The park really doesn't flow well and it has a strange layout. I grew up going to the Dells and Mount Olympus used to never be a thing and it's a mish mash of several separate parks all next to each other that were scooped up by Mount Olympus owners. I believe it was Big Chief Go-Kart 2 which had the coasters, Crazy Ludwig's Go-Karts, and Family Land Waterpark.
I grew up in Wisconsin and this brings back so much nostalgia. Went to the Dells every summer growing up. The vibe and layout of this park is really “Wisconsin Dells”, I don’t know how to explain what that means. It’s just old school, and this park used to be a place where you just walked in and paid per ride. Maybe 15 years ago or so they tried to make it an actual all included “theme park” and combined surrounding attractions. That’s why the layout is so random and feels odd. It’s such an old school touristy road side stop. But I love it.
@@justinscherzer6047 I think that small slab used to be a small rock climbing tower, the slingshot was a little bit farther back near the other side of a go kart track.
Mt. Olympus has pretty much ruined Wisconsin Dells. They've monopolized the entire town by buying all the small hotels and painting them their signature blue. It all started when they bought Family Land, which was a nice little water park that I enjoyed as a kid. That is why there is no flow in the park because its very pieced together. Poorly, for that matter. Was fun to see a video from a local place though!
We used to go to the Dells all the time when the in-laws lived there. Then they moved and we hadn't been there in so long. We decided to make a weekend of it and relive the memories. That's when we drove thru town and saw everything bought up by the same company and painted blue. Felt like driving thru barracks with some entertainment squeezed in between. It was so disappointing.
As a local I totally agree. Mt Olympus wrecked the look and feel of the Dells, which says a lot considering the town is a tourist trap. In the Dells there used to be Family Land like you said. That is what is the "water park" today. The coaster and go cart section used to be Big Chief. Funny how when they were seperate parks with different owners they were both pretty awesome. As a townie we used to use local passes and go multiple times a season. If you go to the Dells spend your money on Noah's Ark.
Well there is also a water slide that killed someone too. I looked This up the see if the 1st incident was true and found another incident. I don't even care about the credits anymore I don't think I'm going to this park ever unless there is a change of management
@@bjtgaming If I remember correctly, the waterslide accident was because some tourist teenagers broke into the outdoor waterpark area during winter. They went to go down on one of the slides, but they got stuck in the piled up snow and one of them fell trying to get out of it.
mount Olympus has destroyed Wisconsin dells they have bought about 60% of the privately-owned small waterparks and ruined the atmosphere of the city if you want to go to a great waterpark and you're willing to spend more money go to Kalahari resort it is wayyyy better
@@dilianavelasquez7822 they really are crap. I used to work there and they over priced the hell out of everything. Everything is an up sell and an up charge even for the parks that are right inside. They also treat their employees like actual garbage. Mostly hire exchange students (so they can pay them next to nothing and say they’re gaining experience) who have only had a few days of training and exploit them. They also pay leas than any other big resort in the whole Dells. I work at wilderness now and they pay me way more and actually treat me like a person.
kalahari, the wilderness and noahs ark are all pretty good tho. mt olympus is the worst major resort in the dells that i can remember staying at (i live in wisconsin, so i've been to the wisconsin dells a multitude of times and have stayed in a lot of their resorts) the city is packed with tourist traps though
Mt. Olympus has really gone down hill a ton in the last several years! They are more concerned about buying out all the other smaller hotels and motels than upgrading their places.
For sure, other than the bigger resorts, the whole place is one massive tourist trap. I drove through it once and the stuff you can see would shock you.
Ahh yes. The concrete slab. That used to be a slingshot ride until one of the 2 main bungees snapped and sent the cage flying. It's a miracle neither of the passengers died.
One of the kids who was on the slingshot in that infamous video was from my school/grade the time. It was a huge deal at the time for our school as he was a pretty popular kid, and we were all from a very small town of 2000 people. It was crazy how close he was to being killed.
I have been to this place countless times over my 56 years. Let me give you my take on this park. 1) It is TACKY. Tacky, tacky, tacky. But WAIT! That's a good thing. This park ... in fact the entire tourist trap town of Wisconsin Dells ... is tacky. Think low-brow entertainment. Blue collar. Brown (farmer) collar! It makes NO apologies for this at all and SHOULDN'T. If you're a snob, you will hate this park and the rest of Wisconsin Dells. It is dirt beneath your feet. BUT if you're not a snob and can enjoy fun for just fun's sake and if you can laugh at tacky oddball stuff, this park and town is for you. And this is what I warn all my friends that I take there. Once you accept this, you can start to enjoy it. In fact, once you accept this, you will enjoy it even more. 2) There was NO grand plan for this park or the rest of Wisconsin Dells. Want to experience how amusement parks once were. This is it. And note I said AMUSEMENT parks. Not theme parks. Theme parks was a Walt Disney creation. Wisconsin Dells outdates Disneyland by decades. Longer even. MUCH longer. The original attraction was literally the Dells. The rock formations along the Wisconsin River that people used to be paddled around to see. And thus where the town got its name. Oh, and note I used the word PADDLED. They started doing this sight-seeing before there were motorized boat engines. Yeah, this place is old. Walk down the main street and you'll see NO theming whatsoever. The next attraction can be anything under the sun and usually is. Welcome to a time before Disney. 3) Mount Olympus grew by simply buying the attractions next to it. That is why there isn't even consistent theming within. In fact, during the last recession (2008), they went on a buying spree and bought every single motel along the strip they could get their hands onto and they got their hands onto a TON of motels. They ALL were once independently operated motels. Now they're all painted white and blue so you know they're part of the Olympus complex. Oh, and if you stay in them, you get FREE admittance into the park. Now think about that for a minute. Do the math. Take a WILD guess where the real money is in Olympus. Yup, the motel rooms. While the park was originally the money-maker for Olympus, now it is the motel rooms. Motels that everyone wants to stay at since if you do, you can literally just walk to the park without using your car. Trust me. During peak tourist season, you do NOT want to use your car in the Dells. Think LA traffic is bad? Come to the Dells during peak tourist season and try to get across town. 4) And that is why selling wristbands and then checking for them isn't that big of a deal to Olympus! I mean they only cost you $10 a day to start with. Heck, you can go to practically ANYWHERE in the town of Wisconsin Dells and get a free coupon to get into Mount Olympus! Why? Again, the gate isn't where they make the big money. Motels are that. In fact, the gate isn't where they make their second biggest money. That's the concessions stand and their restaurants. They know once you walk in, you're in for the day and you WILL get thirsty and hungry over the course of that day. And here's where the place is even more cool.... 5) They really don't care if you bring in your own food and drink in your bags. Honestly, they don't. You see they know you won't be bringing in a microwave oven, freezer, or a cotton candy machine in your bags. They have those. They know YOUR kids will ABSOLUTELY want all the junk food they sell and not whatever you brought in your bags .... that is steadily getting warmer and warmer with each passing minute. And once you're in, they've got you and your wallet. Try. Seriously try to not give into your kids begging for an ice cream cone. But let us be honest. You're going to be the first one standing up and saying, "Hey, anyone want something from concessions stand?" In fact, your kids will probably initially say, "Nah!" and run off into the pool. You'll then buy them something anyway because you know they'll be thirsty and/or hungry when they come back out to rest and/or.... 6) The roller coasters, go-carts, and other rides are simply there to give you and your family something to do while not in the pool. Something else to do. Something to do until you want to get back into the pool. Next time you go there during peak season, notice how many people waiting to do the roller coasters, go-carts, etc. are wearing swimming suits. That's not a fashion statement. They're just livening up their day by doing the rides UNTIL they get overheated by the sun and then back into the pool they will run. And I do mean RUN. You'll probably never hear such loud thunder of flip-flops smacking feet and pavement as swimmers running back down the hill to the pools as you will at Olympus. Oh, and that's why the rides and parking are up on the hill. They want you to stay and making it easy to return to the pool is one of the ways they do that. In fact, you'll commonly hear your fellow park guests groan about leaving as it means walking up the hill (or back to their motel rooms) so the parents commonly say, "Okay, but after a bit. Let me rest up first." The kids will race back into the pool before you change your mind ... which you won't but they cannot take the chance that you might. 7) Peak season is Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend. All the rides and attractions are in full swing. The only ones closed are being hurriedly repaired to open as soon as possible. This is why the pool isn't heated. No one ... NO ONE wants the pool heated during this time. Everyone is going into the pool to cool off, not warm up. Even grandpa and grandma are wading up to their ankles in the pool to cool off. Summer in Wisconsin is HOT and HUMID. A cold pool is Heaven at this time. 8) Wisconsin Dells is a MASSIVE employer in Wisconsin during the summer. This is where most of the college students make and save up money for the school year. This is why ALL colleges and universities in Wisconsin ALWAYS end BEFORE Memorial Day weekend and don't start until AFTER Labor Day weekend. You need to understand that tourism is HUGE in Wisconsin. Everyone ... EVERYONE in Chicago goes to Wisconsin for their summer vacation. Why? We're north of them and thus OBVIOUSLY cooler. In fact, during the peak tourist season, there will be more Illinois license plates on cars and trucks in the Dells than Wisconsin plates. Interstate 90 goes directly from Chicago to Wisconsin Dells. The only thing I'm amazed by is why hasn't the Wisconsin legislature raised the speed limit on I90 to 75 mph or even 80 mph to cut down the drive time for Chicagoans to make it even quicker to get to it and thus even more likely they will come. 9) I could go on and on about Wisconsin Dells but I will end with what it is trying to become: INDOOR waterpark capital of the world. The Dells hired a marketing consultant on how to make the Dells even more popular and that is what he came up with. So during the off-peak season (after Labor Day weekend until before Memorial Day weekend), this is what Dells is trying to become and thus why Olympus has an indoor waterpark ... which commonly isn't open during the peak tourist season for this reason. Once Dells cools down during fall to spring, they are trying to be the weekend get-away for Chicagoans by having MASSIVE indoor waterparks for them to come to. This is something the Dells has been working on for well over couple decades and it is beginning to prosper. Hmmmm. Maybe I should start up a RUclips channel devoted to the Dells. :-) LOL!
