


Rosalind Russell
10 fun facts about Dorney Park
10 fun facts about Dorney Park

Looking back at 125 years of family entertainment... 1) THE SAGA OF HERCULES In 1988, Dorney Park announced it was building the world's largest wooden roller coaster. The record-breaking coaster to be named "Hercules" would make good use of the park's sloping topography to create a 157-foot drop sweeping down the hill and over the lake at the east end of the park. When the ride opened in 1989, Dorney Park found the title of world's largest coaster being challenged by the Texas Giant, a coaster at Six Flags Over Texas. Although Giant was taller than Hercules, it had a shorter drop, and Dorney took Six Flags to court over the claim. Despite being rated as world...