I’m talking about MagiQuest separate from the other paid activities because it is the one that we actually did and it is a much more involved activity than anything else at the Great Wolf Lodge.

I had heard about MagiQuest a couple years ago and I really wanted to give it a try and I thought it was something Lucy would really enjoy to. It is an interactive game that you play around the lodge using a magic wand that interacts with objects.

Meagan is not really into fantasy or games, so she wasn’t sold on this idea, especially since it is fairly expensive. But when we were all worn out from the waterpark but still needed something to do she relented, and Lucy and I had a good time. Lucy was the player and I helped her out.

Getting Started on MagiQuest

You start by picking out your wand (and accessories if you choose) at the MagiQuest castle store. Wands range from $18-23. You need a topper for your wand as well, each wand comes with a free topper of silver or gold, but there are lots of other paid for toppers that give it special powers. We went with the basic brown wand for Lucy and let her choose between the free toppers.

You then need to purchase a game and the attendant will load your wand with the information so that you can play. Games cost $14 and take several hours to complete all the quests in a game. Because Lucy was so little they asked if we wanted to just do the MiniMagi mode which is free. We of course wanted to try the whole game so they loaded it up on her wand but did not charge us for it, which was very nice.

The MiniMagi mode is for children under 5 who just want to run around the lodge waving their wands which makes things light up and open. It doesn’t require them to intact with the portals or complete quests.

Playing the Game

The MagiQuest game is played throughout the lodge by using your wand to interact with objects. If you wave your wand at a chest it will open up and if the item inside is something you are questing for then it will be added to your inventory (stored inside your wand).

You learn about quests and follow the story by interacting with portals, which are screens located in various places throughout the lodge. The game essentially turns the lodge into 5 different realms that you will journey through on your quest.

MagiQuest is really a scavenger hunt game requiring you to find many different items to accomplish your quests. There are several bass battle situations played on large screens where you use your wand and the virtual items or spells you have collected to fight evil creatures.

The game was more involved than I was expecting, but even at two years old Lucy really enjoyed it. She picked up quickly on the scavenger hunt mechanism. She has a good memory and could often remember where items were that she needed to collect. After some practice she was often able to wave the wand without help to collect the items.

Boss battles were more challenging, and I took care of those for us. We made it to the final boss battle for the game we chose, but it was having some technical challenges that made it extremely difficult to defeat, so we ran out of time on our trip before we beat it.

Price of MagiQuest

The base price for MagiQuest is going to $17.99 for a wand and $13.99 for a game. Prices for wands go up from there and you can get decorative “toppers” for your wand that cost more. Games involve many quests and take several hours to complete. There is another MagiQuest game that involves buying a creature called a totem to play one of the more advanced games, but we didn’t look into that so I can’t speak to the price or value.

Was MagiQuest Worth It?

I think a lot of people wonder if it is worth it to pay the money for MagiQuest when they already have access to a waterpark. I think it is worth it. You get really tired at the waterpark especially if you are there for a few days and the MagiQuest gives you something else fun to do. You can play and take breaks as you want to. It is a pretty long game so you can play it over a couple days.

It is kind of expensive, so I would not recommend spending extra money that is not required for the game on wizard clothes or fancy wand toppers. I would go with the minimum that you need. Bear in mind that you can use the same wand again if you come back to this or a different lodge in the future, you will still have to pay for a new game though.

The game itself was enjoyable for us even though neither Lucy or I were in the right demographic for it. We saw many kids in the 8-12 age range playing and they seemed to really be enjoying it as well.