CoasterGallery.com -- Dorney Park

Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
Allentown, Pennsylvania

Way back in 1860, Solomon Dorney built a fish hatchery to provide anglers a supply of fish. This "Fish Weir and Summer Resort" along Cedar Creek featured eight trout ponds. Ten years later Solomon added games, a playground, a hotel, and even a small zoo and renamed the place "Dorney’s Trout Ponds and Summer Resort." The beginning of the 20th century brought a trolley line and a Dentzel carousel to the park. In 1935, Dorney Park introduced the Zephyr, a classic train that still takes guests on a tour of the park today!

In the 1970s, a large number of rides were built. Wildwater Kingdom opened in 1985. Cedar Fair, Ltd. purchased the park in 1992. Presently the park has nearly 100 rides and attractions spread over 200 acres of land.

Several coasters have been removed from Dorney Park:

Hercules (pictures below) was removed in late 2003. It was replaced in 2005 by Hydra: The Revenge, a $14 million B&M floorless coaster.
Flying Dutchman was a Pinfari Zyklon model that operated from the 1970s to 1988.
Wild Mouse was a Schiff coaster that ran for a few years in the 1960s.
Scenic Railway was built by Frederick Ingersoll and operated from 1903 to 1920.
Laser (pictures below) was sold in 2008.