From The Vault: Dorney Park's 1993 Brochure

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I got my hands on another classic Dorney Park brochure, so of course it is time to share it here on NewsPlusNotes!

This is the park's general brochure for the 1993 season, which was its first full year under Cedar Fair ownership.  So the style of the brochure differs greatly from the years prior to it, as the park was now part of a larger corporation and no longer an independent property.

1993 was the start of many changes and much growth for the park.  Hours had changed and while there were some different ticket options you could still visit only Dorney Park or Wildwater Kingdom separately.

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As the first full year of owning the park, that also means that Cedar Fair had the chance to start to expand it how they wanted.  The big new attraction was White Water Landing, a "world record holder" (along with its twin at Cedar Point) waterfall plunge ride.  The park also added the Red Garter Saloon, though it really didn't open until 1994, and also the Cedar Creek Cannonball train ride.

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The rest of the brochure is a tribute to all that both Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom offered to visitors.  The text here mentions the expansive amount of children's attractions, including Chester Cheetah's Playland, which was sponsored by Frito-Lay.

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Hello there Hercules.  I miss this ride!  Perhaps not because of the experience it provided in its later years, but mostly because of what could have been had the ride survived to the times when Rocky Mountain Construction existed.  Wildwater Kingdom was also one of the dominant water parks in the country at the time, and the still-pretty-new Pepsi Aquabast was one of the slides to beat.

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The marketing push here is direct, take a read of the text on this spread.  That message has long been true, and certainly is today.  Probably why amusement parks have thrived for such a long time - offering a much needed break from normal life!