Alaska Cabin Nite - Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska - Dinner Theater

Alaska Cabin Nite is a dinner theater located at Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska. Denali National Park is approximately 240 miles north of Anchorage and 125 miles south of Fairbanks. The dinner theatre offers shows twice nightly at 5.30 and 8.30 and advance reservations are required. These are presented at Denali Park Resorts' McKinley Chalet Resort.

The setting for the Alaska Cabin Nite is the Denali National Park, which was established as Mt. McKinley National Park in 1917. The original park was designated a wilderness area and incorporated into Denali National Park and Preserve in 1980. Denali means "the high one'' and the park features North America's highest mountain, which is the 20,320 foot tall Mount McKinley.

The Alaska Cabin Nite show is a true to life story of life in early 1900s Alaska including that of the heroine of the piece, Fannie Quigley and the period of the gold rush. The show is brought to the stage with a mix of colourful storytelling, music and comedy. Guests here get to sit at a table of about 10 people and are encouraged to sing along during the show.

Guests get to eat as much food as they want and it is served family style with a good selection of items on the menu. Food served includes Alaskan Salmon, Barbecue Ribs, Mashed Potatoes, Corn on the Cob, Baked Beans, Drop Biscuits and Blueberry Cobbler. Visitors to this attraction have provided reviews and the general consensus is the food is very good, while many reported that the show is perhaps a little bit corny.

The dinner and show take place at the McKinley Chalet Resort, which offers 345 rooms with TV, telephones, hair dryer and coffee makers amongst other amenities. There are two full service restaurants here as well as food and beverage outposts and coffee carts located at this resort. Complimentary shuttles are provided between the resort and the Denali Visitors Center, located approximately one mile south.

There are some exciting excursions for guests to take at Denali National Park that provide a great look at the wonderful scenery on offer in Alaska. Guided walks through the park provide excellent exercise for hikers as well as views of the trees, plants, birds and animals such as deer, moose, fox and sheep. There is also a Denali Highway Adventure taking visitors on a guided tour of the Denali summit and the town of Cantwell with many superb photo opportunities to be had.

The park also has numerous trails for cyclists with bikes available to rent here while the Nenana River offers opportunities for water rafting. The Alaska Cabin Nite show may inspire guests to dress up in traditional Alaskan attire at Old Sourdough Studio, which produces photographs of customers posing in front of a very scenic backdrop. Other tours at the park include jeep safaris, jet boat adventures, helicopter trips, horse riding and sightseeing over the park in an airplane.