Wisconsin Dells Advice » Flake Out Festival http://dellsadvice.com Wisconsin Dells Blog and Message Boards Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:21:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Flake Out Festival News Coverage http://dellsadvice.com/attractions/flake-out-festival-news-coverage http://dellsadvice.com/attractions/flake-out-festival-news-coverage#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:14:18 +0000 Dells Advice http://dellsadvice.com/?p=551 The Flake Out Festival in the Wisconsin Dells went on as scheduled this weekend, despite the cold temperatures.  Fortunately, it warmed up a bit from the sub-zero temperatures that the Dells had earlier in the week.  Madison’s WISC-TV, Channel 3 covered the festival.  Click below to watch video of the report. 

 

]]> http://dellsadvice.com/attractions/flake-out-festival-news-coverage/feed 0 Flake Out Festival Deals and Special Hotel Rates http://dellsadvice.com/dells-deals/flake-out-festival-deals-and-special-hotel-rates http://dellsadvice.com/dells-deals/flake-out-festival-deals-and-special-hotel-rates#comments Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:54:45 +0000 Dells Advice http://dellsadvice.com/?p=526 If you are visiting the Wisconsin Dells this weekend, there are many excellent deals being offered in conjunction with the annual Flake Out Festival.  There are several Dells attractions offering discounted admissions as well as discounts at many Dells restaurants and hotels.  In order to take advantage of these special deals, you need to have the Flake Out Festival brochure to present when you buy your tickets at the attraction or visit the restaurant.  The brochure is available to print online here.  Brochures are also available at the Visitors Bureau’s offices located at 701 Superior Street in downtown Wisconsin Dells.  The Visitors Bureau is open from 8:30 – 5:00, 7 days a week.

A full list of the attractions offering discounts can be found on Page 7 of the brochure linked to above.  Some of the more notable attractions offering Buy One Get One Free admissions are:

  • Dells Comedy Club
  • Dells Mining Co.
  • Ghost Out-Post Haunted House
  • Kalahari Water Park
  • Lost Rios Water Park at Chula Vista
  • Knuckleheads Bowling & Indoor Amusement Park

Also listed on Page 7 of the brochure are several attractions offering 20% off admission.  Not as good as Buy One Get One, but still a pretty good deal. 

  • Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum
  • Tommy Bartlett Exploratory
  • Wizard Quest

If you’re interested in shopping, the following stores are some of the ones offering 10% off when you show the Flake Out Fest brochure:

  • Tanger Outlet Center
  • Swiss Maid Fudge
  • Goody Goody Gum Drop

The following restaurants are among those offering a 10%  discount off of meals this weekend:

  • Buffalo Phil’s Pizza & Grille
  • Cheese Factory Restaurant
  • Del-Bar
  • House of Embers
  • Kaminski Brothers Chop House
  • Marley’s
  • Monk’s Bar and Grill
  • Pizza Pub
  • River Walk Pub

Several hotels are offering special rates this weekend too.  For a complete list, see page 10.  Here is a sampling from that list:

$49

  • Dell Creek Motel
  • Fitzgeralds Motel
  • Mayflower Motel & Suites

$59

  • Copa Cabana
  • Pine Aire Motel & Suites
  • White Rose Motel

$79

  • Alakai Hotel & Suites
  • Cliffside Resort
  • Meadowbrook Resort
  • Thunderbird Resort

$99

  • Atlantis Water Park & Suites
  • Polynesian Resort

There are also rooms available at the Kalahari on Friday night for $109 as a part of the Don White Block.  Check out Don White’s website for more details.

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The 19th annual Wisconsin Dells Flake Out Festival is this weekend, January 16th, 17th and 18th.  The centerpiece of this annual event is Wisconsin’s only State sanctioned snow sculpting competition.  There are many other activities in addition to the snow sculpting.  Although most of the activities are outside, there are some held indoors at the JustAgame Fieldhouse downtown.  Some of the scheduled events are:

  • Snow Sculpting Competition
  • Arts & Crafts show
  • Pony Rides
  • Horse Drawn Wagon Rides
  • Blacksmith demonstrations
  • Sledding Hill
  • Kids Craft Corner
  • Concessions
  • Face Painting
  • Circus
  • Live Entertainment
  • Concessions
  • Face Painting
  • Fireworks

The festival takes place at the Wisconsin Dells festival site which is downtown in the area surrounding the Wisconsin Dells Municipal Building.  Activities start on Friday morning, and wrap up on Sunday afternoon.  In conjunction with the festival, there are some really good deals available on some of the Dells attractions around town.  I’ll post about those deals later in the week.

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