Top 15 Rides and Slides at Dorney Park
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- Dorney Park is the northeast's Cedar Fair park. Located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, this amusement park has been around for nearly 140 years. The park still has some classic rides plus modern day coasters, some fun flat rides, and the popular Wildwater Kingdom water park. So in this video, I will rank the top 15 best rides and slides at Dorney Park.
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Wildwater Kingdom (The Coaster Spot)- • Wildwater Kingdom, Dor...
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I went to Dorney Park last year during Haunt and I was pleasantly surprised. I don't know if many Cedar Fair parks take their Haunt as seriously as Dorney Park does. On top of that I really had a good time on their top 3 coasters. I thought their Revolution flat ride is a lot of fun too. I don't get the hate for Steel Force, especially at night. It's a lot of fun.
I only did one haunt last year and instead focused on rides.
Dorney park has always done a great Haunt 👍
I'm partial to old-school 'Scorpion' and 'Enterprise' rides; I love that DP still has those after all these years.
(Actually, they didn't have the former the last time I went, some 20 years ago.)
Especially as parks are removing them.
Definitely a good waterpark for this place. The coaster collection is good as they have a decent Morgan Hyper, an extremely unique B&M Floorless, an Invert, and other attractions. I definitely think it's a cool thing the park has both an S&S Space Shot drop tower and an Intamin First Generation one, they are 2 totally different experiences.
The water park seems to be the bigger draw.
Demon Drop is such an underrated roller coaster. ;) The drop on that roller coaster is my favorite moment on any ride at the park. My favorite ride is Hydra because of how unique and quirky it is. I love how the lack of aggressive moves allow for no headbanging plus giving hangtime & airtime.
Demon Drop, whatever you classify it as, has an amazing drop.
It should stay for much longer!
Gotta give a shout-out to the now-defunct flatride "Iceberg" (later renamed "Meteorite"), an n-degree in-the-dark 'Cuddle-Up' ride that would cause you to lose ALL sense of direction!
Of all the rides I've ridden in my life, that may be the one I miss the most.
Sounds cool!
Oh wow, I totally forgot all about the Iceberg 😂😂.
That was a fun ride!!
I loved all of the coasters here, especially possessed, talon, steel force, and Hydra. Another great ride that didn't make your is the skloosh. That one is a fun one too
White Water Landing?
Yeah
I forgot the name
I'll ride the woodie. Love wooden coasters. Other rides look like fun too. Fun video. Thank you.
You're welcome!
Personally my favorite ride there is absolutely demon drop that thing is terrifying and I love it. And I really enjoy the aqua-blast raft slide you really went flying when u hit the walls of the slide
Demon Drop is awesome.
I remember the old "Flying Dutchman" coaster with some fondness.
I got much *less* fondness for "Hercules", which was breaking a lot of spines by the time it shut down.
I never rode Hercules, but I never heard anything good about it.
I was super sad when Demon Drop left CP. loved seeing it on the skyline right at the entrance.
It looked huge from photos.
So much wasted space at Dorney. Nothing replaced Stinger and the plot of land would be great for a RMC Raptor. Where Dinosaurs Alive once was would be superb for a Drop style Coaster like Diabolical. Imagine the removal of Revolution and the insert of a modern day Enterprise (ie Cat Woman's Whip or Super Girl.) New rides would justify slightly higher prices that I would gladly pay for. I've been going to Dorney Park for most of my life. Dorney Park makes it's most money when Water Park opens. It needs an equally weight in the Dry Park. My opinion. Great Video.
I hope that previously submitted wood coaster happens.
When Steel Force came out, everyone was soooo excited to have a 200 foot coaster outside of Cedar Point! I have to mention Hercules. I got on it about a week after it opened. The drop was awesome and the turn was intense!!
I never rode Hercules.
I get Downey passes every year and it is awesome!!! Me and my brothers looooove the patriots plunge
That's a good slide.
Last year for my cousins birthday I went to Downey park for the first time, I went on the patriots plunge I went on the white slide and it was so fun but it felt like I was gonna fly off and I also went on the talon and it was so fun but since it was my first roller coaster I passed out. I tried to go on the wild mouse but the lines were to long all though Dorsey park is a really fun place to spend time with family and friends!
That's a big first coaster!
We're going here for our senior trip, i gotta see what the best rides are so I can be the cool person who knows how to party yk, lol
Enjoy!
