The wait is over and construction has started at the Great Wolf Lodge on an approximate 40-acre site at the Tiger Jones Technology Park off Interstate 40 at exit 85 near Rockabillys Stadium and the West Tennessee Sportsplex.
Original plans call for the road to the site to be developed off Dr. F.E. Wright Drive near Ridgecrest Road.
The $150 million-plus, 450-room Great Wolf Lodge is scheduled to create approximately 500 jobs — 250 full-time and 250 part-time positions. An additional 500 construction jobs would be filled over the course of the project.
(PHOTO: Work begins at the Great Wolf Lodge – courtesy Susan Davie – Golden Media Group)
4 thoughts on “Work begins on Great Wolf Lodge”
All this new traffic coming and the city does NOTHING to improve the access roads in this area, especially the narrow I40 bridge and 1940s Christmasville Road!
The new connector road from FE Wright should go all the way to HWY 70 so people coming from Nashville direction can get off on Exit 87 instead of Exit 85; that will reduce congestion by 50%
Don’t be a grumpy ole’ turkey, Jim Britt. This is a great economic get for Jackson, and it’s great tourism dollars for West TN. Try to think outside of how it will inconvenience you and consider the positive economic impact. It’s a really good thing for kids, families, and visitors.
It’s never coming. Per the TN Property Assesor website, Great Wolf does not own any property in Jackson. I am also not aware of any formal contract between Great Wolf and the City of Jackson to lease the space. As far as I can tell, all they’re doing is prepping the site in the hopes that Great Wolf reconsiders Jackson after the city’s original bid to get Great Wolf back around 2020 failed and they picked another location.
All of this nonsense is WISHFUL THINKING. Santa Claus will come flying into Jackson with enough money to pay back all the bonds the finance committee has wasted before Great Wolf ever builds a park in this slum-town.
Not true, the wolf lodge paid $1 mil for the land. Their website states they broke ground on or around March 2025. It also states they have had several delays due to supply chain troubles and weather. Most corporations don’t use their same name to buy property or put their dba names/title on paperwork. It’s most likely under an umbrella company or lawyers name, to keep their business as private as possible. But regardless the company has the info on their website. So believe what you will…