Talon
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 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.Photo: Coasterman1234, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Roller coaster
- Description: roller coaster
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wild mouse and Enterprise.
Wild mouse
Roller coaster
Photo: Dmeranda, Public domain.
A wild mouse is a type of roller coaster consisting of single or spinning cars traversing a tight-winding track with an emphasis on sharp, unbanked turns. Wild mouse is situated 480 feet northwest of Talon.
Enterprise
Photo: Druyts.t, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Enterprise is an amusement ride, manufactured primarily by HUSS Park Attractions and Anton Schwarzkopf beginning in 1972. The HUSS ride was an adaptation and improvement of a design produced earlier that year by Schwarzkopf, with an increased passenger capacity. Enterprise is situated 900 feet west of Talon.
White Water Landing
Photo: rollercoasterphilosophy, CC BY 2.0.
White Water Landing is a Shoot-the-Chutes ride at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom amusement park in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Manufactured by Arrow Dynamics, it opened in 1993, and is located near Hydra the Revenge. White Water Landing is situated 680 feet northwest of Talon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cetronia and Dorneyville.
Cetronia
Hamlet
Cetronia is a census-designated place in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, located near Allentown. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,421.
Dorneyville
Hamlet
Dorneyville is a census-designated place in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census the population was 4,850. Dorneyville is located just west of Allentown in South Whitehall Township and Salisbury Township.
Wescosville
Village
Wescosville is a census-designated place located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is located between Allentown and Trexlertown in Lower Macungie Township.
Talon
- Categories: steel roller coaster, inverted roller coaster, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: South Whitehall Township, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.57887° or 40° 34′ 44″ northLongitude
-75.52987° or 75° 31′ 48″ westOpen location code
87G6HFHC+G3OpenStreetMap ID
way 232726099OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=roller_coasterOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q2390682
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Talon” goes by many names.
- French: “Talon (attraction)”
- French: “Talon (Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom)”
- French: “Talon (Dorney Park)”
- French: “Talon”
- German: “Talon (Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom)”
- German: “Talon”
- Japanese: “タロン”
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