Thunderhawk Wooden Roller Coaster POV 60 FPS Dorney Park, PA

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The legendary 1923 Thunderhawk at Dorney Park in Allentown, PA! What an awesome classic wooden roller coaster!

[@koolkitty108]

I went on this 4 times with my friend. It's so shaky but really fun

[@coasterworks9133]

Does anyone know that feeling when you are thrown out of your seat on an old rickety wooden coaster? And I feels good yet bad? Or is it just me?

[@blueauraretriever]

+Coasterworks G-force! Man I almost derailed on the Mouse Roller Coaster at my mall's carnival back in 2014. No joke. My friend and I imploded f-bombs.

[@HarizHafiGarden]

It's on every roller coaster ride it's the feeling of weightlessness for a few seconds

[@Cat-bu5hh]

I do

[@lclbowling5575]

It's called airtime.

[@officialchase02]

There is a name for being thrown out of your seat it’s called air time

[@nikkilogo6720]

I think this is number 3 of rollar coasters that I can handle at dorny park because I have a fear of heights but I’ve never tried this ride but this ride looks like something I can handle

[@ianm4542]

it's so weird to see you guys making videos of places where I live and have been 2!

[@michaelm9688]

I grew up riding Thunderhawk; I'm pretty sure it was my first coaster. I absolutely love riding it because it's so familiar and nostalgic. The speed is great, super thrilling, and nice airtime. Lots of negative g's cresting that first big hill after the drop, after the two smaller hills. If memory serves (it's been a couple years), the third turn at around 1:20-1:25 has some rough lateral g's and will smash you to the left side of the seat a little, but the rest of the curves aren't particularly bad. Because I'm a freak I'd probably still ride it even if I was 70 years old lol

[@orangepentagon9730]

It was my first roller coaster

[@cybergeometry3858]

same it was my first “big rollercoaster”

[@adammoreno4560]

My childhood is this ride

[@TheDapperLynx]

This is extremely impressive for 1923.

[@waveiscursed]

wow its that old

[@kevinpeters6709]

Yes. She’s right in my back yard (well kinda) I’m not much of a coaster rider (bad heart) but I love the history and watching this ride run when I go to Dorney Park

[@CoasterCrab]

Convenient! I was just about to look up a pov for this then he uploaded this!

[@natalierowell1565]

I've been on many rides a lot faster but this is probably my favorite. It's probably the memories of going on it as a child but I just love it

[@robsenter7995]

I remember riding this baby when it was just called "The Coaster", the trains loaded next to the Scooter bumper cars, and wasn't far from Journey to the Center of the Earth. Dorney was very unique in those days, now it's just a cookie-cutter park.

[@deezee6732]

+Rob Senter I have great memories of the Coaster, Scooter, and Journey to the Center of the Earth....Dorney was really fun back then. Remember that "grease" smell from the Scotters? :)

[@65oh7]

I've sat in that walkway and watched the coaster go by for like 10 minutes every time I go. It's magical.

[@Binmaru]

what an adorable wooden coaster!

[@BellaGao-ck1mh]

Tysm for this is reqalky wanted to see this so I saw this and now I will go this sat!!! THANKS❤❤❤

[@PercydeRoloFangirl]

Well this is the first Thrill coaster I have ever been on and I absolutely loved it!

[@scsstudios]

seeing that thing going empty in the beginning looks so eerie

[@JulianDale94]

The ride was so rough that it gave me.....wood

[@queenavery7066]

I loved that ride❤️

[@mikejohnson3574]

Oh man, this brought me way back. The Thunderhawk was my first roller coaster ever, I think I was around 8-10 or so (1996/98). I was so scared, but my grandfather went on it with me. He passed away around 3 years ago, and Dorney Park will always be a place that reminds me of him.

[@thegoat1235]

Rip

[@tomy.1846]

He would love that you have that happy memory!! 😀😀

[@ilikethemeparks870]

I never rode Thunderhawk before the new trains and re-tracking, but it was a very fun ride. The transitions between the turns are awkward, but that's because they didn't have the technology to make the track that smooth. But there's not much rattling and the trains are comfortable. It's a really fun family-friendly coaster. But if they removed the trims, it would seriously be great.

[@richy4144]

wow, I've been on that ride so many times lol

[@Cat-bu5hh]

Me too!

[@mellobii]

I lost my fucking glasses on this coaster when I was younger lmao

[@skunkyboi5846]

The drop in the video:😘😍🥰 The same drop when you get to it:👹👹👹

[@loganmiller5085]

What do you use to record? I live in Canada so I will be going to Canada's Wonderland in the summer a lot and I am thinking about making some videos for it.

