Track for new Dorney Park roller coaster, Iron Menace, complete

The park opens for the season on Friday, May 10
Thursday, February 29, 2024
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (WPVI) -- The Lehigh Valley is getting closer to featuring the Northeast's first-ever dive roller coaster.

Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom announced the track circuit for its new 'Iron Menace' coaster is now complete.

The next phase is testing out the ride.

It has a "beyond vertical" first drop and can reach up to 64 miles per hour.

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This is also Dorney's first newly built roller coast in 19 years.

The park opens for the season on Friday, May 10.
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