Steel Force is
Dorney Park's
hypercoaster and is the second edition in the Morgan
hypercoaster trilogy for
Cedar Fair amusement parks after
Valleyfair!'s
Wild Thing and before
Worlds of Fun's
Mamba. Steel Force opened in the 1997 operating season at a cost of $10 million dollars. It also placed
Dorney Park on the map as a
developing East Coast amusement park with two
roller coasters that broke the 100 ft level: Steel Force and
Hercules the
wooden roller coaster. Steel Force differs from the other roller coasters in the Morgan
trilogy by its two 120 foot long
tunnels and a 510 degree
helix. In 1999, Steel Force scored the #10 Internet Steel Roller Coaster poll spot and has maintained a position in the top 40 since then. Steel Force is classified as a steel sit-down
out and back hypercoaster.
Statistics:
- Length of Track: 5600 ft
- Length of Ride: ~3 minutes
- Top Speed: 75 mph
- Capacity: 1700 riders per hour
- Height: first hill - 200 ft
- Trains: 3 with 6 cars each. 3 rows of 2 persons per row.
Sources: www.rcdb.com; www.dorneypark.com; www.geocities.com/wcoasterpoll/