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Roller Coaster: Hydra the Revenge
Amusement Park: Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom (Allentown, Pennsylvania 18104 USA)
Classification: Roller Coaster
Type: Steel - Sit Down
Status: Operating since 5/7/2005
Make / Model: Bolliger & Mabillard / Floorless Coaster
Categories: Floorless
Cost: $13,000,000 USD
Capacity: 1245 riders per hour
 
Length: 3198' 
Height: 95' 
Drop: 105' 
Inversions: 7 
Speed: 53 mph 
Duration: 2:35 
Max Vertical Angle: 68 Degrees 
Elements: Heartline Roll
95' tall Lift Hill with a 100' drop
62' tall Inclined Dive Loop
Zero−G Roll (Camelback)
Corkscrew (Flat Spin)
Cobra Roll
Corkscrew (Flat Spin)
 
 
Trains: 2 trains with 8 cars per train. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 32 riders per train.
 Riders must be 54" or taller to ride.
 Built by Bolliger & Mabillard
 
Etymology: In Greek Mythology, Hercules was a great warrior.  In order to be forgiven for a crime, he had to perform twelve labors, each requiring great strength.  One of these labors was to slay Hydra, a horrible serpent with many heads that grew back as soon as they were cut off.

Dorney Park appears to have adapted this story to have Hydra return and seek revenge over Hercules.
Location: Built where the Hercules once stood.
Theme: Green track.
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