HowieP Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Well finally made it to Wisconsin Dells for the first time. And I actually stayed on the Mt. Olympus Resort. I didn't stay in those blue-and-white properties, we stayed at the Odyssey Dells in condo suites. And being on the Mt. Olympus property gave us unlimited access to the park as well. The indoor park, now an arcade and closed to the GP. Opa lives on as a coffee place! And it serves Starbucks! Little Titans. Was too big for it, so moving on... First ride I did was Pegasus, the smallest of the four woodies. For such a small coaster it packed a wicked punch! More of Pegasus. The station. Coming out... ...and up the lift hill And now it's time to look at what I call "The Trifecta"! First up is the legendary Cyclops. This was the first coaster at the park and for a small coaster it delivers on the airtime. I rode this multiple times. Another look at the infamous drop. Even though it has been reprofiled as of recently, it still delivers some serious airtime in the back seat. The yeller train. And up the lift. Got to ride Zeus as well. Didn't get much photos of it, unfortunately. While I enjoyed the other coasters there, this one was my least favorite. On the straight sections it was smooth, but at the turnaround on the end, it was way rough to the point of pain. They need to re-track that section bad! Finally got to ride a Gravity Group coaster. And what better than the coaster that started it all: Hades 360! Be still my beating heart! This thing was insane! From the tunnel under the lot, to the barrel roll on the other side, and the extreme turns, this was a favorite among the family. That drop out of the station is crazy in itself! Just out of the tunnel and coming back. I was lucky enough to ride it without the lights on. It was in fact pitch black in the tunnel. Quality, thy name is GravityKraft Timberliners! Got to ride other rides like the swing ride and do a few of the go karts, as well as some of the water rides. I also did this crazy thing which was an upcharge ride, unfortunately. Next up is Kalahari Indoor Theme Park, which was near the freeway. Here's a small drop tower which kept rotating as it was bouncing up and down. The indoor go kart track. This is the only thing we did while here. We were bowling on the second level. There was mini golf below the track. This insane ride was there as well! Ferris Wheel by the window. There was even a Miner Mike roller coaster there. Was down, but wasn't going to ride it even if it was up and running. Outside of Kalahari. And now the current status on the ride side of Timber Falls. As you can see Hellcat is still standing, as is the log flume. The bumper boats pool was drained out. I wanted to ride this, but sadly I will never get that chance. In this picture you can see that they already started stripping the wood track off the coaster. We were right next door to Timber Falls. We ate dinner here at Kickers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 So sad to see that fantastic wooden coaster deteriorating. It was definitely the best in the Dells. We share the same thoughts on the Mt. O coasters. I guess they improved some of Zeus since when I rode it was one of the roughest roller coasters I've experienced in my life Cyclops is epic! Even with the regular PTC lap bars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingCoasting Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Awesome report! Hades is my favorite coaster, and I don't know why people hate it so much. Glad you guys liked it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThemeParkJunkie51290 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Awesome report, and I love the pictures! I had a great first time visit when I visited in 2017! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollercoaster Rider Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Sad to see a wooden coaster just rotting away ... And the Timber Falls coaster too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Dammit. I was working on some variation of that joke but you beat me to it. Great report! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alilstronger Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 So, I have been sitting at work for two days not working and creating park tours across the USA and I just created a Wisconsin Dells park tour yesterday and was wondering why Hellcat was not on Timber Falls website anymore. Guess I will take that park off the trip, so sad! Also, sad to see Opa gone from Mount Olympus. Love mouse coasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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