This was the perfect explanation what I wanted to say while watching this video. You described the town and this park so in depth and accurate. I grew up for many many years going to the Dells and you are 100% dead on with your explanation and description. My favorite thing about the Dells is embracing the tacky touristy feel just like you said, I love that. So much nostalgia.
If they don't care about theming, then why'd they even bother calling the place "Mount Olympus" and naming the rides after Greek gods and creatures, or that half-assed Greek facade building? And if it's not making them much money, why haven't they just shut it down to use for more hotel space?
Normally it would say wait time, but I'm sure due to lack of staff they rather just put if its open or not and its not as busy because they aren't selling outside passes.
There was someone that had died there in the off season one year also. When there was snow on the ground. But that's only cause they were climbing on the outdoor slides when they weren't supposed to be.
Multiple rides have had accidents that resulted in death or bad injury. I used to come here as a kid and alot of the rides I used to love have been removed due to rider deaths or severe injury. Offhand I think 2 people died due to the parks shoddy maintenance. (On opa mini coaster and the go cart track) and there's been other deaths too and lots of injuries. Honestly if you look at the list of injuries for this park it's really bad for parks it's size.
Went a few years ago with family and we had a BLAST, the coasters were all a ton of fun, we spent way too much time racing go karts, and the wave pool was awesome and very unique.
We didn’t go on any coaster other than Pegasus when we went two years ago, so I don’t have any comments on the coasters, but they have an amazing flat ride collection, and that water park!!! Amazing!
As someone that has lived near the dells for a huge chunk of their life: go literally anywhere else besides Mt. Olympus. Noah's, The Wilderness, and Great Wolf are exponentially better than Mt. Olympus
i go to wisconsin dells about every summer and i never have a bad time, i love the giant wave pool, the shops, the go karts, waterslides, etc. it may not be the best game with their customer service, and there is a lot to work on, but if you want to go, don't hold back
I was just at Mt. Olympus last Sunday so I will talk about my experience (also, it's been about 9 years since I was last there and it was a different experience in comparison). My town was selling tickets for $5.75 so I bought a bunch for my friends and I to go there. We were charged $25 for parking and workers did check our bags when we went in. We did not like how far away the bathrooms are from the entrance. It was a busy and hot day so we had to wait in long lines...Hades took over an hour to get through. It took us over 3 hours to go on each of the rollercoasters once. We knew that we did not want to buy their expensive food so we brought lunches with us and ate in the parking lot because they do not allow food or drinks to be brought in. We ended up paying for lockers, which cost $12 per locker. It was expensive but we felt it was worth it to do that. After lunch we went on Helios, a go kart track, and I was not a fan because it was a very bumpy track. Also, I felt like herded cattle in the line to get to the karts. We finally got to the water stuff and we had a ton of fun. While Posidons Rage gets all the credit, one wave pool there that gets slept on is Tidal Wave. Tidal Wave is super fun because while it may not be as big as Posidons, you can float on a tube and enjoy the smaller, bouncier waves that last for at least 5 minutes. We loved this pool and created many funny memories there. We also went on the lazy river, which was fun but very crowded and hard to get Tubes to float on. The water play area was also fun but cold. All the lines for the big water slide rides were long and would have taken hours for us to get through so we did not do them. Overall, we had a good day and want to come back next summer. Except, next summer we want to stay a whole weekend and include a different park, probably Noah's ark. The Wilderness is super fun too. But I would not recommend the kalihari because when I went there it felt like a rip off and there were not many rides to go on. Thank you for reading! Signed, a true Wisconsinite
I think the concrete slab was one of the mounts for a slingshot ride. It was run by an outside contractor. The day after installing a new bunge band the band broke just as it was about to fire. The ride was shut down and ordered removed by management. It was gone and off property in less than a week.
I actually went this year back in May and tbh it was really nice and clean especially around COVID and the stay was absolutely cheap ( for three days $178) maybe because of the COVID outbreak lol but the only thing I didn’t like was that the water rides water was super super cold and it was around 70 degrees but in the evening it got around 60 and drop to the 50s at night but it was still fun! Nice restaurants all around and other adventurous things to do when park closed but idk it’s different for everyone it’s no cedar point but it’s fun and clean so yeah that’s just my opinion
Lagoon, Silverwood, Dollywood, Silver Dollar City, SFOG, SFFT, SFOT, SFSTL, Sea World Orlando, Universal, and Busch Gardens Tampa are all open and easily better
When you said there was a hole in the floor that reminded me at the VIP event at Indiana beach on cornball the entire floor was missing in the second row and the whole front seat came forward. It was a little strange.
I was here around '97 right after Hades opened. The coasters were wild and questionable even when they were built. I can't imagine them now. The Dells will always hold a special place in my heart.
I remember going here when the outdoor water park was Family Land, and the indoor water park/hotel was Treasure Island. Never been been to the go-carts/roller coaster section. Sounds like since they’ve lumped everything together it’s gone downhill. This would also explain the awkward paths and transitions, as this used to be three separate entities. If you want to go to an awesome water park, go to Noah’s Ark!
I go there every year for the past 15 years. Here's what I've experienced. 1. There was a go-kart called Medusa's drop which had a main element of a steep drop to drive down. The flaw: it was immediately followed by a tight turn. So one day it was raining pretty hard and as see the drop ahead there is a ton of go-karts all being rear ended, as one crashed into the turn. Some people got really hurt but I was lucky enough to be near the end of the pileup. I was on the last ride before they decided to remove it. 2. On Pegasus I showed the ride op that my restraint was moving a lot. My restraint didn't lock and came up during the lift although I wasn't too worried because the ride is pretty tame. Rolled into the station with my restraint up and just gave the op a look, she just said 'oh sorry' and put some tape on the seat then kept on going like nothing happened. 3. Got hit on a go-kart with the big spiral track, after nobody showed up after 3 dispatched because I was so high up and out of sight, I had to get out and push it free while trying not to get hit by other riders. 4. Was there when the slingshot ride had two of it's cables snap. 5. Had the chain lift snap two times riding Pegasus with my little brother 6. Many times saw ride ops sitting on the rails of the high up stations.
This place looks like it's slowly becoming a more elaborate and less obviously screwed version of Action Park. Based on the video and the comments this place seems like it should have been closed years ago.
oh yea that turn will crack ribs if you are on the left side of the car, trust me i carried a 5 month long Pegasus bruise. it looks fun but trust me it is not at all
My family goes here a lot for spring break, etc. And I never realized people hated the place lmao (PS, if the LED says "open" that means there's no line)
i've lived in WI my entire life and I still love Mt. Olympus. Objectively the park has poor management and the coasters beat you up but its the feel and the nostalgia that I love that not many understand.
I don’t understand how security isn’t present at this park. In this day and age that’s pretty absurd. When I went a few years ago I was very underwhelmed with the overall experience. All of the guests were mean and I got yelled at by a guest when I questioned why him and his son ran out in front of me from a different gate to board the train on Pegasus, effectively cutting my spot in line. The ops did nothing about it, and this guy made me feel so shitty for questioning why he cut in front of me. Get your credits, ride Hades a few times and get the hell out of there. Whoever is running Mt. Olympus really needs to refine their operations and management - absolutely awful.
I live right by this place and have never been there or been interested in the place. I am not surprised by the entrances not being staffed, that would mean the owner would have to pay for employees, and the word is he is a cheapskate and terrible person to work for, so it's also possible that no one would take a job checking bags.
