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 (B&M) 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. It stands 135 feet tall, reaches a maximum speed of 58 mph, and features four inversions.
History
On April 28, 2000, Dorney Park announced that a 135 ft inverted roller coaster with four inversions would be built for the 2001 season.[1] No further details were given until August 30, 2000, when Dorney Park fully announced the ride, including its name, Talon.[2] The ride would be the Northeast's longest inverted roller coaster and would be built on a portion of land set aside for a major attraction by Cedar Fair when they purchased the park in 1992.[3] Construction began on September 5, 2000[4]