Big new attraction for Mt. Olympus in 2012

[6Flags4Evr]

According to the official web site, expect to see something brand new and exciting for 2012. New coaster or big flat ride? Any guesses?

[FParker185]

Will just be another boatload of extremely rude ride ops direct from Greece that speak no English what so ever. They will triple the number and blow your mind! What ever it ends up being, you won't see me at that hell hole.

[BP317]

Those people are not from Greece, I could tell by the language they speak to each other. Sounded more eastern European, definitely not Greek.

In my opinion the best thing they could get is some of the RMC track work they did on Tremors on Hades and Zeus. Hades was my #1 wooden coaster the first few years it was open but it's gotten EXTREMELY rough in the past few years. Mt Olympus' maintenance in general cannot keep up with their coasters, even the past few times ive ridden Ghostrider, which is a way older large CCI coaster, it tracked a lot better than Hades (and that's at a Cedar Fair park, and we all know how good they are with wooden coasters). Hades and Zeus are so unenjoyable now that it's not even worth going back to the park.

Although if what they are building is a large new coaster i'm sure i'll go back because even though Mt Oly is a second-tier park priced as a corporate park, going to the Dells and having Avalanche be the only coaster is a bit uneventful.

[Coaster Justin]

I'd Like a Drop Tower or Major Spinning Ride; But My Opinion doesn't mean anything.

[Cole]

If I owned Mt. Olympus, this is what I'd do.

Year 1
-Like Brad said, COMPLETE RMC retraking on Zeus and Hades.
-2 new Timberliners for Hades, Major train rehab on Zeus and Hades
-Tear down Pegasus (just and overall boring, no one rides it anyways) it'd be cheaper for it to just go down.
-MAJOR park improvements!!!! more restrooms, eating places, and shops.

Year 2
-A 100ft. GCI woodie to go in Pegasus' spot. Something like American Thunder (EK)
- 4-5 FLATS, something for the non-coaster rider's to do. 2 thrilling, 3 family. Make Appolo's swing and Eruption free.
- Tear out the "Hermes turbo cars" over
-More general improvements

Year 3
-Major waterpark renovations, new slide complexes, cleaner pools, better overall quality.
-Make a deal with Gerslaughter, 2 new coasters.
- one to be a eurofighter, to go in the "indoor theme park" (OPA and all other attractions to be removed)
-the other a THBS clone, to go in the Hermes Turbo cars spot.



This would never ever happen, but I think this could put MO on the map

[FParker185]

I'd tear down the entire park and start from scratch.

[Cole]

Hades and Zeus both have potential to be great coasters. With ALOT of TLC they could both be top 10 rides.

[FParker185]

I was at Hades Media Day, it really wasn't any better than than it is now, or at least the last time I was at the park back in June. Also back when Zeus was first built it was never great either, it has always been similar to Hoosier Hurricane in that there are lots of hills but no real forces.

Neither are bad coasters, just not good or great ones either. Rest of the park basically is at a point where it can be "reset" pretty easily. Though as long as that staff/management is still there, I don't plan on going back any time in the foreseeable future, regardless what they install or change.

[Cole]

If MO could get bought out by some smaller family company the park could be decent.

[monsterfan99]

I'd tear down the entire park and start from scratch.

No more callers, we have a winner.

Any company dumb enough to sell this park rides deserves the bad rep when the park lets them go to hell.

[tp41190]

Zues was good when it actually went out in the woods. And it's does have some good airtime, it's just all in the front seat.

They will probably just get another up charge attraction, what are they at now 6...7? And take out another ride, probably a go-cart and put the up-charge in it's place.

I hate this park with a huge passion. It is like a chore going to for the day. And the owner is a complete dumfuk too. All I see in the future is more rides coming down, more up-charges going up, and admission going up.

[monsterfan99]

^People pay to get in? This last season if you stayed at one of 30 or so hotels in the Dells it was free. Some of the hotels were cheaper for the night than a single days admission.

[BigTopSkyCoaster91]

I also noticed the change in 5 years...
I went with my dad back when Hades just opened and the park had no connection to previously known "Family Land". I was surprised by the lateral G's in Pegasus. Especially in the last turn. I thoroughly enjoyed Cyclops mostly because I had a near death experience at some points. Hades was so smooth and enjoyable I nearly bought the on-ride photo. Zeus was awful and I know it sounds like I'm making it up... but, the G's literally knocked my glasses off and I caught them thankfully. Oh, the back pains I associate with that ride [and GASM in SFoG].

When I returned this spring I was semi-disappointed. Hades was unexpectedly rough. Cyclops was just as surprising. Pegasus was the same... but, Zeus. Zeus had improved to my surprise. The re-tracking in the turn around was a nice mid-point oasis before bracing myself for the rest of the pain trip.

[bigshow19]

i think they should first get better ride ops and other workers, then clean up the park to perfection and then they can add something new my ideas: add a shuttle loop, and a 4-d coaster demolish the indoor theme park and indoor waterparks take out all the kiddie rides from in there and put them out doors take opa and put it outdoors but get rid of the bumper cars and go karts from indoors they suck and put in something small but fun nothing that special. then take out the entire indoor water park and add a new complex some thing thrill the don't have enough of that like a bowl ride, tornado slide, or at least some thing big and very fun like hammerhead and barracuda at six flags great America then think about the outdoor water park add something like a kiddie area with towers and buckets of water that dumps on you and mild slides and a surf rider. now the outdoor theme park i think they should make an expansion out far behind the batting cages and add something like a 4-d roller coaster some moderate thrill rides and a few kiddie rides then put a shuttle loop coaster somewhere close to the highway and add something like sky ride at cedar point in a circle around the kiddie rides existing right now and i do have to say even tho the parks is lacking alot its totally underrated most people say it sucks it really doesn't if your a thrill person its great if your a medium person its ok if your a kiddie its great peace out!

[Cole]

Driving home from Minnesota I've seen 2 billboards that say "Reach for the Sky at Mt. Olympus in 2012." The billboard has orange coaster track going vertical to the sky. Im calling a Eurofighter.

[CoasterBGW]

I'll be at the park on Tuesday and check things out.

[Falcon]

It will probably be a vekoma sting ray. There level of quailty is just right for Mt. Olympus. I would rather see Zeus and Hades get new track than a new coaster but I guess they dont care to much for maintenance

[Coaster Justin]

I'd Say A Vekoma Boomerang, But Those Are too Good for Mt. O

[Muck Finnesota]

Driving home from Minnesota I've seen 2 billboards that say "Reach for the Sky at Mt. Olympus in 2012." The billboard has orange coaster track going vertical to the sky. Im calling a Eurofighter.

Haha, that would be a thing. It would be especially hilarious if it was the same model SFGAm is getting.

If it isn't a Eurofighter, my uneducated guess is a Maurer Sohne Skyloop. Or Zamperla Volare.

Or Iron Wolf

*ducks*

http://rcdb.com/3312.htm?p=15689

http://rcdb.com/1711.htm?p=3415

http://rcdb.com/6.htm?p=9872

[Cole]

Too bad GAm isnt getting a Eurofighter.

[Coaster Justin]

Iron Wolf has TOO good of capacity for the Park.

Maybe an El Loco.

[tribar]

I think a standup is too much for the workers. We wouldn't want to overwork them

Plus IW can have a whopping 56 people on it at one time. Mt Olympus likes to keep that # under 30

[monsterfan99]

^Mt. Olympus workers like to keep that number at 0.

[FParker185]

Even a Volare would be to good for that dump

[Falcon]

Maby they going to put in a drop tower and then charge $10 a ride. What ever it is. It will probably be an upcharge.