Dorney Park Review, Pennsylvania Theme Park | Cedar Fair's Most Underrated Park

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. And I think it may be the most underrated Cedar Fair park. Find out why in this review!
Video Credits
Chickie & Pete's (Crab Fries)- • Chickie's & Pete's Spo...
Hercules Off-Ride (psyclonesteve)- • 1993 Dorney Hercules
Stinger Off-Ride (TheDoD3)- • Stinger - Dorney Park
Wildwater Kingdom (The Coaster Spot)- • Wildwater Kingdom, Dor...
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Upbeat Event Travel by Infraction [No Copyright Music] / Good Vibe- • Upbeat Event Travel by...

[@wildcattb5]

Glad to see Dorney finally get some love. Though I'm guilty as anyone else, this should technically be my "home park" since it is geographically closest to where I live, but like you I find myself visiting the other 3 regional parks more often, plus the Jersey boardwalks. Nevertheless, I think it still gets too much slander because let's be honest, there are countless parks and cities that *wish* they could have this coaster/ride lineup (OKC/Denver comes to mind with Frontier City and Elitch Gardens). If I could add anything, it would be a GCI akin to Prowler and Renegade, because honestly that alone would put this park above WoF and VF, in my opinion.

[@ceaserri]

This is farther than sfga for me but I consider it my home home park since I’ve been going before I even knew six flags existed

[@CanobieCoaster]

I think this park would get more love if it were elsewhere.

[@skinnyd1195]

i would give the park a raptor

[@ceaserri]

@@skinnyd1195 there’s a raptor at sfga so it might not work out

[@skinnyd1195]

@@ceaserri thats true i did not think of that

[@Wynorrific]

Glad to see it getting more love. Being the closest park to me, I've always loved it but like you said, only caring about the dry rides makes it only a half day park. With Iron Menace being introduced to bring on a new era of coasters for Dorney, I really hope it takes off and becomes a bigger place and be an actual competitor for Hershey and Great Adventure so they can all push each other. I sadly never got to ride Stinger but I'm excited for IM

[@CanobieCoaster]

I'm excited for Iron Menace too.

[@chargedonpc9989]

Dorney looks like a solid park. Steel Force, Talon, and Hydra especially look like really good rides.

[@CanobieCoaster]

It's a solid top 3.

[@adamkincaidmusic]

yes! Talon is better than it seems, Hydra has a great first drop (ride the very back) and Steel Force is fast and smooth and definitely the best ride in the park! Demon Drop is underrated and a bit spooky no matter who you are. when youre laying flat at the end, look back at the ride its like youre in the upside down!

[@pancake_rabbit]

yeah i agree ride hydra in the very back (its the smoothest experience)

[@JWLake]

I hear a lot of reviewers knocking Hydra as weak and underwhelming, but I gotta say it was a blast. The inversions are buttery smooth and the timing is nicely done. Youre not getting flung out of one inversion straight into another still disoriented from the previous two. And Steel Force is a great intro to Hypercoasters as im pretty sure its on the smaller side compared to something like Millenium Force at Cedar Point. Im glad to have such an awesome little park in my backyard. 10/10, highly recommend.

[@Wildcattttt]

Steel Force >> Candymonium and Magnum combined and I like both candymonium and magnum

[@ethanhcomposer]

I also agree. Steel Force, Hydra and Talon are the 3 most underrated rides I've experienced, ever. But I went on a day with 50 other middle schools, and Talon had a 30 minute wait, kind of rare. Also, the mid-course was hitting fairly hard. This was last Friday, btw.

[@ethanhcomposer]

@I have no ideas for a good username . Big middle school festival called Music in the parks

[@pryocrazy9529]

@I have no ideas for a good username . do u. Not read

[@CanobieCoaster]

That's a bummer the mid-course is hitting hard again.

[@oliverjasinski1829]

@@ethanhcomposer Bro I just did the same thing lol music in the parks! Except waits were only 15-20 minutes

[@ethanhcomposer]

@@oliverjasinski1829 Lol nice, it was more like Storms in the Parks for 2022

[@johnwetterau2505]

I really like this presentation. This person showed all that the Dorney Park & water park has to offer. The variety of rides, besides roller coaster. Also gives you an ideas about the water park. The information tells you how long your day would be with both parks or just one. Thank you!

[@CanobieCoaster]

You're welcome!

[@Joypyf]

I appreciate this channel so much!! Canobie Coaster is so accurate and thorough in his reviews of coasters and parks

[@doobertscoobert]

This is really funny because I was watching your older reviews on the Dorney coasters earlier today because I am visiting there on Saturday, and I was wondering why you hadn’t made the full park review yet and then later the same day you upload it! Weird how things work out sometimes.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Good timing!

