Vonni Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Mt. Olympus is one of the few parks in the country that I have no intention of visiting. Even if I'm in the area. Its not worth it for a few credits. Its also one park I would not be disappointed to hear of it closing. There are far better (and safer) options to even worry about Mt. Olympus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dippindotsguy8 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 I just want it to get bought by someone that knows what they're doing. It has so much potential, but just seems to be in the hands of the wrong ownership and management. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcurry11 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 It has just fell into the toilet. I'm not sure if it was because I was young, but I've visited the park almost every year I've been alive. And of late, it has been getting so much worse. It is almost like every single worker there was forced to work there, and their supervisors do not care what they do, so they just walk through things, and sometimes not even do others. It is seriously sickening. I would rather drive the extra half hour to SFGAm and pay the extra $55 for the pass, then spend 8 hours in that park with just me. It sucks that as a Wisconsin native, that the only well known park in the area is known for all the wrong reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirMBTB Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 I remember having a blast at the park in 2005, the year Hades opened. It started getting worse, but was always worth a stop for the holy grail of HOLY S&*T airtime, Cyclops. Even that is ruined now Come to think of it, I remember those gonna-try-to-snap-your-ankle surprise curbs throughout the park... guess that was a sign of things to come! The last time I was there, the park was to stay open until 6. They decided it wasn't crowded enough and closed prematurely at 5. It was also the first time I saw a ride crew not let someone ride who was already in the station queued up for a seat. He was the odd man out on what they decided would be the last train of the night, a TPR member to boot. I could see if he snuck in after the ride was pronounced closed, but that was real low of them. He walked away like a trooper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n1ch0las Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 For anyone whose followed Mt Olympus since their near accident earlier this summer, you'd know that the park has been on a firesale the rest of the summer. Tickets have been at $5 for the past two weeks and we were in the area over Labor Day Weekend, so we chose to abandon all logic and get there for opening on Sunday. It was scary busy there by the time we left. Got there about 15 minutes before opening, they held us by that little area where you can easily climb onto Cyclops' track area, once they dropped the rope we went to Hades which was running a test train with water dummies. Luckily when everyone saw it was closed they left the queue and we ended up with a quick 15 minute wait. It was my first ride since 2008. Hades had pros (surprisingly!) and cons for me. Loved the Timberliner trains - much more comfortable than the PTCs. The track area around the loop was butter smooth and worked really well into the ride after the first part of the tunnel. The tunnel itself was shaking like a leaf the whole way, I didn't mind so much but everyone else hated it. Cons included just about everything else. After the pre-lift segment my wife nearly asked me for a divorce for getting her on the ride. It tracked terribly bad and those places that were so good back in 2005 when it opened were horrible. It's a 5/10 ride that should be a 9/10. We popped onto Cyclops since the crowds weren't there yet, had a ride in the back row and while it's not as bad as Hades, the reprofiled the "drop of death" just isn't the same as it used to be. Still fun, and now I can keep my hands up without really fearing for my life which is a plus. After the coasters we hit the wave pool. This was a highlight of the trip. For those of you who have not been - let me show you the one video I took of the wave pool before I realized there should be no loose articles allowed! [youtu_be] [/youtu_be] We weren't even half way up to the rope and the wave knocked us back a solid 15 feet with everyone else. It's so dangerous, but a lot of fun. As the park filled up there had to be 1000 people in the pool which was flat out scary. By 1PM there wasn't a chair in sight, every line was at least an hour for everything and you could barely walk against the crowds that were still streaming into the park. The main road into the park was backed up about a mile due to cars trying to get into the nearly full parking lot - never seen anything like it before. All in all I'd say I got my $5 worth with rides on two coasters and that wave pool, although we got the heck outta dodge before the trip was going to go south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beni_Rodriguez Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Saturday/Sunday admission for ( 4 ) people + cabin with queen sized bed and double bunk bed for $69.59 after taxes. Now that's what is called value. Can't wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 ^Let's see if you feel the same way after your visit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilrider Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 It has just fell into the toilet. I'm not sure if it was because I was young, but I've visited the park almost every year I've been alive. And of late, it has been getting so much worse. It is almost like every single worker there was forced to work there, and their supervisors do not care what they do, so they just walk through things, and sometimes not even do others. It is seriously sickening. I would rather drive the extra half hour to SFGAm and pay the extra $55 for the pass, then spend 8 hours in that park with just me. It sucks that as a Wisconsin native, that the only well known park in the area is known for all the wrong reasons. SFGAm is 3 hours from Mt. Olympus. Anyway, we went once in 2011 and while it was fine for the value, doubt we will ever be back after the accidents and these bad reports. We have SFGAm only 15 minutes away anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I305forever Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 ^^^^ Damn dude, those are like 1980 Action Park sized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beni_Rodriguez Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Hades360 is down for the rest of the season. (excuse me if this has already been said) They had their other three coasters running. I went Saturday from 6 pm to 8 pm and then on Sunday from 10 am to 11 am. ( 19 ) rides total. They were all walk on. We stayed at a "cabin" across the street. I think it was well worth the $70 we paid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCI Wooden Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Hades360 is down for the rest of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollercoaster Rider Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Apparently they are adding something water related https://www.mtolympuspark.com/coming-in-2016-wisconsin-dells Maybe it's that Bay Of Dreams expansion that was planned a few years ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainUnknown Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 It might just be me, but that structure looked like the Parthenon (Indoor amusement park). It would surprise me not if they put it in there. Then again, next to the current structure is where I've always heard; combined with a few markings I saw when Hades 360 opened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whizzer Whiz Kid Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Didn't they say that they were doubling the size of the indoor waterpark? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looty Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 I always assume someone has died, or some crazy accident has happened, whenever I see this thread near the top of the forums. Just thought I'd throw that out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewman35 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 I know I'm responding to stuff that's a little old, but people who think that cheap tickets somehow indicates that My Olynpus is in trouble don't really get (IMO) how the Mt. Olympus business model works. They don't really care about having people pay to get into the park - they really want people to stay in all the many many cheap motels they've bought throughout the Dells, the park is just the carrot to get the people to book hotel rooms... That's why they spend as little as possible on the park (including on maintainace and the quality of their employees). They just do the minimum amount of upgrading to get people interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkFunk Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 I know I'm responding to stuff that's a little old, but people who think that cheap tickets somehow indicates that My Olynpus is in trouble don't really get (IMO) how the Mt. Olympus business model works. They don't really care about having people pay to get into the park - they really want people to stay in all the many many cheap motels they've bought throughout the Dells, the park is just the carrot to get the people to book hotel rooms... That's why they spend as little as possible on the park (including on maintainace and the quality of their employees). They just do the minimum amount of upgrading to get people interested. I can book a room right now for a weekend in October at Mount Olympus Village for $45/night that includes free green fees at a golf course and park entry. Do you understand how difficult it is to make money on a hotel room that costs $45/night with just the basic cost of cable and utilities along with the labor? Their business model is completely insane. You don't continue to drop prices getting further into peak season if you're succeeding. That's counter productive. It appears that they have no idea what they are doing or that they believe they have a potential successful business model that literally no one else has ever succeeded at or even attempted to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Farmer Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 I always assume someone has died, or some crazy accident has happened, whenever I see this thread near the top of the forums. Just thought I'd throw that out there A perfectly logical assumption for a park with a standing death toll of 0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuminousAphid Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 That is a seriously intense wave pool, they should probably have a height limit on that thing. I would not want to be in there as it turns even more into a sea of flesh. It reminds me of this post on a reddit topic: Probably an exaggeration but still funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midgetman82 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Their wave pool is the same model used at Disney's Typhoon Lagoon. Their system is to fill a bunch of chambers with water, then flush it out all at once. A bit different from traditional wave pool systems. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txVTKxYT1d0 (The company the installed both of these, Barr & Wray, seemed to have become one of many that merged with White Water West.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Peabody Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 I always assume someone has died, or some crazy accident has happened, whenever I see this thread near the top of the forums. Just thought I'd throw that out there A perfectly logical assumption for a park with a standing death toll of 0. Someone died after falling off their Crazy Mouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkFunk Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 I always assume someone has died, or some crazy accident has happened, whenever I see this thread near the top of the forums. Just thought I'd throw that out there A perfectly logical assumption for a park with a standing death toll of 0. Someone died after falling off their Crazy Mouse. They lived. They probably can't communicate with more than grunts, but they lived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkjunkie Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Just because no one has died doesn't mean that cannot be assumed. With the negligence of this park, the horror stories we have all heard or witnessed ourselves, and the amount of accidents this park has had, it wouldn't surprise me in the least if someone ends up getting killed here someday. Ive been to the Dells at least 40 times in 30 years and amusement parks for almost as long... this is one I quit going to years ago after some of the horrific things I have seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollercoaster Rider Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Having been to the Wisconsin Dells, Here are 2 things about Mt. Olympus: 1. They are selling Summer Season passes for $15 2. Whatever they are building, Is going to be between Pegasus and the Highway (I'm assuming due to a bunch of dirt in the area) If I were to guess, I could see something like Pilgrims Plunge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midgetman82 Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I forget, was the actual Pilgrim's Plunge scrapped or simply removed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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