Iron Menace dive coaster now open at Dorney Park
Dorney Park is now open for the 2024 season, complete with the new Iron Menace roller coaster and its 95-degree drop.
Dorney Park’s 8th Roller Coaster
Iron Menace officially opened May 10, 2024 at the Allentown, Penn. amusement park. The coaster’s track was custom-designed by Bolliger & Mabillard, the same manufacturer behind Talon and Hydra the Revenge elsewhere in the park, among other high-profile coasters worldwide.
On Iron Menace, riders ascend a lift hill before being tilted downward, facing the ground as the coaster train pauses for three seconds. From there, riders swiftly descend the 160-foot drop and zip along the coaster track, which contains four inversions.
Iron Menace Stats
Angle of drop: 95°
Maximum speed: 64 mph
Maximum height: 160 feet
Cedar Fair owns and operates Dorney Park. The company is expected to merge with Six Flags at some point this year.
Iron Menace POV Video
Iron Menace Lore
The fictional backstory for Iron Menace weaves a tale of greed and peril.
In the early 1900s, Scottish businessman Hiram S. McTavish opened McTavish Steel Mill, a direct competitor to Bethlehem Steel Company. Greed dictated McTavish’s every move, and he was well known to prioritize profits above people.
With an eye on maximizing output, McTavish created a massive hauler he dubbed “Iron Menace,” a device the steel industry had never seen. The rail transporter moved workers and ore at record volumes and dizzying speeds.
Suddenly the greedy steel baron mysteriously disappeared — no one knows how or where. Shortly after, McTavish Steel Mill closed. All that remains today are the mill’s decrepit shell, rusty relics, and wild tales of the owner’s whereabouts.
Single-day Dorney tickets start at $40. Season passes start at $99.
