CycloneMan Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 First Dorney gets Vodoo...and now Demon Drop. I like what they're doing =) Then again...they did get rid of Hercules and Laser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafreak Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 (edited) Looks like most of demon drop is staged in the parking lot, Edited January 15, 2010 by 29yrswithaGApass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 This has to be one of the strangest decisions in the industry - to relocate a ride that is over 25 years old and that all other parks have killed off. Even with that in mind, I wish we got our FreeFall back. I liked it better than the S&S towers but not as good as the new Intamin drops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafreak Posted January 16, 2010 Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 I read somewhere that another park gave there freefall to cedar point for spare parts, so they havee an entire ride as backup for parts and about 8 extra cars too. Ill have to search around again and see what park it came from. But I have to agree a very strange move to install an outdated ride nolonger supported by any manufacturer, but its nice to know I can ride free fall on more time since I didn't get to ride it before GA removed and scrapped ours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafreak Posted January 16, 2010 Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 found it,Geauga Lake is where all of demon drops spare and replacement parts come from, so i would think they have enough to make it worth while and reinstalling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Source: The Morning Call DORNEY PARK'S NEW RIDE That churning feeling? It's the Demon Drop 131-foot tower ride spent 25 years as a popular feature at Cedar Point in Ohio. Demon Drop at Cedar Point (Photograph courtesy of Cedar Point / January 21, 2010 By Sarah Fulton and Daniel Patrick Sheehan FOR THE MORNING CALL January 22, 2010 Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom is adding to its arsenal of rides that push the soles of the feet into the pit of the stomach. Demon Drop will be new to Dorney but it's not a new ride. The 131-foot drop tower has been dizzying visitors to Dorney's sister park in Ohio, Cedar Point, for 25 years. The parks' parent company, Cedar Fair, decided it was time to refurbish the tower and present it to a new audience. Rumors about Demon Drop's move -- and where it might end up -- have been buzzing through the amusement park community for months. Bloggers who follow park affairs had reported sightings of possible Demon Drop pieces at Dorney since the ride was dismantled. Dorney spokesman Chuck Hutchinson said the ride was originally headed for Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, Calif., but company officials decided it was a better fit for Dorney, which had more space for it. ''The [Cedar Point regulars] have already experienced it -- it was time to give it a fresh audience,'' Hutchinson said. The ride was approved by South Whitehall Township commissioners on Wednesday, including Commissioner Christina ''Tori'' Morgan, who joked that she wanted to ride it before voting to approve it. Demon Drop -- similar to Dorney's existing free-fall ride, the 170-foot Dominator -- will replace the Krazy Kars, a family-friendly vintage bumper car ride. Hutchinson said ground will be broken soon and the ride could be ready by opening day in the spring. Demon Drop contains six individual cars that hold four people seated side by side. Riders are loaded into the car in a station and then rise slowly up the tower. At the top, the car enters a track and it is released, swooping downward on a curve at roughly 50 mph until it comes to a slow stop resting on its back. Demon Drop will be in the lowest area of the park at an elevation of 307 feet. The top of the ride will reach nearly 439 feet above sea level. Dorney is permitted to erect rides at a maximum elevation of 540 feet. ''It is a high ride, but by no means anywhere near the height limitations in the park,'' said Dorney attorney Joseph Bubba. Bubba said the location of the ride meets all township zoning, light, sound and privacy criteria. Park officials have met with neighboring residents in recent years to discuss plans and listen to concerns. Since Cedar Fair purchased Dorney Park in 1992, it has added several big, high-tech rides, including the Steel Force Roller Coaster and the Dominator. The park ''has gone really out of their way to engage the community,'' Bubba said. Copyright © 2010, The Morning Call Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterPrince Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Demon Drop is going to be 439 feet tall!!!! ''The [Cedar Point regulars] have already experienced it -- it was time to give it a fresh audience,'' Hutchinson said. The Cedar Point regulars also experienced Dragster...want to give that to a fresh audience too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CablesEric Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 ^No, it will be 130 feet tall, the top of which will be 439 feet above sea level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterPrince Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 It was a joke Cables...you know Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CablesEric Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 ^Sorry about that! The caffeine had not kicked in yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThemeParkRider Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 The Cedar Point regulars also experienced Dragster...want to give that to a fresh audience too? Well, come down to Great Adventure and stare at the giant green thing near the parking lot and you have found you're answer...lol just kidding. Kingda Ka and the Dragster are very simular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafreak Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 ^ one major diffrence is that KA IS THE GREATEST RIDE YOU'LL EVER EXPERINCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThemeParkRider Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Oh yeah I left that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 From Screamscape: Demon Drop - Confirmed - (1/25/10) Dorney Park officials have confirmed that Demon Drop will replace the Krazy Kars (vintage bumper cars). They will break ground on the project soon and fully expect Demon Drop to be up and running by the opening day of the season. I really do not want the Krazy Kars to be removed from Dorney and I can't see how they can fit Demon Drop into that area very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThemeParkRider Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 I made a little diagram that I didn't post, but I'd assume it's require path to be removed and crowd flows to be re-worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbadude44 Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 It's about time that Dorney themselves confirmed the drop tower, it just makes me more excited! Hopefully, I'll be able to go to Dorney for the first time in 3 years and be able to ride Demon Drop, as well as all the coasters and other rides I missed the last time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterPrince Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 Dorney's coasters honestly aren't great. The best is Talon but Hydra is forceless Steel Force just sucks and VooDoo was ok. Their flats a BAMF though!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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