I don't like epic long TR's, so this will be short but sweet.
We arrived at the Dells Friday night (8/11/06) at 5:30 PM. We SHOULD have arrived about 2 1/2 hours earlier, BUT thank you Illinois toll roads!
We drove straight to Timber Falls Adventure Park, bought our wrist bands and Rode Avalanche first thing. It has gotten a little rough in spots. Not terrible, but it could use a little TLC.
Next up, we did the log flume. One of the best log flumes for its size.
We played two rounds on mini golf (we had a couple of 8 stroke holes!) and after that rode Avalanche until it closed.
Saturday (8/12/06)
We arrived at Mt O. around 8:15 am, just before the morning ERT.
Took our first spin on the hellish one. MAN DO I LOVE THIS RIDE! My favorite woodie. Our first 3 rides were with the lights on. Totally differant experience IMO. A little after 9am they turned the lights out. Now I remember why this is my favorite woodie! It's extremely intimidating. I ducked every time in the dark! Why? I don't know! I've ridden it probably 30 times, but I found myself ducking. Fun stuff.
We got a few spins on Cyclops during the ERT. It could use a little love. Still fun but I hope to see it running a little smoother next year.
After the ERT, we ran over to Zeus. Now, last year Zeus was in very poor condition. Rough all over. However, before we went into the park I noticed new wood on Zeus! Could it be, my God of thunder was back to his old self? .........Yes he is! Man, they did a great job on the hills after the first drop and the return run. It ran great all day. I was so pleased.
Next we did Opa. Now, a couple of weeks ago I read somewhere that someone could not get Opa to spin. That was not a problem for us! I have not been that dizzy in quite some time. Oh, and I lost my sunglasses!
The night time ERT started at 10pm. Hades and Zeus were on the menu. They both ran superb!
What a great trip. Great weather, fantastic food, and extreme wood. You can't ask for more!