| Hercules | |
| Location | Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Status | Demolished |
| Opened | May 1989 |
| Closed | Sept 1, 2003 |
| Cost | US$6,000,000 |
| Type | Wood |
| Manufacturer | Dinn Corporation |
| Designer | Curtis D. Summers |
| Model | Terrain |
| Track layout | Double out-and-back |
| Height | 95 ft (29 m) |
| Drop | 150 ft (46 m) |
| Length | 4,000 ft (1,200 m) |
| Max speed | 65 mph (105 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 2:15 |
| Max vertical angle | 47° |
| Max G force | 2.9 |
| Height restriction | 4 ft 0 in (122 cm) |
| Hercules at RCDB | |
| Pictures of Hercules at RCDB | |
| Amusement Parks Portal | |
Hercules was the name of a former wooden roller coaster at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown, 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 to 2003.[1] 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.
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