[@zacharyelder349]

Theme park review do you know when does Roller Coaster in the Raw Volume 10 and Roller Coaster in the raw in HD Volume 6 comes out? I've been waiting for those 2 DVD's for more than a year.

[@igvmyslf1000ptss]

What camera do you use? This ride is bumpy as hell and this is very smooth.

[@hmac2867]

That is awesome video quality. What camera is it ?

[@imawesome2481]

i wanna go on the thunderhawk it looks awesome.

[@TralfazConstruction]

Does anyone know how many times the lumber has been replaced on this ride over the decades? The 100th Anniversary of The Coaster at Dorney Park is coming in four years and i hope to ride it once more.

[@johnbrooks715]

Thunderhawk was an amazing wooden coaster when I had rode it last June during my first visit to the park! I didn't find it rough at all as I believe they had done some support restructuring during the 2014/15 off season. I am sad to see the buzz bar trains go, but hopefully the coaster will be just as good or even better than when I had experienced it! :-)

[@manta5731]

I hope it will be good in 2016! I couldn't ride it last year, so my last ride was 2014. I thought my nuts were going to burst. Lots of painful roughness.

[@johnbrooks715]

AJ Syslo I found it quite enjoyable in June 2015 as I had rode it a few times during my two day visit. It should be just as good as it was during the 2015 or even better. I know they have plans on doing some more restoration on this coaster along with adding new trains so, hopefully they do more re-tracking/ restructuring of the supports like they had done during the 2014/2015 off season. :-)

[@manta5731]

John Brooks Can't wait for that paint job! Also hoping they remove the trims but that probably won't happen.

[@johnbrooks715]

AJ Syslo Yes, the paint job will look amazing along with the bright lights that will outline the coaster. The trims may be removed as they want people to have a comfortable ride. The mid-course brake run on GhostRider at Knotts Berry Farm had been (or will be) removed during the restoration process in order to create a more enjoyable ride along with new trains. I like it how Cedar Fair is restoring wooden coasters and not converting them to a hybrid like Six Flags has been doing with RMC. Don't get me wrong, RMC's projects look great but, I do enjoy the feeling of riding good wooden coasters. But, maybe horrible wooden coasters do deserve the RMC treatment if the re-tracking doesn't work out. :-)

[@mhtube01]

Well good news, they did a good job with all of the work because the coaster looks great and the new trains are more comfortable and the ride is noticeably smoother! I honestly didn't enjoy it a whole lot before but now it's a lot more fun! Still has a kick to it but in a good way.

[@DarrylECarr]

A childhood fave!

[@kiayrascott4019]

I got on this ride and it's really rough and fun at the same time

[@hineighbor]

Classic wooden coaster

[@francisnguyen6349]

Nice wooden coaster.

[@nenblom]

Airtime!! Go Dorney!!

[@robcoasters]

Sounds like RCT1

[@skyforce2132]

Best for first time riders!

[@Mnace23]

What do u use to film?

[@dawkinsvarner7630]

would this be a good first rollercoaster, for a long time i've been wanting to go on a rollercoaster, and i think this one would be a good start?

[@leocognetti1245]

It’s a great Roller coaster. I was on it yesterday, I loved it!!

[@VEINinvasionaries]

This is one of the rougher coasters at Dorney Park right?

[@crouse_2248]

The first time I rode this it was super smooth but last year when I ride it the ride beat me up

[@JeffreyPiatt]

She has new trains and has her ACE award now.

[@islamurphy1759]

I went on this one! So fun!!!

[@TralfazConstruction]

My first coaster in 1966. My mother was a coaster enthusiast from her childhood at Kennywood Park in western Pennsylvania. This roller coaster, simply called The Coaster when I first rode on it, had (and still does) an intrinsic charm about it. The Bumper Cars were located right in the same station were The Coaster began and ended. It was the sights, sounds and the aroma of grilling food and popcorn that enhanced the roller coaster ride until those Bumper Cars were removed.

[@erickernodle7636]

Can’t believe this thing is almost 100 years old.

[@thelaneman2255]

This coaster was in the movie "Where angels go trouble follows"

[@Blaisefiyah]

It was also in the movie Hairspray

[@RacialSlurve]

My first ever real roller coaster

[@foxcoaster3047]

Can you please do a non-shaky pov of Steal Force?

[@nrampadarath6692]

nice track

[@ee5871]

i like this chanel because you can see ferce rids without going on them yourself witch is good fo md becauls i have a fear of hights

[@tiernan1876]

Me too

[@chdreturns]

Oh I'm sorry was that english? I bet you got an A+ in english class.

