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| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard | ||||||||||||
| Product | Floorless Coaster (Custom) | ||||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Floorless | ||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 32 | ||||||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 1,245 | ||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||
| Height | 95 feet | ||||||||||||
| Drop | 105 feet | ||||||||||||
| Top speed | 53 mph | ||||||||||||
| Length | 3198 feet | ||||||||||||
| Inversions | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Drop angle | 68° | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 2:35 | ||||||||||||
Hydra The Revenge is a steel floorless roller coaster located at Dorney Park in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA. It was designed by Bolliger & Mabillard and opened on May 7, 2005. Hydra The Revenge replaced a Dinn Corporation wooden roller coaster named Hercules, which closed in 2003. The ride features a heartline roll (or "Jo-Jo Roll") right out of the station.[1]
History
In September 2004, Dorney Park announced the addition of Hydra The Revenge.[2]
Hydra The Revenge opened on May 7, 2005.
Design
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The track is filled with sand to reduce the noise created by the roller coaster.[3]
The "jojo roll" at the beginning of Hydra was named after the park's Vice President of Maintenance and Construction, Joe Greene. Greene suggested the element on the ride.[4]
Color scheme
Hydra The Revenge has a green track and teal supports.
Trains
2 trains with 8 cars per train. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 32 riders per train.
Name
Hydra The Revenge is named in honor of the wooden roller coaster it replaced, Hercules. It is interesting that Hydra replaced Hercules while in Greek mythology, Hercules conquered the Hydra.
Images
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Inclined dive loop -
Zero-g roll -
Corkscrew -
Cobra roll
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References
- ↑ "Hydra The Revenge Roller Coaster To Open May 7th". Ultimate Rollercoaster.
- ↑ "Wild roller coaster will be Dorney's newest ride ** While not the park's fastest or steepest, Hydra will have many twists and turns".
- ↑ Dorney To Replace Hercules - Coaster Globe (Wayback Archive)
- ↑ Shope, Dan (September 15, 2004). "Wild roller coaster will be Dorney's newest ride". The Morning Call. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
External links
- Hydra The Revenge on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
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