{"id":1055,"date":"2019-10-08T18:16:24","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T18:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greatwolf.com\/blog\/?p=1055"},"modified":"2020-07-22T01:06:35","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T01:06:35","slug":"olivers-mining-company-new-attraction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatwolf.com\/blog\/olivers-mining-company-new-attraction\/","title":{"rendered":"Check Out Our New Attraction: Oliver\u2019s Mining Company"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bringing to life <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gemstone mining for kids and adults alike<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your pack has spent the morning at the waterpark, you\u2019ve had lunch and now you\u2019re looking for fun way to spend the rest of your afternoon. It\u2019s the perfect time to explore Oliver\u2019s Mining! <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of our newest attractions, Oliver\u2019s Mining gives families an opportunity to learn together and bond while enjoying an interactive mining experience for kids.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1056\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/editedDSC_0440-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Kids running towards the mining attraction as Oliver, the character Raccoon holds the door for them. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatwolf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/editedDSC_0440-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greatwolf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/editedDSC_0440-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greatwolf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/editedDSC_0440-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>What\u2019s gem mining all about?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oliver\u2019s Mining lets kids mine for gemstones in a safe and fun environment. Plus, everyone\u2019s a winner! The experience begins with the entire family finding their way through our mining themed mirror maze where they\u2019ll solve puzzles based on Oliver\u2019s instructions, helping him find valuable moonstone gems. The mirrors are built with video animations and multiple steps to keep the mine exciting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once your pack has made your way through the puzzle-filled maze, your little miners will find themselves in the gem cave room complete with the grand finale, the moonstone!<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1057\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/editednotdone1DSC_0553-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Little girl smiles at her reflection inside the mirror maze of Oliver's mining.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatwolf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/editednotdone1DSC_0553-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greatwolf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/editednotdone1DSC_0553-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greatwolf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/editednotdone1DSC_0553-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After your kids have completed their mine experience, it\u2019s time to head to the sluice (a small wooden box used to sift through dirt) to discover what gems are in their pay dirt. The entire family will have a great time looking through their bags to find and identify what unique gems are inside. To help the kids identify the gems, we\u2019ve also set up a learning station along with identification cards where you can compare the gems to an image.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1058\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/editedDSC_0680-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Little girl showing off rock she found in her mining slough. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatwolf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/editedDSC_0680-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greatwolf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/editedDSC_0680-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greatwolf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/editedDSC_0680-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re howling about this new <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mining experience<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where kids will be able to learn all about how gemstones are excavated while also taking home some special gems of their own! Learn more about Oliver\u2019s Mining at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatwolf.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GreatWolfLodge.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">! <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bringing to life gemstone mining for kids and adults alike! Your pack has spent the morning at the waterpark, you\u2019ve had lunch and now you\u2019re looking for fun way to spend the rest of your afternoon. It\u2019s the perfect time to explore Oliver\u2019s Mining! One of our newest attractions, Oliver\u2019s Mining gives families an opportunity [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1061,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-at-the-lodge","category-whats-new"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.greatwolf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/OliversThumbnail.jpg",795,462,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.greatwolf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/OliversThumbnail-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.greatwolf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/OliversThumbnail-300x174.jpg",300,174,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.greatwolf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/OliversThumbnail-768x446.jpg",768,446,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.greatwolf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/OliversThumbnail.jpg",795,462,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.greatwolf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/OliversThumbnail.jpg",795,462,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.greatwolf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/OliversThumbnail.jpg",795,462,false],"wpvqgr-square-answer":["https:\/\/www.greatwolf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/OliversThumbnail-300x300.jpg",300,300,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Great Wolf Lodge","author_link":"https:\/\/www.greatwolf.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Bringing to life gemstone mining for kids and adults alike! 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