Entries Tagged ‘Mt. Olympus’:
In late 2004, we began posing the question, “Gee, what if…? Historically and even today our group has always embraced challenges. At the time of this Amusement Today ad, much of Hades‘ structure was standing above – and below – ground at Mt. Olympus Theme Park. Photos had not revealed the big surprise of the [...]
Tags: Amusement Today, construction, design, Hades, historical pictorial, Mt. Olympus
In our first three years as a company, we landed a variety of small and larger jobs. We also began our first big new ride, Hades at Mount Olympus Theme Park. By summer of 2004, its record setting underground tunnel started rising from its pit, soon followed by mystery of what surprises that tunnel may [...]
Tags: construction, design, Hades, historical pictorial, Mt. Olympus
Nine super years – can you believe it! There are far more than nine reasons to celebrate nine years of the Gravity Group, but let us try to keep it to just nine. 1. Hades – Wow, what a memory up at Mt. Olympus. Who knew that photos of what appeared to be random below-grade concrete [...]
Tags: Amusement Today, Bay Beach, Boardwalk Bullet, China, Connecticut, design, Fireball, Golden Tickets, Gravitykraft, Green Bay, Gröna Lund, Hades, Happy Valley, Holiday World, Kemah Boardwalk, Mt. Olympus, Quassy, Ravine Flyer II, Sweden, The Voyage, Timberliner, Twister, Waldameer, Wooden Warrior, Wuhan, Zippin Pippin
Chad and I recently were invited to be presenters at the 2009 Amusement Today’s Golden Ticket Awards ceremony in California. The first day was at Knott’s Berry Farm where Golden Tickets attendees and presenters were guided on behind-the-scenes tours and were treated to lovely receptions and a dinner, ironically sponsored by Cincinnati’s own Montgomery Inn. [...]
Tags: Amusement Today, Hades, Holiday World, Mt. Olympus, Ravine Flyer II, The Voyage, travel, Waldameer
Mike Graham and Chad Miller are on their way to California for Amusement Today’s annual Golden Ticket Awards. Anticipation is mounting. For the past two years, The Voyage at Holiday World has been ranked as the #1 Wooden Roller Coaster in the World. Will it be the top rated wooden coaster again this year? Our [...]
Tags: Amusement Today, Golden Tickets, Hades, Holiday World, Mt. Olympus, Ravine Flyer II, The Voyage, travel, Waldameer