[@joeygassmann5595]

This is a very helpful video! I’ll be making my first visit this Saturday evening after hitting Great Adventure in the first half of the day.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Enjoy!

[@ScottyMania313]

Great video as always, you always rock em out. This If you wanted to visit all 4 parks on a 3 or 4 day vacation, which city would you set up shop at for a hotel, so you could enjoy nightlife and entertainment too - Knoebbels, Altoona, Hershey, or NJ ? Ideally, not a high crime spot, ideally one with lots of attractions near by, but also, cost friendly? You da man

[@CanobieCoaster]

I usually book hotels the night of in case plans need to change. I've stayed at a lot of hotels in the Hershey area that have been good.

[@kaleemarie13]

I've been going to Dorney since I could remember, one of my favorites next to Knoebels and SFGA (SFGA being my home park.) Talon was my first ever inverted coaster and it was back when they were doing the on-ride POV system so I have a video of me sobbing on the lift hill and laughing back to the station because I ended up loving it. I think that was the start of my coaster obsession as well as Twister at Knoebels when I was 6 being my first 'big girl' coaster because now I can't get enough! I'm heading back to the park in a week on Friday for vacation and I honestly can't wait! Great review!

[@CanobieCoaster]

Thanks! Didn't realize Talon had video at one point.

[@kaleemarie13]

@@CanobieCoaster This was back in I want to say 2009 so it was a L O N G time ago but it's a good memory to have. Clear as day can see me sobbing up the lift hill because of how terrified I was since I've never been on an inverted prior to that day. And now you can't get me off of them! XD

[@btk22279]

Spot on review of Dorney Park! Been going here since the early 90's. It's a fun Park. Worth a visit for sure. Miss Hercules though.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I wish Hercules lasted long enough to get RMCed.

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

The view you get off the road is beautiful I take pics of it a lot whenever I drive past their

[@CanobieCoaster]

I love that skyline.

[@t-rosebunnysadventures]

I got to visit Dorney Park three times in total this is one of my favorite because I agree with everything you’re saying from the underrated coasters to the minimal lines. I highly recommend to anyone that wants to visit the park to buy the season pass it’ll pay for itself in the first visit

[@CanobieCoaster]

I usually have a Platinum Pass and visit multiple Cedar Fair parks.

[@coasterfanatic3]

I was there on opening day and had amazing crowds!! Hydra was 35 minutes and Thunderhawk was full queued and they were running at maximum capacity!! It was crazy!!

[@CanobieCoaster]

Wow that's super busy for the park.

[@penguinresearcher5236]

Dorney is my home park, and I'm so excited that it finally got a brand new coaster, it definitely deserves something as awesome as Iron Menace. Plus the fact that they themed it to Bethlehem's Steel Stacks to pay homage to the region is *chef's kiss.* It's definitely a dozen steps up from Stinger, which I only rode once during the five years it was at the park because it was getting stuck on the lift hill or breaking down. The ride itself also was not very comfortable. I still miss Laser, a portable Schwarzkopf coaster, but I look forward to the day when I can track it down in the German fair circuit where it is currently operating as Test Track. Unfortunately, Dorney is extremely land-locked and also has strict municipal height restrictions, so I don't see Cedar Fair building up the coaster line-up extensively in the future. I think they could invest in beautifying and adding shade to the opening plaza since the front and back of the park do not feel particularly cohesive. It could also use a few additional family coasters - a Vekoma SFC or some sort of mine train would be great here. I would love to see a modern wooden coaster added one day, but something would likely have to be removed for it to happen. I'd hate for Thunderhawk to be removed since it has sentimental value to me but last time I rode it, it was running rough. It could probably benefit from some retracking, taking the trims off before the bunny hills, and doing something about the god awful ending brake that gives you a gut punch every time. And as much as I love RMC, I'd argue that Thunderhawk is such a classic that it needs to stay wooden, especially since it's the only woodie in the park.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I'm excited for Iron Menace. I think they can use the Dinosaurs Alive plot for something in the future.

[@EnoughRhetoric]

Hoping to sneak a day over there this summer when we go north to visit family. This review has me more interested in that seeing as I haven’t been there in decades.

[@CanobieCoaster]

It's quite good.

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

Went last year and I agree. I have alot of nostalgia with this park because my family would take multiple trips here

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice!

