Category:Thunderhawk (Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom)
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What is today called the "Thunderhawk" opened in 1924, and for many years was simply called the Dorney Park Roller Coaster.
The Thunderhawk was designed by Herbert Schmeck of the Philadelphia Toboggan Company. The origional ride had an out-and-back design. In 1929 it was reconfigrured to the present figure-8 design. It shortened the length of the ride time, but raised the main lift hill 80 feet and created steeply banked curves. The design change was made to keep competitive with Allentown's Central Park Cyclone roller coaster that opened in 1927. The coaster was painted a bright yellow and the coaster became popularly known as the Dorney Park Coaster or the "Yellow Coaster".
In 1989, the ride was renamed "Thunderhawk" when the park's second wooden roller coaster opened, the "Hercules". In 1996, the entrance building was removed, giving the Thunderhawk its current look.
Media in category "Thunderhawk (Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom)"
The following 22 files are in this category, out of 22 total.
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1922 - Roller Coaster Construction - Dorney Park - Allentown PA.jpg 2,048 × 1,513; 428 KB
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1922 - Wooden Roller Coaster Construction Dorney Park - Allentown PA.jpg 1,400 × 971; 220 KB
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1924 - Roller Coaster - Dorney Park - 18 May MC - Allentown PA.jpg 1,596 × 2,446; 700 KB
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1924 - Roller Coaster - Dorney Park - 29 May MC - Allentown PA.jpg 1,616 × 2,496; 539 KB
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1925 - Dorney Park with Allentown-Kutztown Trolley Tracks.jpg 1,100 × 777; 167 KB
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1925 - Roller Coaster Line - Dorney Park - Allentown PA.jpg 1,589 × 1,021; 302 KB
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1925 Dorney Park Boating Lake.jpg 736 × 471; 91 KB
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1925 Dorney Park Coaster Building.jpg 736 × 471; 88 KB
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1925 Dorney Park Entrance.jpg 1,400 × 876; 349 KB
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1927 - Crowd at Dorney Park - Allentown PA.jpg 1,400 × 1,078; 307 KB
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1932 Dorney Park Roller Coaster.jpg 736 × 533; 81 KB
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1949 - View From Roller Coaster - Dorney Park - Allentown PA.jpg 927 × 619; 194 KB
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1962 - Roller Coaster - Dorney Park - Postcard - Allentown PA.jpg 800 × 1,280; 298 KB
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1964 Dorney Park Coaster view.jpg 736 × 474; 95 KB
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1964 Dorney Park Coaster.jpg 736 × 470; 79 KB
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1964 Dorney Park Roller Coaster.jpg 736 × 1,140; 171 KB
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1965 - Dorney Park at Night - Postcard - Allentown PA.jpg 1,600 × 1,012; 442 KB
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1970 - Newspaper Boy Day - Dorney Park - 25 Jun - Allentown PA.jpg 1,170 × 1,600; 364 KB
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1972 - Yellow Coaster - Postcard - Dorney Park - Allentown PA.jpg 1,500 × 1,018; 436 KB
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Dorney Park Steel Force Thunderhawk.jpg 1,073 × 673; 191 KB
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DP-Thunderhawk.jpg 1,024 × 768; 449 KB
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Thunderhawk Dorney Park entrance sign.jpg 3,648 × 2,736; 4.27 MB
