Dominator is a
thrill ride located at
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
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in
Allentown, Pennsylvania
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. It was designed by
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and opened on May 8, 1999.
The ride
The Dominator is a 200-foot tall, three-tower structure. One of the towers features a
Space Shot ride, where 12 riders are blasted upwards at speeds of up to 50 mph, to a height of 160 feet.
The second tower is a
Turbo Drop
Turbo Drop is a model of tower-based amusement ride manufactured by S&S - Sansei Technologies, similar to the company's Space Shot.
Design and operation
The ride is a vertical drop tower. It uses compressed air to slowly lift a 12-16 seat car ...
ride, where 12 riders are lifted up 175 feet then released downwards at speeds of up to 40 mph. Both rides use compressed air to power the attraction.
Dominator originally planned to have a third tower as a Combo Tower, with both the Drop and Shot experiences in one. However, the original plan was cancelled because of technical limitations and the third tower has been since left as a support tower.
A total of twelve passengers may ride either of the attractions at one time. Riders sit in outward-facing, open-air seats with their backs to the towers and their legs left dangling.
See also
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Power Tower
Power Tower is a amusement ride, thrill ride located at two Cedar Fair parks in the US, Cedar Point and Valleyfair. The attractions are powered by air in large cylinders in which an aircraft steel cable, connected to the internal piston, travels ...
, a similar ride at
Cedar Point
Cedar Point is a amusement park located on a Lake Erie peninsula in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. Opened in 1870, it is considered the second-oldest operating amusement park in the U.S. behind Lake Compounce. Cedar Point is owned and op ...
and
Valleyfair
Valleyfair is a amusement park in Shakopee, Minnesota, United States. Owned by Cedar Fair, the park opened in 1976 and now features over 75 rides and attractions including eight roller coasters. Valleyfair also has a water park called Soak Cit ...
, two sister parks of Dorney Park.
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Demon Drop
Demon Drop is a drop tower amusement ride at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Designed by Intamin, it is a Freefall model that was originally located at Cedar Point when it first opened to the public in 1983. It was ...
, another drop ride at Dorney Park.
References
External links
Official page
{{Dorney Park
Amusement rides introduced in 1999
1999 establishments in Pennsylvania
Amusement rides manufactured by S&S – Sansei Technologies
Drop tower rides