Hercules (roller coaster)
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| Hercules | |
| Location | Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom |
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| Type | Wood |
| Status | Demolished |
| Opened | April of 89 |
| Closed | Sept 1, 2003 |
| Manufacturer | Dinn Corporation |
| Designer | Curtis D. Summers |
| Model | Terrain Coaster |
| Track layout | Double out-and-back |
| Height | 95 ft (29 m) |
| Drop | 157 ft (48 m) |
| Length | 4,000 ft (1,200 m) |
| Max speed | 65 mph (105 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 2:15 |
| Max vertical angle | 47° |
| Cost | US$6,000,000 |
| Max g-force | 2.9 |
| Height restriction | 4 ft 0 in (120 cm) |
| Hercules at RCDB Pictures of Hercules at RCDB |
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Hercules is the name of a former wooden roller coaster at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania.
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 1989–2003.[1] It was replaced by Hydra: The Revenge in 2005.
Many riders claimed that Hercules was an extremely rough ride, which was most likely the reason for the coaster's low ridership and subsequent closing and dismantlement in 2003.
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