To Heck With Hades

by **Coaster Justin** on November 13th, 2012, 3:09 pm

Let's get Hades 360!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIrBxgSrTSI#

Guess I've got a sidetrip to Bay Beach.

by **coasterkidd100** on November 13th, 2012, 3:26 pm

I really hope they add a second train to this coaster when they redo it.

by **Coaster Justin** on November 13th, 2012, 6:30 pm

I wouldn't hold my breath for it. Hades was designed from the get-go to have 2 trains. Opa is practically a clone of Ragin Cajun and let's look at how many cars it had:

http://rcdb.com/3386.htm?p=31291

And Let's not forget Dive to Atlantis
http://rcdb.com/2397.htm?p=10113

by **monsterfan99** on November 14th, 2012, 11:06 pm

Ride it during the month or two it is still good before that Mt. Olympus magic touch takes hold.

by **FParker185** on November 15th, 2012, 7:39 pm

Especially with the basically completely unpadded Timberliners.

by **w00dland** on November 23rd, 2012, 11:03 pm

My tip: Mt Olympus won't publish when this ride will debut, but will likely get it open before Memorial day. Call ahead a few times and see if you can sneak in on this and get some rides in before the summer crowds smash into the one train operation.

I was lucky enough to ride Hades a week after it opened in 2005 (in early April) when it was easily a Top 10 coaster. Let's hope it gets back to that status for at least...3 months?

by **ttd rox** on March 25th, 2013, 4:06 pm

Here's the progress made on the inversion. From their FB page:

by **FParker185** on March 25th, 2013, 5:51 pm

At this rate it will be done by August. August 2014.

by **Coaster Justin** on March 25th, 2013, 7:57 pm

I chuckle remembering how they said at NCC that they were working around the clock to open Memorial Day Weekend. They're probably putting that energy into buying another Hotel.

by **Johnny.Ink** on March 26th, 2013, 9:52 pm

Coaster Justin wrote:I chuckle remembering how they said at NCC that they were working around the clock to open Memorial Day Weekend. They're probably putting that energy into buying another Hotel.

Yeah. I remember that. I also seem to remember it odd that they don't have a date to announce when it will be open, as well as a media day.

At this point who knows when it will be open. I'm guessing Memorial Day, but at this point who knows...

by **ttd rox** on March 27th, 2013, 12:07 pm

Here are some more photos from their FB page and in the last one you can kind of see the new over banked turn to the right of the photo.

by **tp41190** on April 6th, 2013, 6:16 pm

I am curious to see how these new elements change the pacing of the rest of the ride, and the ride time. The huge hill didn't really slow down the ride all that much, but I bet it will feel shorter.

Honestly, I'm excited...and also terrified to see how the ride will turn out a few years from now.

by **ttd rox** on April 18th, 2013, 7:40 pm

Some more updates that were taken on Tuesday.

by **MForce4ever** on April 19th, 2013, 1:13 pm

I wonder if it'll run the risk of valleying in the tunnel?

by **Coaster Justin** on April 19th, 2013, 8:55 pm

MForce4ever wrote:I wonder if it'll run the risk of valleying in the tunnel?

I'd love to see how fast Mt. Olympus would respond to something like that. They clearly drag their feet on everything else important.

by **Cryptkeeper** on May 24th, 2013, 10:31 pm

Gravity Group just announced via twitter that Hades 360 opens TOMORROW (5/25) at noon.

This should be interesting!!!

by **Radical-Illusion** on June 6th, 2013, 5:07 pm

Has anyone rode this yet??? I am dying to know if its worth the trip up there to ride it.

Website · by **Jerrykoala2112** on June 10th, 2013, 2:30 am

I rode it on Tuesday and I was a little disappointed. I rode Hades in 2010 and 2012 and honestly feel like it is running even rougher than it use to. It was drizzling a little bit on Tuesday so the track should have been smoother (or I thought) but the ride was still the same rough Hades. The Timberliner restraints get really tight on you, and the ride is rough in the new track, the replaced track, and the old track.

I'm glad they did the inversion to remove that slow hill during the turnaround, but I rode the ride in the front and back and I was done (And I can tolerate many re-rides) but yeah, definitely sit in the front.

by **monsterfan99** on June 12th, 2013, 4:16 pm

Jerrykoala2112 wrote:I rode it on Tuesday and I was a little disappointed. I rode Hades in 2010 and 2012 and honestly feel like it is running even rougher than it use to. It was drizzling a little bit on Tuesday so the track should have been smoother (or I thought) but the ride was still the same rough Hades. The Timberliner restraints get really tight on you, and the ride is rough in the new track, the replaced track, and the old track.

I'm glad they did the inversion to remove that slow hill during the turnaround, but I rode the ride in the front and back and I was done (And I can tolerate many re-rides) but yeah, definitely sit in the front.

That is pathetic if it is somehow rougher. When I rode it in 2010 it was painful enough already. Imagine how it will be in 2-3 years.

by **superflybri** on June 12th, 2013, 9:36 pm

jadkins2012 wrote:Has anyone rode this yet??? I am dying to know if its worth the trip up there to ride it.

Word of advise... Get there this year. Already rough! Hades use to be one of my favorite rides... Then it got old.

by **Johnny.Ink** on June 24th, 2013, 5:35 pm

Stupid double post

by **Johnny.Ink** on June 24th, 2013, 5:36 pm

superflybri wrote:
jadkins2012 wrote:Has anyone rode this yet??? I am dying to know if its worth the trip up there to ride it.

Word of advise... Get there this year. Already rough! Hades use to be one of my favorite rides... Then it got old.

I went there with my son about a month ago (week 2 of it being open) and it got inexplicably rougher as the day went on. It was a fun roller coaster but Cyclops was the real star of that park - especially in the back!

Glad I got to ride it. Mt Olympus closed the park an hour early on a Monday because... well, they never said. They just kicked us off the ride like asses at 5 when the park closed at 6.

Jerks

by **superflybri** on June 24th, 2013, 9:39 pm

Johnny.Ink wrote:
superflybri wrote:
jadkins2012 wrote:Has anyone rode this yet??? I am dying to know if its worth the trip up there to ride it.

Word of advise... Get there this year. Already rough! Hades use to be one of my favorite rides... Then it got old.

I went there with my son about a month ago (week 2 of it being open) and it got inexplicably rougher as the day went on. It was a fun roller coaster but Cyclops was the real star of that park - especially in the back!

Glad I got to ride it. Mt Olympus closed the park an hour early on a Monday because... well, they never said. They just kicked us off the ride like asses at 5 when the park closed at 6.

Jerks

That's a little rude! They do hire lots of eye candy though.

Back to the point, what were the conditions that day? And a little off topic but at least I feel this way every time I go there, do you feel 'safe'? Like on the rides? It just feel like the staff does not care at all, I remember once I was stuck on Cyclops break run and staff had absolute no idea what to do and people just started to let themselves out... Anyone have these types of stories from here?

by **tp41190** on June 29th, 2013, 3:23 pm

I didn't like it.

I got 12 rides on it last weekend. The actual new section itself is fun. Actually the overbank is probably the craziest part of the ride. Insane Gs with a catwalk literally IN your face.

But the rest of the ride lost it's pacing. The second half is slow, no more airtime. The pre-lift also lost it's charm with the new trains. For some reason, the airtime just wasn't there.

by **Coaster Justin** on June 30th, 2013, 1:17 am

Just when you think Mt. Olympus can't mess up worse, they dig another tunnel.

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