0:14 best ride In my whole entire life! That was so fun !!
Glad you like it!
Funny thing: my memories of 'Demon Drop' were actually at nearby SFGA, back when it was dubbed "Freefall" (later "Stuntman's Freefall"). Haven't been on it since; funny to now see it at DP.
It is weird seeing it at Dorney, but I like it.
Today I went to Dorney Park for a field trip, and I have to say I've never been to an amusement park so this was my first one. The first ride I went on was the Talon, it was scary but I didn't feel like screaming. The second one I went on was the hydra, it was a scary upside down experience even the 2 teachers we were with was like "OH". Then we ate lunch and I skipped some of the rides because I didn't want to throw up my food but I went on possessed. I have to say possessed was my favorite!
Glad you enjoyed the park!
I've been told by park people at last year's ACE event that they're looking to bring back the holding brake for Possessed this year. I hope they follow through.
That would be awesome.
I have to say I am amazed that you preferred Laser over Hydra: The Revenge. But I do have a few other questions. First, I saw three towers on Dominator but one of them was hollowed out which suggests there's nothing on that tower? Was it always like that? And secondly, if Stinger was removed thanks to downtime, why wasn't it given an overhaul like what Silverwood did with Aftershock when it was relocated from Six Flags Great America and how come Invertigo at Kings Island doesn't suffer from any down time at all when it's exactly the same ride?
Laser was a more forceful ride start to finish. Dominator's 3rd "leg" or tower seems to be just for aesthetics and support. It never had a tower there. Invertigo has had downtime when I'm at Kings Island, but the one at Dorney was more troublesome.
I never understood why cedar fair sent Stinger (invertigo) to Dorney park when they already have Talon and even Possessed.
I feel like they should have sent it to ValleyFair. Although they have an intamin impulse another roller coaster with inversions would have been a nice addition.
At least they didn't send it to a park with a boomerang and place it next to that boomerang like Six Flags.
@@CanobieCoaster that is another example I don't understand why they did that
What do you think about Steel Force at Dorney Park in smoothness or roughness?
Smooth
Demon Drop reminds me of Freefall at SFOG. That was a scary fall. I used to put a penny on my knee and watch it float as you dropped. Sadly it was replaced by Acrophobia
Acrophobia is a better ride at least.
Actually Teststrecke was brought to Saudi Arabia in 2019, I barely missed it at Wiener Prater where it was located before. It doesn't seem to have returned since, so it's kinda unsure if it was sold or will make another comeback at the German fair circuit...
Ah thanks!
I haven't been here in a long time thanks to CF's neglect of new thrills. I have 2 questions which maybe you could guess answers for. First is there enough room over where Hercules once stood to have some kinda neat coaster using the footers in the water (like verbolten used BBW)? And do u think voodoo will remain, that the zephyr is re-routed around it, even if the shuttle coaster doesn't come for years yet or at all? I'm thinking that's up in the air with Calif GA closing and a cheaper alternative from there being possible to "fill space" since CF hasn't cared since 2008.
I hope Possessed stays since they fixed it up for 2021. I think they could use the footers if they put a station where the old Swan Boats were.
Laser got new trains so it now runs much slower. Least we still have Colossus 🤷♂️.
Ah that stinks.
I went on stinger on its last day in dorney I had a lot of fun on it
Glad you got on it!
I have Talon as my favorite coaster at Dorney. With my channel/site name & logo, is that surprising though? 😂 Just curious if you ever had the chance to ride Hercules? I went with my aunt the year it opened. I loved it and so did she. Went a couple of years later and still thought it was good. I was barely in double digits as far as age goes though... Back when I ranked Anaconda at Kings Dominion as my number 1 coaster. 😂😂😂
I never rode Hercules, which sounds like a good thing.
Hercules was crazy rough but could’ve made an amazing RMC if it lasted longer
@@CanobieCoaster ha! A younger you might have liked it like me though.
@@George_bonnaire I rode it early on as a kid and never felt it was rough. I never got rides on it in its later years though. They were all debut season and like a year or two after.
Steel Force (less) is number 3 on my list.
I get good rides on that coaster.
Is Steel Force a little scary but exciting, scary, very scary, extremely scary, or overwhelmingly scary?
It's exciting. It's not too wild for a coaster of its size.
The flume and the rapids are like both the best rides in their category anywhere, at least that I’ve been. They’re both so unique compared to other flumes/rapids and get you waaaaay more wet
I agree, but are unique.
