Iron Menace Topped Off at Dorney Park!

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So I did drive by just to stare at Iron Menace's newly completed lift hill, and I did take some photos, but they pale in comparison to these beautiful shots shared by the park!  Yes, in case you've not heard yet, Dorney Park placed the highest piece of Iron Menace's lift hill into place late last week, and it's as beautiful as the renderings show.  Well, actually much more beautiful in person!

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With the ride's lift hill complete Iron Menace is now towering 160 feet over the lower portion of Dorney Park.  The new skyline of the park is beautiful and feels very balanced once again with a taller ride in that section of the park.  It's a real sight to behold as you come down Lincoln Avenue and turn into the park as well!  The ride's relative muted colors (you catch mostly the gray of the catwalks on the lift hill) are a nice contract to the nearby Possessed tower, and both are always framed somewhat by Steel Force in the background.

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Dorney also released some awesome drone footage of the ride being topped off which allows us to see the entire worksite in its splendor.  The park has put down a packed stone layer so the crane can get around the worksite, and you can also see all the planters on the midway have been removed to allow for better traffic flow next year - it's sure to be a lot busier in the lower part of the park.

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You'd never know there was a Rita's building down there from the way it looks now!

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Tons to see in this one, but I'm focused on the ride's station area.  You can see a lot of new support work for the building that will cover the transfer storage area.  There's also more footers out further and I think the Zephyr will pass through between that area.  I can't wait to see that part of the ride go up, but I'm equally excited to see the ride's first drop and Immelmann go up soon!

 

Stay tuned for more updates from the park - they are providing the BEST construction coverage and updated I have seen a park do in many, many years.  And not just saying that because we love the park!