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{{Short description|Drop tower amusement ride}}
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| type                = [[Freefall (ride)|Freefall]]
| manufacturer        = Intamin
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'''Demon Drop''' is a [[drop tower]] amusement ride located at [[Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom]] in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]]. Designed by [[Intamin]], it is a [[Freefall (ride)|Freefall]] model that was originally located at [[Cedar Point]] that opened in 1983. It was relocated to Dorney Park following the 2009 season, where it reopened in 2010. It is one of the oldest rides of its kind still in operation.

==History==
[[File:Cedar Point Demon Drop with sign in view (4070443603).jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Demon Drop]]
Demon Drop debuted at Cedar Point in 1983.<ref name="Move-TheBlade">{{cite news|url=http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2009/10/21/Demon-Drop-to-be-moved-from-Cedar-Point.html|title=Demon Drop to be moved from Cedar Point|last=Chavez|first=Jon|date=October 21, 2009|work=The Blade|access-date=April 16, 2018}}</ref> 

On May 22, 1984, Demon Drop was shut down out of precaution when an incident occurred on a similar ride called The Edge at [[Six Flags Great America]]. Demon Drop reopened two days later.<ref>{{cite news|title=Boy injured in fall at Cedar Point|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91217299/boy-injured-in-fall-at-cedar-point/|accessdate=December 27, 2021|work=The Akron Beacon Journal|date=May 25, 1984|pages=47}}</ref>

On October 21, 2009, Cedar Point officials announced that Demon Drop would be relocated to [[Knott's Berry Farm]] for the 2010 season.<ref>{{cite web|author=Cedar Point |url=http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/10/cedar_points_demon_drop_ride_o.html |title=Cedar Point Demon Drop ride on the move |date=21 October 2009 |publisher=Blog.cleveland.com |access-date=2012-02-24}}</ref> In November of that year, ride pieces similar to Demon Drop were spotted at Dorney Park. On December 2, 2009, it was announced that Demon Drop would not be relocated to Knott's Berry Farm. Instead, it would be relocated to Dorney Park. It officially opened at Dorney Park on July 8, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.partycentersoftware.com/2010/07/09/dorney-park-unveils-%E2%80%98demon-drop%E2%80%99-in-allentown-pennsylvania/ |title=Dorney Park Unveils 'Demon Drop' in Allentown, Pennsylvania |publisher=Blog.partycentersoftware.com |date=2010-07-09 |access-date=2012-02-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102205719/http://blog.partycentersoftware.com/2010/07/09/dorney-park-unveils-%E2%80%98demon-drop%E2%80%99-in-allentown-pennsylvania/ |archive-date=2014-01-02 }}</ref>

==Ride description==
[[File:Cedar Point Demon Drop cars in station (4070477873).jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Demon Drop cars being loaded]]
The ride can accommodate up to four riders, and consists of three main sections: the boarding station, the lift tower, and the brake run. Riders are loaded into a gondola near ground level at the station and secured with an over the shoulder harness. The gondola then moves backwards horizontally to the rear base of the lift tower and climbs vertically to the top of the tower. After reaching the top, it slides forward and hangs over the drop track for a few moments until the car is suddenly released, dropping riders {{convert|60|ft}}. Riders experience g-forces from deceleration as the car enters a pull-out curve which transitions the vertical fall into a horizontal brake run. Riders face upward toward the sky as the gondola rolls through the brake run. After stopping, a mechanism swings the top of the car down, and the gondola moves in reverse at down a 45-degree angle to another track, where it returns to an upright position and returns to the station.<ref name=thepointol>{{cite web |url        =http://thepointol.com/demon-drop-photo-gallery/ |title        =Demon Drop Photo Gallery |website        =The Point Online |access-date        =January 1, 2014 |archive-date        =January 2, 2014 |archive-url        =https://web.archive.org/web/20140102200305/http://thepointol.com/demon-drop-photo-gallery/ |url-status        =dead }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Power Tower]], an [[S&S Worldwide]] drop tower ride at [[Cedar Point]]
* [[Dominator (ride)|Dominator]], an [[S&S Worldwide]] drop ride at [[Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.dorneypark.com/rides/Thrill-Rides/Demon-Drop Official page]
* [http://thepointol.com/demon-drop-photo-gallery/ Demon Drop photo gallery] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102200305/http://thepointol.com/demon-drop-photo-gallery/ |date=2014-01-02 }}

{{Cedar Point}}
{{Dorney Park}}
{{Intamin}}

[[Category:Amusement rides introduced in 1983]]
[[Category:Towers completed in 1983]]
[[Category:Amusement rides that closed in 2009]]
[[Category:Amusement rides introduced in 2010]]
[[Category:Amusement rides manufactured by Intamin]]
[[Category:Cedar Point]]
[[Category:Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom]]
[[Category:Six Flags attractions]]
[[Category:Drop tower rides]]
[[Category:1983 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:2009 disestablishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:2010 establishments in Pennsylvania]]