Talon
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Talon
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom · US · Bolliger & Mabillard Inverted Coaster
“At Dorney's front, Swiss steel turns the afternoon upside down.”
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Fast facts
- Opened to the public on May 5, 2001. coasterpedia.net
- Steel Inverted Coaster from Bolliger & Mabillard. sixflags.com
- Height: 41.1 metres (135 feet). en.wikipedia.org
- Top speed: 93 km/h (58 mph). en.wikipedia.org
- Four inversions, described by the park as turning riders upside down four times. sixflags.com
- Hourly capacity is listed as 1,200 riders per hour. coasterpedia.net
- Reported project cost: $13 million. themeparkarchive.com
The story of Talon
Dorney Park announced the new inverted coaster in 2000 and presented the Talon name that August. The chosen ground belonged to land set aside for a major attraction after Cedar Fair's 1992 purchase, placing the ride among the first grand sights for visitors entering the Allentown park. en.wikipedia.org· en.wikipedia.org
Construction began on September 5, 2000. Bolliger & Mabillard's custom design was described at the time as the work of 713 drawings and more than 4,600 pages of calculations, with 186 steel columns carrying 3,110 feet of track. ultimaterollercoaster.com
The first public passengers arrived with the park's 2001 opening day, May 5. The finished coaster was a thirteen-million-dollar statement for Dorney: 41.1 metres tall, swift to 93 km/h, and arranged to turn its train through four inversions. coasterpedia.net· en.wikipedia.org· themeparkarchive.com
Today Talon remains in operation at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom. The park's current listing still introduces it as a 2001 Bolliger & Mabillard ride, with suspended seats that leave the visitor's feet free above the turns. sixflags.com
Sources
- coasterpedia.net Preferred source
- sixflags.com Preferred source
- en.wikipedia.org Acceptable source
- themeparkarchive.com Acceptable source
- en.wikipedia.org Acceptable source
- ultimaterollercoaster.com Acceptable source
This background is AI-drafted from public sources and human-reviewed before publishing — approved 20 August 2026.