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A little late on posting this, but this past weekend we found some time to take a stroll through Dorney Park to see how this unusual season is progressing. The park was busier than I've seen it so far, even considering it was a Saturday. Granted we're still talking nowhere near prior years, but it looks like plenty of people were looking for a day out in the sun an on the rides.
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With a decent crowd at the park it looked like many of the rides and attractions had long lines, but that was mostly just because of the social distancing taking place in the queues. It is quite interesting to see how the crowds flow through the park without Wildwater Kingdom open, it's a new pattern that I've not really experienced before... not even during Haunt.
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Talon was running great though, using every other row with an offset built in so both the front and last rows are available to visitors. Since attendants assign the rows (yes, you can ask for which one you want though) it makes front row rides an easier choice since there is no additional line in the station. When we look back at this crazy time hopefully everyone can tell their story of riding a roller coaster with a face mask on!
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I'm not sure if this Relax Zone was moved from another location or if it was an addition since I visited earlier this year, but it's a great location for it. Located in the large plaza outside Hydra, it gives people plenty of room to rest and recharge. You can also see that Meteor's ride carriages are wrapped up, as the ride did not open this season.
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Another item I'm not quite sure if I missed earlier, but there's a big sign in the main entrance plaza celebrating Thunderhawk's addition as an ACE Roller Coaster Landmark. The park has always been great at celebrating its rich history, and it's nice to see that tradition continuing.
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If you're not familiar with the park and visit, make sure to check out this old fountain by Demon Drop that's been at the park a lot longer than I've been alive. Plus, there's a lot of hungry fish that live in here each year and they'll be really happy if you toss them some fish food!
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If you've been to Knoebels then you've surely seen the signs they have up showing flood levels at the park through the years. Dorney Park has joined that unfortunate club, marking the high water level that rushed through the park a couple weeks ago during a major storm. The small blue sign shows how high the water was,
but this video that the park shared really makes that crystal clear. It's amazing how quickly they were able to clean up!
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We've known for a while that Possessed wasn't going to open this year, but if you look closely you can see that about half of the coaster's train is already off the track. Looks like it has been a slow process, since there really is no rush, but a lot of the train is already somewhere in storage.
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I thought there was a bit of news to be found in the lower part of the park when I noticed this big brown box on the corner of where Stinger was and the bridge that leads over the creek toward Steel Force.
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However, if you go behind on the bridge you can see that's just a big electrical box... which might have taken a lot of damage in the recent flood. Maybe not, I can't be sure but my gut tells me it is not something new. I know I don't recall the brown walls around it, but it's not really a spot I pay attention to!
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One thing is for sure, and that is that a lot of nothing is going on in Stinger Field. Just grass for now! I know we're all hopeful, but there's just nothing going on right now.
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That's all for now! It is very strange to say considering it is just past mid-August, but there are only three more operating weekends in Dorney Park's 2020 season - so make sure to get there soon if you haven't!
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