[@michaellinton4743]

I visited the park once and had a pretty enjoyable day. Talon and Hydra were my favorites, but I didn't have a good experience with Steel Force. The car that I was in had a bad road wheel that made the car shake and rattle which made for a rough ride. You could actually hear the rattling when the train would go past the queue line.

[@CanobieCoaster]

That's not the usual experience.

[@notyourconcern17306]

thanks for the video, do they have any skylift rides here?

[@CanobieCoaster]

They do not.

[@OklahomaCoasterFan]

I was able to get the kiddie credit, a zen ride, in 2019. That first visit was a Saturday, so it drew a huge crowd, but lines were manageable thanks to the waterpark. My 2nd visit was last year on a July weekday, and there were several school groups, so just bad luck there, but lines still weren't too bad. Most school group days at other parks produce much longer lines. I would warn people about how long it can take to get out of the parking lot. Those school groups were already gone at the end of the day, so there were very few cars left, but it still took about 45 minutes to get out the parking lot. That was a bad final impression, but I do like their ride lineup.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I've never had an issue getting out of that parking lot.

[@urbex_coasters]

I definately love Demon Drop and their terrain based log flume. They have a solid coaster lineup, I actually prefer Steel Force to Candymonium which I know that's an unpopular opinion but that is my opinion. I will say, however, as a park Dorney feels way too corporate. If your "classic" woodie doesn't use single position lap bars it generally looses the classic feel (Comet at Great Escape is an exception to this being that the individual ratcheting lap bars literally cannot lower to where I wouldn't get airtime. Thunderhawk is no exception to my statement though). If your food stands are all pre-made frozen food or chains that's an overly corporate route. Let's also mention the lack of shade. Dorney has a lot more potential than is agknowleged but it needs some work to get there.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Dorney has shade in points, but the newer sections definitely feel more corporate.

[@adamkincaidmusic]

i agree with the corporate feel which is why, unless i go to WWK all day, i only go during the Haunt because the rides make up for it, dont need to worry about shade, and all the halloween stuff os well done and east to get lost in 😁

[@thomasxl200]

Glad to see my home park get some very fair due!

[@CanobieCoaster]

I enjoy the park.

[@adamkincaidmusic]

just got home from the Haunt! I love dorney very fast lines and great coasters

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice!

[@rascality9714]

Had my first trip to Dorney today. I had alot of fun! I loved the layout (My home park is Great Adventure and that layout is atrocious) Possessed was down so I didn't get to ride my first ever impulse. Steel Force had better airtime than I expected and that Jojo roll on Hydra is insane! Favorite coaster element I've experienced so far.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice!

[@gianfeliciano9816]

Possessed is rarely ever down. You could try again next year.

[@motomonko1]

Oh fun fact being a local! Hercules was torn down for being too rough but another main contributor was that on the downhill section of the drop it went into the small pond/lake behind the park and the pylons inside were beginning to sink in to due the train hitting that corner as hard as it was.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Thanks for the info. Yeah that turn was low.

[@tyketyke]

even though i'm somewhat closer to great adventure, dorney's pretty much been my home park for years now. i've been pretty scared of roller coasters for most of my life, but this past summer i rode every coaster there and it was great! - steel force is definitely my favorite, the airtime is great and i love the sense of speed on the helix too - talon is a rather close second, it's fun, forceful, and perfectly smooth - hydra is unfortunately kinda forceless on the whole, but like you said, the first drop is pretty good and the jojo roll is REALLY good - possessed is a lot of fun too, though i do wonder what it would be like with the holding brake (whenever i get to valleyfair i gotta ride steel venom to find out) - i never got much out of thunderhawk but it's still pretty cool to have a 99-year old roller coaster still going strong. i'll have to try the front row next time like you recommended - wild mouse is pretty much what you'd expect, but if you haven't ridden it yet be ready for the brake at the end! it can hit pretty hard but yeah, i love dorney and i can't wait to get back there next month

[@CanobieCoaster]

It's an underrated park with enthusiasts.

[@michaeltaylor1603]

I mentioned before that Pennsylvania has tons of venerable attractions with eclectic rides like the Whips, Jack Rabbit, Thunder Bolt, etc. Yep! I'm a sucker for that great ride signage. Hydra's JoJO roll is soooo "trippy" I ran the 2nd gen Free Fall while SFoTX had 1st gen. "Ours" was more reliable + fun to work. There IS a reason the backs of the cars say DO NOT TOUCH! Those brake fins WILL cause painful burns If you tried to touch them. We would throw water from cooler on them when a guest would ask. It "flashes into steam!" The guest would be wide eyed. LOL! Those 3 long brakes were water cooled. A fail safe brake is closed hydraulically. It will never "over run" & shoot of the track.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I imagine those get super hot!