1:53 love how it looks like there's just casually an escaped prisoner in the line, seems fitting at this particular park also 11:14 that turn looks *brutal*
Mt. Olympus is one day of a fun Wisconsin Dells trip. The whole place is of course a tourist trap, but nobody cares. You go there to do dumb touristy stuff.
Im currently on my way home from mount olympus, alot has changed since this video was uploaded and id like to update things. They now have a main entrance, pathways are bigger, more ride ops, more decoration along paths, more bathrooms, better security, added Medusa (which is really cool), also added a few other things, and yeah! It costed little more than 60 dollars a person, which is a bit much even though this park is absolutely awesome. Id more prefer maybe 40 dollars. But its a great place and would recommend to those who need thrills.
I went there a few years ago, and my very favorite one is the Hades 360, famous for both its longest tunnel under the parking lot and the corkscrew when you come out of it before turning back in again.
As a massive Wooden Coaster fan, this park is on my list. Aside from that it looks a really whack park. But aslong as I'm having fun on some classic CCI's or a massive Gravity Group, I can easily enjoy myself.
they used to have a sling shot ride , me and my brother went on it and it was great, and when we got off and other people were about to take off on it, one of the bolts came off right before it took off
"Pathways are narrow, layout doesn't make sense" So it's an RCT park. EDIT: Wait... they don't let you go through the horse anymore?! EDIT 2: Regarding the kiddie coaster, guess who _DOES_ have that credit. That was the first coaster I ever rode back in the 90s. It's... well, my memory is a little hazy but it's actually not that bad for a kiddie coaster.
I think they stopped letting people drive up the Trojan horse around 5 years ago. I assume they're too cheap to fix the wooden tracks that you drive on to get up there because I do recall it being quite rough last time I got to go up there.
I’ve been to Mt.Olympus dozens of times. Even my senior skip day we went there. Many times you can score tickets online for 5-20 bucks during the beginning or end of the season. Or you can score a really cheap room or cabin. I agree it’s so poorly run, but that’s kind of the excitement imo lol. My uncle worked there back in the 90s and he said costs were constantly cut, and it hasn’t gotten any better. For us local sconnies (wisconsinites) it’s usually just a place for cheap fun when you’re looking to get away for a day. I also grew up very close to six flags great America in gurnee and getting season passes every year I KNOW the stark difference between the two parks, but MTO will always have a special place in my heart. Oh and btw, that closed off pad was the slingshot I believe. There was a video that circulated online of the band snapping right before a couple people were launched. You’re right that safety definitely isn’t the number one priority lol
Your review of Mt. Olympus is spot on. Last time we were there was 2016. After spending the day at Noah’s Ark, we went to Mt. Olympus for some night coaster rides. My shorts got caught on a nail and ripped a huge hole in the backside. At basically any other park, I would have been mortified and headed straight for the car. But at Mt. Olympus, I could help but feel like I fit right in, split shorts and all. That’s the best way for me to describe the overall vibe of the park. It’s like your uncle who fixes something by adding duct tape.
@Gene Bone small parks with a prominently featured water park, weird layout and a handful of coasters with poor attention to appearance and slow one train ride ops. Why is Mt Olympus exclusively comparable to the two parks you listed? You can compare any parks depending on what you want to examine.
When I was in the Dells for a conference in 2018, I went by in the evening. The signs at the time said that parking was $20, but there was nobody at the booths to collect the money, and no barriers, so I just went in and parked. I also didn't have to pay admission -- the staff member said a hotel guest had left behind their wristband because she couldn't use it, so she gave it to me. I was only there for a couple of hours, which was just long enough to ride each coaster once, because the ops were so poor, but considering I didn't pay anything, I can't really complain. I'd only go back if I were there on business again.
Bro, I worked here one summer and have been a bunch of times. I’ve only really been here when all shops and food places were open and hades had like a 2 hour line to get on it. I honestly love going here.
I just went to Mt.Olympus a few days ago as a quick few day trip, They do in fact not check for your bands at the front opening but each day I went they did have backpack checks. The random concrete path things that would just be randomly sat on the ground are now removed. Quite a lot of good valid points you make, everything near the start is cramped. Indoor water park was closed(I think that was due to corona). I never went onto the horse go cart track but my brother did and he did mention that the track was not exactly what he thought it was gonna be. The Hades 360 ride was cool, the only thing I really have against the roller coasters is the fact that when you ride the Pegasas while getting pulled up near the start its rough and feels slightly broken as the other ones have a more smoothly sailing feeling. Its not the best park but it aint the worst ive been to. (Edit: It was packed and the parking is only free due to corona)
You go to the dells for the water parks just go to kalahari after mt Olympus which was a terrible experience we went to kalahari and it was great and had some amazing rides
3 deaths there in recent years. And every time someone dies they lower the park to $5 admission. Even before COVID19 that park was a cardboard and scotch tape hodgepodge. The owner is a psycho. Has an enormous pillared mansion on an island, drive gawdy Lamborghini SUVs, losing the battle against his hairline. The Dells is staffed by J1 migrants, and are kept in bunker houses dubbed "prisons", 6 to a room, no kitchen, bathrooms, transportation, etc
I have fond memories of this place actually. First time I went there was over 10 years ago, before they even had a water park or their biggest coaster. It was super cheap to enter, and at the time it was basically just a go-kart park. You went just for the go-karts, and it was cheap enough that it was great. I went through the Trojan horse many times. People kept stopping in there, which was a collision hazard, which is why I bet they closed it. I remember when they raised the price of park admission, and that killed it for my family. Was not worth it anymore. It was shortly after they opened the water park. A fun fact for you: the guy who owns this park basically owns all of Wisconsin Dells as well.
I took the family yesterday. Ambient temp was like 85. It was ok. Free tix made it great. Covid keeps the lines down. The coasters were great. What we liked about the gokarts was that we have toddlers, and they let them ride with us! It was the best part of where sketchy meets fun!
I love this! I mean, no way would I let my kid ride these rides. I never have been here per say, however growing up in the 80s and working at a major theme park in the 90s--I know you push the concept coasters are safe and you are right! However, there was a very real time within the past 40 years where theme parks--with maybe the exception of Disney, Universal and so on--had a very lackadaisy way going about things. In the 80s parents were told just to hold on to their kids if they were too small for a grown up coaster. We would literally shove exceptionally heavyset guests into restraints so they could ride, just warning them to hang on tight. Keep in mind, this is not stuff I am proud to say we did! At the time, as a teen, in reality we meant well and didn't feel like dealing with an irate guest. So we just worked with them. Theme parks just didn't function like they do today. They were safe overall--I mean, most of the time guest injuries or deaths were the result of their own negligence. Kids were rarely injured or worse because they were kept to kiddie rides. However, when you graduated to adult rides there was a thrill in the admittedly rare, but still very real danger of getting seriously injured or killed. I think things really changed after 9/11. Security became tighter. Bad habits in the past were starting to get noticed. Suddenly you, the attendant, could be liable for stuff, which meant you needed more rigorous training, which meant you couldn't hire bored teens who stood around flirting with guests--you had to hire teens who actually cared, which meant making the pay and perks a bit more worth it. I am not joking both guests and workers would smoke in line, at the coaster train station, around the park, etc. Workers were not supposed to smoke. Most weren't even 18 at the time, the legal age to buy cigarettes back then. You were just told to put the cig out if so-and-so came by. Thank you for posting this! This really does show how times have changed overall and for the better.
Orginally the park with the coasters and go karts was known as Big Cheifs Karts And Coaster, and the waterpark was known as Family Land. They were owned and operated separately. Big Chief actually had another park across town with way more kart tracks. Even ay the present day location, there was alot more karts tracks then what exist today. Once it was bought out and merged with the waterpark it has really started to go down hill. Its really a sad empty shell of what it used to be.
Kevin Rodriguez I was supposed to be in the area next month but that’s not happening due to COVID but I’ll probably give them to my cousins so sorry y’all
I have been here hundreds of times before. None of my experiences have been what he describes. There is always a bag check and if you precede before the park opens a gate and a person will tell u to go back. There's always a line so dead days don't exist.
This park made history for me: it was where I rode my first ever roller coaster, Pegasus! I also was convinced of riding Hades, but I was not brave enough to ride the bigger, better coasters out there. But don’t worry…I have since ridden Raven, which is much better than Pegasus.
The Hades 360 operators almost launched the train whilst my restraint wasn't locked in properly. It initially did lock, but then it unlocked itself just before send. I swear I was moments from death.
I went here twice. The first time (before hades 360) all of the main coasters were closed and the indoor theme park had the wild mouse which had some good airtime. Overall it was just a meh. The second time we did almost everything except for the main coasters because they were closed... they didn’t have the wild mouse so I only got to ride the kiddie coaster which I already had the credit from last time. So this is a bad theme park it’s just new maintenance and if I go this year hopefully everything will be open.
Heading to the Dells in a week. Staying at Kalahari, probably won’t even leave the resort, they have everything we need. Keep the kids happy at the water park.
