Steel Farce

Drove past the lower section of the park on Sunday and there is still very little sign of activity. Have to imagine that will pick up in the next couple weeks. Will be really interesting to see if they keep the flyers down there by themselves.

Based on what I hear its within the next two years. More like a revamp as they replace old slides/attractions with new ones. Increasing the capacity at existing sites is probably a more cost efficient manner of "expanding". Also I agree about the paths comment. Management could really do wonders by building a large path from the eating facilities to the kids cove/lollipop lagoon side....straight through the middle. You could remove the lazy river queue and place it on one of the islands created by the attraction, simply add a bridge to get people over. The overhaul of this area could essentially be the prelude to the next phase.

Interesting.....gotta admit I've been a creeper for a couple years. Is there some type of coding that changes links to show as Bojangles? That's clearly not what I copy and pasted into the post and now its showing twice. Funny joke I guess.

Kind of interesting. The coaster was sold and is said to be going to the states: https://www.facebook.com/CoasterForce/videos/10154283672543639/ https://www.facebook.com/CoasterForce/videos/10154283672543639/

There have been rumors of a second gate for quite awhile. While we all point to the Dino path for future expansion I believe the front of the park (all the land immediately to the left of the entrance road, except for Possessed, is key for redevelopment. There is a lot of old infrastructure there and paths that serve little to no purpose (eat shit ferris wheel). I see a whole revamp of the area over time, which will eventually bleed into the lower midway.

Dorney actually purchased a majority of the homes on the backside of the waterpark/thunder canyon area and they are currently used for employee housing. I believe the plot of land to the side of the train is for storm water and they currently use the balance of the open space up there for grave yard/maintenance. I could see this change over time but its not focal in the expansion efforts right now. I was also told to get your last rides on the Speed Slides this year. A new slide complex, much like the Breakers Pipeline & Plunge at Valleyfair, could be on its way. Additionally, Lollipop Lagoon will be completely overhauled to Lakeslide Landing at Cedarpoint. Kids Cove will be impacted as they alter the pathway to Aquablast and increase the size of the lagoon. Could be some small "splash island" element in this area as well. Apparently one of these additions was in place as part of the water park upgrades for 2018 but pushed off. I got a great source. More to come when made available!

Dorney Park management was talking in fall of 2016 like Winterfest was coming as early as 2017. Makes sense that they would make improvements to the upper portion of the park if that was the case. I've also heard that this will coincide with an expansion to Camp Snoopy. They would basically create a new entrance where the Bouncy House use to be and gobble up the land where enterprise is. Some rides will go and new ones will be added.

Mike Fehnel lives in my development. My kids play with his. Winterfest is coming and could be as early as 2018.

I’m down for winter roller coaster riding. Swooooosh! Ice cold air and I don’t care! Bring it on all day long.

Facebook has a webcam monitoring the progress of the new eatery in the water park. Should really open up that pathway as it got pretty tight on busy days with lines backing into foot traffic. Looks like they’ll take advantage of the previous landscaping to include some new seating. It’s a shame this didn’t come with some additional expansion.

The park has a movable webcam on facebook showing the construction area in Wildwater. Pretty large, consumes the old Mariner's Munchies stand, Ritas and takes up some of the canopies they built during the previous renovations. While not an exciting addition, I do believe it was necessary. The expanding of the walkway will also help as this area gets really packed, especially during lunch time when the lines interact with the foot traffic.