• Friday, June 5th
• Saturday, June 6th* (sold out)
• Friday, June 12 (sold out)
• Saturday, June 13 (sold out)
• Sunday, June 14
• Monday, June 15 
• Sunday, June 28

As an added bonus, all stays at the Kalahari this summer include free tickets to the Tommy Bartlett show!  $109 a night at the Kalahari during the summer months is a great deal.  For more information, visit the Kalahari Family Nights website, or call the Kalahari at (877) 525-2427 and ask for the Don White Block.

*June 6th is available only if you also stay on June 5th.
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The claim for payment was denied by General Casualty due to an exclusion written into the policy that did not cover damages caused by flooding or earth movement.  Tommy Bartlett, Inc.’s attorneys argue that “General Casualty willfully and wrongfully refused to provide coverage for Tommy Bartlett Inc.’s losses arising from that June 9, 2008 event”, according to the article.

One particular quote from Tommy Bartlett, Inc. attorney John Walsh that really stood out was “The goal here is to keep the Tommy Bartlett Water Ski Show alive and without this that is going to be very difficult to do”.  It is impossible to tell if this is being said to attract additional attention to this issue, or if the Dells landmark is really at risk of closing.  It is also unknown if a flood insurance policy would have even been available to Tommy Bartlett Inc. to purchase, or if a claim under such a policy would have even been payable.

I have been visiting the Dells for my entire life.  Much of the Dells has remained the same – The Ducks, Storybook Gardens, Noah’s Ark, Downtown Dells, Paul Bunyan’s Northwoods Cook Shanty, Mini Golfing, and The Tommy Bartlett Show.  Of course, things look a little different now than they did 25 years ago.  In the 70′s and 80′s (and every decade before, for that matter), there was no such thing as a water park resort, like Kalahari, The Wilderness, or Chula Vista.  Lake Delton was surrounded by small lake homes and motels, not million dollar condominium developments.  You would never find a spa in a hotel, much less an entire spa resort, like the Sundara Spa.  Prime real estate was occupied by places like Fort Dells (not McDonalds, Walgreens & Starbucks, which now sit on the former Fort Dells site). 

Am I bitter about all of the changes the Dells has seen over the past couple decades?  Of course not.  Sure, I would love to take my kids to Fort Dells to relive some of the fun I had when I was a kid.  Instead, to educate them about Fort Dells, I need to take them inside of McDonalds to see some of the pictures they have of the old amusement park.    

The Wisconsin Dells has evolved while still staying true family orientated, fun loving past.   That is what makes the Dells such a popular tourist attraction for people from Wisconsin, and all over the Midwest.  There are new and fun things to do – roller coasters and go karts at Mt. Olympus, the Rick Wilcox magic show, high speed jet boats on the Wisconsin River, and year round fun in the indoor water parks.

So, what is DellsAdvice.com, and why this blog?  Great question, thanks for asking!  I hope to create a community and a forum for people who love to visit the Dells.  I want this site to be a place for Dells visitors to come to read about what is happening in the Dells, and to post their own experiences.  For now, this website will just contain this blog.  I have got big plans for the future though, so be sure to check back often!

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