Did you ever come off something at Dorney Park with a headache? What do you think?
I don't have a big issue with any of their rides.
I love Hydra!
It's fun.
As this is my home park I'm a talon possessed and steel force fan
Makes sense.
Dorney Park:
Imagine Steel Force running trimmed. Would you like to see it running trimmed or would you like to see it running untrimmed? What do you think?
I prefer untrimmed.
I know this video was a year ago, but is revolution still there?
It was at the park when I visited in late 2023.
@@CanobieCoaster oh alright, I was wondering cuz all of the videos of it are very old.
You missed White Water Landing. That and Steel Force are my favs.
White Water Landing is big, but the trim on the drop spoils it for me
Lazer will always be one of my top 5 rides I miss it
Me too.
There's only 2 parks where both of my top 2 rides aren't coasters, and this is one of them. My favorite is by far Demon Drop. My second favorite is Dominator, which is saying a lot as S&S towers are probably at the bottom of my list. None of the coasters here really impressed me that much. Especially Talon, I thought that was really forceless.
I'm surprised Dominator is that high.
I didn't know they had a drop tower called Dominator. It's funny when parks use the same names multiple times.
Yes
I'm glad chance rides still uses the arrow track design but from a durability standpoint it doesn't make sense. Bracing the rails from the inside makes it far stronger than having the rails held up by the sides. The track will warp far quicker. But regardless I'm happy it's still being used by chance rides. Although I wish they would go back to the arrow style with thick cross ties.
The Arrow track always looked nice.
As a Dorney local I really like and agree with this list. Only thing I would add is Apollo which I think is the best flat ride at the park. Also could make a case for Aquablast but lower on the list or as a honorable mention.
I've never ridden Aquablast due to lines on the water side.
Talon is definitely my favorite.
One of the best rides there.
I’m surprised you didn’t add the old Screamin Swing
Never rode it.
The first time you went to Dorney Park was... ¿2010?
No, 2005.
Can I use this video to make my first ever TH-cam Poop?
Sure, go right ahead.
Number 13,,,,,,,,whip. Dang man dont sound so excited about it LOL j/k
Lol
@@CanobieCoaster love your videos brother. Glad you got a sense of humor.
What is this chilly’s brother?
Sorry?
@@CanobieCoaster I have no idea I forgot I even made this comment 😭I might be referring to the TH-camr “chills” the number 15 meme
Talon & Hydra are the best 👍
Good rides.
Wait a second, this one didn't show up in my notifications.
That's odd.
Hydra the revenge and wild mouse
Hydra is fun.
Stinger haven’t been there for like 4 years
I know. It was still weird where they put the removal announcement.
No aquablasst wow
Nope
Dorney park is good but it's nothing special it's best coasters are Steel Force, Talon and Hydra.
It's a solid park.
Bouncy b&m invert
Talon is quite smooth for me.
@@CanobieCoaster I’m saying the layout is really bouncy
They put no money into Dorney. It needs a new coaster.
I hope they get one.
Got iron menace now!!
Iron menace is good its just over rated, its short and small, but at least we have hydra
They have iron nance now I just went on it yesterday!
I’m at Dorney right now, rode iron menace for the first time, I say it’s awesome!!
***Did you mention Hercules??****
I never rode it.
When Stinger was their it was never open when I would be their
It was usually closed for me too.
"Dorney Park is the Northeast Cedar Fair Park." It certainly is.
Yes
My favorite rides at Dorney Park is Talon, Hydra, and Steel Force. They’re great rides!😂😊
Like all 3.
PLEASE I BEG… if it’s a busy day DONT go on wild mouse, the turns hurt your knees and honestly aren’t that thrilling and the line is a long wait since reloading takes forever, i spent more time on that line than any other lines when i went twice and it just isn’t worth it.
I avoid that one due to the wait.
See in RCDB:
Steel Force at Dorney Park
Sierra Sidewinder at Knott's Berry Farm
High Roller at Valleyfair
Carolina Cyclone at Carowinds
Flight Deck at Canada's Wonderland
Imagine trying to ride those coasters again, what would you think about each one to ride?
I'll ride any of those except Flight Deck.
Did you ever come off something at Dorney Park with a headache? For example, Steel Force, Hydra, Talon, Possessed, or Thunderhawk?
Hydra can rattle, so it's possible to get a headache on that one.