A few weeks ago, we talked about Costco’s new Double Chocolate Mint Sundae, which I have since tried and can confirm that it is delicious. Now, we have another, more bizarre new food offering that falls solidly on the complete other end of the spectrum. Beginning on Thursday, March 5, Great Wolf Lodge locations are selling a limited-time ranch milkshake. Yes, you read that right. It’s vanilla ice cream blended with actual ranch dressing that’s topped with crispy chicken, carrots, celery, and whipped cream. It’s finished with a salty lime rim. And yes, people on social media have a lot of feelings about it.
This spring, visitors to Great Wolf Lodge can try a limited-edition ranch milkshake topped with carrots, celery, whipped cream and crispy chicken.
The strange shake goes on sale Mar. 5 and will be available at all 23 Great Wolf Lodge parks until Mar. 20.
The shake is a blend of vanilla ice cream and ranch dressing and will sell for the bargain price of $3.10.
X users appeared overwhelmingly disturbed by the drink, with many repulsed at the idea of trying it.
“I hope the responsible people are locked up,” one quipped.
“This makes me want to throw up right now,” another added. “This can’t taste good.”
“Dear God, it’s really made with ice cream… I assumed it was mashed potatoes or something,” a third person chimed in, describing the concoction as “horrifying.”
Meanwhile, others claimed that the shake was an example of why America was struggling with an obesity epidemic.
For further context, Great Wolf Lodge’s ranch milkshake is being released in honor of National Ranch Day on March 10, so while it’s still a ridiculously random blend, there is a slight method behind this madness. Hidden Valley released a special edition ranch-flavored ice cream in honor of National Ranch Day a few years ago. I love ranch with my french fries and pizza crust, but not with ice cream. As for the garnishes on top, it reminds me of the experimental dinner-and-dessert frankenfoods that are more suited for TikTok than consumption.
In a statement to Parade, GWL said, ”Blurring the line between dessert and snack, it can be sipped (or gulped) like a shake or used as a dip.” Sipping, gulping, dipping…I don’t know, y’all. Maybe I could get behind using it as a dip if my life depended on it, but it looks so gross. Also, carrots and celery have no business being a part of any type of ice cream-based treat. Forget the symbolic $3.10 price tag. I don’t know if you could even pay me to try this milkshake.
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— Dionne Warwick (@dionnewarwick) March 1, 2026