Bay beach holds their title as the best asument park in wisconsin 😊 Jk bay beach is good, but theyre are probably better parks out there i havent heard of.
You all should go in the summer, that’s when they have a lot of j-1 works who are there to operate the entire park. That’s when you will have the best opportunity to experience it all.
I started watching your videos to get vacation ideas... But I got lost in watching the “worst experience” ones, and I laughed so hard. Good channel you have.
It’s a nice park for little kids. I have kids 3, 9, 12 and they all were able to have fun. The small size of the park let the kids be able to go on rides and I didn’t have to chase the bigger ones around. It also won’t break the bank so then you are able to visit multiple theme parks at low cost.
*Me:* "'Worst Amusement Park'? How could it be worse than Action Park?" * watches the video * *Me:* "Ah, so that's how - not only are they incompetent in terms of safety, they're also incompetent in terms of what makes an amusement park _fun."_
It is impossible for the coasters to run two trains. The are zero block sections on them. 3 of the 4 woodies have manually triggered pneumatic brakes (Hades requires a computerized braking system in the station because the Timberliners MUST align with pins on the track to operate the restraints).
I can say I survived the wild mouse ride lol. I know its kind of a thing for wooden coasters but the way they swayed as they went around corners knowing the place was disconcerting to say the least. Also I feel like I remember looking at the coasters certifications and they were a few years behind but can't confirm
Watching this review three years later, I think this park with a different operator could prosper. This is park I feel like Funspot or Gene Staples could work wonders with. I figure Funspot probably has the better budgetary capabilities to expand it, but I think other operators could be solid as well. If Funspot got this place, it could be the next Funspot Atlanta success story if they could find a way to open another major coaster, or even just renovate it some. I’d personally like to see someone come in, and add some more stuff to that arcade building (particularly an indoor coaster like a SBF spinner, or an indoor shuttle launch coaster from like Zamperla or something. Outdoor park, be kinda cool to see a ground up RMC hybrid like Arie Force one if they have room to expand, or my other idea (enthusiasts may be triggered) they RMC Zeus, and turn it into an elite coaster to stand alongside Hades 360 and draw in more crowds. However, I know Zeus has its fans. Also would like to see a launch coaster from Vekoma, or something on the family side like a Family invert from Vekoma or B&M. This park has potential if a more corporate operator could get their hands on it.
It’s literally a water park stop complaining ya there are security things and stuff that makes no sense but who cares if the flow looks good or the lanes are slim and literally they would think you’d hold onto your phone and camera and won’t pull it out and people be stupid with it and maybe they wanna check the wheels before the next riders go so they check them and make sure they are safe cause I went there and the maintenance guy was there checking it out the whole time after each rides like why do you have to complain about all these things that make sense logically
Honestly the Dells as a whole is pretty much a sham: the only really good place to stay would be the wood lodge areas more west in the city. Mt Olympus the main tourist spot is really only good for the rides (I personally liked the coasters, especially Hades). Definitely recommend for the rides/water attractions but I'd say that everything else there is meant to drain your money. Edit: Don't stay at Mt Olympus hotel it's garbage and has trash service by the way, you are better staying further from there as possible.
its a full day park IF the coasters and waterpark are both open. hit the coasters early, cool off in the waterpark, hit the carts in the afternoon, bring a lunch in a cooler to leave n the car. If you just want the coaster credits, you can likely hit this park, and either Little Amerikka or Mall of America on the same day. Mall of America on the same day
i agree, the paths are small, there is no point of 2 of the same swing ride, the food needs some upgrading, the shops are cool but the items are kind of pointless and they should space out the coasters just a bit
The wisconsin dells is a giant tourist trap. Its very fun to go to places like this but its also kinda dependant on when and where you go. If you go to the Dells stay at the Wilderness waterpark resort... Also, ITS NOT FREE PARKING AND THEY DO CHECK YOUR WRISTBAND IF YOU TRY TO ACCESS THE RESORT AREA, so tale advantage of the lackluster security but dont go too far. This is from a wisconsin resident also
"It feels like the rides were just put there and they designed the pathways wherever there was room left over."
Roller Coaster Tycoon in a nutshell.
Damn right
I came here just for this comment.
my brother literally said this theme park was like a park designed in planet coaster.
The park really doesn't flow well and it has a strange layout. I grew up going to the Dells and Mount Olympus used to never be a thing and it's a mish mash of several separate parks all next to each other that were scooped up by Mount Olympus owners. I believe it was Big Chief Go-Kart 2 which had the coasters, Crazy Ludwig's Go-Karts, and Family Land Waterpark.
oh no, i made that park
I grew up in Wisconsin and this brings back so much nostalgia. Went to the Dells every summer growing up. The vibe and layout of this park is really “Wisconsin Dells”, I don’t know how to explain what that means. It’s just old school, and this park used to be a place where you just walked in and paid per ride. Maybe 15 years ago or so they tried to make it an actual all included “theme park” and combined surrounding attractions. That’s why the layout is so random and feels odd. It’s such an old school touristy road side stop. But I love it.
I agree. If you don’t think this place is epic, you don’t “get” Wisconsin Dells and you probably should’ve never went to begin with.
Very true as another Wisconsinite
@@DDog52 The waterparks are epic what about noahs ark?
"Block of Concrete 1 looks too intense for me!"
Used to be a slingshot ride but one of the cords snapped and almost killed some people
Ah...a fellow Planet Coaster-er I see
I found a ride that won't give me motion sickness! Yahoo! That's where you'll find me.
@@justinscherzer6047 I think that small slab used to be a small rock climbing tower, the slingshot was a little bit farther back near the other side of a go kart track.
"Your ride exceeds G-Force limits. Guests won't want to ride it."
Mt. Olympus has pretty much ruined Wisconsin Dells. They've monopolized the entire town by buying all the small hotels and painting them their signature blue. It all started when they bought Family Land, which was a nice little water park that I enjoyed as a kid. That is why there is no flow in the park because its very pieced together. Poorly, for that matter. Was fun to see a video from a local place though!
We used to go to the Dells all the time when the in-laws lived there. Then they moved and we hadn't been there in so long. We decided to make a weekend of it and relive the memories. That's when we drove thru town and saw everything bought up by the same company and painted blue. Felt like driving thru barracks with some entertainment squeezed in between. It was so disappointing.
They also bought Playday Motel which is where the water slides are at.
As a local I totally agree. Mt Olympus wrecked the look and feel of the Dells, which says a lot considering the town is a tourist trap. In the Dells there used to be Family Land like you said. That is what is the "water park" today. The coaster and go cart section used to be Big Chief. Funny how when they were seperate parks with different owners they were both pretty awesome. As a townie we used to use local passes and go multiple times a season. If you go to the Dells spend your money on Noah's Ark.
Agreed
Well the big reason people go there for is water parks, stop complaining
"Used to be a wildmouse in here but then it killed someone so now the indoor themepark is pointless" LMFAO he said that I was like well damn lmao
that is the truth, as someone who lives in WI I saw it all happen on the news
Well there is also a water slide that killed someone too. I looked This up the see if the 1st incident was true and found another incident. I don't even care about the credits anymore I don't think I'm going to this park ever unless there is a change of management
This is not factual.
@@bjtgaming If I remember correctly, the waterslide accident was because some tourist teenagers broke into the outdoor waterpark area during winter. They went to go down on one of the slides, but they got stuck in the piled up snow and one of them fell trying to get out of it.
@@CommanderRealwar ok
mount Olympus has destroyed Wisconsin dells they have bought about 60% of the privately-owned small waterparks and ruined the atmosphere of the city if you want to go to a great waterpark and you're willing to spend more money go to Kalahari resort it is wayyyy better
Well said.
And the wilderness resort, that is a good waterpark resort too
@@dylansader758 I agree that place is good as well
Just came back from Kalahari...its total crap too
@@dilianavelasquez7822 they really are crap. I used to work there and they over priced the hell out of everything. Everything is an up sell and an up charge even for the parks that are right inside. They also treat their employees like actual garbage. Mostly hire exchange students (so they can pay them next to nothing and say they’re gaining experience) who have only had a few days of training and exploit them. They also pay leas than any other big resort in the whole Dells. I work at wilderness now and they pay me way more and actually treat me like a person.
"The park looks like a tourist trap."
Have you even seen the rest of the Dells? The whole city is like this.
The Wilderness and Noah's ark aren't too bad.
@@jayquelan6132 yeah the wilderness is pretty good
kalahari, the wilderness and noahs ark are all pretty good tho. mt olympus is the worst major resort in the dells that i can remember staying at (i live in wisconsin, so i've been to the wisconsin dells a multitude of times and have stayed in a lot of their resorts)
the city is packed with tourist traps though
Mt. Olympus has really gone down hill a ton in the last several years! They are more concerned about buying out all the other smaller hotels and motels than upgrading their places.
