Status Closed Closing date September 1, 2003 Replaced by Hydra the Revenge Height 29 m Max speed 105 km/h Opened 6 May 1989 | Opening date May 6, 1989 Cost US$6,000,000 Type Wood Closed 1 September 2003 Height restriction 1.22 m | |
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Park Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom Similar Thunderhawk, Hydra the Revenge, Steel Force, Talon, Woodstock Express | ||
Hercules was a wooden roller coaster at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown, Pennsylvania manufactured by Dinn Corporation.
At the time of construction, it was the tallest wooden roller coaster in the world, but due to its poor design the ride only had a short life, operating from 1989 to 2003. During that time, the ride was retracked by Martin & Vleminckx. It was replaced by Hydra the Revenge in 2005.
Many riders claimed that Hercules was an extremely rough ride (especially the sharp turn at the bottom of the main drop) which was most likely the reason for the coaster's low ridership and subsequent closing and dismantlement in 2003. It was so rough, it was given the name, "Hurt's your knees."
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