We’ve reached the end of another installment of A-Z Coaster of the Week! We’re concluding this cycle with Zeus at Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park in Wisconsin Dells.
Photo © Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park
Zeus stands 90 feet tall and features an 85-foot first drop, reaching a top speed of 60 mph. The wooden coaster opened in June of 1997 and was built by the now-defunct Custom Coasters International.
Photo © Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park
Zeus’ 2,900 feet of track is intertwined with the Hades (now Hades 360) wooden coaster, which is fitting as Zeus and Hades are brothers in Greek mythology. In the above photo, Zeus’ lift hill and first drop is seen on the right.
Photo © Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park
Zeus was the theme park’s third roller coaster, following Cyclops (1995) and Pegasus (1996).
The roller coaster features one five car, 20-seat train made by Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters (PTC).
Unfortunately, riding Zeus was not a highlight of my visit to Mt. Olympus in 2014. Read my rankings of Mt. Olympus’ coasters here.
Have you ridden Zeus at Mt. Olympus? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.
Thank you for keeping up with us over the past 26+ weeks, and we look forward to starting again later this year!
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