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Precision Dynamics’ RFID Wristband System Implemented at Great Wolf Lodge to Provide Added Convenience and Service for Resort Guests

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RFID System Features Cashless Payment and Hotel Room Keyless Entry

San Fernando, CA (March 20, 2006) – Precision Dynamics Corporation (PDC), a leader in automatic wristband identification, announces the implementation of its patented Smart Band^® RFID (radio frequency identification) Wristbands and PDC Smart Kiosk^® RFID Cashless Point-of-Sale System at Great Wolf Lodge Poconos, Pennsylvania. The system will also be used at the new Great Wolf Lodge Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, slated to open in April 2006.

Great Wolf Lodge, a 401-suite family resort with an indoor waterpark entertainment area, implemented PDC’s RFID Wristband System to provide resort guests with enhanced services including hotel room keyless entry, cashless payment options, automated access to lockers and arcade token dispensers, and more.

“At Great Wolf Lodge we strive to offer exceptional customer service and convenience to our guests,” said Kim Schaefer, chief operating officer of Great Wolf Resorts. “Incorporating PDC’s RFID wristband system was a great way for us to offer safety and convenience to further enhance the guest experience.”

At registration, guests are given an RFID wristband, which is embedded with a Texas Instruments 13.56MHz RFID inlay, to use while at the resort. Guests no longer need to carry hotel room keys and be concerned with misplacing them; the automated wristbands allow for keyless entry into hotel rooms for all family members.

The RFID system also allows for cashless payment at various point-of-sale locations throughout the park. Money can get wet and/or lost while at a water park; but with RFID wristbands this is eliminated. Guests can simply add money to their wristbands by going to Smart Kiosks or any Great Wolf Lodge point-of-sale station located throughout the park. Parents can add money to their kids’ wristbands for food, beverages and arcade. Money can be transferred onto the wristband using cash, credit, or linked to the hotel room account. All information on the wristband is encrypted providing the utmost in security for guests.

A popular feature for kids is accessing the arcade token machines. By simply holding the wristband in front of an arcade token dispenser, the token amount is automatically debited from the wristband. Kids don’t have to find their parents to ask for coins or money to play arcade games.

Great Wolf Resorts is the largest owner, operator and developer in the United States of drive-to family resorts featuring indoor water parks and other family oriented activities. The $92 million Great Wolf Lodge Poconos is the first new family resort to grace the region in nearly three decades—creating a new year-round tourism option for nearly 11 million families within a 250-mile radius.

For more information on PDC RFID solutions, please contact Paula Moggio at or 818-897-1111 ext. 1330, or visit www.pdc-rfidpm.com.

About Great Wolf Resorts, Inc.

Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: WOLF) is the nation’s leader in indoor water park destination resorts and owns and operates its family resorts under the Great Wolf Lodge^® and Blue Harbor Resort™ brands. Great Wolf Resorts is a fully integrated resort company and owns and/or manages Great Wolf Lodge locations in: Wisconsin Dells, Wis.; Sandusky, Ohio; Traverse City, Mich.; Kansas City, Kan.; Williamsburg, Va.; the Pocono Mountains, Pa. and Blue Harbor Resort & Conference Center in Sheboygan, Wis. Great Wolf Lodge properties are currently in predevelopment and/or under construction in Niagara Falls, Ontario; Mason, Ohio; Chehalis, Wash. and Grapevine, Texas.

About Precision Dynamics

With 50 years of experience, PDC is the global leader and pacesetter in the development of automatic identification wristband systems for healthcare, patron management, and law enforcement. The company introduced the first patient Bar Code ID Wristband System in 1984, Smart Band^® Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Wristband System in 2000, AgeBand^® Electronic Age/ID Verification System in 2004, and PDC Smart Kiosk^® Cashless POS RFID System in 2005. PDC is committed to 100% quality in service, design, and manufacturing. This is substantiated by their ISO-9001: 2000 and ISO-13485: 2003 certification at their main facility in San Fernando, CA. For more information, visit www.pdcorp.com.

Precision Dynamics Corporation^®, Smart Band^®, and PDC Smart Kiosk^® are registered trademarks of Precision Dynamics Corporation. All other product names, company names, marks, logos and symbols mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners.