Eugene Norman Yulish,known as Gene London,was an American television personality and fashion designer. He was the creator and host of a long-running,local children's television program,Cartoon Corners. Also known as The Gene London Show,the program aired on WCAU Channel 10 in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania from 1959 to 1977,and had a broadcast reach throughout a significant portion of the Midatlantic region of the United States.
Wild Thing is a hypercoaster located at Valleyfair. It is an out and back roller coaster with more than one mile (1.6 km) of track. Its first hill is 207 feet (63 m) with a 60 degree drop,and the roller coaster reaches speeds of up to 74 mph (119 km/h). Wild Thing's height was set by the Federal Aviation Administration due to the nearby presence of Flying Cloud Airport.
Steel Force is a steel roller coaster located at Dorney Park &Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown,Pennsylvania. As of 2022,Steel Force,at 5,600 feet (1,700 m) in length,is the eighth-longest steel coaster in the world.
Mamba is a steel roller coaster located at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City,Missouri. Designed by Steve Okamoto and manufactured by D.H. Morgan Manufacturing,Mamba opened to the public on April 18,1998. It is classified as a hypercoaster,which is any coaster that exceeds 200 feet (61 m) in height or drop length,and cost $10 million to construct. As of 2022,Mamba is tied with Steel Force at Dorney Park &Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown,Pennsylvania as the eighth longest steel coaster in the world.
Patriot is an inverted roller coaster located at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City,Missouri. Manufactured by Bolliger &Mabillard,the inverted coaster opened to the public on April 8,2006. It features four inversions,a height of 149 feet (45 m),and a track length of 3,081 feet (939 m).
Demon Drop is a drop tower amusement ride at Dorney Park &Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown,Pennsylvania. Designed by Intamin,it is a Freefall model that was originally located at Cedar Point when it first opened to the public in 1983. It was relocated to Dorney Park following the 2009 season and reopened in 2010. It is one of the oldest of its kind still in operation.
Hydra the Revenge,or simply Hydra,is a Floorless Coaster at Dorney Park &Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown,Pennsylvania. Manufactured by Bolliger &Mabillard,the steel coaster opened to the public on May 7,2005. Hydra was built on the site of the former wooden coaster Hercules,which was closed and demolished at the end of the park's 2003 season. The ride's name comes from the Greek Mythology story where Hercules battled the Lernaean Hydra.
Talon is an inverted roller coaster located at Dorney Park &Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown,Pennsylvania. Manufactured by Bolliger &Mabillard and designed by Werner Stengel at a cost of $13 million,Talon opened to the public in 2001 and was marketed as the tallest and longest inverted coaster in the Northeast. It stands 135-foot (41 m) tall,reaches a maximum speed of 58 mph (93 km/h),and features four inversions.
Thunderhawk is a wooden roller coaster with an out-and-back layout located at Dorney Park &Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown,Pennsylvania. Originally opening as The Coaster in 1924,Thunderhawk is the oldest operating roller coaster in the Cedar Fair chain and one of the oldest in the world still in operation. It was manufactured by Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters and designed by Herbert Paul Schmeck,who studied under the legendary John A. Miller and went on to mentor another renowned designer,John C. Allen.
Hercules was a wooden roller coaster located at Dorney Park &Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown,Pennsylvania. Manufactured by the Dinn Corporation and designed by Curtis D. Summers,the roller coaster opened to the public on May 6,1989. It set a world record for having the longest drop on a wooden coaster at 151 feet (46 m),surpassing the previous record of 147 feet (45 m) set by American Eagle at Six Flags Great America in 1981. Hercules was the third wooden coaster to be constructed at the park. A scenic railway operated at Dorney from 1905 to 1912. The park's existing wooden coaster,known simply as "Coaster" opened in 1924 and was remodeled in 1930. With the opening of Hercules,the existing coaster was given a formal name —Thunderhawk.
Steel First was a junior steel roller coaster located at Dorney Park &Wildwater Kingdom in South Whitehall Township,Pennsylvania. Manufactured by the Allan Herschell Company,the ride opened to the public in 1985.
Dorney Park &Wildwater Kingdom is an American amusement and water park located in Dorneyville,Pennsylvania with an Allentown mailing address. Owned and operated by Cedar Fair,the park features 64 rides,including six roller coasters,other adult and children's rides,and a waterpark,Wildwater Kingdom,with 19 water rides.
Colossus the Fire Dragon,also known as Colossus,or simply Fire Dragon,is a Schwarzkopf double-looping roller coaster that opened at Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington,Utah in 1983.
Possessed is an inverted impulse launched roller coaster located at Dorney Park &Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown,Pennsylvania. Manufactured by Intamin and designed by Werner Stengel,the roller coaster originally debuted at Six Flags Ohio amusement park as Superman:Ultimate Escape on May 5,2000. After Cedar Fair purchased the park and restored its Geauga Lake name in early 2004,the coaster was immediately renamed Steel Venom. The ride closed in 2006 and was moved to Dorney Park. It reopened in 2008 briefly under the name Voodoo,and was renamed Possessed for the 2009 season. The model is identical to five other impulse coaster installations at other amusement parks. A larger version called Wicked Twister was located at Cedar Point until its closure in September 2021.
Invertigo is the name of an inverted shuttle roller coaster model developed and manufactured by Dutch company Vekoma. Four roller coasters based on this model were built,with the first installation opening in 1997 as HangOver at Liseberg amusement park located in Sweden. Three of the four are still in operation. Invertigo is designed as an inverted variation of their traditional Boomerang model,which first appeared in 1984. Invertigo's seat configuration is also a departure from its predecessor,in that riders sit back-to-back,resulting in all rows facing one another with the exception of the first and last.
An Impulse roller coaster is a form of a launched inverted roller coaster manufactured by Intamin. The first Impulse roller coaster appeared in Japan,and the ride type has since evolved to include four specific layouts,three of these varieties being built in the United States. It uses LIMs to launch a train out of the station and up a vertical spiral. The train then falls backward,is powered again through the station,and heads up a back tower. The train then falls forward,and continues in this fashion for a total of 2½cycles per ride. On the final forward launch,with a slightly reduced speed,the train is sent up the front tower,and brakes then deploy on the launch track. The train then slows down and heads back into the station.
Woodstock Express is a steel junior roller coaster that is located at Dorney Park &Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown,Pennsylvania. It is located in Planet Snoopy in the park.
Thunder Canyon is a river rapids ride located at three Cedar Fair amusement parks. It has been installed at three parks,Cedar Point in Sandusky,Ohio,Dorney Park &Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown,Pennsylvania and Valleyfair in Shakopee,Minnesota. All of the rides include water falls and water shoots.
Iron Menace is a steel Dive Coaster under construction at Dorney Park &Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown,Pennsylvania,scheduled to open in 2024. It is manufactured by Bolliger &Mabillard and will reach a height of 160 feet (49 m),a speed of 64 miles per hour (103 km/h),and feature four inversions.