[@robbiereacts22]

I’m going to be there in July. I’m going on a month long trip to Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio and Indiana. I’m going to ride everything in each state. I’ve been to some of the parks already but I’m excited for some re rides for sure.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Enjoy!

[@thisrollercoasterlife498]

As for the amusement park side, I compare this straight across with Valleyfair and Worlds of Fun, with WoF getting a slight edge due to having a better top 3, but Dorney beats VF. And it's Cedar Fair, so it's kept clean. I think the trim on Steel Force hits a bit too hard currently. I have Talon as one of my top 3 B&M inverts.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I put this ahead of Valleyfair and Worlds of Fun since I find the ride lineup superior.

[@OklahomaCoasterFan]

I totally agree with you. After I completed all Cedar Fair parks in 2019, I put VF behind Dorney, and WoF ahead of both. I live close to WoF, so I usually figure that I have a bias in favor of it. Trying to be objective, I see the 2 parks fairly close in terms of rides, except for Prowler as a true stand-out, giving WoF the win.

[@thisrollercoasterlife498]

@@OklahomaCoasterFan What puts WoF on top for me is the addition of Prowler. It's straight across with the Morgans and B&M Inverts, though Talon is better than Patriot.

[@LordMalice6d9]

@@thisrollercoasterlife498 I prefer Talon a bit more than its older brother Great bear at Hershey Park.

[@thisrollercoasterlife498]

@@LordMalice6d9 Yeah, Great Bear is good, but it's not great 🙂.

[@brybryguy6314]

Dorny Park is one of my local parks for my area, Philadelphia region. Dorny has been over shadowed for a decade now. They are up against two giants, Six Flags Great Adventure, the second Six Flags flag ship parks and Hersheypark where Hersheypark has been full force in expansion and improvements. Before Dorny Park was taken over by Cedar Fair, it was nothing more then a run down older park. But since Cedar Fair did the take over it has drastically improved. But now. I feel the park is like in this stagnant phase. Cedar Fair really needs to give this park some more love and add new attractions. But I feel like Cedar Fair is gearing this park to be more of the small local park feel rather than a big mega park/ destination park but it desperately needs new coasters for sure.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I hope they can get a new coaster. It looks like they were planning one.

[@brybryguy6314]

@@CanobieCoaster honestly. One of the biggest mistakes was they got rid of Lazer. That was a solid class coaster. Only to replace it with Stringer that was a failure only beacuse the park became over saturated with inverts. It was odd in my opinion for a park to have three inverts kinda. But they really need a new coaster to stay in the game or Dorney will become this knock about park.

[@adamkincaidmusic]

yup tear down rickety old thunder hawk and add a sick vertical steel coaster or something like that. I miss the small but forceful Lazer that used to be near Steel Force

[@brybryguy6314]

​@@adamkincaidmusicrevisiting this comment a year later. FINALLY GETTING A NEW COASTER! And from the ground up. And. The first B&M drop coaster in the area

[@mateoalvira3514]

What do you think about the mid course brake run on Steel Force?

[@CanobieCoaster]

It's not too bad.

[@ashleighnichole8197]

You are definitely right about the issue being it's proximity to other parks. It should technically be my home park(35 min drive), but we have season passes to Great adventure(1 hour 10 mins) instead. I really, really wish the water park was connected at great adventure like it is here and Hersheypark. I would actually get my kids to it more often and it would absorb crowds and help the crazy coaster lines!

[@CanobieCoaster]

I've heard Great Adventure has been oddly quiet this year.

[@adamkincaidmusic]

sus flags

[@northstarcoasters]

i don't know how to explain it but I really want to visit this park. Maybe it's because its similar yet different to my home park Valleyfair. And all three Cedar Fair Morgan hypers are running better in 2022, Wild Thing actually has floater on those bunny hills this year! And I've heard Mamba is also finally full of airtime.

[@CanobieCoaster]

That's good Wild Thing is running better too!

[@crystalclearbudgets]

I love Dorney Park. Been going here since I was 2 yrs old. I know the history of it and know the layout like the back of my hand. I love the park because it doesn't have huge crowds. We go twice a year at least. :)

[@CanobieCoaster]

The crowds are nice.

[@Coyotek4]

One old attraction that I must give a shout-out to: the "Iceberg" (later "Meteorite"), an in-the-dark multi-disk Cuddle-Up ride that you just won't find anywhere anymore. That may be my rarest flatride credit (either that or "Canyon Trip" at Morey's Pier back in the late-80s), and I would love to experience that one more time!

