If you are one of those thrill seekers who likes taking it to the next level, you’ll want to check out the new dusk and moonlight Wilderness Canyon Zip Line Tours at the Wilderness Hotel & Golf Resort in Wisconsin Dells. Starting July 1, the tours will run nightly through Labor Day (Weather and demand permitting).
According to Chris Ebben, manager of the Wilderness Canyon Zip Line Tour, “Those who have already tried this experience are telling me that the Wilderness’s moonlight zip line tour is taking zip lining to a whole new level. It offers a higher level of intensity and higher adrenaline because participants are literally stepping off of the platform into the darkness and unknown. It is amazing!”
Guests wear LED glow necklaces and glow sticks on their front and back side for safety. The guides then carry lanterns and place them on each of the zip line platforms so the participants can see where they are zipping. Also, the guides wear helmet lights to ensure safety which is the number one priority of the attraction.
The dusk tours begin at 7:30 p.m. and cost $45 for resort guests and $65 for the public. The moonlight tours start at 9:30 pm and the cost $55 for resort guests and $65 for the public. Each tour has limited number of participants and reservations are required. To make an advance reservation, call 608.253.9729 ext. 4764 between 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
The Wilderness Canyon Zip Line gives daring guests the opportunity to plunge from towers that rise above the Dells’ famous Lost Canyon with depths of up to 55 feet, making some of the zip lines 115 feet above ground level. The five zip lines run 356 feet, 314 feet, 488 feet, 426 feet, and 907 feet, totaling more than 8 football fields in length combined! Thrill seekers can reach heart-pumping speeds of up to 25 mph on the lines depending on conditions.
Participants must be between 70 and 270 pounds. The cost for daytime zip lining is $45 for Wilderness Resort guests and $65 for the general public. Tours, which run daily, dependent upon the weather, consist of up to 12 people and two guides. They take approximately two hours to complete, and include a mandatory pre-zip safety briefing. All children, who meet the appropriate weight requirements, need to be accompanied by an adult at the drop-off and pick-up points, and they must also have a signed permission slip.
The Wilderness Territory, which consists of over 600 wooded acres in Wisconsin Dells, is the perfect destination for a fun-filled family vacation, meeting or special event. The Territory is home to Wilderness Hotel & Golf Resort, which features 444 guest rooms, 40 vacation villas, 76 Frontier Condominiums and 35 cabins. It is also home to Wilderness on the Lake, which features 108 luxurious two and three bedroom condominium units overlooking Lake Delton; and Glacier Canyon Lodge, which features 460 upscale condominium units.
Combined, these three properties offer four indoor and four outdoor waterparks that total nearly 500,000 square feet – that’s over 12 football fields of extreme water fun! The Territory is also home to Wild Rock Golf Club; The Woods 9-Hole Family Course; nationally acclaimed Sundara Spa; three mega arcades; Timberland Play Park, a 35,000 square-foot, four-story adventure with ball blasters, slides and crawl spaces; the OK Corral Lazer Tag Arena; three indoor 3-D black light mini golf courses; bumper boats; Tombstone Town Haunted Hotel and Mineshaft Mirror Maze; go-karts and kiddy-karts; and outdoor Jurassic mini golf.
For more information on the resort or for reservations, visit their Web site at http://www.wildernessresort.com or call 1-800-867-WILD (9453).
