Talon

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Talon
Talon's entrance and Immelmann
Location	Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
Type	Steel - Inverted - Kilocoaster
Status	Operating
Opened	May 5, 2001
Manufacturer	Bolliger & Mabillard
Designer	Werner Stengel
Model	Inverted Coaster
Lift/launch system	Chain lift hill
Height	135 ft (41 m)
Drop	120 ft (37 m)
Length	3,110 ft (950 m)
Max speed	58 mph (93 km/h)
Inversions	4
Max vertical angle	50°
Capacity	1200 riders per hour
Cost	$13,000,000 USD
Max G force	4.5
Height restriction	4 ft 6 in (137 cm)
Talon at RCDB Pictures of Talon at RCDB
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Talon is a steel inverted roller coaster at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania.

Unlike many other coasters built by Bolliger & Mabillard, Talon is extremely quiet. This was accomplished by filling the track with sand and filling the supports with gravel in order to appease neighbors of the park who were concerned about noise from the ride. B&M has also taken this approach to make the Dueling Dragons at Islands of Adventure quieter.

Ride experience

The ride starts out by ascending the 135 foot lift hill, leading into pre drop used to relieve stress on the chain. The train then descends the 120 foot first drop at a 50 degree angle and enters the vertical loop. This is followed by the zero g roll, then an Immelmann loop and an inclined spiral. Next is an S-turn, an airtime hill, and a highly banked turn. The train is then flung into a corkscrew, followed by another hill, and finally the brake run.

Features

• 98 ft. tall Loop
• Zero-G Roll
• Immelmann
• Flat Spin (also known as a corkscrew)
• On-ride photo camera (before last inversion)

Talon's drop	Talon's drop	Talon's drop	Talon's drop
Talon's loop	Talon's immelmann	Talon's steeply banked low-to-the-ground turn

Coordinates: 40°34′44″N 75°31′48″W / 40.579°N 75.53°W / 40.579; -75.53