Mount Olympus Water and Theme Park is a theme park and a waterpark complex in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin

Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin

Wisconsin Dells is a city in south-central Wisconsin, with a population of 2,418 as of the 2000 census. It straddles four counties: Adams, Columbia, Juneau, and Sauk. The city takes its name from the dells of the Wisconsin River, a scenic, glacially formed gorge that features striking sandstone...

. Mt. Olympus consists of four areas of the park: Zeus' Playground (outdoor theme park), Neptune's Water Kingdom (outdoor waterpark), The Parthenon (indoor theme park), and Medusa's Indoor Waterpark

Indoor waterpark

An indoor waterpark is a type of waterpark that is located inside a building. An indoor waterpark has the ability to stay open year-round, as it is not affected by weather conditions.-History:...

. Mt. Olympus also has many lodging choices. All hotels include admission to the park. Many other area hotels and motels offer free or reduced-priced tickets.

Pre-History

The Mount Olympus coaster hill was the site of the first waterslide in the Wisconsin Dells. It was a 3 wide cement waterslide that was made up of a sweeping 's' curve.

2004 Merger

In 2004, Big Chief Carts and Coasters owner Nick Laskaris decided with the addition of roller coasters to change the park name to Mt. Olympus Theme Park and go with a Greek-Roman theme. Later that year, Mt. Olympus merged with Monte Mattei's Treasure Island Waterpark Resort (consisting of Treasure Island's Family Land Waterpark & Bay of Dreams Indoor Waterpark) to create another area indoor outdoor waterpark like Kalahari, Wilderness, Chula Vista and Great Wolf Lodge, Mt. Olympus Water and Theme Park. To accomplish the physical connection between these two separated attractions, they bought the Playday Motel and demolished it so that they could create a pathway from the resort to the amusement park.

March 2007 Acquisition

On March 15, 2007, the Laskaris Family, owners of Mt. Olympus, purchased the Treasure Island Resort, the Captain ’s Quarters, Pleasant View Motel, The Bay of Dreams Indoor Waterpark and the former Family Land Outdoor Waterpark properties. With the acquisition from the Mattei family, Mt. Olympus added 60 acres (242,811.6 m²) of real estate to Mt. Olympus, bringing the total area to over 156 acre (0.63131016 km²). This includes over 1½ miles of frontage on the Wisconsin Dells Parkway (Hwy 12/23). The Captain's Quarters, one of the resort buildings featuring family-sized suites, was eventually sold to Bluegreen Resorts and now operates at Bluegreen Odyssey Dells.

2011 Lodging Property Acquisitions

In addition to the current hotel properties Mount Olympus had, Hotel Rome (formerly Treasure Island Resort) and Mykonos Village (formerly Pleasant View Motel), the resort complex acquired many area adjacent hotels to create 7 different lodging areas.

New Additions

• 2011: Addition of Poseidons Beach
• 2010: Renaming of Pompeii Motel to My konos Village at Mt. Olympus Park, addition of Catapult Extreme Ride, addition of Poseidon's Beach, and the continuation of Night at the Theme Park
• 2009: Renaming of Mt. Olympus Value to Pompeii Motel, The Almighty Hermes Sky coaster, and the addition of Night at the Theme Park
• 2008: Remodeling of the former Mt. Olympus Resort, which changed names to Hotel Rome and The River Troy
• 2007: Poseidon's Rage Surf Pool and Apollo's Swing
• 2006: The Parthenon Indoor Theme Park and Thunder and Lightning Speed Slides
• 2005: Hades roller coaster and Triton's Water slide Tower

Zeus' Playground

Zeus' Playground is the outdoor theme park section at Mt. Olympus. It consists of go-karts, roller coasters,and a few other rides.

Roller Coasters

• Hades
  Hades (roller coaster)
  Hades is the name of a wooden roller coaster located at Mount Olympus Water & Theme Park in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. The trains were built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company. It is the largest roller coaster in the park. It was voted "Best New Ride" by Amusement Today magazine in 2005...
  
