8.5Great Review: Talon at Dorney Park Joel January 5, 2019 Inverted Coasters, Roller Coaster Reviews, Steel Roller Coaster Reviews 7 Dorney Park is a smallish theme park located in Dorney, Pennsylvania. If you're not from Eastern PA or New Jersey, you may not have heard of it. Part of the Cedar Fair chain of parks, it currently has a roster ... Read More...
Review: Hydra the Revenge at Dorney Park Eric March 5, 2018 Roller Coaster Reviews, Steel Roller Coaster Reviews 6 In May of 2016 I visited New York with my parents for the purposes of seeing the Yankees take on my Chicago White Sox in the Bronx. I insisted that on this visit, we make the 2-hour drive west to Allentown, Pen... Read More...
Stinger Gone From Dorney and For Sale Bobbie January 25, 2018 Roller Coaster News 3 It became known sometime in December that Dorney Park was going to get rid of its Vekoma shuttle coaster, Stinger. (See my post of December 17, 2017, Showdown and Rant: Goliath vs. Stinger.) Since then it’s be... Read More...
Showdown and Rant: Goliath v. Stinger Bobbie December 17, 2017 Roller Coaster Showdowns 1 Never a fan of Vekoma boomerangs, some of which I found torturous, I rode two that I actually enjoyed so thought that it would be interesting to compare them. I was planning to post this sometime next month bu... Read More...
Defunct Coasters We Wish We Could Have Ridden Joel December 1, 2017 Defunct Roller Coasters 5 Defunct Roller Coasters That Were Gone Too Soon Over the years there have been some great-looking roller coasters that we just never got a chance to ride. Some of them have become legendary within the coaster ... Read More...
Great Bear vs Talon | Roller Coaster Showdowns Bobbie November 16, 2017 Roller Coaster Showdowns 8 Great Bear Anecdote When I came up with the idea of comparing Great Bear and Talon, I was reminded of something that happened in June of 2014 at Coasting For Kids, a fund-raising coaster marathon at Dorney Par... Read More...
The 10 Oldest Roller Coasters in America Joel June 25, 2017 Coasterology, Record Holders 3 For all of the modern thrill rides we're spoiled with this days, there's still something really enjoyable about riding the few classic, nearly century old roller coasters. They paved the way for our favorite ri... Read More...
What’s the Worst Defunct Coaster You’ve Ridden? Joel August 31, 2012 Coaster Questions, Editorials and Rants 34 Last week, I asked you about the best defunct roller coasters you've ridden. This time let's take a look at the other side. Good Riddance! Kings Dominion's air-powered launch coaster, Hypersonic XLC wasn't egr... Read More...
Dinosaurs Alive! Reviews Joel June 27, 2012 Ride Reviews 13 Theme park chain Cedar Fair has been adding Windseekers (jumbo 300-foot tall swing rides) and Dinosaurs Alive attractions to their parks. For a $5.00 fee guests can enter a dinosaur park where they'll encounter... Read More...
Stinger to Debut at Dorney in 2012 Joel September 4, 2011 Roller Coaster News 7 Dorney Park Announces Stinger for 2012 Last week, Dorney Park confirmed the rumors of their new coaster for 2012 with the announcement of Stinger. The Allentown, PA park will be receiving California Great Ameri... Read More...