Great Wolf Lodge celebrates grand opening, economic impact in Collier County

Author: David Dorsey, Gulfshore Business
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With pomp, circumstance and an appearance from retired NFL player Rob Gronkowski, Great Wolf Lodge celebrated both its grand opening and its economic impact for Collier County.

Great Wolf Lodge had a soft launch, opening Sept. 18, before officially unveiling its 92,000-square-foot indoor water park Nov. 14 with Gronkowski on hand, having test-ridden down all 12 waterslides on a raft with several children.

“I felt like a big kid,” said Gronkowski, who won four Super Bowl rings — three with the New England Patriots and one with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. His mother lives in Lee County.

“I mean, I am a big kid, you know, deep down,” Gronkowski said. “So, it just perfectly fit me. The kids were so great. We had the Make-a-Wish kids here, and their families, and they were just having such a good time just going down all the slides.”

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