Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park

Mt. Olympus Water and Theme Park is a theme park and water park complex in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. Mt. Olympus consists of four areas of the park: Zeus' Playground (outdoor theme park), Neptune's Water Kingdom (outdoor waterpark), The Parthenon (indoor theme park), and Medusa's indoor water park. In 2010 and 2011, the park purchased several smaller nearby independent motels and hotels and renamed them, painting them blue and white to fit the Greek theme for the main hotel. Many other area hotels and motels offer free or reduced-priced tickets.HistoryEarly historyMt. Olympus was started by the Laskaris family.Demetrios “Jim” Laskaris (Nick’s father) was born in Katsarou, Greece and immigrated to the US when he was 13 years old. He received a technical degree in Michigan, served four years in the US Navy and then owned and operated several restaurants in Chicago. He then moved to Wisconsin Dells where he made his home and a name for himself and his family. Laskaris and his wife Fotoula started by opening a fast food restaurant in 1970 and named it “Big Chief” after a statue he purchased at a trade show. After opening the restaurant, they started a three-wheeler dirt track. He then got into the motel industry by building a 7 unit motel. In 1975 “Goofy Karts”, Laskaris’ first go-kart track opened on Wisconsin Dells Parkway. The track was operated for 5 years. Nick Laskaris, the family’s 9-year-old son at the time, was the chief mechanic. Between 1978 & 1982, Jim and Fotoula’s family business ventures continued with opening a campground, trailer court, Indian Ceremonial, and a country western show on the County A property.