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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001019966-09-000001.txt : 20090107
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20090107140603
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001019966-09-000001
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20090101
FILED AS OF DATE:		20090107
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20090107

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Great Wolf Resorts, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001294538
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	HOTELS & MOTELS [7011]
		IRS NUMBER:				510510250
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		122 WEST WASHINGTON AVENUE
		CITY:			MADISON
		STATE:			WI
		ZIP:			53703
		BUSINESS PHONE:		608-661-4700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		122 WEST WASHINGTON AVENUE
		CITY:			MADISON
		STATE:			WI
		ZIP:			53703

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HOVDE STEVEN D
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001019966
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-51064
		FILM NUMBER:		09512626

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1629 COLONIAL PARKWAY
		CITY:			INVERNESS
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60067
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8658080888

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1110 LAKE COOK ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 165
		CITY:			BUFFALO GROVE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60089
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    <periodOfReport>2009-01-01</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001294538</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Great Wolf Resorts, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>WOLF</issuerTradingSymbol>
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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001019966</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>HOVDE STEVEN D</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1629 COLONIAL PARKWAY</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>INVERNESS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>IL</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>60067</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2009-01-01</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>21713</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>1.54</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>142024</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
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                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnote 3</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Mr. Hovde, a director of Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. (the &quot;Company&quot;), was granted 21,713 shares of common stock of the Company (the &quot;Shares&quot;), in lieu of receiving directors fees in cash payable to the reporting person for service on the Company's board of directors during the first quarter of 2009. The Company calculated the number of Shares granted using a closing price per share value of $1.54 on December 31, 2008. The Shares vested immediately upon their issuance.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">As of the date hereof, including the transaction reported herein, Steven D. Hovde (&quot;SDH&quot;) is the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of 142,024 Shares. The beneficial ownership of these Shares is more fully set out in the following footnote 3.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">SDH owns 113,884 Shares directly; SDH is the trustee to The Hovde Financial, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust, which owns 8,825 Shares; and SDH is the trustee to The Eric D. and Steven D. Hovde Foundation, which owns 19,315 Shares.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Steven D. Hovde</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2009-01-07</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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