[@marchingbandtakemebythehan1887]

what was canyon trip?

[@CanobieCoaster]

I wish they still had Iceberg.

[@Coyotek4]

@@marchingbandtakemebythehan1887 Here's a clip from shortly after it left Morey's Pier: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZLWh3WmdttpsJY

[@Coyotek4]

I haven't been to DP in well over a decade, and I think it's mainly due to the competition; I've been to Knoebels multiple times recently (free admission helps), and I've been to SFGA not too long ago. And apart from those and Hersheypark, you're also fairly close to all the Jersey shore locales (Morey's Pier, Ocean City, Casino Pier), not to mention Dutch Wonderland, and even Sesame Place. Still, I keep telling myself that *this* will be the year I finally get back here!

[@CanobieCoaster]

This is why I think Pennsylvania is the best state for coasters. You have this state plus the surrounding ones.

[@gianfeliciano9816]

I'm glad to have this as my home park.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Seems like a good home park.

[@acceleratedcreative]

Sadly I’d like to confirm that 9:13- it’s not happening. The permits filed were only for 2 years and the city has since rejected an extension so it’s back to the drawing board.

[@CanobieCoaster]

That stinks. But it shows the chain is willing to invest in this park's dry side at least.

[@ChairIDK_]

I live near Dorney and it is awesome. I usually always go with friends and family. Like you said in the video, the park has barely any lines which factors in why I think the park is so good. I've been on every ride several times and Im excited to hear that they are opening a new coaster in 2024, which will take place at the same spot where Stinger was once.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I'm looking forward to the new coaster.

[@ChairIDK_]

@@CanobieCoaster same

[@JWLake]

Went last month for the first time in probably 10-15 years. I forgot how tall and fast Steel Force is. The midrun brake barely slows you down, I was fully out of the seat over every bunny hill riding front seat. I can only imagine how knarly the backseat is.

[@CanobieCoaster]

It's great in back.

[@collinparsons3363]

I've been here, and I have to agree that it gets knocked due to the nearby competition. I think the waterpark always gets the lion's share of crowds, particularly on hot days. I actually don't think the Gravity Group shuttle coaster is a good idea. I'd prefer a regular GCI, or something from RMC, whether it's a ground-up I-box, or raptor. All of these would have better capacity, and I think have more potential for being a true standout.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I agree this would get more attention if it were anywhere else.

[@uncannyramsay8727]

Demon Drop is so much fun. Talon and Steel Force too! Though the day I went there (yesterday), there were alot of camp trips, and lots of obnoxious teens. The ones I encountered kept screaming at me and invading my group's privacy by sitting in our area when one of us was alone and kept asking and saying weird stuff like "What's your opinion on Hitler?" and "my dad died yesterday." Just made me and everyone else mildly uncomfortable, I never had that happen to me before in any amusement park, and it happened multiple times too on that same day. I assume they thought I was another kid in the camp because I look like a teenager still. Anyone else had that happen to them at Dorney Park? I'm all for acting stupid but I only do it around my friends, guess it's an extrovert thing.

[@CanobieCoaster]

It's annoying when people do that.

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

I’m happy this park still has its Enterprise

[@CanobieCoaster]

Me too.

[@bluetomato2184]

I genuinely loved hydra, the jojo roll carries that ride!

[@CanobieCoaster]

I love that element.

[@Red_Ryan_Red]

Dorney Park is such a charming place in a lovely area. It needs more love and care.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Yes

[@mitchellries256]

My plan is to do this park along with Hersheypark, Knoebels, Six Flags Great Adventure and the waterparks in the Poconos one year. That sounds like a great trip for thrills in Eastern Pennsylvania. By the way I am worried Cedar Fair could be terminating their deal with Chickie & Pete's as it looks like the Valleyfair location doesn't exist anymore (at least I didn't see it on the website).

[@CanobieCoaster]

I know Cedar Fair likes local restaurants and Chickie and Pete's is from this area.

[@Veshremyfan2342]

Fun fact: the station for possessed is the same for top thrill dragster at cedar point.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Didn't realize that!

[@spacemilker9093]

Man i miss that demon drop model at six flags mm might have to go to dorney just for that!.

[@michaeltaylor1603]

Ours WAS Sky Screamer @ the defunct AstroWorld. I lovvved working that ride! Best name (besides Demon Drop & Texas Cliffhanger)

[@CanobieCoaster]

I love those old freefalls.

