Editing Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin (section)

==Economy==
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Tourism is the major contributor to the economy of Wisconsin Dells. The Dells area has many [[indoor waterpark|indoor]] and outdoor [[waterpark]]s, proclaiming itself the "Waterpark Capital of the World".<ref name=DellsInfo /> Other attractions include boat tours, [[Zip line|zip-lining]], [[golf]] courses, [[mini golf]], [[go-kart]] tracks, water sports, [[horseback riding]], a water ski show known as the [[Tommy Bartlett's Thrill Show]] (now closed), museums, amusement parks, Wizard Quest,<ref>{{cite web | last = Gittings | first = John | title = Evers presents $3.5 million Elm Street grant in Wisconsin Dells | publisher = WISC News | date = February 4, 2022 | url = https://wiscnews.com/community/baraboonewsrepublic/watch-now-evers-presents-3-5-million-elm-street-grant-in-wisconsin-dells/article_3e2bcfc4-0301-58ce-96e8-032f16677a40.html | access-date = June 19, 2023}}</ref> and a casino.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wisconsin Dells Attractions|url=http://www.dells.com/attractions.html|publisher=Wisconsin Dells Tourism Authority|access-date=July 18, 2013}}</ref> Most attractions are located on the Strip, otherwise known as the [[Wisconsin Dells Parkway]]. Accommodations range from economical [[motel]]s to [[RV park]]s to chain hotels to themed [[resort]]s featuring indoor and outdoor waterparks and other amenities.

Amphibious [[DUKW]] vehicles called "ducks" began offering [[duck tour]]s to tourists in Wisconsin Dells in 1946. The tours visit wilderness trails and enter nearby [[Lake Delton (lake)|Lake Delton]] and the Wisconsin River. One company, Original Wisconsin Ducks, has more than 90 vehicles and is the largest operator of duck tours in the United States. Mayor Brian Landers stated, "Many of our own residents take duck rides. I've taken duck rides myself".<ref>{{cite web | last = Severson | first = Gordon | title = City Leaders Confident in Safety of Wisconsin Dells "Duck Rides" After Fatal Accident in Seattle | publisher = WKOW Television | date = October 12, 2015 | url = http://www.wkow.com/story/30127650/2015/09/Sunday/city-leaders-confident-in-safety-of-wisconsin-dells-duck-rides-after-fatal-accident-in-seattle | access-date = November 18, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161119182324/http://www.wkow.com/story/30127650/2015/09/Sunday/city-leaders-confident-in-safety-of-wisconsin-dells-duck-rides-after-fatal-accident-in-seattle | archive-date = November 19, 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | title = Original Wisconsin Ducks Celebrates 70 Years of Operation | magazine = Amusement Today | date = May 8, 2015 | url = http://amusementtoday.com/2015/05/original-wisconsin-ducks-celebrates-70-years-of-operation/}}</ref>

Since the late 1970s, the Dells area (Wisconsin Dells and Lake Delton) has become a water park mecca. [[Noah's Ark Waterpark]] opened in Lake Delton in 1979 and has become the largest and the eighth most visited water park in the U.S.{{Citation needed|date=January 2009}} Other outdoor amusement and water parks followed, featuring water slides, mini golf, [[roller coasters]], go-karts, and other attractions.

The [[Polynesian Resort Hotel]] opened the United States' and the Dells area's first indoor waterpark in 1994. Since then, the number of combination resort/indoor waterparks in the Wisconsin Dells area has swelled, with each new indoor waterpark trying to have the latest innovations in waterslides and to be able to claim the title of America's largest park.

The Big 5 Dells resorts with large indoor waterparks are the [[Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park]], [[Wilderness Territory]], [[Kalahari Resort]], [[Chula Vista Resort]], and [[Great Wolf Lodge]]. Other smaller hotels with waterparks include the [[Atlantis (Wisconsin Dells)|Atlantis Resort]]. In 2005, Big Chief Karts and Coasters merged with the former Family Land Waterpark and Treasure Island Hotel to create Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park on the border of Lake Delton and Wisconsin Dells, with a resort called Hotel Rome, an indoor waterpark, outdoor waterpark, theme park, and the area's first indoor theme park.

The [[Tanger Outlet Center]] opened in 2006 near the Great Wolf Lodge, replacing the defunct Wisconsin Dells Greyhound Park, which opened in May 1990, but closed in 1996 due to heavy competition from the nearby [[Ho-Chunk Casino|Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells]] Bingo/Casino. Since Mt. Olympus opened the Parthenon Indoor Theme Park in 2006, two more indoor theme parks were constructed in the area: Knuckleheads outside the Tanger Complex in 2007, and Kalahari Resort in December 2008. New attractions being constructed include more indoor waterpark resorts, the Grand Cambrian Resort, and the Wedge Resort.