Talon

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Talon

Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom Location Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA Coordinates 40.578884°N 75.529835°W / 40.578884; -75.529835 Status Operating since May 5, 2001 Cost $13,000,000 USD Rider height 54 inch minimum
Statistics
Manufacturer	Bolliger & Mabillard
Product	Inverted Coaster
Designer / calculations	Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Type	Steel - Inverted
Riders per train	32
Hourly capacity	1,200
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Height	135 feet
Drop	120 feet
Top speed	58 mph
Length	3110 feet
Inversions	4
Drop angle	50°

Talon is a steel inverted roller coaster located at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA. It opened on May 5, 2001.

History

Talon was announced in September 2000. A media day was held on May 3, 2001, with Talon opening to the public two days later on May 5.

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill 98 foot tall vertical loop Zero-g roll Immelmann Helix Corkscrew Helix

Talon is remarkably quiet, unlike most roller coasters built by Bolliger & Mabillard. This was accomplished by filling the tracks with sand and gravel to reduce noise levels.

Color scheme

Talon has yellow and orange track with blue supports.

Trains

2 trains with 8 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 4 across in a single row, for a total of 32 riders per train.

Etymology

A "talon" is a claw, especially one belonging to a bird of prey. The ride's tagline is "The Grip of Fear".

Images

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  Interior of the station
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  A train descending the first drop
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  The zero-g roll inversion
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  The immelmann
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  Talon in 2003
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  The vertical loop

External links

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  Talon on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom

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