Dorney gets approval for new coaster

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Plans for a state-of-the-art roller coaster proposed at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom have gotten a nod of approval from the South Whitehall Planning Commission. Park officials want to erect a 184-foot-tall coaster powered by a linear induction motor, a type of motor used in rapid-transit trains and conveyor belts as well as amusement rides.

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So, To CF, why not build new coasters, instead of pulling from other parks, and marketing the coasters as "NEW"?

It makes perfect sense to remove rides from a park with attendance problems and re-locate them to parks who would benefit from them, it adds new thrills to the new park, and assists the old park at being profitable.

I can see it now...

NEW IN 2008 at DORNEY PARK!!!!1111!!!!

"Wicked Twister"

184', 70MPH

Yellow Track, Teal Supports

^Nah, don't wanna spend extra money on theming devices....call it Steel Venom, and send the "props" along with the coaster. ;)

If it was approved why did they have to go before the board on July 25 th? It would seem that is had not been approved but may be by now.

Yeah I read that too. In the Morning CAll oit said the application was to be put to the board on JULY 25. So how could it have been approved june 25?

I will add that i did did see what looked like steel sections foa roller coaster on the back of a truck along hamilton blvd the other day.

its actually going to be a dueling coaster right where the skyscraper ride used to be. The official name is going to be "Voodoo" way to be original.

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