The 'Waterpark Capital of the World' is now home to the tallest waterslide in America. Mt. Olympus Waterpark recently completed the biggest new thrill in Wisconsin Dells.

We keep begging for BIGGER and BETTER amusement park thrills and there is no shortage of thrill ride designers who can rise to the challenge of stealing your breath (and possibly your lunch).

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For your trip up north in 2024 to Wisconsin Dells, the Water Park Capital of the World, it's going to get a little more difficult to choose which waterparks to visit.

In 2021, Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park, located at 655 N Frontage Road in the Dells spent $23 million on an expansion that included a first-of-its-kind rotating water slide.

First Rotating Waterslide in America

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Medusa's Slidewheel. Only two others exist in the world, China and Poland. Mt. Olympus appears to be far from done growing in some pretty jaw-dropping ways.

Tallest Waterslide in America

In 2024, the park will debut the tallest waterslide in America.

The Rise of Icarus has risen at Mt. Olympus Resorts & Parks, with the installation of this record-breaking slide now complete

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[...] towering at 145 feet, when it makes its debut next year. "As the Greek myth goes, Icarus soared too close to the sun on wings fastened to his body with wax, with the heat of the sun melting the wax and Icarus falling to the sea," the 156-acre Greece-themed resort said in a Facebook post. "Here at Mt. Olympus, you'll experience a much happier ending at the bottom of the slides!"

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According to the park's website, Mt. Olympus will also be adding a major new outdoor children’s play area with 10 new slides and water play features.

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Travel and Leisure shared some details on the current tallest waterslide in the US located in New Jersey, and the world's tallest slide in Brazil.

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