![]() ![]() Jacobsen said the job fair would ensure that Manteca residents “got first crack” at employment. So job seekers should be on the lookout for information around April and May of next year. ![]() There will be a job fair in the city about 30 to 45 days before its opening next summer. Jacobsen said they are teaming with the City of Manteca to help publicize the positions.Ī rendering of the Great Wolf Lodge in Manteca which will include a 6-story, 500-room hotel, family entertainment center and 95,000 square-foot indoor waterpark. Positions will range from lifeguards to waitstaff, engineers to hotel clerks. Those include the restaurants and all of the family fun center, which will have an arcade, bowling alley, games and more.Īnd for those not looking to stay or play, the lodge could become their work as Jacobsen revealed the complex would hire between 500 to 600 full-time and part-time jobs. Still, for folks who don’t want to book a room, the lodge still has public areas that are accessible to non-hotel guests. Jacobsen also stressed that the Manteca site will not have minimum night stay requirements for hotel guests to use the park. The largest rooms in the resort will be able to sleep up to 12, and multiple different kinds of rooms and packages are available. But in Anaheim this month, rooms start at around $329.99 for a standard and $629 for a premium suite. Andy Alfaro also couldn’t give a price range for the Manteca rooms, as they change depending on the day of the week, season and overall occupancy. Workers move a section of the water slide during construction at the Great Wolf Lodge Resort in Manteca, Calif., Thursday, July 11, 2019. When compared to booking a hotel room, which has two days of water park access for all of the registered guests included in the rate plus free parking, Jacobsen told the crowd that for a family of four-plus, it typically pencils out better to rent a room instead of doing the day passes. Jacobsen wouldn’t give a price range for the passes, but a look at the July day-pass rate at the three closest Great Wolf resorts in Southern California, Washington and Colorado put the fee mid-week at $65-$80 per person and weekend rate at $90-$110 per person. The company is still evaluating the day-pass program, and prices are flexible based on dates and occupancy. “We don’t want you to stand in a Disney line at Great Wolf,” Jacobsen said. At other properties, the company is testing passes to allow non-hotel guests to use the water park based on occupancy levels. Andy Alfaro reiterated the company’s reasons for its hotel guest-only policy for its water park - safety and overall park enjoyment - but also introduced a new day-pass pilot program the resort has rolled out recently. ![]() Shortly after the development was officially announced last August, some in the area complained the water park would only be open to hotel guests and leave locals high and dry.įamily entertainment center under construction at the Great Wolf Lodge Resort in Manteca, Calif., Thursday, July 11, 2019. The public presentation addressed some of the most pressing concerns about the project from area residents, including access to its lauded indoor water park. The Midwest-founded and based company expects to see 8 million guests through its property next year.īut it was the Manteca project that was front and center Thursday night. Besides its upcoming Manteca location, it has another set to open this fall near Phoenix, and one each planned for England and Mexico. Great Wolf operates 17 resorts in North America, making it the largest indoor water park company on the continent. They include numerous water slides, wave pools, a lazy river, shopping, multiple dining options, bowling, arcades and even an interactive adventure game. Jacobsen boasted of more than 50 activities “under one roof” at the resort. The new development will feature a connected hotel, indoor water park and family entertainment center. “We’re about creating an incredible experience so the average family can go with family and loved ones and have a great time.” And we’re all about providing an opportunity for families to spend time together - quality time,” Jacobsen said. Steven Jacobsen, vice president of domestic development at Great Wolf, updated the audience on the project’s progress and sought to reassure citizens that the resort would be a good and welcoming neighbor once it opens. ![]()
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