Talon (roller coaster)
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Talon | |
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 ft (41.1 m) |
Drop | 120 ft (36.6 m) |
Length | 3110 ft (947.9 m) |
Max speed | 58 mph (93.3 km/h) |
Inversions | 4 |
Max Vertical Angle | 50 degrees |
Capacity | 1200 riders per hour |
Cost | $13,000,000 USD |
Height Restriction | 54 in (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 most other coasters built by Bolliger & Mabillard, Talon is extremely quiet. This was accomplished by filling the tracks with a sound-dampening material in order to appease neighbors of the park who were concerned about noise from the ride.
Talon's inversions include a vertical loop, a zero-gravity roll, an Immelman loop, and a corkscrew.
Roller coasters at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom |
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Dragon Coaster - Hydra the Revenge - Laser |
Past: Flying Dutchman - Hercules |