Dells contruction update

http://sfgamnews.com/TripPictures.php?date=6152004
There are more pics of the Hades construction.

I went to Mt. Olympus theme park for the first time. It was a lot of fun and not busy at all! I rode Cyclops atleast 15 times, could have ridden it much much more! Hades looks as if it is going to be a lot of fun! Very interesting so far. The employees at Mt. OTP were quite rude though. Why won't they let you stay on the coaster if no one is even in the station! It made me kind of mad, although I just ran around and hopped in again.

They did not make sure the train was secure though. Sometimes they just looked to see the lapbars were down on Pegasus and we just left w/out them checking the lapbars at all. It didn't bother me, it's just that doesn't seem like normal ride ops standards.

Overall it was a great day. Cyclops had major air and was lots of fun. Can't wait for Hades to be finished so I can catch a ride on that! I took pics, but they aren't as good as all of your's so I won't post them.

I just called Timber Falls and they do not have an opening date for Avalanche yet, but the lady said it should be in the next two weeks.

I bet thats the same lady who told me the exact same thing at the end of May ;)

I passed through the dells this past Tuesday and checked out Hades and Avalanche construction. People were hard at work on both Hades and Avalanche.

When I was at Timber Falls, I took pictures of Avalanche and it looks amazing. The drop is steep and the turns are at least 80 degrees. Expect airtime on this ride. As I was leaving, I asked a guy(who I assumed worked there) when the ride was expected to open. Little did I know was that this was the General Manager. He told me that it should be open in about a week(before July). He blamed the rain and delays in getting parts for the ride to the reson why it is not open yet. The train is locked up right now and they should test in a few days. He was very excited as was I.

I agree that Avalanche looks amazing in person and I am hoping for some airtime. However, you never know till you ride. I went to IB without reading too many TR's and looking at HH I expected airtime on that ride too. Oh well, other coasters made up for it...like the MtOlympus coasters can do at the Dells.

I keep hearing a rumor that the Hades coaster is going to start all the way at the castle. Does anyone know if that is true? I find it hard to believe.

I stopped to check out the construction again on my way back on my trip (Sunday night). Avalanche is getting close, but more tracking is needed. The train is on the transfer track and looks nice. Dark red (almost maroon) PTC's. The lap bars looked a bit different, but I could not get a good look at them. It was like a loop or two bars, but I am not sure how they will be positioned.

The two sides of the Hades turnaround have been joined, and after coming down to approximately one level off the ground (about 6 feet), it is now climbing up again and is at 4.5 levels now (about 30 feet) and still angled up. I still think that drop is going thru the hole in the overhead beams and will feature great airtime. It is a long way down into that tunnel, and it has to have enough power to get back over Zeus. There are now footers on both side of Zeus. I checked out the Castle Track area, and I don't think there is any way the station will be back there. It is way too far, too big a change in elevation, and there would be no way to access it. IF it did go back there, it would come back to a station closer to Zeus. I don't have the plans or anything, but there is just no way.

Avalanche is up an running great. I was at the Dell's a couple weeks ago and took it for a ride. Six bucks a ride, (you can buy a ride all you want wrist band also) The ride is short, and the trains are only 3 cars in length but the it's a real crowd pleaser. I was amazed by the bunny hop turns, the trains just throw you into the air and you land back into your seat going the opposite direction. It's very fast the whole way. Even flyin up into the station you get a whole lot of air. It's probably the best coaster in the Dell's. Just a litte short.