Wilderness Territory

The Wilderness Territory is the name of multiple resorts located in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin and Sevierville, Tennessee, with a third "Territory" planned for the Branson, Missouri area. Each of the Wilderness' resort areas are called "Territories".

Wisconsin Dells Territory

History

The original hotel, Wilderness Hotel and Golf Resort, was built in 1995, along U.S. Highway 12 (Wisconsin Dells Parkway) due to the new invention of the Indoor Waterpark. The original resort had an average sized waterpark, and a few restaurants. At first, the Wilderness's only indoor waterpark was the New Frontier. Now that park is the Wild Canyon Cafe. A few years later, the hotel expanded its size to accommodate the loads of guests.

In 2003 they decided to build a new hotel on Lake Delton. This is now known as The Wilderness on the Lake, complete with an infinity pool and indoor waterpark. With more people coming to the main Wilderness Resort Hotel in the 2000s they once again expanded, built a new waterpark, the "Wild West waterpark", and even another guest lobby. 2004 brought the addition of an outdoor wave pool called the "Great Tsunami." In 2005, they built their tallest slide, a ProSlide Tornado, called the "Hurricane," as well as a ProSlide Cannonbowl. Due to the Tsunami in Southeast Asia, the "Great Tsunami" was renamed "The Great Wave." In 2006, the Glacier Canyon Lodge across a glacial canyon from the original Wilderness Resort hotel. Also, the "Great Wave" was enclosed and two family slides called "Dueling Mammoths" were added to make the Wilderness Resort hotel's third indoor waterpark, called "Wild Water Dome."

Before 2007, all of the Waterparks at the Wilderness Territory were for resort guests only, but then they opened them up to the general public on the off season. Guests in the summer still get exclusive access to the waterparks of the Wilderness Territory.

In 2008 the Wilderness renovated the mountain play feature at Klondike Kavern into an interactive multi-level play feature like ones at the "Wild West Waterpark" and other resorts around the Dells.

Wilderness Hotel and Golf Resort

This is the original resort that features three indoor waterparks, two outdoor waterparks, and most of the amenities at the Wilderness Territory in WIsconsin Dells. The resort also features Wild Rock Golf Club, and the Wilderness Woods Par 3 Family Course. A skywalk is connected to the Glacier Canyon Lodge, and you can take a boat to the Wilderness on the Lake Resort.

Indoor Waterparks

Klondike Kavern
*65,000 Square Feet
*Klondike Themed
*Two convert|500|ft|m|abbr=on. Tube Slides
*Two high speed body slides
*"Bonanza Brook," a 500ft Lazy River
*"Bonanza Bluff," an interactive water play structure
*"The Hurricane," a multi-sensory ProSlide Tornado
*"Sulfur Springs," Indoor/Outdoor Spas & Pools
*"Kodiak Kanteen" Snack Bar

Wild West
*70,000 Square Feet
*Western Themed
*"Wilderness Express" Tube Slide
*"Fantastic Voyage" Family Raft Ride
*"Black Hole," a multi-sensory ProSlide Cannonbowl
*Four high speed body slides
*"The Surge," an interactive Wave Pool
*"Ransack Ridge," an interactive water play structure
*Indoor/Outdoor Spa
*"Grizzly's Grill" Snack Bar
*"The Thirsty Buffalo" Saloon Restaurant

Wild WaterDome
*70,000 Square Feet
*Innovative Tan-through roof
*Mixed-outdoor themeing
*"The Great Wave" wave pool
*"Dueling Mammoths" racing family raft rides
*"Survivor's Grill"
*Private Cabanas

Outdoor Waterparks

Lake Wilderness
*40,000 Square Feet
*A convert|300|ft|m|sing=on tube slide
*A convert|220|ft|m|sing=on body slide
*Two convert|100|ft|m|sing=on speed slides
*Kiddie pool with hands on water features
*Lake Wilderness' Island pool area with play features
*A lap pool
*Indoor/outdoor whirlpools
*Macinac Tap & Snack Shack

New Frontier
*110,000 Square Feet
*A convert|400|ft|m|abbr=on. enclosed tube slide
*Two body slides
*Prospector's Creek, a convert|600|ft|m|sing=on lazy river
*An interactive water play area with a 300 gallon tipping bucket
*3 pools
*A whirlpool
*A kiddie zero-depth entry pool
*Coyote Cafe and Racoon Saloon restaurants

Wilderness on the Lake

The Wilderness on the Lake is a lakefront resort on the man-made Lake Delton. It features a small 30,000 indoor waterpark, called "Cubby's Cove," and an outdoor waterpark overlooking Lake Delton. Additionally it is home to an arcade, snack bar, coffee bar, gift shop, and two small conference rooms.

Glacier Canyon Lodge

This is the newest resort of the Dells Wilderness Territory, and contains many new condos to rent or own. It features an outdoor waterpark (Lost World) open during the summer months that has a 2 levels of lazy river, 3 hot tubs, activity pools and the newest attraction Halley's Comet Racers. This area also include the new Conference Center, an arcade, a snow-tubing hill open during the winter months, and new Nature trails.

Outdoor Waterpark

Lost World
*"Lost World Adventure River," with dump buckets, geysers, slides, and more.
*"Halley's Comet Racers," a four lane mat racing slide.
*Dino kiddie area with dump bucket
*Cabanas

evierville Territory

Wilderness at the Smokies

Wilderness at the Smokies is the newest Wilderness Territory property, located in Sevierville, Tennessee. It opened in 2008. It is a part of the new Bridgemont development, which will be home to shopping, dining, conferences, and more. Phase I includes the hotel and the outdoor waterpark, and Phase II includes the condominium resort and the indoor waterpark, opening in December 2008.

Indoor Waterpark

Wild WaterDome
*75,000 Square Feet
*Innovative Tan-through roof
*Proslide Tornado
*Flowrider
*Opening December 2008

Outdoor Waterpark

Salamander Springs
*40,000 Square Feet
*"The Timber Rattler," a convert|207|ft|m|abbr=on. tube slide
*"The River Otter," a convert|180|ft|m|abbr=on. body slide
*"Lunker's Landing," an interactive water play structure
*"Catfish Corral" activity pool
*"Minnow Marsh & Wildflower Lagoon," a kiddie zero-depth entry pool

Branson Territory

Wilderness in the Ozarks

Wilderness in the Ozarks is a planned waterpark resort for the Branson tourism area. Located in Hollister, Missouri, the resort would be identical to the Wisconsin Dells resort. The waterpark would be approximately convert|75000|sqft|m2. It will be part of "The District", a convert|120|acre|km2|sing=on master-planned community.

External links

* [http://www.wildernessteritory.com/ Wilderness Territory Landing Page]
* [http://www.wildernessresort.com/ Wilderness Resort Web Site]
* [http://www.wildernessatthesmokies.com/ Wilderness at the Smokie's Web Site]
* [http://www.wildernessintheozarks.com/ Wilderness in the Ozarks Web Site]

References

* [http://www.wildernessresort.com/files/documents/growthtimeline.pdf/ Timeline of Growth]