[@redwolfcorprevamped8266]

The next park I'm visiting. Love Steel Force and Talon! It tries to find a niche in it's market by kind of being a medium sized park that has a little bit of everything the surrounding parks offer (Knoebels, Sesame Place/Dutch Wonderland, Great Adventure/Hershey), but that's also where Dorney falls short the most: No Vision. Cedar Fair continues to do nothing with this place year after year, and although it's understandable, it's quite unfortunate. Whenever that GravityKraft shuttle coaster appears, it'll be a hit no matter what form it comes in.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I think the water park is their main selling point over the nearby parks.

[@redwolfcorprevamped8266]

@@CanobieCoaster I remember visiting their water park back in 2005, was so absurdly packed all I could do was one of the smaller slides and the now defunct splash structure and that was it...

[@CoasterFoxBradB]

Dorney Park is my home park (15 minutes away) and I will always Love & Support it. I feel if it gets that one large scale coaster it will put it back on the radar for the GP and enthusiasts. The GG shuttle coaster would be great. You can market it because no other park in the area has it. Plus I would not mind at all a large scale GCI like Mystic Timbers something to give El Toro a runs for it's money.

[@thisrollercoasterlife498]

Agreed, a modern large scale woodie would do great things for Dorney!

[@CanobieCoaster]

I definitely wish they can get another big coaster.

[@RennellReed]

Was Dorney Park having financial troubles before the Cedar Fair acquisition in 1992...or did the original owners want to retire/sell it?

[@CanobieCoaster]

I'm not sure to be honest.

[@SleeplessBubba]

They just got a new coaster and restaurant stand this year!

[@CanobieCoaster]

Looking forward to getting back for Iron Menace.

[@zack9777]

I love driving by this Park on I-78 on my way to college

[@CanobieCoaster]

What a view!

[@dougronald561]

Again, I agree with you and especially on an opinion where so many others disagree. Dorney is a pleasant, underrated park with lots of charm. Steel Force is an underrated coaster, too. I think the people who are underwhelmed with it tend to ride it in the morning when it’s cold and half empty. Late afternoon full train rides in the front are powerful with lots of air time.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I think the other thing with this park is the competition.

[@dougronald561]

@@CanobieCoaster Yeah competition. I live less than two hours away and don’t know anyone who goes. Cedar Fair could advertise it more. But I guess they make enough money with it as is. And it’s maintained.

[@upsidedown_]

Nice park with some solid rides

[@CanobieCoaster]

It sure is

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

I love this park because of Talon, Steel Force and Possessed and some of the flat rides

[@CanobieCoaster]

It has a solid ride lineup.

[@Jacobsgaming20000]

Is the Wildwater kingdom included

[@CanobieCoaster]

Yes

[@cOwOnel]

Yo hope you come back again when the iron menace opens next year!

[@CanobieCoaster]

That's the plan.

[@adreamalways14]

I think they can get away if they just added to roller coasters and they'll be all right do one for Rocky Mountain Construction and do a wing coaster as well

[@CanobieCoaster]

I'd like more coasters too.

[@adreamalways14]

I think you're physically looking at the park and evaluation of it I think that's where you decide what's going to make money for the park but to me it's still you putting a waste of money just holding On Without Really seeing if you're going to do anything to the park

[@sirponge5581]

do not be misled, Talon is one of the better B&M inverts and Hydra has a very interesting layout, that switches between two different levels, one being lower down (very cool experience)

[@CanobieCoaster]

Talon seemed weaker than other inverts to me, but it's still good.

[@edwardjones1482]

Today I went to Nickelodeon universe at the American dream mall and I rode shredder twice and I rode shellraiser three times . Sandy’s blasting Bronco and slime streak were closed .

[@CanobieCoaster]

At least Shellraiser was open. I know that has had a lot of downtime lately.

[@edwardjones1482]

@@CanobieCoaster yea

[@jaysisemore1127]

I visited this park last year and got next to no airtime on Steel Force. I must have just had a wonky ride because I hear most people enjoy it. It was my 4th favorite in the park after the B&Ms and Possessed.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I know others that have had bad rides on Steel Force, but it has always delivered for me.

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

This park really needs more love

[@CanobieCoaster]

I agree.

[@clairefunnell8481]

Like the looks of this park. Got some really good coasters. Canada's Wonderland has a couple of duds. I'd visit if I could but I'll support Wonderland.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I prefer Wonderland myself, but this park has its advantages (namely crowds).

[@t-rosebunnysadventures]

This channel I just started I plan to do the same thing that you do I will be going to Knoebels on Monday to shoot my first footage for most of my videos my channel will focus on amusement rides and my love for Carrie Underwood do you have any advice for a KZbinr just starting out?

[@CanobieCoaster]

Make videos you like. It should be a hobby not a job.

