FORM 3
        
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

ZAKEN JORDAN C

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
5/4/2012 

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. [WOLF]

(Last)        (First)        (Middle)

C/O APOLLO MANAGEMENT, 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                            _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10019       

(City)              (State)              (Zip)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person


Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4) 		2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4) 		3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 		4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share   0   (1) (2) D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4) 		2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY) 		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4) 		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Mr. Zaken is associated with Apollo Management, L.P. ("Apollo Management") and its affiliated managers, including Apollo Management VII, L.P. ("Management VII"). Management VII is the manager of K-9 Investors, L.P. ("K-9 Investors"), which is the sole shareholder of K-9 Holdings, Inc. ("K-9 Holdings"), which is the sole shareholder of K-9 Acquistion, Inc. ("K-9 Acquisition"), which holds shares of common stock of Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. (the "Issuer"). This report does not include any securities of the Issuer that are held by K-9 Acquisition, or that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by K-9 Holdings, K-9 Investors, Management VII, Apollo Management or any other Apollo investment managers or investment advisors affiliated with K-9 Investors, and Mr. Zaken disclaims beneficial ownership of all such securities. (Continued in footnote 2)
( 2)  This report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Zaken is the beneficial owner of, or has any pecuniary interest in, such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
ZAKEN JORDAN C
C/O APOLLO MANAGEMENT
9 WEST 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10019 		X



Signatures
/s/ Jordan Zaken 5/4/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
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