1068NOTZeus_ParcAsterix

promo from Parc Asterix
some guy's YouTube post

Tonerre de Zeus, rollercoaster at Parc Asterix, Plaily, Picardie, (near Paris); designed by Dennis McNulty and Larry Bill for Custom Coasters International in 1997.

In the same year this coaster opened, the same designers' Zeus at Mount Olympus Water & Theme Park opened at the Wisconsin Dells. Same ride?

source:
Roller Coaster Database.com: rcdb.com/752.htm

The promotional literature invites enthusiasts to "Climb to the top of Mount Olympus and take off on a dizzying descent of more than 30 metres!" The classic wooden rollercoaster does the rest.

Things sound more exciting in the metric system, perhaps: "In a break-neck race at more than 80km/h, experience successively ascents, descents, double spirals, humps, and aerial turns to the sound of deafening thunder… And if the idea of facing Zeus scares you, when you pass under his statue, make sure you look up: a cheeky surprise will be waiting for you." — A YouTube video is linked opposite. The first drop looks pretty good.

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