Niagara Falls Great Wolf Lodge Wins Trip Advisor Travelers’ Choice Award

NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario – (Feb.  11, 2010) – The votes are in and Great Wolf Lodge in Niagara Falls has been chosen as a Best Family Hotel in Canada by Trip Advisor in its 2010 Travelers’ Choice Awards.

Now in its eighth year, the annual TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice awards honor the world’s best hotels. The awards are decided on by input from the toughest judges around – real travelers.

Winners are based on the millions of real and unbiased reviews and opinions about hotels on tripadvisor.com and other internet sources.

“We’re pleased to receive this award,’’ Great Wolf Lodge General Manager Keith Simmonds said. “It shows that we’re meeting our goal of providing outstanding family vacations along with great customer service.”

Guests said it best on their ballots with comments like “Great for a winter escape,” “Love this place” and “Fun place for kids.”

For the complete 2010 Travelers’ Choice list, go to www.tripadvisor.com/travelerschoice.

About the Great Wolf Lodge, Niagara Falls

Great Wolf Lodge, Niagara Falls, Canada, is owned by Ripley’s Niagara Water Park Resort, L.P., a Jim Pattison Group company, through a license from Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. Great Wolf Lodge captures the adventure and the intrigue of the Northwoods with nature-inspired accommodations, multiple family-themed restaurants, an Aveda® concept spa, an arcade with more than 100 games and an interactive miniature golf course. Measuring more than 100,000 square feet with 2.5 million liters of water, the indoor waterpark complex includes 13 waterslides, three pools, two whirlpools, a large outdoor heated spa experience, a giant wavepool, a 500,000 liter lazy river, a 4,000 liter tipping bucket and more.

About Ripley Entertainment Inc.

Ripley Entertainment Inc. (www.ripleys.com), keepers of the venerable Ripley’s Believe It or Not! brand, is a global leader in location-based entertainment, entertaining more than 13 million annually at its 70-plus attractions in 11 countries. In addition to its 31 Believe It or Not! museums, the Orlando, Florida-based company has publishing, licensing and broadcast divisions that oversee projects including the syndicated Believe It or Not! television show, best-selling books and the popular syndicated cartoon strip, Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, that still runs daily in 42 countries. Ripley Entertainment is a Jim Pattison Company, the third-largest privately held company in Canada.

Contact:

Keith Simmonds
General ManagerGreat Wolf Lodge, Niagara Falls
simmonds@ripleys.com
Office – 905-354-4888

Tim O’Brien
VP Communications
Ripley Entertainment Inc.
Obrien@ripleys.com
Office – 615-646-7465
Cell – 615-496-5949