more carefree, joy-filled, and affordable family vacation.

[{"selector":"#anim-e6e33343-e130-4f21-b2fb-ac8b60efe0e7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cd930a1d-650c-4b0c-a32b-64b951517816","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-116.25767%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Read more

According to Newsweek, families across America are replacing a trip to Disney with a trip to a Great Wolf Lodge instead.

[{"selector":"#anim-2ac5d6ac-037e-4f0b-9103-91de5b4c7fd0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f3951557-518d-43ae-a0b4-c97f15710d7a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-124.27537%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Read more

With 19 locations and two more under construction, they are North America’s largest family of indoor water parks.

[{"selector":"#anim-92b64be4-6ca6-4e49-9e12-94cec7f9bf70","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c866a817-b8bb-42e0-bf30-762a13449da3","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-125%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Read more

Read the Whole Article, including how to get discount Great Wolf Lodge stays

[{"selector":"#anim-1ca72d29-0a0f-4045-bc82-7e8681433f82","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-db6b5eec-2897-4afa-ae0d-b046c724fc3b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-126.69173%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Read more

For More Articles Visit

[{"selector":"#anim-66d3fa86-a96f-49b0-8dba-9a5733b7b9d7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e429b30f-57cc-48e6-831c-6d2ba4007c29","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-133.83458%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Read more