Steel Force (roller coaster)

Infobox roller coaster
name=Steel Force


caption=
location=Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
section=
type=Steel
type2=Hypercoaster
status=Open
opened=May 30, 1997
manufacturer=D. H. Morgan Manufacturing
designer=Steve Okamoto
model=Arrow Dymanics
track=Morgan
lift=Chain
height=200
drop=205
length=5600
speed=75
duration=3:00
angle=60
capacity=1700
cost=US$10,000,000
acceleration=
gforce=3.4
restriction=48
rcdb_number=276

Steel Force is a roller coaster at Dorney Park in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Built by Morgan Manufacturing and designed by Steve Okamoto, it opened in 1997. It is 5,600 feet in length (over 1 mile long, making it the longest coaster on the East Coast), and has a 205-foot first drop, with a top speed of 75 mph. Riders experience over 2.5 G's at the bottom of the first hill.

History

When Steel Force was opened it laid claim to being the longest, fastest, and tallest roller coaster on the East Coast. The title of longest coaster on the East Coast still stands. It has been ranked among the top 10 steel coasters in the world.

Steel Force’s logo was originally intended for the stand-up coaster Mantis, which had opened at Cedar Point a year earlier. Mantis initially was to be named “Banshee,” but had its name changed for sensitivity reasons. The logo was no longer appropriate after the name change, so Dorney Park adopted it for its Steel Force coaster a year later. [http://rcdb.com/id276.htm] .

Construction data

*2,000 tons of steel
*12,150,000 pounds of concrete footers
*2,742 anchor bolts

Ride elements

*Two 120 foot long tunnels
*510 degree downward helix
*Double-up

External links

* [http://www.dorneypark.com/public/inside_park/rides/thrill_rides/steel_force.cfm Dorney Park's Official Listing for Steel Force]