We’ve reached the point of the year where new roller coasters are opening all across the country – and fortunately for us, we have some “boots on the ground” taking first rides! Andrew is joined this week by Coaster101’s newest...
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Iron Menace Review and Reactions at Dorney Park
Being from the Northeast and considering Dorney Park as one of my “home parks,” attending Iron Menace media day brought a wave of pride and happiness for me at Cedar Fair’s park in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Iron Menace, a custom Bolliger...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: Iron Menace 2 Society with Dorney Park’s Ryan Eldredge
Happy National Roller Coaster Day! Last week, Dorney Park announced Iron Menace – the park’s first ground-up roller coaster to be built since Hydra: The Revenge in 2005. Standing 160′ tall, with a 95-degree first drop, Iron Menance will truly...
Continue reading...Dorney Park Announces Iron Menace Dive Coaster for 2024
Coming in 2024, brave guests at Dorney Park will be able to ride the northeast’s first dive coaster, Iron Menace. The seven-across, three row deep trains will be hauled up a 160 foot hill where you’ll be held suspended for...
Continue reading...The Coaster Enthusiast’s Guide to Super Bowl LVII
It’s a big weekend. There’s just one football game left on the calendar this NFL Season, and it’s a very big game — one might even call it Super. While the Mattel Adventure Park isn’t quite open in time to...
Continue reading...Dorney Park Initial Reactions from Two First-Timers
Two members of the Coaster101 team recently met up at Dorney Park — the first time either of them had visited the park. They spent a day riding (almost all of) the park’s seven coasters and some of its most...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: Dorney or Dor-not, There Is No Try
Kyle and John recently made a visit to one of the United States’ few remaining trolley parks, Dorney Park in Allentown, PA. On this week’s podcast, the two-first time visitors join Andrew to talk about their experience at the park...
Continue reading...What Your 2022 Cedar Fair Season Pass Will Cost You
That sound you hear? It’s the return of theme park normalcy (almost, anyway.) After significantly shortened seasons (if even opening at all) in 2020, all of Cedar Fair’s amusement parks returned to a “closer to normal” schedule for 2021. While...
Continue reading...Cedar Fair Parks Update COVID-19 Policies and Protocols
Cedar Fair parks across the country are preparing to open for the 2021 season — some for the first time since 2019 — with new or updated health and safety protocols to keep guests safe and combat the spread of...
Continue reading...Dorney Park to reopen July 8th with new health and safety protocols
Dorney Park is the latest Cedar Fair owned amusement park to set an opening date for the 2020 Season. The park will initially open to Season Passholders exclusively on July 8 and subsequently to daily ticket holders on July 11...
Continue reading...Cedar Fair Parks Postpone Multiple Events Until 2021
Yesterday, updates were posted from all parks across the Cedar Fair Chain in regards to the 2020 operating season. While no future park opening dates were announced, the parks all provided updates on the status of multiple 2020 events and...
Continue reading...Cedar Fair Hints At What Their Parks Might Look Like When Re-Opening
Cedar Fair held their investor earnings call and released their first quarter earnings results yesterday. As expected, most of the focus was on the impact of COVID-19 on the company and the parks. A few nuggets of information on park...
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