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Rick Wilcox Magic Show Discounts

Dells Advice — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:58:47 +0000

The Dells.com newsletter recently featured a discount code for tickets to the Rick Wilcox Magic Show. Since the Rick Wilcox Magic Show is not participating in the Wisconsin Dells City Pass program in 2009, this may be one of the only opportunities to see the highly acclaimed show at a discounted price this year.

The special discount offer is for buy 4 tickets, get 1 free or 25% off your entire order. Getting 1 ticket free after paying for 4 amounts to a 20% discount, so taking the 25% discount is a better choice. The offer is good through April 18th, and reservations must be made at least 5 days in advance. To take advantage of this deal, tickets must be purchased through the Rick Wilcox Magic Show website. The coupon code for the discount is is MAGAD7.

Autumn in the Dells

Dells Advice — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:54:53 +0000

The end of summer means the end of the busy tourist season in the Wisconsin Dells. Autumn in the Dells is a great time to visit. The crowds are gone, and as we have seen with all of the hotel deals recently, the resorts are eager to get visitors. Although the outdoor water parks have closed for the season, there are still many other outdoor activities to participate in.

September and October are great times to go on an upper or lower Dells boat ride, or a Duck ride. The fall colors along the Wisconsin River are beautiful. If you prefer to stay on land, you can still enjoy the famous Dells rock formations and beautiful fall colors along the RiverWalk. If the weather doesn’t cooperate, there are still plenty of indoor activities to check out. The Rick Wilcox Magic show still performs every Saturday night. Many of the stores in Downtown Dells are open too.

The weekend of October 18th and 19th brings the Autumn Harvest Fest. This annual festival includes traditional fall activities – scarecrow stuffing, pumpkin decorating, hay & pony rides, arts & crafts fair, farmer’s market, clowns, straw dig, live entertainment and more.

Image used with permission © Rob Cassiere

Wisconsin Dells City Pass – is it worth it?

Dells Advice — Thu, 15 May 2008 18:12:40 +0000

New for 2008 is the Wisconsin Dells City Pass, which allows buyers of the pass access to 9 different attractions over a 3 day period for $70. Is it worth it? It depends on what your plans for your trip to the Dells are, but I think it is a great deal. Once you activate your pass, you have 3 days to visit the following attractions:

3 days at Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park ($120 value)
1 ticket to the Rick Wilcox Magic Show ($29 value)
1 ride on the Dells Army Ducks ($21 value)
3 days of golf at Shipwreck Lagoon ($24 value)
1 ride on the Mark Twain Upper Dells Boats ($21 value)
1 admission to Top Secret ($12 value)
1 ride on the Wild Thing Jet Boats ($21 value)
1 admission to the Wisconsin Deer Park ($10 value)
1 greens fees at Christmas Mountain Golf ($55 value)

The total value is $313, for $70. Not bad. There are a couple of restrictions. First, the tickets to the Rick Wilcox magic show are limited to 50 per show available starting at 6:00 PM. I can see this being a popular attraction and having trouble getting tickets during some of the busy nights during the summer. You can upgrade your ticket for $18.86 (why not $19??) and avoid having to sit in the City Pass cheap seats. The other restriction is at Christmas Mountain, where tee times are only available after 11:00 and you must rent a cart.

With the amount of competition in the Dells, businesses need to think of unique ways to get people to come and spend their money with them. This is a great way to get new customers. By buying the City Pass, I would get a chance to try some of the things that I probably wouldn’t otherwise do – like Top Secret or the Mark Twain Boat Ride. If you were going to be doing some of these activities anyways, like the Ducks or Mt. Olympus, why not spend a little extra money and get access to even more Dells attractions. It will be interesting to see how this program is received this year. I predict it will be a huge success, and you’ll see competing programs in the future.

Check out the Wisconsin Dells City Pass website for more information.