And maybe one spouse or the kids would like to go to our world-class tribal museum. “Maybe one of the family likes to golf, so they go off and golf. “Let’s imagine that there’s a family coming to the Great Wolf Lodge,” he said.

MacDonald said the tribe envisions an environment where a family can split up and sample the various adult- and family-oriented activities available. Unlike the casino, it will be built outside the bounds of the tribe’s reservation in southeastern Connecticut. Tribal spokesman Bruce MacDonald said the Lodge will be separate from Foxwoods. Great Wolf spokesperson Jennifer Beranek stressed that the agreement is not final and only constitutes a “letter of intent,” but the tribe was more certain about the details. The move comes at a time of general expansion for Foxwoods, which will open a $700 million addition to the casino in the spring.

and Great Wolf Resorts announced plans on Thursday to build the park, which will be called the Great Wolf Lodge and resemble Great Wolf’s nine other water parks across the country and in Canada. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe - owners of Foxwoods Resort Casino located in nearby Ledyard, Conn. The world’s largest casino will be getting a family-friendly neighbor: an indoor water park and resort.

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