MagiQuest — Attraction in North Carolina

Some may see MagiQuest as a failed relic of the early 2000's. There used to be grand locations across the country where you could journey to mystical realms and interact with lifelike creatures and relics with your magic wand inside a majestic MagiQuest castle. I'm not exactly sure what happened to the company. Were they killed off by the rise in video games and VR? Hard to say, but for whatever reason, MagiQuest has been more or less holding on to it's survival inside of Great Wolf Lodge.

Even though MagiQuest is well past it's prime, I gotta admit the partnership with GWL was a stroke of genius and a match made in heaven. After all, at some point you're going to need a break from all the excitement of the indoor water park. What better than to weild your magic wand and immerse yourself in dozens of menial tasks to pass the time?

Anyone who's been to the lodge knows it ain't going to be cheap. Thats not to say it isn't worth it, but you'd do well to be prepared to shell out a few extra quid to play MagiQuest. Yes, the graphics from the visual aspect of the game feel like they haven't been updated since the early 2000's, reminiscent of watching Transformers Beast Wars. The game itself is often trivial and consists primarily of repetitive fetch-quests that'll have you running up and down stairs across 3 floors to go talk to this person or interact with that relic. All to then come back to the hub and get a new one to start it all over again.

While this may sound exhausting and pointless at face value, somehow the game manages to make you feel a sense of purpose to the madness of traipsing back and forth, up and down, and then all over again. There are 3 different adventures to embark on: MagiQuest, Compass Quest, and a "newer" slightly more modern, Shadow Quest. Sadly you have to pay for each one of these games separately, but there are discounts for bundling. Not to mention you also have to buy a wand for each player and there are wand toppers you can purchase which add sort of a pay-to-win element by giving you special powers to help you defeat bosses more quickly. Personally I would recommend skipping these add-ons. For one to save money, but also I feel they make the game less challenging.

In the end, it's clear MagiQuest was designed as a cash-grabbing tourist trap. However, there's still quite a good bit of fun to be had, especially for the little ones if you don't mind shelling out the cash and going on wild goose chases. Just try not to look too hard at the archaic animations and use your imagination. You'll get plenty of exercise on this quest which may actually help you and your kids sleep a little better during your stay...

MagiQuest is very fun for all ages. Even my 2 yr old had a blast with his wand. You activate the wand to play or just do a (free) demo mode which allows select objects to respond. Each wand holds its own stats. It's an active game, covering 3 floors at GWL with different objectives per quest. Some just need completed while some require a specific order and some require all three levels to be visited. An initial game of wand an game play runs about $30-40 depending on wand. After you have the wand game play is only 15-20. There are tons of optional accessories like toppers wand belts, capes, and lots more. Game is activated for duration of your stay and can be continued during a future stay if not completed is several hours just for the quests, then there's adventures and more. Go to the shop mid day to set up - its pretty busy around breakfast and...

MagiQuest and Shadow Quest games can be played from 8am-11pm. The games can get a little expensive as you have to buy a game (you can buy both) and wands to play. It's fun, fairly easy, but a lot of walking around between the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors to complete tasks, so wear comfortable shoes! You do have a minimum of 4 days to complete the quest games. If you're there just overnight, you have 4 days, so you can always come back. If you're there for 6 days, you 6 days to play. The wands can also be used at any Great Wolf Lodge. Just take it to the quest shop and have it activated, but you'll have to buy a game...