From dry desert to vacation oasis. The African Kalahari region's name is derived from the Tswana word Kalagare, meaning "a waterless place." Ironically, Kalahari Resort -Wisconsin Dells' waterparks hold 1,282,234 gallons of water making it the largest in Wisconsin.

Attention all vacation adventurers. More than 10 million people have stayed with Kalahari Resort since the waterpark opened its doors. That's nearly double the entire population of Wisconsin.

An art tour within the resort. The Nelson family scours the markets of Africa every couple years to choose unique art, indigenous carvings, exotic masks, artistic glass pieces and handcrafted furnishings. There are more than 500 pieces throughout the resort including massive tables hand carved from ironwood with carvings of African landscapes.

Laundry duty calls. It would take more than 50 busy moms to wash Kalahari's dirty laundry. Since opening, Kalahari Resort – Wisconsin Dells has done more than 100,000 loads of towels, sheets and more. An AquaRecycle system allows Kalahari Resorts to recycle and reuse 70 percent of its laundry water.

Sleep tight. Kalahari's housekeeping staff has made the 2,046 beds in the resort more than 7 million times.

Hang ten. Kalahari lifeguards have made surfing a popular sport in the Midwest by giving more than 80,000 lessons on the FlowRider, an indoor surfing ride which simulates a five foot ocean-like wave.

Sky high. Kalahari's Indoor Theme Park's Big Wheel Ferris wheel is over six stories high, that's more than three times the size of the average giraffe.

Get pumped. An average of 36,400 cups of regular coffee are served each year to get guests' juices flowing. Our highly caffeinated founder, Todd Nelson, accounts for nearly 630 of those cups of Joe each year.

Flip-flop ready. Kalahari's highly skilled spa technicians have pampered over 25,000 guests' feet with pedicures since the spa opened with the most popular nail polish color requested by women being a shade of red by OPI named "I'm Not Really a Waitress." That's a lot of perfectly painted toes!

Get ready for a wild ride. Since opening, there have been 613,200 thrilling Master Blaster trips on Kalahari's water coaster, propelling guests at speeds of up to 20 mph, the same speed a meerkat can dart across the Kalahari Desert in Africa.

From dry desert, to vacation oasis. The African Kalahari region's name is derived from the Tswana word Kalagare, meaning "a waterless place." Ironically, the pools of Kalahari Resort's indoor park alone hold more than 1.3 million gallons of water.

Fields of fun. Kalahari Indoor Waterpark is America's largest at 173,000 square feet which is three times the size of the Cleveland Browns' field.

An art tour within the resort. The Nelson family scours the markets of Africa every couple of years to choose unique art, indigenous carvings, exotic masks, artistic glass pieces and handcrafted furnishings. There are more than 500 pieces throughout the resort including a one-of-a-kind chandelier in the convention center made of ostrich eggs.

Mamma Mia. Kalahari Resort uses 1,040 cases of tomato sauce, 104,000 pounds of cheese, and 78,000 pounds of flour per year to make its signature "Pizza Pub" pizzas. That's enough flour to fill Kalahari's entire Shooting Star Basketball Pool in the indoor waterpark.

Party on. The soon-to-be completed 215,000-square-foot convention center expansion in Sandusky, Ohio would easily fit more than three NFL football fields.

Laundry duty calls. Since the Kalahari Resort – Sandusky opened more than 300,000 loads of laundry have been washed. Compared to the average family of four's 1,300 loads of laundry in a five year span, it would take more than 200 busy moms to wash Kalahari's dirty laundry. An AquaRecycle system allows Kalahari Resort to recycle and reuse 70 percent of its laundry water.

The need for speed. The Tanzanian Twister, a giant flume ride, swirls guests at speeds up to 40 mph. That's as fast as a zebra can run!

Fun in the sun, all year round. The lowest temperature ever recorded during an Ohio winter was a frigid -39 degrees! Not only is it always a tropical 86 degrees at Kalahari Resort but with the waterpark's Texlon transparent roof visitors can stay warm and actually work on their tan even in the winter cold!

Eat your veggies. There are 100,000 carrots fed to the animals at Safari Outdoor Adventure Park each year. That's enough for us to give 10 carrots to every visitor at Kalahari Resort!

Welcome one and all. More than 5 million people have stayed with Kalahari Resort since it opened in 2005. That’s roughly 1.3 million more than the entire population of Los Angeles. (LA Population 3,792,621, according to 2010 Census Data)