For sure, other than the bigger resorts, the whole place is one massive tourist trap. I drove through it once and the stuff you can see would shock you.
Ahh yes. The concrete slab. That used to be a slingshot ride until one of the 2 main bungees snapped and sent the cage flying. It's a miracle neither of the passengers died.
One of the kids who was on the slingshot in that infamous video was from my school/grade the time. It was a huge deal at the time for our school as he was a pretty popular kid, and we were all from a very small town of 2000 people. It was crazy how close he was to being killed.
I have been to this place countless times over my 56 years. Let me give you my take on this park.
1) It is TACKY. Tacky, tacky, tacky. But WAIT! That's a good thing. This park ... in fact the entire tourist trap town of Wisconsin Dells ... is tacky. Think low-brow entertainment. Blue collar. Brown (farmer) collar! It makes NO apologies for this at all and SHOULDN'T. If you're a snob, you will hate this park and the rest of Wisconsin Dells. It is dirt beneath your feet. BUT if you're not a snob and can enjoy fun for just fun's sake and if you can laugh at tacky oddball stuff, this park and town is for you. And this is what I warn all my friends that I take there. Once you accept this, you can start to enjoy it. In fact, once you accept this, you will enjoy it even more.
2) There was NO grand plan for this park or the rest of Wisconsin Dells. Want to experience how amusement parks once were. This is it. And note I said AMUSEMENT parks. Not theme parks. Theme parks was a Walt Disney creation. Wisconsin Dells outdates Disneyland by decades. Longer even. MUCH longer. The original attraction was literally the Dells. The rock formations along the Wisconsin River that people used to be paddled around to see. And thus where the town got its name. Oh, and note I used the word PADDLED. They started doing this sight-seeing before there were motorized boat engines. Yeah, this place is old. Walk down the main street and you'll see NO theming whatsoever. The next attraction can be anything under the sun and usually is. Welcome to a time before Disney.
3) Mount Olympus grew by simply buying the attractions next to it. That is why there isn't even consistent theming within. In fact, during the last recession (2008), they went on a buying spree and bought every single motel along the strip they could get their hands onto and they got their hands onto a TON of motels. They ALL were once independently operated motels. Now they're all painted white and blue so you know they're part of the Olympus complex. Oh, and if you stay in them, you get FREE admittance into the park. Now think about that for a minute. Do the math. Take a WILD guess where the real money is in Olympus. Yup, the motel rooms. While the park was originally the money-maker for Olympus, now it is the motel rooms. Motels that everyone wants to stay at since if you do, you can literally just walk to the park without using your car. Trust me. During peak tourist season, you do NOT want to use your car in the Dells. Think LA traffic is bad? Come to the Dells during peak tourist season and try to get across town.
4) And that is why selling wristbands and then checking for them isn't that big of a deal to Olympus! I mean they only cost you $10 a day to start with. Heck, you can go to practically ANYWHERE in the town of Wisconsin Dells and get a free coupon to get into Mount Olympus! Why? Again, the gate isn't where they make the big money. Motels are that. In fact, the gate isn't where they make their second biggest money. That's the concessions stand and their restaurants. They know once you walk in, you're in for the day and you WILL get thirsty and hungry over the course of that day. And here's where the place is even more cool....
5) They really don't care if you bring in your own food and drink in your bags. Honestly, they don't. You see they know you won't be bringing in a microwave oven, freezer, or a cotton candy machine in your bags. They have those. They know YOUR kids will ABSOLUTELY want all the junk food they sell and not whatever you brought in your bags .... that is steadily getting warmer and warmer with each passing minute. And once you're in, they've got you and your wallet. Try. Seriously try to not give into your kids begging for an ice cream cone. But let us be honest. You're going to be the first one standing up and saying, "Hey, anyone want something from concessions stand?" In fact, your kids will probably initially say, "Nah!" and run off into the pool. You'll then buy them something anyway because you know they'll be thirsty and/or hungry when they come back out to rest and/or....
6) The roller coasters, go-carts, and other rides are simply there to give you and your family something to do while not in the pool. Something else to do. Something to do until you want to get back into the pool. Next time you go there during peak season, notice how many people waiting to do the roller coasters, go-carts, etc. are wearing swimming suits. That's not a fashion statement. They're just livening up their day by doing the rides UNTIL they get overheated by the sun and then back into the pool they will run. And I do mean RUN. You'll probably never hear such loud thunder of flip-flops smacking feet and pavement as swimmers running back down the hill to the pools as you will at Olympus. Oh, and that's why the rides and parking are up on the hill. They want you to stay and making it easy to return to the pool is one of the ways they do that. In fact, you'll commonly hear your fellow park guests groan about leaving as it means walking up the hill (or back to their motel rooms) so the parents commonly say, "Okay, but after a bit. Let me rest up first." The kids will race back into the pool before you change your mind ... which you won't but they cannot take the chance that you might.
7) Peak season is Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend. All the rides and attractions are in full swing. The only ones closed are being hurriedly repaired to open as soon as possible. This is why the pool isn't heated. No one ... NO ONE wants the pool heated during this time. Everyone is going into the pool to cool off, not warm up. Even grandpa and grandma are wading up to their ankles in the pool to cool off. Summer in Wisconsin is HOT and HUMID. A cold pool is Heaven at this time.
8) Wisconsin Dells is a MASSIVE employer in Wisconsin during the summer. This is where most of the college students make and save up money for the school year. This is why ALL colleges and universities in Wisconsin ALWAYS end BEFORE Memorial Day weekend and don't start until AFTER Labor Day weekend. You need to understand that tourism is HUGE in Wisconsin. Everyone ... EVERYONE in Chicago goes to Wisconsin for their summer vacation. Why? We're north of them and thus OBVIOUSLY cooler. In fact, during the peak tourist season, there will be more Illinois license plates on cars and trucks in the Dells than Wisconsin plates. Interstate 90 goes directly from Chicago to Wisconsin Dells. The only thing I'm amazed by is why hasn't the Wisconsin legislature raised the speed limit on I90 to 75 mph or even 80 mph to cut down the drive time for Chicagoans to make it even quicker to get to it and thus even more likely they will come.
9) I could go on and on about Wisconsin Dells but I will end with what it is trying to become: INDOOR waterpark capital of the world. The Dells hired a marketing consultant on how to make the Dells even more popular and that is what he came up with. So during the off-peak season (after Labor Day weekend until before Memorial Day weekend), this is what Dells is trying to become and thus why Olympus has an indoor waterpark ... which commonly isn't open during the peak tourist season for this reason. Once Dells cools down during fall to spring, they are trying to be the weekend get-away for Chicagoans by having MASSIVE indoor waterparks for them to come to. This is something the Dells has been working on for well over couple decades and it is beginning to prosper.
Hmmmm. Maybe I should start up a RUclips channel devoted to the Dells. :-) LOL!
This was the perfect explanation what I wanted to say while watching this video. You described the town and this park so in depth and accurate. I grew up for many many years going to the Dells and you are 100% dead on with your explanation and description. My favorite thing about the Dells is embracing the tacky touristy feel just like you said, I love that. So much nostalgia.
yes! what makes this place good isn’t that is genuinely good, it’s the experience and memories you make there.
If they don't care about theming, then why'd they even bother calling the place "Mount Olympus" and naming the rides after Greek gods and creatures, or that half-assed Greek facade building?
And if it's not making them much money, why haven't they just shut it down to use for more hotel space?
I read about a quarter and gave up when I just scrolled down to see how much of ur comment was left...... Sheeeesh 😳
@@Carlitosway2369 as ace Ventura said...obsess much?
Coaster Studios: What's the waiting time for Zeus?
Mt Olympus: Yes!
Bahahaha 🤣
"OPEN"
They do actually display the wait times sometimes, but say open if there's no wait time.
for me it was only about 10 mins Hades was about 30 mins
Normally it would say wait time, but I'm sure due to lack of staff they rather just put if its open or not and its not as busy because they aren't selling outside passes.
"An accident waiting to happen" describes this place perfectly. It's honestly amazing nothing serious has ever happened here to my knowledge
Andrew Brandenburg there was the wild mouse accident but that’s it as far as I know
@@SmileBullet How did that person die? I remember riding that thing several times in the past.
There was someone that had died there in the off season one year also. When there was snow on the ground. But that's only cause they were climbing on the outdoor slides when they weren't supposed to be.
The time that bungee cord snapped right before launching a couple of people was a billet BARELY dodged.
Multiple rides have had accidents that resulted in death or bad injury. I used to come here as a kid and alot of the rides I used to love have been removed due to rider deaths or severe injury. Offhand I think 2 people died due to the parks shoddy maintenance. (On opa mini coaster and the go cart track) and there's been other deaths too and lots of injuries. Honestly if you look at the list of injuries for this park it's really bad for parks it's size.