  - A wooden roller coaster with a 65-degree drop, the world’s longest underground tunnel and reaches speeds up to 70 mi/h. It has a drop height of 140 ft (42.7 m) and contains a section of track which is banked to a 90° angle.

• Pegasus
  Pegasus (roller coaster)
  Pegasus is the name of a wooden roller coaster located at Mount Olympus Water and Theme Park in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. The trains were built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company.-Track layout:...
  
  - A wooden roller coaster built over Medusa's Drop. It covers 1600 feet (487.7 m) of track, reaches heights of 60 feet (18 m) and has a 45 feet (13.7 m) drop.

• Cyclops
  Cyclops (roller coaster)
  Cyclops is the name of a wooden roller coaster located at Mount Olympus Water and Theme Park in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. The ride starts with a left hand 180 degree dive off the lift, traverses three short hills, and a right-handed drop in front of the station and then climbs back up to the...
  
  - A wooden roller coaster featuring a 75 feet (22.9 m) drop. The highest point is 70 feet (21 m) above the ground and intertwines with Zeus and Hades.

• Zeus
  Zeus (roller coaster)
  Zeus is a wooden roller coaster located at Mount Olympus Water and Theme Park in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. The ride was built by Custom Coasters International and opened in 1997...
  
  - A 2700 feet (823 m) long wooden roller coaster. It passes through a forest, climbs a 90 feet (27 m) hill, then falls at 60 mi/h down an 85 feet (25.9 m) drop.

• Little Titans - A small junior roller coaster

Go-Kart Tracks

• Titan's Tower

• Poseidon Go-Kart Track - The track goes up and down towers.

• Hermes' Turbo Track - The fastest track at the park.

• Trojan Horse - The ride consists of a multi-level, three story track and right through the belly of the horse. This track rages down 35 feet (10.7 m) around tight turns and back to the top again.

• Helios Track - This multi-level track go up and around and back down again.

Other Rides

• Batting Cages - 25 cent coin operated

• Apollo's Swing - The 100 feet (30.5 m) tall Apollo’s Swing is a prototype Screamin' Swing
  Screamin' Swing
  Screamin' Swing is a pneumatically powered pendulum ride designed by S&S Power. The ride was first installed and operated in 2004 at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California, USA.-Design and operation:...
  
   that seats four passengers, allowing it to achieve 75 mi/h.

• The Almighty Hermes- A giant swing that carries riders up into the air soaring over the Poseidons Rage Wave Pool 100 feet above ground, and up to 45 miles per hour.

Waterslides

• Blue Magnum Mat Slides - Mat slides (formerly four body slides named individually, "Wipeout", "The Kamikaze", "Corkscrew", and "Twister")

• Thunder - Speed slide

• Lightning - Enclosed speed slide

• Triton's Fury - 340 feet (104 m) family raft ride

• Triton's Rage - 550 feet (168 m) family raft ride

• Triton's Challenge - Side-by-side, 350 feet (107 m) six-lane downhill mat racer

• Double Barrel - Enclosed tube slide

• Double Trouble - Tube slide

• Deuces Wild - Tube slide

• Demon's Drop - A body slide featuring an 85 feet (25.9 m) drop

• Dragon's Tail - A 300 feet (91.4 m) long double drop

• Comet - Children's slide

• Little Dipper - Children's slide

Other Rides

• Poseidon's Rage - One of the world's largest surf pools featuring the world's second tallest surf wave at over 9 feet (2.7 m), after Siam Park's Wave Palace, in Tenerife, Spain, which has a 9.8 feet (3 m) surf wave.

• Tidal Wave - The original wave pool at the park

• Huck's Lagoon - An interactive children's water play area featuring tunnels, six waterslides, cannons, and multi-level hands-on water activities

• Kiddy City - One of Mt. Olympus' three children's water play areas featuring an elephant slide, gorilla swings, rainmaker geysers, and waterslides

• Endless River - Lazy river

• Bumper Boats

The Parthenon

The Parthenon is the Dells' first indoor theme park. It is one of the first buildings you see when you enter, and the columns are made out of styrofoam.

