News Dorney Park Project 2024: Iron Menace (Dive Coaster)

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On August 10th, 2023, Dorney Park officially announced Iron Menace, a new, Bolliger & Mabillard-made, 160ft tall dive coaster coming to the former site of Stinger in 2024. This steel mill-themed coaster will feature a 152ft tall, 95 degree first drop, four inversions, and be the North East's first dive machine.

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Fact Sheet:​

  • Designer: Bolliger & Mabillard
  • Coaster Type: Dive Machine
  • Lift Height: 160 Feet
  • Drop Height: 152 Feet
  • Max Drop Angle: 95 Degrees
  • Top Speed: 64 Miles Per Hour
  • Inversions: 4
    • Immelman
    • Zero G-Roll
    • Inclined Loop (World’s First on a Dive Coaster)
    • Corkscrew
  • Length: 2,169 Feet
  • Duration: 90 Seconds
  • Trains: 2
  • Riders Per Train: 21
  • Hourly Capacity: 1,140

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Lore​

In the early 1900s, Scottish businessman Hiram S. McTavish opened McTavish Steel Mill, a direct competitor to Bethlehem Steel Company. Greed dictated McTavish’s every move, and he was well known to prioritize profits above people.

With an eye on maximizing output, McTavish created a massive hauler he dubbed “Iron Menace,” a device the steel industry had never seen. The rail transporter moved workers and ore at record volumes and dizzying speeds.

Suddenly the greedy steel baron mysteriously disappeared—no one knows how or where. Shortly after, McTavish Steel Mill closed. All that remains today are the mill’s decrepit shell, rusty relics and wild tales of the owner’s whereabouts.
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Official Website​

 
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Interesting find. I’m not sure of this user’s credibility, even if he says he’s spoken with insiders, but some of it is very intriguing.
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I will say that based on the plans that were dug up, this would be very drawn out for a 162 ft tall infinity coaster.
 
I don't want to shit on some random, small, thoosie YouTuber but, uh, wow—that video is full of mindblowingly stupid analysis. His "sources" are clearly just making shit up and anyone who knows anything about how coaster development works should be able to smell the absurdity from a mile away. He said that his "sources" were telling him that Dorney currently has their plans narrowed down to one of two different coasters from one, unnamed, manufacturer. He says this in the same video where he talks about the existence of official plans filed with the county in the lead-up to construction. Maybe, you know, that should be a pretty strong hint that, uh, Dorney has actually already selected a layout and, uh, the structures and foundations have already been designed for that selected layout...?

His entire premise as per why he doesn't think it's a B&M Dive legitimately boils down to "it looks boring and I, a Dorney enthusiast, deserve better." Layout analysis? Nah. Foundation comparisons? No need. Thoosie entitlement? Yeah, lets go with that one—that will be the analytical foundation we build this video on top of! 🙄

If I sound bitter, it's because I am a little. People I know have put a lot of time and effort into working out plausible, well-reasoned, well-researched, hypothetical solutions to the footer layout for this coaster. It's really frustrating to see someone with 1000-some subscribers come along and discredit all of that work just because he doesn't think a custom, 150+ foot tall, B&M Dive coaster is good enough for his precious, low-tier Cedar Fair park.
 
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Zachary said:
I don't want to shit on some random, small, thoosie YouTuber but, uh, wow—that video is full of mindblowingly stupid analysis. His "sources" are clearly just making shit up and anyone who knows anything about how coaster development works should be able to smell the absurdity from a mile away. He said that his "sources" were telling him that Dorney currently has their plans narrowed down to one of two different coasters from one, unnamed, manufacturer. He says this in the same video where he talks about the existence of official plans filed with the county in the lead-up to construction. Maybe, you know, that should be a pretty strong hint that, uh, Dorney has actually already selected a layout and, uh, the structures and foundations have already been designed for that selected layout...?

