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(GREAT WOLF RESORTS LOGO)
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Re:   Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. / GW Capital Trust II
Registration on Form S-1
File No. 333-134716
Ladies and Gentlemen:
     Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. and GW Capital Trust II (the “Registrants”) hereby request pursuant to Rule 477 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to withdraw from registration the registration statement on Form S-1 (Registration Statement No. 333-134716) (the “Registration Statement”), filed by the Registrants with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on June 5, 2006. The Registration Statement is being withdrawn because the Registrants no longer intend to sell any of the securities described in the Registration Statement.
     The Registration Statement was never declared effective and no securities were sold under the Registration Statement. Accordingly, the Registrants hereby request that an order granting the withdrawal of the Registration Statement be issued by the Commission as soon as possible.
     The Registrants also request that, in accordance with Rule 457(p) under the Securities Act, all fees paid to the Commission in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement be credited to the Registrants’ accounts for future use.
     If you have any questions regarding the foregoing application for withdrawal, please contact Alan J. Prince, counsel to the Registrants, at (404) 572-3595.
         
  Sincerely,


GREAT WOLF RESORTS, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ J. Michael Schroeder    
    Name:   J. Michael Schroeder   
    Title:   General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary 
 
 
  GW CAPITAL TRUST II
 
 
  By:   /s/ J. Michael Schroeder    
    Name:   J. Michael Schroeder   
    Title:   Trustee   
 
Great Wolf Resorts 122 West Washington Avenue Madison, WI 53703
Phone: 608.661.4700 Fax: 608.661.4701 www.greatwolf.com