Attraction Iron Menace

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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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Off-Ride Animated Fly-Around​

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Official Website​

 
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mtorange said:
As of now, KD is the only park to announce that Grand Carnivale is returning. Very, very odd.
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Not exactly related to Iron Menace, I know, but Kings Island announced the return of Grand Carnivale today.

Dorney, Carowinds, and Worlds of Fun have axed the event. WF and DP are replacing their event with a Summer Nights type of event.
 
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I attended Dorney Park's Winter Chill Out yesterday and got to see Iron Menace in person.

I am very excited for this ride! As has been noted many times before, this is something very unique compared to Dorney's competition and will definitely allow them to stand out. It looks a lot taller in person, and the colors really pop. It is shocking that they were able to fit such a huge ride into a piece of property formerly occupied by a Vekoma Boomerang!

I am very excited to see the final thematic package for Iron Menace as well as for the surrounding Steel Yard land. The level of detail of what they have done so far is very impressive, especially for a park like Dorney. Everyone there seems very committed to the McTavish Steel backstory, and it's so awesome that the corporate XDS team developed this authentic, regional story to reflect in the park. I also have to note their Ghost in the Machine haunted maze, which we walked through with the lights on. I was absolutely blown away by it!

Everyone at Dorney is so excited for this ride. I got the chance to speak to both their Communications Director and their General Manager, and they were so enthusiastic about Iron Menace, Dorney Park, and hosting this event for the first time. It really seems like this project has injected so much new life into the park.

I attended Dorney twice in 2022, while I was completing an internship at Hersheypark, and thought it was very "meh." After yesterday, I walked away very impressed and excited for Dorney's future. I can't wait for Iron Menace to open and see where they go from here!
 

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I was noticing that aside from the top of the Immelmann, the zero g roll, and the top of the corkscrew that this ride will be positive g heavy
 
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