His entire premise as per why he doesn't think it's a B&M Dive legitimately boils down to "it looks boring and I, a Dorney enthusiast, deserve better." Layout analysis? Nah. Foundation comparisons? No need. Thoosie entitlement? Yeah, lets go with that one—that will be the analytical foundation we build this video on top of! 🙄

If I sound bitter, it's because I am a little. People I know have put a lot of time and effort into working out plausible, well-reasoned, well-researched, hypothetical solutions to the footer layout for this coaster. It's really frustrating to see someone with 1000-some subscribers come along and discredit all of that work just because he doesn't think a custom, 150+ foot tall, B&M Dive coaster is good enough for his precious, low-tier Cedar Fair park.
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I might’ve known. It honestly got on my nerves when he said it would most likely be a Gerstlauer over B&M, and I was surprised when Intamin was mentioned. Although a Gerstlauer Infinity diver could work in Stinger’s plot just like Hangtime fits in the Boomerang plot, we just have to move forward with what we’ve already been seeing.
 
Couldn’t be happier for Dorney Park honestly. That will give them a solid custom B&M trio with their Morgan Hyper and Impulse. It’s already a fun little park just stuck between two of the best coaster lineups out there.
 
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Cant wait to see how this turns out when announced. We know Cedar Fair will have an intense ride logo. Will be nice to get a mini dive in driving distance of VA.
 
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That's some really high-effort scenic for a construction wall! I'm all about this small B&M dive for Dorney, but I'm even more interested in the thematic direction here. Dorney doesn't have much in the way of theming, but I could imagine it being a way for the park to stand out a bit more in the region moving forward. Fingers crossed!
 
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Coasterguy95 said:
I hope to god they kept the inclined loop it looks so good
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I have a weird feeling that that's the one part of the footers people are misinterpreting. I'm hoping we see something funky there.

I've also been going through Dorney's teasers looking for hints as to what the coaster may be. They used the word baron in the last one and said "Don't get left in the dark" in another. Possibly references to existing dive coasters (Baron and Oblivion: The Black Hole). That's a SUPER stretch but given we likely know this is a dive coaster it may not be. Excited for the 10th! This'll be ready just in time for me to promptly move to Virginia from PA lmao
 
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It is quite impressive that a construction wall gets themed like that. It's Haunt-event level of effort, and a good one at that.

At BGW, they MIGHT paint the wall in area-appropriate colors, but that's all. Heck, in parts of DarKoaster, they didn't paint or stain the wood at all!
 
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Not sure if links to Reddit are allowed here
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Just a quick, off-topic aside: Links to basically anywhere and everywhere are allowed and encouraged as long as they don't violate our rules. When in doubt, link—always want to original work sourced and promoted!

Better yet, Reddit threads in particular can be automatically embedded if you just put the full, unformatted link into the post. I went ahead and swapped your link out for an embed in the post above.

Anyway, back on topic: I'm definitely getting Jungle X-style lore vibes from this project so far which, needless to say, is tremendously exciting. Tying a haunt house into the promotion of a new attraction is also absolutely brilliant and I'm surprised we don't see it more often. I wasn't planning to go to Dorney this year, but an excellent-looking new house themed to next year's coaster could actually make me make the drive this fall...
 
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Just a quick, off-topic aside: Links to basically anywhere and everywhere are allowed and encouraged as long as they don't violate our rules. When in doubt, link—always want to original work sourced and promoted!

Better yet, Reddit threads in particular can be automatically embedded if you just put the full, unformatted link into the post. I went ahead and swapped your link out for an embed in the post above.

Anyway, back on topic: I'm definitely getting Jungle X-style lore vibes from this project so far which, needless to say, is tremendously exciting. Tying a haunt house into the promotion of a new attraction is also absolutely brilliant and I'm surprised we don't see it more often. I wasn't planning to go to Dorney this year, but an excellent-looking new house themed to next year's coaster could actually make me make the drive this fall...
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I'll be living overseas for the year so do it for me lol. Their Haunt is fantastic! I go every year. Their version of Blood on the Bayou is one of my favorites at any park, up there with KillMart and Hotel St. Michelle at King's Island.

Off topic but I wonder if they'll retheme bathroom right next to the coaster. Or the flying scooters for that matter
 
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