Dorney Park
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Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is one of the world's best-known amusement parks. It is famous for some of the most elaborate and exciting roller coasters in the world, but also for its large water parks and children's rides. It is one of the largest and most popular amusement parks in the Northeast United States. Dorney Park is owned by Cedar Fair LP.
On May 7, 2005, Dorney Park opened "Hydra the Revenge", a $13 million floorless roller coaster that is widely expected to be the world's most exciting such coaster yet designed. The half-a-mile length floorless coaster features a steep 105-foot drop. With the opening of Hydra, Dorney Park is home to nine roller coasters.
Dorney Park roller coasters
Dorney Park's five primary roller coasters are among the world's most recognizable and popular. They include:
- Hydra the Revenge – one of the first floorless coasters, over half-a-mile in length, that flips riders upside down.
- Laser – first installed at Dorney Park in 1986, including 360-degree vertical loops, and a screaming green and purple color scheme.
- Steel Force – one of the first coasters in the world to break the 200-foot barrier. Speeds reach 75mph. Considered the world's best steel coaster.
- Talon – the tallest and longest inverted coaster in the Northeast, United States, with four inversions.
- Thunderhawk – debuted in 1923 and features a figure-eight pattern.
Wildwater Kingdom
Dorney Park's Wildwater Kingdom is one of the largest water parks in the nation, with over a dozen major water rides and pools. It has become a major summer attraction for hundreds of thousands and is especially popular with residents from the local Lehigh Valley, as well as Allentown's two closest major cities, New York City and Philadelphia.
External links
- Dorney Park official website (http://www.dorneypark.com/)