Hydra the Revenge
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| Location | Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom |
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| Type | Steel - Floorless |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | May 7, 2005 |
| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 95 feet (29 m) |
| Drop | 105 feet (32 m) |
| Length | 3,198 feet (974.8 m) |
| Max speed | 53 mile per hour (85.3 km/h) |
| Inversions | 7 |
| Duration | 2:35 |
| Max Vertical Angle | 68 degrees |
| Capacity | 1245 riders per hour |
| Cost | $13,000,000 USD |
| Height Restriction | 54 inches (137.2 cm) |
| Hydra the Revenge at RCDB | |
| Pictures of Hydra the Revenge at RCDB | |
Hydra the Revenge is a steel floorless roller coaster at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania (USA). It was built where the Wooden roller coaster Hercules stood, which was closed for demolition at the end of the park's 2003 season.
Hydra is the second roller coaster in the United States with an inversion before the lift hill, after Red Devil at Ghost Town in the Sky. This inversion is an barrel roll, and is popularly known as the "Jojo roll".
Hydra is also noteed as being one of the first Bolliger & Mabillard coasters to not feature a pre-drop after the lift hill, a small drop before the main hill to help releive tension on the chain in the lift hill. Rather, the train goes immediately into the main drop.
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[edit] The Legend of Hydra
Hydra was a 9 headed mythological serpent, which the great hero Hercules was required to kill as apart of his 12 labors according to Greek Mythology.
Dorney Park extended this tale to Hydra seeking revenge on Hercules, as the floorless coaster now stand were the previous Hercules wooden roller coaster once stood.
[edit] Features
- 95 ft. lift hill
- 105 ft. drop
- 62 ft. tall Inclined Dive Loop
- Zero-G Roll
- Corkscrew
- Cobra Roll
- Corkscrew
- Two onride photos
[edit] Hydra Trivia
- First U.S. roller coaster to feature an inversion before its lift hill.
- First roller coaster ever to feature an on ride photo which takes rider's pictures while upside down in an inversion. (Taken during the jojo roll)
[edit] External links
| 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 |