As a wisconsinite, I only go to the dells for Noah's Ark the waterpark.
bro you live somewhere that doesnt exist
Love Noah’s Ark went in summer of 2020 not everything was open though -_-
@@markgeneroso9976 That sucks, Noah's Ark is my favorite park.
We went this year but it was packed. Next time we are going to try going on a weekday instead of a Saturday
Kalahari in the Dells is solid, too.
The reason why it smells like dog crap is because there are usually goats in that area
That’s so cute
@Roan Brady Petting zoo.
Roan Brady or under the giga
I need to ride this to get the Goat credit 1/1.
@@jarrodjob it would be 1/2 because goats on the roof
Went a few years ago with family and we had a BLAST, the coasters were all a ton of fun, we spent way too much time racing go karts, and the wave pool was awesome and very unique.
We didn’t go on any coaster other than Pegasus when we went two years ago, so I don’t have any comments on the coasters, but they have an amazing flat ride collection, and that water park!!! Amazing!
This place is like Holiday World’s little sketchy sibling.
Congratulations! You just wrote a quip for Hades 360's Coaster Parody!
I always confuse the two
@@oscarkolodynski7978 They're not even close to the same
But at least Holiday World is much much better in terms of atmosphere~
Congrats on your new baby with Beef Boss
As someone that has lived near the dells for a huge chunk of their life: go literally anywhere else besides Mt. Olympus. Noah's, The Wilderness, and Great Wolf are exponentially better than Mt. Olympus
As for indoor amusement park, Tom Foolery was awesome! It was bigger and had a lot more variety to it.
Mt. Omplympics is an awesome place! I've been there before and its very fun
@@jennaplays314 it’s mid
This is like if Gruncle Stan from Gravity Falls ran a Theme Park.
This is the most correct statement on the internet.
He would only buy exclusively pinfaris
@@bjtgaming until he decided to install his new "flagship" ride, a vekoma SLC 🤣
Whoa whoa whoa. It would be much more negligent if Grunkle Stan ran it. We're talking Action Park at a minimum.
i go to wisconsin dells about every summer and i never have a bad time, i love the giant wave pool, the shops, the go karts, waterslides, etc. it may not be the best game with their customer service, and there is a lot to work on, but if you want to go, don't hold back
I feel like more water parks need wave pools similar to Poseidon's Rage
I was just at Mt. Olympus last Sunday so I will talk about my experience (also, it's been about 9 years since I was last there and it was a different experience in comparison).
My town was selling tickets for $5.75 so I bought a bunch for my friends and I to go there. We were charged $25 for parking and workers did check our bags when we went in.
We did not like how far away the bathrooms are from the entrance.
It was a busy and hot day so we had to wait in long lines...Hades took over an hour to get through. It took us over 3 hours to go on each of the rollercoasters once.
We knew that we did not want to buy their expensive food so we brought lunches with us and ate in the parking lot because they do not allow food or drinks to be brought in.
We ended up paying for lockers, which cost $12 per locker. It was expensive but we felt it was worth it to do that.
After lunch we went on Helios, a go kart track, and I was not a fan because it was a very bumpy track. Also, I felt like herded cattle in the line to get to the karts.
We finally got to the water stuff and we had a ton of fun. While Posidons Rage gets all the credit, one wave pool there that gets slept on is Tidal Wave. Tidal Wave is super fun because while it may not be as big as Posidons, you can float on a tube and enjoy the smaller, bouncier waves that last for at least 5 minutes. We loved this pool and created many funny memories there.
We also went on the lazy river, which was fun but very crowded and hard to get Tubes to float on.
The water play area was also fun but cold.
All the lines for the big water slide rides were long and would have taken hours for us to get through so we did not do them.
Overall, we had a good day and want to come back next summer. Except, next summer we want to stay a whole weekend and include a different park, probably Noah's ark. The Wilderness is super fun too. But I would not recommend the kalihari because when I went there it felt like a rip off and there were not many rides to go on.
Thank you for reading!
Signed, a true Wisconsinite
"there was a wildmouse in there... but then it killed someone" ngl i wasn't expecting that
How did I miss that someone got killed on the wild mouse?
I don't remember the whole story but essentially an older guys lap bar wasn't... Right and he was ejected
i was smiling the entire time because... nostalgia type feeling- then i heard that and my face just went 😐
I know. It’s a cloned kid’s ride. How could it not be safe
I think the concrete slab was one of the mounts for a slingshot ride. It was run by an outside contractor. The day after installing a new bunge band the band broke just as it was about to fire. The ride was shut down and ordered removed by management. It was gone and off property in less than a week.
This park feels like something in a Defunctland video about how it closed down at the end of the 1980’s because too many people were dying.
The only reason I’ve been to this park so many times is because it’s cheap to go there. They should rename it Kmart Land.
Cheap… haha I don’t think so
I actually went this year back in May and tbh it was really nice and clean especially around COVID and the stay was absolutely cheap ( for three days $178) maybe because of the COVID outbreak lol but the only thing I didn’t like was that the water rides water was super super cold and it was around 70 degrees but in the evening it got around 60 and drop to the 50s at night but it was still fun! Nice restaurants all around and other adventurous things to do when park closed but idk it’s different for everyone it’s no cedar point but it’s fun and clean so yeah that’s just my opinion
Well currently I’d say it easily top 10 BEST currently operating parks in America
I don’t agree
@@peep6017 r/whoosh
@@peep6017 because there are only like 10 parks operating rn
Lagoon, Silverwood, Dollywood, Silver Dollar City, SFOG, SFFT, SFOT, SFSTL, Sea World Orlando, Universal, and Busch Gardens Tampa are all open and easily better
lmaooooo
HEY the missing floor was for a floorless effect so its a feature Not an error
When you said there was a hole in the floor that reminded me at the VIP event at Indiana beach on cornball the entire floor was missing in the second row and the whole front seat came forward. It was a little strange.
Where did you put your feet?
Everybody Gangstar until they riding a floorless wooden rollercoaster
You're telling me there's an actual ride called cornball? That's hilarious
@@XGaming1 we did not ride in that row
I was here around '97 right after Hades opened. The coasters were wild and questionable even when they were built. I can't imagine them now. The Dells will always hold a special place in my heart.
I remember going here when the outdoor water park was Family Land, and the indoor water park/hotel was Treasure Island. Never been been to the go-carts/roller coaster section. Sounds like since they’ve lumped everything together it’s gone downhill. This would also explain the awkward paths and transitions, as this used to be three separate entities. If you want to go to an awesome water park, go to Noah’s Ark!
Has anyone else wondered how Taylor gets so much content out while also going to parks?
He might have an editor but probably takes time at the hotels he probably is up all night.
I go there every year for the past 15 years. Here's what I've experienced.
1. There was a go-kart called Medusa's drop which had a main element of a steep drop to drive down. The flaw: it was immediately followed by a tight turn. So one day it was raining pretty hard and as see the drop ahead there is a ton of go-karts all being rear ended, as one crashed into the turn. Some people got really hurt but I was lucky enough to be near the end of the pileup. I was on the last ride before they decided to remove it.
2. On Pegasus I showed the ride op that my restraint was moving a lot. My restraint didn't lock and came up during the lift although I wasn't too worried because the ride is pretty tame. Rolled into the station with my restraint up and just gave the op a look, she just said 'oh sorry' and put some tape on the seat then kept on going like nothing happened.
3. Got hit on a go-kart with the big spiral track, after nobody showed up after 3 dispatched because I was so high up and out of sight, I had to get out and push it free while trying not to get hit by other riders.
4. Was there when the slingshot ride had two of it's cables snap.
5. Had the chain lift snap two times riding Pegasus with my little brother
6. Many times saw ride ops sitting on the rails of the high up stations.
OOP-
The thing about your restraint on pegasus! Oh my god thank god you’re okay that’s SO terrifying
Lindsay Endicott especially with the ending
run.
This place looks like it's slowly becoming a more elaborate and less obviously screwed version of Action Park. Based on the video and the comments this place seems like it should have been closed years ago.
Are we just not going to talk about 11:15...
XD
Lmao
RIGHT, LMBO! That was beyond janky, smh! The coasters look really fun, but the park does give off a strong “ride at your own risk” vibe, lol.
oh yea that turn will crack ribs if you are on the left side of the car, trust me i carried a 5 month long Pegasus bruise. it looks fun but trust me it is not at all
OOF
My family goes here a lot for spring break, etc. And I never realized people hated the place lmao
(PS, if the LED says "open" that means there's no line)
i've lived in WI my entire life and I still love Mt. Olympus. Objectively the park has poor management and the coasters beat you up but its the feel and the nostalgia that I love that not many understand.
I don’t understand how security isn’t present at this park. In this day and age that’s pretty absurd.
