Mt. Olympus Water and Theme Park Review

Mt. Olympus Theme Park merged this year with Family Land, creating Mt. Olympus Water and Theme Park in Wisconsin Dells (just north of Noah's Ark).

For a $32 all-day, all-access pass, you can do all the stuff at both areas. I used a buy one, get one free coupon. Most motels in the area have a deal with Mt. Olympus, so you can get tix for free or at a discount by staying there (i.e. the Luna Inn). Be sure to ask!

Mt. Olympus has a lot of go kart tracks. Basically, once you do one, you've done them all. As with any go karts, some are faster than others. There was no wait for Helios, which was a so-so course. The 30-minute wait was far too long for Poseidon, although the course was much better. Ride it if there's no line.

The rollercoasters are fun. None of them loop, so they're great for those who don't like those kind of rollercoasters [with the negative g-force]. The Pegasus ride was short but nice; the line wasn't too long at all. This was a great warm-up ride.

Cyclops was similar to Pegasus and it also had a short line. Zeus was a lot better and longer; in fact, we rode it twice because the line for Hades was ridiculous. Because of that, we waited in line at Atlantis, similar to Splashfalls at Noah's Ark. But that line didn't move at all; it was probably a 45 min. wait with just 30 people in line so we skipped it.

So back to Hades, the most publicized ride as it goes underground (twice). We waited about 30 min., and the ride did not disappoint. Going underground was definitely unique and fun. If the line is not too far into the sidewalk from the stair case, get in line! Otherwise, you're looking at a long wait.

The indoor waterpark at the park was tiny (well, relative to Kalahari's and Great Wolf's) and only worth using if you have kids or it's raining. We passed a purple and yellow water ride on route but decided to skip them.

Family Land has not changed in the past 10 years. It only takes two hours, depending on the lines, to get through all the waterslides.

The Blue Mag's body slides (Twister, Kamikaze, etc.) had severely disorganized lines. The kamikaze's line was the worst; we went on the other three and they were all somewhat similar.

The Double Up tube slides didn't have much lines, so you can ride them pretty quickly.

The water temp in the Tidal Wave pool was really cold, probably like 50 degrees!