Talon (roller coaster)
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| Location | Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom |
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| Type | Steel - Inverted - Kilocoaster |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | May 5, 2001 |
| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Model | Inverted Coaster |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 135 feet (41.1 m) |
| Drop | 120 feet (36.6 m) |
| Length | 3,110 feet (947.9 m) |
| Max speed | 58 mile per hour (93.3 km/h) |
| Inversions | 4 |
| Max Vertical Angle | 50 degrees |
| Capacity | 1200 riders per hour |
| Cost | $13,000,000 USD |
| Height Restriction | 54 inches (137.2 cm) |
| Talon at RCDB | |
| Pictures of Talon at RCDB | |
Talon is a steel inverted roller coaster at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania.
Unlike many other coasters built by Bolliger & Mabillard, Talon is extremely quiet. This was accomplished by filling the track with sand and filling the supports with gravel in order to appease neighbors of the park who were concerned about noise from the ride. B&M has also taken this approach to make the Dueling Dragons at Islands of Adventure quieter.
Talon is the longest, tallest and fastest inverted coaster in the Northeast United States.
[edit] Features
- 98 ft. tall Loop
- Zero−G Roll
- Immelmann
- Corkscrew
| Roller coasters at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom |
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Dragon Coaster - Hydra the Revenge - Laser |
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Past: Flying Dutchman - Hercules |
