Went to dorney on Tuesday, my 9 year old was so excited to ride Demon Drop again. It looks great, rode even better. I got an Awesome T-shirt, it Says, Dorney Park, We Recycle and has Demon Drop's name on it. Considering their last 2 rides are used for Ohio, I thought it was pretty cool
So I had to ask, has anyone went to Dorney Park to visit our old friend Demon Drop? I went back in 2011 and rode it like probably like 20 straight times.
A good time to break out our Demon Drop tribute:
Thanks for posting Walt. Interesting to look back at a ride like Demon Drop, which was considered to be on the cutting edge from a ride operation standpoint. The beginning of this video shows off its control system:
Two thoughts that come to mind seeing this:
1. When I first saw Demon Drop, I was so disappointed that it curved at the bottom. All the TV commercials just showed a straight down fall.(Hey, I was 12).
2. I miss that sound at the entrance gate.
Speaking of that classic sound, I just found this recording I made of the ride's sound with an above average microphone and recorder:
My family went to PA in 2014. My 9-year-old daughter and her 11-year-old cousin loved Demon Drop enough that they chose to re-ride that instead of Dominator.
t2fastspin said:
2. I miss that sound at the entrance gate.
This. Gatekeeper is wonderful and the new main entrance is beautiful. I wouldn't trade those upgrades for anything. But there is just something missing without Demon Drop greeting me when I walk in.
Demon Drop is one of the few rides I remember riding on my first visit in 2006, after that I didn't visit again until 2010 and was disappointed when it wasn't there.
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