Talon (roller coaster)
Template:Short description Template:Good article Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherTemplate:Main otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Talon: The Grip of Fear, or simply Talon, is an inverted roller coaster located at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Dorneyville, Pennsylvania. Manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) and designed by Werner Stengel at a cost of $13 million, Talon opened to the public in 2001 and was marketed as the tallest and longest inverted coaster in the Northeastern United States. It stands Template:Convert tall, reaches a maximum speed of Template:Convert, and features four inversions.[1][2]
History
On April 28, 2000, Dorney Park announced that a Template:Convert inverted roller coaster with four inversions would be built for the 2001 season.[3] No further details were given until August 30, 2000, when Dorney Park fully announced the ride, including its name, Talon.[2] The ride would be the Northeast's longest inverted roller coaster and would be built on a portion of land set aside for a major attraction by Cedar Fair when they purchased the park in 1992.[4] Construction began on September 5, 2000[1][2] and continued through the winter.[5] The first parts of Talon to be put into place were the brake run and transfer track in October 2000.[6] The roller coaster was topped off on November 21, 2000, and the track was completed in early 2001.[7][8] After testing was completed, Talon opened on May 5, 2001.[9]
Ride experience
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After dispatching from the station, the train begins to climb the Template:Convert lift hill. Once at the top, the train goes through a pre-drop before making a sharp Template:Convert downward right turn. The train then enters a Template:Convert tall vertical loop. After exiting the loop, the train goes through a zero-gravity roll before dropping back to the ground and entering an Immelmann loop. The train then makes a full 360-degree upward right turn followed by a left turn leading into another drop. After the drop, the train makes a highly banked right turn into a flat spin. Next, the train makes a left turn extremely close to the ground, before entering a moment of airtime going into the brake run. After exiting the brake run, the train makes a right turn into a second, shorter set of brakes before entering the station.[9][10]
One cycle of the ride lasts about 2 minutes.[10]
Characteristics
Trains
Talon operates with two steel and fiberglass trains. Each train has eight cars that can seat four riders in a single row for a total of 32 riders per train.[9] The train structure is colored blue and turquoise, the seats are black, and the over-the-shoulder restraints are yellow.
Track
The steel track of Talon is approximately Template:Convert long, the height of the lift is approximately Template:Convert high, and the entire track weighs just under Template:Convert.[9][11] It was manufactured by Clermont Steel Fabricators located in Batavia, Ohio.[12] Unlike other B&M coasters, the track is filled with sand to reduce the noise produced by the trains.[9] The tracks are painted orange and yellow while the supports are blue.
Slogan & theme
The ride's slogan is "The grip of fear." Its name, "Talon", comes from the claws found on birds of prey and mythical creatures. The ride is themed after birds of prey.
Awards
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References
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