When I went a few years ago I was very underwhelmed with the overall experience. All of the guests were mean and I got yelled at by a guest when I questioned why him and his son ran out in front of me from a different gate to board the train on Pegasus, effectively cutting my spot in line. The ops did nothing about it, and this guy made me feel so shitty for questioning why he cut in front of me.
Get your credits, ride Hades a few times and get the hell out of there. Whoever is running Mt. Olympus really needs to refine their operations and management - absolutely awful.
I live right by this place and have never been there or been interested in the place. I am not surprised by the entrances not being staffed, that would mean the owner would have to pay for employees, and the word is he is a cheapskate and terrible person to work for, so it's also possible that no one would take a job checking bags.
i mean plenty of parks have basically no security, less so these days but knoebels stands out as a zero security park.
1:53 love how it looks like there's just casually an escaped prisoner in the line, seems fitting at this particular park
also 11:14 that turn looks *brutal*
Mt. Olympus is one day of a fun Wisconsin Dells trip. The whole place is of course a tourist trap, but nobody cares. You go there to do dumb touristy stuff.
Im currently on my way home from mount olympus, alot has changed since this video was uploaded and id like to update things.
They now have a main entrance, pathways are bigger, more ride ops, more decoration along paths, more bathrooms, better security, added Medusa (which is really cool), also added a few other things, and yeah!
It costed little more than 60 dollars a person, which is a bit much even though this park is absolutely awesome. Id more prefer maybe 40 dollars. But its a great place and would recommend to those who need thrills.
9:59 I'm not going to lie, that completely took me by surprise and made me laugh.
I'm going to Wisconsin Dells tomorrow. I go to Wisconsin dells every year. Also love the video. Edit: I'm going on Wednesday, July 14th 2020.
Aliyah Gomez how is it ?
How was it
Hades 360 is a legit coaster. It's one of my favorites. The other 2 large woodies are pretty good, too.
That concrete slab is a potential photo op. They should put up a really cool ride sign. Call it stealth. I wonder if people would get it?
I went there a few years ago, and my very favorite one is the Hades 360, famous for both its longest tunnel under the parking lot and the corkscrew when you come out of it before turning back in again.
As a massive Wooden Coaster fan, this park is on my list. Aside from that it looks a really whack park. But aslong as I'm having fun on some classic CCI's or a massive Gravity Group, I can easily enjoy myself.
My god the Pegasus and Zeus are rickety as hell, I swear Zeus' station sways when the coaster returns and just all of Pegasus.
be prepared to get beat up and leave with a headache. that being said I love Mt. Olympus.
As a WI resident who has been here multiple times, it’s definitely nothing to brag about but for $10 admission you can’t go wrong
they used to have a sling shot ride , me and my brother went on it and it was great, and when we got off and other people were about to take off on it, one of the bolts came off right before it took off
I think thats when the strap broke theres a vid eo of it on youtube
@@natesmith5493 yeah i think so
"Pathways are narrow, layout doesn't make sense"
So it's an RCT park.
EDIT: Wait... they don't let you go through the horse anymore?!
EDIT 2: Regarding the kiddie coaster, guess who _DOES_ have that credit. That was the first coaster I ever rode back in the 90s. It's... well, my memory is a little hazy but it's actually not that bad for a kiddie coaster.
I think they stopped letting people drive up the Trojan horse around 5 years ago. I assume they're too cheap to fix the wooden tracks that you drive on to get up there because I do recall it being quite rough last time I got to go up there.
@@billsandrew That is definitely the issue. They used to have another wooden track that they've since torn down and replaced with "The Underground".
I’ve been to Mt.Olympus dozens of times. Even my senior skip day we went there. Many times you can score tickets online for 5-20 bucks during the beginning or end of the season. Or you can score a really cheap room or cabin. I agree it’s so poorly run, but that’s kind of the excitement imo lol. My uncle worked there back in the 90s and he said costs were constantly cut, and it hasn’t gotten any better. For us local sconnies (wisconsinites) it’s usually just a place for cheap fun when you’re looking to get away for a day. I also grew up very close to six flags great America in gurnee and getting season passes every year I KNOW the stark difference between the two parks, but MTO will always have a special place in my heart. Oh and btw, that closed off pad was the slingshot I believe. There was a video that circulated online of the band snapping right before a couple people were launched. You’re right that safety definitely isn’t the number one priority lol
Your review of Mt. Olympus is spot on. Last time we were there was 2016. After spending the day at Noah’s Ark, we went to Mt. Olympus for some night coaster rides. My shorts got caught on a nail and ripped a huge hole in the backside. At basically any other park, I would have been mortified and headed straight for the car. But at Mt. Olympus, I could help but feel like I fit right in, split shorts and all. That’s the best way for me to describe the overall vibe of the park. It’s like your uncle who fixes something by adding duct tape.
this is the equivalent of Krabby Land
It sort of sounds like a more poorly run version of Kentucky Kingdom.
Mt. Olympus makes Kentucky Kingdom look like Disney. Kentucky Kingdom is actually run pretty well.
So, pre-2014 Kentucky Kingdom
@Gene Bone small parks with a prominently featured water park, weird layout and a handful of coasters with poor attention to appearance and slow one train ride ops. Why is Mt Olympus exclusively comparable to the two parks you listed? You can compare any parks depending on what you want to examine.
I have been there seven times and literally today I just got back from Wisconsin dells
When I was in the Dells for a conference in 2018, I went by in the evening. The signs at the time said that parking was $20, but there was nobody at the booths to collect the money, and no barriers, so I just went in and parked. I also didn't have to pay admission -- the staff member said a hotel guest had left behind their wristband because she couldn't use it, so she gave it to me. I was only there for a couple of hours, which was just long enough to ride each coaster once, because the ops were so poor, but considering I didn't pay anything, I can't really complain. I'd only go back if I were there on business again.
Lol when I was there one time, Zeus just rolled through the station and completed another cycle. It was insane. I haven’t been back since.
Bro, I worked here one summer and have been a bunch of times. I’ve only really been here when all shops and food places were open and hades had like a 2 hour line to get on it. I honestly love going here.
I just went to Mt.Olympus a few days ago as a quick few day trip, They do in fact not check for your bands at the front opening but each day I went they did have backpack checks. The random concrete path things that would just be randomly sat on the ground are now removed. Quite a lot of good valid points you make, everything near the start is cramped. Indoor water park was closed(I think that was due to corona). I never went onto the horse go cart track but my brother did and he did mention that the track was not exactly what he thought it was gonna be. The Hades 360 ride was cool, the only thing I really have against the roller coasters is the fact that when you ride the Pegasas while getting pulled up near the start its rough and feels slightly broken as the other ones have a more smoothly sailing feeling. Its not the best park but it aint the worst ive been to. (Edit: It was packed and the parking is only free due to corona)
11:15 LMAO i’m dead
WHAT THE HELL, YAHAJAHAHA
That looked brutal
That last turn is hilarious
BAHAHA THE TURN
Looks so fun lol
"I feel like this place could be so much better..."
That is the perfect description of Wisconsin.
Honestly if you’re in the dells and want to ride coasters go two hours south to great America
Probably closer to 4 hours. We'll see if Illinois ever lets Great America open again
Come on the big three are worth riding. But I wouldn't travel far to it if I had other options.
You go to the dells for the water parks just go to kalahari after mt Olympus which was a terrible experience we went to kalahari and it was great and had some amazing rides
Framerate Reel I agree, also Chula Vista is a great place if you want a good water park
it would be more like 3-4 hours but the 3 coasters there were actually really good
3 deaths there in recent years.
And every time someone dies they lower the park to $5 admission.
Even before COVID19 that park was a cardboard and scotch tape hodgepodge.
The owner is a psycho. Has an enormous pillared mansion on an island, drive gawdy Lamborghini SUVs, losing the battle against his hairline.
The Dells is staffed by J1 migrants, and are kept in bunker houses dubbed "prisons", 6 to a room, no kitchen, bathrooms, transportation, etc
It’s much different when u have a hotel
So I’m short.
“Mama, can we go to Holiday World?”
“We have Holiday World at Home”
one time i went there and a cushion seat backing of zues's train fell of and they just threw it to the side like it was normal
omg haha... That would never happen at any other park I feel like. Thats wild.
pause at 6:35, those wheels on the back car are flying off the track like El Toro, this ride better have some good airtime in the back.
I have fond memories of this place actually. First time I went there was over 10 years ago, before they even had a water park or their biggest coaster. It was super cheap to enter, and at the time it was basically just a go-kart park. You went just for the go-karts, and it was cheap enough that it was great. I went through the Trojan horse many times. People kept stopping in there, which was a collision hazard, which is why I bet they closed it. I remember when they raised the price of park admission, and that killed it for my family. Was not worth it anymore. It was shortly after they opened the water park.
A fun fact for you: the guy who owns this park basically owns all of Wisconsin Dells as well.
