Wisconsin Dells waterparks unveil new rides for summer

WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. (WMTV) – The unofficial begin to summer season is nearly right here and the Waterpark Capital of the World is able to welcome guests again over Memorial Day Weekend.

At Mt. Olympus, the Medusa Slidewheel, an 80-foot tall rotating water attraction, will open up on Saturday, Might 28. It combines the motion of a Ferris wheel with the pace of the waterslide.

Director of Advertising and marketing for Mt. Olympus, Fotini Backhaus, says investing in new rides is essential to maintain the vacation spot contemporary for guests.

“We have to proceed as a city, and as Mt. Olympus, investing in revolutionary and new and loopy rides and points of interest and experiences for individuals to wish to come again,” mentioned Backhaus. “In any other case, we’ll lose our spot because the journey vacation spot of the Midwest and we wish to maintain that primary spot.”

Backhaus says the workforce at Mt. Olympus is hoping for the most effective summer season but after seeing households return final yr throughout the pandemic.

“Our 2021 summer season was unbelievable and we hope the identical for this summer season, particularly with this new attraction,” mentioned Backhaus.

Mt. Olympus isn’t the one resort in Wisconsin Dells including new experiences for households this yr. Chula Vista Resort can also be introducing a brand new multicolored waterslide and Wilderness Resort is increasing its Wild West indoor waterpark.

Leah Hauck-Mills, the Communications Supervisor for the Wisconsin Dells Customer and Conference Bureau, says the world companies understand how aggressive summer season will be relating to selecting which points of interest to go to.

“These companies will work collectively on the drop of a hat, however they’re additionally very aggressive in a great way to be the primary and the most effective,” mentioned Hauck-Mills. “That actually retains issues contemporary right here and it retains guests coming again yr after yr to see the brand new and thrilling issues.”

She says space resorts know continued growth is a part of the being in a vacationer city.

“It’s actually thrilling to see companies investing in themselves and regularly enhancing our space to make it an attraction and as massive as a vacation spot that it’s in the present day,” mentioned Hauck-Mills.

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