The Whip! 100-Year Old Amusement Ride - Dorney Park (Creative Commons)

Dorney Park in Pennsylvania just celebrated the 100-year birthday of the WHIP! The ride uses a whip effect to speed up vehicles around the turns and send riders to their sides. The ride is a classic amusement ride found at parks across PA especially and other parks around the World. It opened in 1920 at Dorney Park, making 2019 it's 100th year!
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"Motors turn a cable that leads a number of 2-3 person seater cars that are attached, around a laminated wooden track. The ride follows the track while the cable turns. When the car reaches one of the turn-table platforms, the speed picks up forcing riders to one side as the car whips around the corner. Whips with 8, 10, or 12 cars were available. At least two 16-car models exist, one operating at Kennywood and the other in storage at Knoebels." Wikipedia
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[@TheChippedpaint]

The Whip is the only ride I really went on at Dorney (unless they had a log flume as I would have gone on that too). I remember the day I found The Whip! While my pals were off riding “The Fast Rides” or those that required you to be at least 48” tall (which I was) I went off on my own (ostracized) walking around the park. That was until I found The Whip !! I was lucky the line wasn’t long as I was starting to get anxiety thinking it might be too fast.!??! I absolutely loved it! Just enough of a thrill for me (🤓) I would end up riding The Whip like 10 plus times. Which I absolutely paid for, having given myself some degree of Whiplash yet also toned my legs !! This did not deter me from going back on it. The Whip was my go to ride anytime I found myself at Dorney. Viva La Fouet !!

[@lonlevinholler74]

There were Whip ride trucks going through the Philly neighborhoods when I was a kid, oh man did we love that every Summer!

[@kenya24prayloveworkfun]

Whip is classic never ages

[@TralfazConstruction]

I love Dorney Park and the memories that were made there. Used to park by the lake in the shade of the trees and have lunch there then walk the park with my parents and younger brothers until closing time. I think those golden years lasted a decade until 1975 but the park in that era was in the classic mold of old time amusement parks.

[@BellaGao-ck1mh]

I WANT ON THIS ITS AMAZING PERFECT FAMILY RIDE FOR THE YOUNGERS!!

[@k.h.4698]

I loved this ride and it was always on my “do not miss” list. But i also dreaded riding it, because, the ride being so old, i figured it was time for the cables to snap, sending me flying off the end. The cables you see going around the turntables are the only point all the cars are attached to the ride. When you are on the ride you can sense how loose those cables really are.

[@gregorygolub3315]

Those turns have got to give some good laterals

[@jackiehoward7300]

I loved that ride

[@bennickss]

Fun fact: Blackpool Pleasure Beach was once home to one of these, as well as a kiddy version called the “junior whip”!

[@jasonmarriott4869]

I think it’s about 100 years old or so, back in the days when health & safety wasn’t much of a thing. There’s one called The Whip in Pennsylvania, and that’s over 100 years old.

[@Leoburket]

This was at bushkill park looks like they bought it and repurposed it ❤️

[@StamfordBridge]

Love it! There aren’t many of these left so I always ride them when I can. There’s a mini outdoor one at Kennywood, and there’s a great (really whippy!) indoor one at Rye Playland. Which others are out there still?

[@AmusementInsider]

They're so much fun. Knoebels has one too. Pennsylvania is the place to ride Whips!

[@StamfordBridge]

AmusementInsider Ah, I forgot Knoebels! 👍

[@StamfordBridge]

I’m sure I must have ridden it, but I can’t visualize it from memory - where is the one at Knoebels? EDIT: Never mind - I just watched a video. Thanks, youtube!

[@gregorygolub3315]

AmusementInsider is there one at Hershey?

[@Ih8kone]

There's one at Hershey Park

[@wezzmusic]

Is that the one that used to be at Blackpool? It's superb 😀

[@rottnlove]

Why does this look like something you can make yourself in your own driveway or garage out of those things you had in gym class and everyone got a finger run over at some point, and a chain garage door opener?