Additionally, more than 500 jobs will be created to manage the resort, including senior management positions, engineering staff, IT, lifeguards, guest service agents and housekeepers. Danielle Murdock / contributedĪside from the waterpark, a 61,000-square-foot family entertainment center will also open on the property, with features like the live-action 'MagiQuest' game, where guests can battle against ' goblins and dragons.'Īround 400 construction and trade workers from Turner Construction Company will build the resort using around 1,100,000 labor hours, according to the press release. The family-friendly resort will feature a 91,000-square-foot water park, which will be equipped with water slides, pools and a lazy river, according to Great Wolf's website.Ī rendering of the new Great Wolf Lodge in Mashantucket, which is set to open in 2025. This is a special moment for us all, and we thank our partners at Great Wolf Lodge for making this happen,' Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Chairman Rodney Butler said in the press release. “The introduction of this new location will help bring incredible economic value and exciting job opportunities to the hardworking people in our area. As part of the celebration, members of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, Great Wolf Lodge and Foxwoods Resort Casino poured buckets filled with blue paint on the broken ground, similar to how giant buckets dump water on guests at Great Wolf Lodge resorts.

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