Dorney Park facts for kids
 
The current entrance to Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom with Talon's lift hill in the background
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| Location | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°34′40.59″N 75°31′53.50″W / 40.5779417°N 75.5315278°W |
| Opened | 1884 |
| Owner | Cedar Fair Entertainment Company |
| General manager | Michael Fehnel |
| Slogan | Thrills Connect |
| Operating season | April through early November |
| Area | 200 acres (0.81 km2) |
| Attractions | |
| Total | 59 |
| Roller coasters | 8 |
| Water rides | 18 |
Dorney Park is a theme park in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Halloween Haunt
Halloween Haunt is an annual event that is held from September to October. The park hires around 700 people for this event. It was originally introduced in 1998 as Halloweekends, but was rebranded Halloween Haunt in 2008.
Current attractions
Halloween Haunt currently features 12 attractions including eight mazes and four scare zones.
| Attraction | Type | Opened | Location |
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| Age of Darkness | Scare Zone | 2011 | Road Rally Midway |
| The Asylum | Maze | 2009 | Stinger Midway |
| Blackout (Fright Lane exclusive) | Maze | 2014 | Talon Midway |
| Bloodshed | Maze | 2012 | Wildwater Kingdom |
| CarnEVIL | Scare Zone | 2014 | Hydra Plaza |
| Chamber Of Horrors | Maze | 2014 | Funzone Arcade |
| Corn Stalkers | Maze | 2008 | Wildwater Kingdom |
| Cut Throat Island | Scare Zone | 2011 | White Water Landing Midway |
| Desolation | Maze | 2012 | White Water Landing |
| Gravewalkers | Maze | 2011 | Behind Revolution |
| Head Hunters | Scare Zone | 2012 | Possessed Midway |
| Mansion House Hotel | Maze | 2010 | Food Fest Groves |
Attraction history
| Year | Attractions | |
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| 1 | 2008 | Returning attractions: Magical House on Kill Hill, Screamworks Upgraded/Renovated Attractions: Doctor of Doom (received clown theme) New attractions: Club Blood, Cornstalkers, Headstone Hollow, Terror Square |
| 2 | 2009 | Returning attractions: Magical House on Kill Hill, Club Blood, Cornstalkers, Terror Square, Headstone Hollow Upgraded/Renovated Attractions: Psycho Circus (renaming of Dr. Doom) New attractions: Pirate Passage, The Gauntlet, The Asylum, Backwoods, Death Trap |
| 3 | 2010 | Returning attractions: Club Blood, Cornstalkers, Terror Square, Headstone Hollow, Pirate Passage, The Gauntlet, The Asylum, Backwoods, Death Trap, Psycho Circus New attractions: Mansion House Hotel |
| 4 | 2011 | Returning attractions: Club Blood, Cornstalkers, Terror Square, Mansion House Hotel, The Asylum, Backwoods, Death Trap, Psycho Circus New attractions: Cut Throat Island, Age of Darkness, Grave Walkers |
| 5 | 2012 | Returning attractions: Cornstalkers, Mansion House Hotel, The Asylum, Death Trap, Cut Throat Island, Age of Darkness, Grave Walkers, Psycho Circus New attractions: Desolation, Blood Shed, Head Hunters |
| 6 | 2013 | Returning attractions: Cornstalkers, Mansion House Hotel, The Asylum, Desolation, Blood Shed, Cut Throat Island, Grave Walkers, Psycho Circus Upgraded/Renovated attractions: Age of Darkness (expanded into Death Trap's attraction area and received new props), Head Hunters (received expansive new set pieces) |
| 7 | 2014 | Returning attractions: Cornstalkers, Mansion House Hotel, The Asylum, Desolation, Blood Shed, Grave Walkers, Age of Darkness, Head Hunters Relocated Attractions: Cut Throat Island (Relocated from Hydra Plaza to White Water Landing Midway) New attractions: Chamber of Horrors, CarnEVIL, Blackout (Fright Lane only) Discontinued Attractions: Psycho Circus |
| 8 | 2015 | New 3,200 sq. ft. indoor Haunt building to be constructed for Haunt VIII near Steel Force. |
Images for kids
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1910 postcard of Dorney Park's picnic grove and pavilion
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Main entrance to Dorney Park, 1950
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Dorney Park's swimming pool, 1950
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Dorney Park's Alfundo at the park's entrance, 1970
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Dorney Park's Flying Dutchman roller coaster, 1972
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The first drops of the Steel Force and Thunderhawk roller coasters at Dorney Park. Steel Force is the eighth longest steel roller coaster in the world.
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Dominator at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, September 2007
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Planet Snoopy at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, July 2012
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White Water Landing at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, July 2012
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Halloween Haunt logo