[@Rhedd30]

It's good for me cause I can pretend I'm on it when I can't really go. LOL

[@kayleebabb6287]

I like this Channel* because you can see fierce* rides* without going on them yourself which* is good for* me* because* I have a fear of heights*. You're welcome.

[@robfassi3297]

there used to be bumper cars surrounding the first turn of the thunderhawk In the 50s to entertain waiting riders

[@tiernan1876]

Then you'd have to wait in a another line

[@robfassi3297]

+emma horgan no it was actually part if the thunderhawk line if it was a big wait

[@ChrisAshtear]

was that in that big building enclosing part of the coaster that they got rid of in the late 90s? Or did they not have it yet then.

[@whyyouaintcallmyphoneinaf4week]

i rode that ride b 4 its a six flags over Georgia

[@AlexAlex-go7ll]

Eyyy Pennsylvania!!!

[@MattinglyFanatically]

I chipped a tooth riding this in the mid 90s. Good times.

[@bred5092]

I hope Dorney thinks about putting in a GCI because that would fill in a big needed slot. BTW great video once again! :)

[@manta5731]

Rip out the giant rubber dinosaurs and put it in there

[@cloudcoocoolandrules5361]

Dinosaurs Alvie leaves Rodney in 2019🐉🐉🐉R.I.P

[@evanheffelfinger7260]

really cheap way to get a hip realignment

[@mellobii]

LOL

[@colehac12]

Thank god they modified the ending brakes. I nearly puked a few times when that thing jolted to a stop

[@manta5731]

If only it wasn't so rough... hoping the new trains for 2016 help!

[@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan]

+AJ Syslo What trains are replacing the PTC trains?

[@rollerfanatic0004]

+Tony Kim The PTC Trains will be replaced with PTC trains. The difference is that the new trains will have no headrests and separate lap bars, so you're destined to have a better ride. The color difference, they will be red and white instead of blue.

[@hazelfeather6762]

I just went like a month ago in the end you stop and the bars ram into your stomach ._.

[@abrahamlicera7702]

Hazel Feather good to know

[@eliasmertens9313]

Wow. Thunderhawk actually looks pretty zippy!

[@tahsoccer1874]

Could you do possessed, or stinger

[@ashlit.3761]

fun

[@gr3we3gwgwbebe]

yall actually travel across the world to get subscribers. im going to be just like you when im older.

[@briannaleeromero225]

Do you feel the drop in your stomach a lot yes or no

[@bipolarbanana997]

Brianna's Pet keeping Life no. The drops are not bad at all. It’s just some of the turns and the nature of the ride since it’s wooden that you might feel

[@jaredc3145]

This needs a rmc makeover

[@hellashes]

I've ridden this twice, and hated it twice. Hopefully the new trains make it more enjoyable.

[@cookimaus1]

This coaster looks brand new but it’s old

[@waveiscursed]

is thaf the worlds first pre lift section

[@jeanettegamalier5975]

i love rolloscostors

[@Rhedd30]

I remember how rough this was lol

[@wetzel1628]

Damn thing knocked around so hard I got a headache. It's so bumpy it literally kicks your ass. And it's absolutely terrible for tall people like me I have my knees up against the front of the cart and my knees got banged up real bad. Thunder hawk is fastest way to get arthritis

[@Chickenbiscuit1000]

Its like alternate reality Cedar Point

[@luca-mm8os]

l don't think Cedar Fair would put the funds into it, but I think this has RMC potential.

[@davidchodds]

What is that big roller coaster on the right at 0:50 called?

[@manta5731]

Steel Force

[@davidchodds]

+AJ Syslo Thank you.

[@manta5731]

howardkevinm A classic hypercoaster. Also, it's still the second longest as on 2015 (Fury) iirc

[@davidchodds]

+AJ Syslo & howardkevinm Awesome info guys. I'm definitely riding this next time I'm in Allentown, PA.

[@manta5731]

+David Cho It'd be great if you stopped by, but there are better parks in PA. Dorney is fun though, and has relatively short lines.

[@helenlovespasta8904]

Is this ride scary? I’m going here in a day or two with my son and granddaughter, and my granddaughter convinced me to go on this ride! I’m very excited but very nervous. We’re also going at night too…so it’s going to be very dark outside. Scary! 😬

[@helenlovespasta8904]

I went on it! It was so scary! My granddaughter, aka the one who convinced ME to go on it was more nervous than me! Never going on it again. 😂

[@tiernan1876]

There's a job were you have to go on the rides to test them before the park opens

[@dillonmartone9194]

I'm a pretty thin dude, but I have wide hips and I'm about 6'4", and I actually cannot fit on this ride because of it. My hips are too wide for the seat and my legs are too long for the cars. XD

[@trghaze]

Omg my daughter said she want to get on that before 🥺🥺🥺

[@brianstrawhacker7448]

Is the park open right now are they just doing test right now

[@manta5731]

This was filmed in the past. It's 19° here, it wasn't filmed now that's for sure.