[@Godzillafanboy89]

Fun fact the third tower on dominator was gonna be a combo tower so space shot then turbo drop but due to budgets or something they just made it a support

[@CanobieCoaster]

Ah that explains its appearance.

[@randywest5149]

Randy West Rode Steel Force, Hydra The Revenge, Talon, Wild Mouse, Thunderhawk, Laser, at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown, Pennsylvania USA 🇺🇲.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice!

[@robertannable9584]

My first drop tower ever was stuntman freefall at SF great adventure. That thing was scary

[@CanobieCoaster]

I never rode that one at Great Adventure.

[@maskeddevil1]

12:40 thats my supervisor juan lol

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice!

[@brybryguy6314]

Revisiting a year later. Finally the park is getting a new ground up coster!

[@CanobieCoaster]

Glad to see them get one!

[@randywest5149]

Randy West Rode Laser EST. 1986-2008 at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown, Pennsylvania USA 🇺🇲.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I rode Laser too in my first visit.

[@xtlm]

Great park, dwarfed amidst some of the best parks. Plop it around like 80% of the country and it's suddenly way more loved.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I agree.

[@nfinzer22]

I don't know, I remember being pretty underwhelmed by Steel Force. But this was in the late 90s I guess, I was at summer camp and coming from Tampa where we had Kumba and Montu which actually go inverted, listening to local kids hype up Steel Force made me think they'd just never seen a real rollercoaster. I'd love to go back now as an adult and ride their newer things too.

[@CanobieCoaster]

It has always been the strongest of the Morgan Cedar Fair hypers for me.

[@nfinzer22]

@@CanobieCoaster Not sure I've ever been to another Cedar Fairs park. Unfortunately outside of Dorney and BGT, I only know the Islands of Adventure for coasters, as the one time I went to Sea World Orlando was when the Wild Arctic motion sim was the only ride they had!

[@nfinzer22]

I had a lot of Ohio connections growing up, always wanted to go to Cedar Point, but never have. I have family near Hershey so hopefully one day... I stopped in at the candy store once but haven't been to the rides.

[@pancake_rabbit]

how is it not a real roller coaster it may be a mid tier hyper but its still a hyper

[@ethanhcomposer]

I AGREE!! People NEED to stop hating on them!!

[@CanobieCoaster]

This is a solid park.

[@overbanked]

I got a very blah ride on Steel Force back in 2014; I wanted to like it so much, but it's my least favorite hyper. Steel Force must be very temperamental, because I heard many mixed reviews of it. I absolutely love Demon Drop.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I've always had good rides on it. It's the other Cedar Fair Morgan hypers that let me down.

[@teddygudelski6814]

I just went here today and that I had blast on steel force and thunderhawk and that I had fun in the water park

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice!

[@SlimFury]

Dorney Park is by no means a bad park. I do enjoy what it brings to the table. Haunt is my favorite time to visit though. The haunted houses are quite solid for a park of this size. If Cedar Fair were to beef up this park, it would really enhance the already solid park market.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I'm excited for Iron Menace.

[@KingEnthusiast]

Well look at that dorney might be getting that B&M dive next year so they might have 3 Multi loopers that are B&Ms

[@CanobieCoaster]

Looking forward to it.

[@jaydenchrist6152]

I went to this park in August of 2020 and it was a pretty good park it had some decent coasters and I had a good time at the park with all of the flat rides. However I'll probaly not be coming back to this park anytime soon even though it is only an hour away I'll stick to my home park Six Flags Great Adventure.

[@CanobieCoaster]

It's overshadowed by those nearby, but still solid.

[@jaydenchrist6152]

@@CanobieCoaster yes

[@karlanderson7436]

Went there back in 2003 and remember having a good day. Going again next month on a Thursday. Will spend most of a full day before driving to Kings Dominion.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Enjoy!

[@edwardjones1482]

I’ve been to dorney park 12 times it’s a cool place

[@CanobieCoaster]

It is.

[@danieldobrosky8378]

the flying Dutchmen put the park on the map

[@CanobieCoaster]

Those galaxi coasters helped a lot of parks back then.

[@thecoastergnome8603]

looks like a fun park

[@CanobieCoaster]

It is.

[@First-Drop-Studios]

Iron Menace seemed like a great coaster, but if you haven’t ridden it I’ll give you a heads up because it’s very shaky. I’d say even Thunderhawk is smoother.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I hope to ride it later this year.

[@First-Drop-Studios]

@@CanobieCoaster the inversions are all very good but the valleys had a roughness I’d compare to banshee or Diamondback.