Rides

• OPA Roller Coaster - A spinning
  Spinning roller coaster
  A spinning roller coaster is a roller coaster with cars that rotate on a vertical axis.- Virginia Reel :The first spinning roller coaster was the Virginia Reel, first built in 1908 by Henry Riehl. Instead of trains, the ride had "tubs" with seats built around the perimeter facing inward...
  
   Wild Mouse roller coaster

• Go-Karts

• Bumper Cars

• Spring Ride

• Tea Cups

• Crazy Trolley

• Alien Ball Pit

• The Parthenon Arcade

Medusa's Indoor Waterpark

Medusa's Indoor Waterpark is the 55000 square feet (5,109.7 m²) indoor waterpark

Indoor waterpark

An indoor waterpark is a type of waterpark that is located inside a building. An indoor waterpark has the ability to stay open year-round, as it is not affected by weather conditions.-History:...

 at Mt. Olympus. This was originally part of the Treasure Island and Family Land project. Family Land, originally a wave pool was open to the public for a cost is now the an Arcade. Bay of dreams which is now Medusa's Indoor Waterpark was exclusively for Treasure Island guests only.

Waterslides

• Anaconda - Tube slide that is over 10 stories high

• Boa - Basic Tube slide

• Cobra - Enclosed body slide

• Diamondback - Body slide

• Hispaniola Bay - A children's area with a 35 feet (10.7 m) long pirate ship complete with tattered sails, tunnels, five water slides, waterspouts, and many geysers

Other Rides

• Warriors Water Walk - Net walk area and a basketball pool

• Mayan Raging River - Lazy river

• Jaguar Hot Tub

• Sacred Well Whirlpool

Night at the Theme Park

In the summer of 2009, Mt. Olympus began Night at the Theme Park, where select rides (Hades, Poesidon's Rage, Zeus, Trojan Horse Go Kart Track, Poseidon's Underwater Go Kart Track, and the Kiddie Land Rides) would be open from 10pm to 1am for four nights weekly. People who would attend would receive free soda and parking. Nick Laskaris got the idea when he took his kids to go see Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian is an American adventure comedy film directed by Shawn Levy, and starring Ben Stiller, Hank Azaria, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Robin Williams, and Steve Coogan. The film is a sequel to Night at the Museum...

 at the local cinema. While it has been a surprising big hit to visitors, the village of Lake Delton did not approve of it because it was in violation of its amusement ordinance in which businesses have to close around midnight, and their 11pm curfew law. Village trustees were worried about someone crossing the busy Wisconsin Dells Parkway

Wisconsin Dells Parkway

The Wisconsin Dells Parkway is a 4.5 mile section of road that runs from Interstate 90/Interstate 94 in Lake Delton, Wisconsin to the intersection of Wisconsin Highway 13 and Wisconsin Highway 16 in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. It is concurrent with U.S. Route 12 the entire time, picking up...

at night and getting hit by a car. Because of the success of Night at the Theme Park, the village of Lake Delton made some changes to the amusement ordinance, with a variance for businesses if they requested, including Mt. Olympus. The village board had these changes on hold.

Lodging

Mount Olympus offers six lodging options. All options include free admission to the park every day of one's stay:

• Hotel Rome (formerly Treasure Island): Hotel Rome is the park's signature hotel. It features Greco-Roman themed decor through the resort including rooms. Hotel Rome is located on-site with the park and connected via skywalk to the indoor waterpark.
• Mykonos Village and Camp Resort (formerly PleasantView Motel): This is the park's mid-range, motel style hotel. The hotel features themed rooms and basic decor. Camping options include a basic campsite or Treehouse (raised cabin). This hotel is located next to the park, within walking distance.
• Mykonos Resort and Conference Center (formerly Raintree Resort and Conference Center)
• Poseidon's Village (formerly 4 Seasons Motel)
• Zeus' Village and Camp Resort (formerly American World RV Resort)
• Santorini Village (formerly " Riverwalk Hotel" and River's Edge Hotel)

External links

• Mt. Olympus Official Website