[@brianstrawhacker7448]

+AJ Syslo in Whitehall in 22

[@aquifer93]

Knowing the unfortunate trends, I can see Dorney closing this down to get RMC'd. It's a shame that it has to be the wooden coasters. They're my absolute favorite to ride

[@RB01.10]

Just like Hercules. RIP.

[@jonah5175]

Tyler McGillick since this ride is a classic, this ride won't go for a long time. And it will definitely not be rmc'd.

[@francescoprotasi2909]

I think the new trains just made this ride worse. I rode it with the new trains today and it was very cramped, and it really beat me up. With the old trains, you had more room, and it didn't deal as jerky.

[@RB01.10]

Trust me, it's still not as bad as Hercules was.

[@vxxmpevil]

Someone fr said it remined them of phenix 💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@brendanmcdonald781]

Bad memories with this roller coaster. I remember the last time I went on it, my belt restrain was totally loose and I was flying every where. I was scared for my life that I would fall off. After, I vowed to never go on this coaster again.

[@fazethomassmom5896]

It has a lap bar too. So the seatbelt isn't just the restraint. You are fine

[@chdreturns]

That sounds like fun

[@nickdrake2242]

Try the back seat

[@koenmetekohy1296]

There are literally rides that just have a bar and no seatbelt so if everyone who rides those can survive without one you can too

[@jacob.w_1]

Were is this

[@manta5731]

read title

[@fazethomassmom5896]

Dorney park

[@bred5092]

How often do you guys need to travel😂

[@brig1540]

i went on it fun but my seatbelt kept loosening

[@lichtbaulb5288]

I remember it being faster.

[@LindsayPuggleGirl]

Lichtbaulb agreed! I think the camera just doesn't fully capture how fast it goes.

[@samvilary7277]

partially terrifying but ok

[@eylondvir8931]

This ride has awesome airtime but hurts like hell :P

[@loveshack8172]

I know! It's still my favorite ride at Dorney though.

[@jadenrivera2044]

+Lil'C 105 same

[@loveshack8172]

Jaden Rivera :D Yay!

[@RB01.10]

+howardkevinm True. But why did Hercules age so badly? It only survived for 14 years from 1989 to 2003 due to high maintenance, roughness, and low ridership. But yet this has been operational since 1923.

[@RB01.10]

howardkevinm That was said, but never really confirmed. But why did the roughness get so bad so quickly?

[@kotchapakmaneechote2062]

This coaster was okay.

[@cloudcoocoolandrules5361]

I went to RIDE it on sat 🐕🐱🐶🐈

[@thechickenman3886]

they are removing it now 😢

[@skywishr1313]

No they didn’t

[@Rctwarrior]

im 16, can i join theme park review

[@noname-jh3bd]

Herbert Schmeck is probably rolling in his grave right now, for all the so-called modifications they did to the Thunderhawk (he was the designer of this coaster). After that first drop, there used to be a large camel hump. And the trim brakes that they put in at the end of the ride absolutely screwed it up, not to mention the fact that they took out the original station that also housed the bumper cars. Thanks, Cedar Fair for destroying Dorney Park's heritage

[@beel9448]

you should get a 360 camera

[@CoasterCrab]

He did! But he only made one 360 video

[@CoasterCrab]

Goliath pov (holland)

[@robcoasters]

+CoasterDudesUnited On the KZbin channel of Walibi Holland,, the 360 video is there. I think TPR asked for permission to put it up on their channel. The video isn't theirs so epic gaming is saying a valid, errr, what's the word?

[@themeparkreview]

+GamingPro941 Yes, Walibi Holland allowed us to put it on our channel. We haven't decided what we wanted to do with 360 video yet. We are waiting to see how well received it is before spending thousands of dollars on equipment.

[@robcoasters]

Imagine a 360 video on a spinning coaster...

[@tylerbrown4866]

3

[@user-br6tr8ci3c]

fast！！

[@mdteletom1288]

This doesn't seem to be much of a ride compared to other out and back coasters I've seen.

[@Bianca-dy5qf]

q top

[@nickdrake2242]

Go in the back seat on this ride. Do it the from is no good

[@slish438]

I was disappointed in this coaster. Hardly any air time and mostly turns.

[@energymask1562]

first view

[@armandogarcia8072]

Fourth

[@tianafindley1830]

second

[@billwierling3836]

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