Chadster's Vacation Adventures: Final Edition!

[deathbydinnI eat bugs.]

Stupid question, but why is it spelled that way.

The owners last name is Merrick, add two a's and you get something thats sorta similar to America! But as Jo said, being in Wisconsin helps. They could spell it with a z and batman sign and no one would notice.

[aimsterthe ghost seems to think there is a "Donkey Fairy"]

I remember going on one of those Toboggans when I was a kid with my cousin. They had one at a fair we went to. I don't remember if it was painful, but I do remember us screaming our fool heads off the whole time.

[chadsterThe Pony Express can't find my teepee]

Also that little twisty slide coaster thing is crazy. Looks photoshopped.

Thankfully this one had a good amount of padding and instructions not to remove you hands from the bar infront of you. If the padding wasn't there, I would be permanently located in that patch of land behind the train.

[chadsterThe Pony Express can't find my teepee]

After a nice visit at Little Amerricka, I headed back to the Wisconsin Dells. Wait, back you say? Yes, back. I actually started out there on Sept 9th, traveled to Green Bay, then came back to hit up Timber Falls as they were not open on the 9th. Scheduling this time of year is difficult as many of the smaller parks like Bay Beach and Little Amerricka close early and open late, good thing I like to drive.

I'll start off this off-season adventure at Mount Olympus, or should I say, Mt. Odeadus. I stayed onsite at one of their "resorts" titled Mykos Resort. That wasn't the best idea. It was $40 cheaper than Rome and came with a "parking pass" which was not needed as they were not collecting parking fees. The hotel has seen better days, and talking with locals, it has not been renovated since being incorporated into the Mt. Olympus family of hotels. To give you a brief idea, the sofa bed was broken and stained, the carpet throughout was well worn and nasty, mold in the bathroom, and came with a visqueen covered mattress. Sure, this is very much a transient hotel, but sheesh, take some pride in it. A room swap showed no improvement. Next time I might try out Hotel Rome, or better yet, I can be extra pervy and stay at the Great Wolf Lodge. On a positive note, the 19" tube television and wireless internet worked well.

Ok, enough of that, about the park. This is exactly 4 days after peak travel season ended, and the place looked like a deserted ghost town. The park had already managed to drain all of the pools with the exception of the wave pool, removed the train from Pegasus, started disassembly on the kiddie coaster, and wrapped up the sky coaster. At best there were 100 people in the park with Hades routinely waiting for six people to ride. Most were taking advantage of no lines on the go-carts or taking a swim indoors. The cost to get in this time of year is $20, pay one price, or free if you stay in the super 6 resort.

While staying at the resort, you also get into the park on your checkout day so I had two days of park admission to go with my risk of getting the clap at the motel for $69. Hades was crap with 6 people, so, I wanted to try it with a full train. Being as I was headed back for Timber Falls, I made a quick stop back to Mt. O on Sept 10, and well, it was still dead. Since they had a mostly full train, you were allowed to ride in the rear, myself, I took the magic seat, glad I did. It was a much better ride than the previous day.

What? Shut up you say? Show me some pictures because I hate reading? Fine. Here you go.

[chadsterThe Pony Express can't find my teepee]

After closing time at Mt. Odeadus, I went to find a bite to eat, and a Family Entertainment Center perhaps. Yes, I went to Knuckleheads armed with my 3 dollars. Sadly, I didn't have my balls with me and I don't play with community balls, so no bowling.

[chadsterThe Pony Express can't find my teepee]

My final park visit in the Dells was to Timber Falls home of the Avalanche/Hellcat wooden coaster, and a sweet looking log flume. This visit occurred on Sept 10th, and much to my surprise, it was dead. Except I wasn't really surprised. Before I turned into the park, I took some time to drive around. The town reminded me of Vegas in December. Vegas typically refurbishes outdoor attractions, shows, sets, casino floors, etc during this time frame as it's the slowest month. Various businesses within the Dells were also refurbishing things (minus Mt. Olympus Hotels) like restaurants, parking lots, etc. So yeah, nice side note there that no one probably cares to know.

What I was surprised to see was the log flume already drained, logs stored, and things being taken apart, I figured it would have at least ran until the end of Sept. Instead only a miniature golf course, skyscraper, and Hellcat/Avalanche was operating. Why do I tell you this, well, so you don't come in the offseason and expect more if you didn't already know this information.

Luckily, when I drove up, two people were boarding the coaster and I was able to get a few action shots, no one else was around except for me. The ride op for the coaster also was running the skyscraper. I was really thinking of a ride pass, but seeing he was running both, I figured a marathon of say 30 minutes was out of the question and went for a single.

[QueerRudieFull Fledged Meat Enthusiast!]

Awesome: I just caught up on the past three TR additions... and needless to say, you've left open room for jokes!

After closing time at Mt. Odeadus, I went to find a bite to eat, and a Family Entertainment Center perhaps. Yes, I went to Knuckleheads armed with my $3 dollars. Sadly, I didn't have my balls with me and I don't play with community balls, so no bowling.

It's a shame. I know some people enjoy playing with other people's balls, but I can respect not wanting to toss anybody's balls around but your own...

(Sorry, but i HAD to do it. Kinda like Jager Shots: You know the results, but you HAVE to do it!)

R.D.

[ChroniqTPR's nicest person EVAR!!!]

Are you sure Mount Olympus was actually opened and you didn't just break into the park with 10 of your friends?


Edited to say: It looks like there may have been more band members at the Mount Olympus music festival than actual paying guests that day.

[1pizza14Don't let this donkey melt you with its laser eyes!]

So let me get this straight.

There were 2 bands playing on stages back to back from each other for 2 people?

[chadsterThe Pony Express can't find my teepee]

Edited to say: It looks like there may have been more band members at the Mount Olympus music festival than actual paying guests that day.

Fact.

So let me get this straight.

There were 2 bands playing on stages back to back from each other for 2 people?

Also a fact.