[@alfaluvr83]

Update. The new roller coaster "Iron Menace" is complete! I'm looking forward to riding it this summer. (2024)

[@CanobieCoaster]

Me too.

[@robertannable9584]

Dorney your home CF park? Where do you live, Can-o-Beast?

[@CanobieCoaster]

Technically, yes. But I don't even visit it every year.

[@jeremylando40]

I have grown to love Dorney as it is technically my home park but it’s the same length to Hershey for me and if I want to save money I go to Dorney compared to Hershey

[@CanobieCoaster]

I prefer Hershey as a park, but Dorney has some pros.

[@Spiderific]

I agree it's underrated. I always enjoyed my time there.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Same.

[@ceaserri]

This is my HOME HOME park I’ve been going here before I even knew six flags existed

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice!

[@nathanlopez5667]

This part seems extremely underrated it has a good coaster lineup I think even better than my Home Park California's Great America we don't even have a hyper

[@CanobieCoaster]

Great America has the better overall coaster with RailBlazer.

[@nathanlopez5667]

@@CanobieCoaster it's okay Maybe just because I'm used to the park but this park Valleyfair and Worlds of Fun all seem very underrated and at the bottom of the barrel compare to the other parks I really think if we got a launch coaster and also the hyper we would be complete

[@UHoldThat]

I did most water park and rides on a Monday from 10 - 5

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice!

[@jmon3y585]

FINALY #RESPECT FOR DORNEY

[@CanobieCoaster]

It's a good park.

[@izduckii8143]

👏

[@CanobieCoaster]

Thanks!

[@randywest5149]

Randy West Been at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom EST. 1884 in Allentown, Pennsylvania USA 🇺🇲 Only Cedar Fair Park in Pennsylvania USA 🇺🇲.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Glad you've made it there.

[@doyourememberme2904]

Ahh Dorney Park started as a Fish Hatchery first and over the years turned into an Amusement park and the So called Highway was just a side road that went through the original park entrance nothing major. Watching the park grow over the years to reading what the internet says isn't fully true as I live close enough to know what's going on in the park for the last 54 years as I'm older than just can't remember everything. Things you may Not know or find online Mark Twain had a House on the hillside of the old Entrance into Dorney field in 1908 Allentown Records can tell that's True. The Whip and Zephyr train ride are the oldest original rides in the park to this day the Rockets was the Oldest of them all taken out in the early 90's. Wildwater Kingdom was home of Dorney Parks Racetrack removed in the early 80's where Iconic Legend Shirley Muldowney raced at one time before starting in Drag Racing and becoming known as the Fastest Moving Women on Ground. Dorney park originally had the Largest Public swimming pool near the old Laser Steel double loop Coaster near the West end of Possessed Coaster in all of the United States for over 40 years which later was filled in and became a Zoo. 2 Movies were ever filmed in Dorney park first being the 1967 "Where Angles go Trouble Follows" which show a lot of the rides that still are there to this day and Main Clown Entrance you can see the Rockets in the movie as there near Journey to the Center of Earth water ride the Rockets are a Swinging passenger pods, and second being 1988 "Hairspray" movie starring Ricki Lake. The Thunderhawk Original Wooden Yellow Coaster chain hill was built on angle on purpose do to the 1930's Trolley Line that use to run underneath the Coaster. Lot of the old rides Knoebels Amusement Park in PA bought.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Very interesting. I'll have to look for that old house sometime.

[@jimfaust5011]

Steel Force is my favorite coaster of all time.

[@CanobieCoaster]

It's a fun one.

[@yahuahisall4332]

As one of my state "Home" parks, Cedar doesn't treat DORNEY well at all. Imagine a rail coaster where Stinger used to be. Or a Dive Coaster where Dinosaurs Alive used to be. As for a great floating air time seat on Steel Force, be sure to snag row 3.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I hope they get a new coaster soon.

[@pancake_rabbit]

this guy for real predicted iron menace without knowing it

[@randywest5149]

Randy West Rode Steel Venom EST. 2000-2006 at Geauga Lake in Aurora, Ohio USA 🇺🇲.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I didn't make it to Geauga Lake.

[@mochispartan1532]

Funny thing is, this is the closet cedar fair park to me, with it just being an hour or two away from me

[@CanobieCoaster]

It's a solid park and it's getting a new coaster this year too

[@tyellowdragon]

I heard 2 hr waits for rides during last haunt event

[@CanobieCoaster]

Wow! I had light crowds on a Sunday when I went.

[@micoasters3024]

Chicken

[@cameronbuehler5238]

Yes

[@CanobieCoaster]

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