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| Food |
| Chickie and Pete's is the only table service down eatery and also serves the best food (cheeseteaks and fries). Elsewhere in the park you can find burgers, hot dogs, salads, sandwiches (Subway), veggie burgers or tacos. |
| Operating Season |
The park generally opens in May with weekend operations, with weekday operation starting after Memorial Day and continuing until Labor Day. Weekends operations then continue through Halloween. Please consult the park's website for specific hours and water park info:
http://www.dorneypark.com/ |
| Established Seasonal Events |
Halloween Haunt is celebrated Friday - Sunday from late September to Halloween. Please consult the park's website for specific hours and water park info:
http://www.dorneypark.com/ |
| Access & Location |
By Car: Set your GPS to 4000 Dorney Park Road, 18104 or follow these directions
60 minutes or less from most points in PHILADELPHIA
90 minutes or less from most points in SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY
Take I-476 North (PA Turnpike Northeast Extension) to the Lehigh Valley Exit (Exit 56/Formerly Exit 33)
Then Route 22 East, to Route 309 South, to I-78 East to Exit 54
90 minutes or less from many points in NEW YORK CITY
90 minutes or less from most points in NORTHERN and CENTRAL NEW JERSEY
Take I-78 West to Exit 54-B
30 minutes from most points in READING
90 minutes or less from most points in LANCASTER
Take PA Route 222 North
90 minutes or less from most points in HARRISBURG and CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
Take I-81 North to I-78 East to Exit 54
60 minutes or less from most points in WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON
Take I-476 South (PA Turnpike Northeast Extension) to the Lehigh Valley Exit (Exit 56/Formerly Exit 33)
Then Route 22 East, to Route 309 South, to I-78 East to Exit 54
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| Nearby Lodging |
| A Holiday Inn Express is directly across the street (Hamilton Parkway) from Dorney Park. Also close by within 1.2 mile along Hamilton Parkway are a Comfort Suites, Howard Johnson and Wingate by Wyndam. Within one or two exits along I-78 are many other options. |
| Virtual Queue Options |
| Dorney Park offers two level of "Fast Lane" (skip the line) service. |
| Shows |
Snoopy and friends provide most of the live entertainment for kids. The park generally also hosts a musical and/or dance show with classic songs.
Shows do not generally start until mid to late June, so please consult the park's website:
http://www.dorneypark.com/public/inside_park/shows/index.cfm |
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| TPR Notes |
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Dorney is a good example of a traditional amusement park gone “corporate.” The park boasts a nice collection of big steel coasters, but lost a lot of its “personality” in the modernization.
Still, Dorney delivers pretty good thrills, along with quite a few flat rides and some other family-friendly attractions (including a very good log flume with a unique layout and a popular water park). The park is worth a stop as part of a Pennsylvania vacation. | |
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