I took the family yesterday. Ambient temp was like 85. It was ok. Free tix made it great. Covid keeps the lines down. The coasters were great. What we liked about the gokarts was that we have toddlers, and they let them ride with us! It was the best part of where sketchy meets fun!
I love this! I mean, no way would I let my kid ride these rides. I never have been here per say, however growing up in the 80s and working at a major theme park in the 90s--I know you push the concept coasters are safe and you are right! However, there was a very real time within the past 40 years where theme parks--with maybe the exception of Disney, Universal and so on--had a very lackadaisy way going about things. In the 80s parents were told just to hold on to their kids if they were too small for a grown up coaster. We would literally shove exceptionally heavyset guests into restraints so they could ride, just warning them to hang on tight. Keep in mind, this is not stuff I am proud to say we did! At the time, as a teen, in reality we meant well and didn't feel like dealing with an irate guest. So we just worked with them. Theme parks just didn't function like they do today. They were safe overall--I mean, most of the time guest injuries or deaths were the result of their own negligence. Kids were rarely injured or worse because they were kept to kiddie rides. However, when you graduated to adult rides there was a thrill in the admittedly rare, but still very real danger of getting seriously injured or killed. I think things really changed after 9/11. Security became tighter. Bad habits in the past were starting to get noticed. Suddenly you, the attendant, could be liable for stuff, which meant you needed more rigorous training, which meant you couldn't hire bored teens who stood around flirting with guests--you had to hire teens who actually cared, which meant making the pay and perks a bit more worth it.
I am not joking both guests and workers would smoke in line, at the coaster train station, around the park, etc. Workers were not supposed to smoke. Most weren't even 18 at the time, the legal age to buy cigarettes back then. You were just told to put the cig out if so-and-so came by.
Thank you for posting this! This really does show how times have changed overall and for the better.
Orginally the park with the coasters and go karts was known as Big Cheifs Karts And Coaster, and the waterpark was known as Family Land. They were owned and operated separately. Big Chief actually had another park across town with way more kart tracks. Even ay the present day location, there was alot more karts tracks then what exist today. Once it was bought out and merged with the waterpark it has really started to go down hill. Its really a sad empty shell of what it used to be.
Can you tell If it had 20?
@@julioalvarenga8608 easily between the 2 parks yes
@@jeremyhebel393 i mean 20 go karts
I won one of their giveaways on Instagram in December and I still have 4 tickets to their waterpark. I have no intentions on using them.
Can I have them, I live an hour away lol
Don’t be shy give them to me😗
Aaron Coasters damn y’all petty asl
Why’d you even do the giveaway then
Kevin Rodriguez I was supposed to be in the area next month but that’s not happening due to COVID but I’ll probably give them to my cousins so sorry y’all
I have been here hundreds of times before. None of my experiences have been what he describes. There is always a bag check and if you precede before the park opens a gate and a person will tell u to go back. There's always a line so dead days don't exist.
Me: I want to ride Zeus, what's the waiting time
Waiting time: Open
Me: Thanks?????
How long do I have to wait for this?
Who cares? At least it's open!
This park made history for me: it was where I rode my first ever roller coaster, Pegasus! I also was convinced of riding Hades, but I was not brave enough to ride the bigger, better coasters out there. But don’t worry…I have since ridden Raven, which is much better than Pegasus.
As someone who grew up in Wisconsin and went to Wisconsin Dells for vacations, I completely agree lol.
The Hades 360 operators almost launched the train whilst my restraint wasn't locked in properly. It initially did lock, but then it unlocked itself just before send. I swear I was moments from death.
I went here twice. The first time (before hades 360) all of the main coasters were closed and the indoor theme park had the wild mouse which had some good airtime. Overall it was just a meh. The second time we did almost everything except for the main coasters because they were closed... they didn’t have the wild mouse so I only got to ride the kiddie coaster which I already had the credit from last time. So this is a bad theme park it’s just new maintenance and if I go this year hopefully everything will be open.
I live down the road from here, and every time that I’ve been there I’ve had a great time
And every time I’ve been there they check bags I’ve never not been checked
The coliseum isn't even in Greece 😂🤔
Heading to the Dells in a week. Staying at Kalahari, probably won’t even leave the resort, they have everything we need. Keep the kids happy at the water park.
1:52 rip feet
Bay beach holds their title as the best asument park in wisconsin 😊
Jk bay beach is good, but theyre are probably better parks out there i havent heard of.
You all should go in the summer, that’s when they have a lot of j-1 works who are there to operate the entire park. That’s when you will have the best opportunity to experience it all.
I started watching your videos to get vacation ideas... But I got lost in watching the “worst experience” ones, and I laughed so hard. Good channel you have.
kinda like holiday world on a budget lol
It’s a nice park for little kids. I have kids 3, 9, 12 and they all were able to have fun. The small size of the park let the kids be able to go on rides and I didn’t have to chase the bigger ones around. It also won’t break the bank so then you are able to visit multiple theme parks at low cost.
*Me:* "'Worst Amusement Park'? How could it be worse than Action Park?"
* watches the video *
*Me:* "Ah, so that's how - not only are they incompetent in terms of safety, they're also incompetent in terms of what makes an amusement park _fun."_
Went there in 2011, had a great time...Hades and indoor water park were fantastic..
I’ve heard rumors that they only run one train because ownership thinks it’s unsafe to run multiple trains.
It is impossible for the coasters to run two trains. The are zero block sections on them. 3 of the 4 woodies have manually triggered pneumatic brakes (Hades requires a computerized braking system in the station because the Timberliners MUST align with pins on the track to operate the restraints).
This sounds like the kind of park I'd make in _Roller Coaster Tycoon,_ right down to the lax safety and security.
I can say I survived the wild mouse ride lol. I know its kind of a thing for wooden coasters but the way they swayed as they went around corners knowing the place was disconcerting to say the least. Also I feel like I remember looking at the coasters certifications and they were a few years behind but can't confirm
I actually don't mind going to this park. I like the bumpy wooden rollercoasters and a lot of the water attractions there.
Watching this review three years later, I think this park with a different operator could prosper. This is park I feel like Funspot or Gene Staples could work wonders with. I figure Funspot probably has the better budgetary capabilities to expand it, but I think other operators could be solid as well. If Funspot got this place, it could be the next Funspot Atlanta success story if they could find a way to open another major coaster, or even just renovate it some. I’d personally like to see someone come in, and add some more stuff to that arcade building (particularly an indoor coaster like a SBF spinner, or an indoor shuttle launch coaster from like Zamperla or something. Outdoor park, be kinda cool to see a ground up RMC hybrid like Arie Force one if they have room to expand, or my other idea (enthusiasts may be triggered) they RMC Zeus, and turn it into an elite coaster to stand alongside Hades 360 and draw in more crowds. However, I know Zeus has its fans. Also would like to see a launch coaster from Vekoma, or something on the family side like a Family invert from Vekoma or B&M. This park has potential if a more corporate operator could get their hands on it.
It’s literally a water park stop complaining ya there are security things and stuff that makes no sense but who cares if the flow looks good or the lanes are slim and literally they would think you’d hold onto your phone and camera and won’t pull it out and people be stupid with it and maybe they wanna check the wheels before the next riders go so they check them and make sure they are safe cause I went there and the maintenance guy was there checking it out the whole time after each rides like why do you have to complain about all these things that make sense logically
i was there during an almost tornado as a child and all of the foam columns just blew down
Saw 3 dead birds there when I went there for the weekend, 1 was bones and dirt.
Honestly the Dells as a whole is pretty much a sham: the only really good place to stay would be the wood lodge areas more west in the city. Mt Olympus the main tourist spot is really only good for the rides (I personally liked the coasters, especially Hades). Definitely recommend for the rides/water attractions but I'd say that everything else there is meant to drain your money.
Edit: Don't stay at Mt Olympus hotel it's garbage and has trash service by the way, you are better staying further from there as possible.
its a full day park IF the coasters and waterpark are both open. hit the coasters early, cool off in the waterpark, hit the carts in the afternoon, bring a lunch in a cooler to leave n the car.
If you just want the coaster credits, you can likely hit this park, and either Little Amerikka or Mall of America on the same day.
Mall of America on the same day
When I went there as a kid in the 2000s, Mt. Olympus was the goddamn bomb. Makes me sad seeing this place so rough
i agree, the paths are small, there is no point of 2 of the same swing ride, the food needs some upgrading, the shops are cool but the items are kind of pointless and they should space out the coasters just a bit
Concrete slab is an intense ride that pulls nearly 5 Gs.
The wisconsin dells is a giant tourist trap. Its very fun to go to places like this but its also kinda dependant on when and where you go. If you go to the Dells stay at the Wilderness waterpark resort... Also, ITS NOT FREE PARKING AND THEY DO CHECK YOUR WRISTBAND IF YOU TRY TO ACCESS THE RESORT AREA, so tale advantage of the lackluster security but dont go too far. This is from a wisconsin resident also