Dominator (ride)

Dominator
View of Dominator and the Ferris Wheel in the foreground
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
Status	Operating
Opening date	May 8, 1999
General statistics
Manufacturer	S&S Worldwide
Model	Turbo Drop, Space Shot
Height	200 ft (61 m)
Drop	160 ft (49 m)
Speed	40 mph (64 km/h)
Capacity	900 riders per hour
Vehicles	2
Riders per vehicle	12
Rows	1
Duration	30-40 seconds
Height restriction	48 in (122 cm)
Launch System	Pneumatic
Fast Lane available

Dominator is a thrill ride located at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It was designed by S&S Worldwide and opened on May 8, 1999.

The ride[]

The Dominator is a 200-foot tall, three-tower structure. One of the towers features a Space Shot ride, where 12 riders are blasted upwards at speeds of up to 50 mph, to a height of 160 feet.

The second tower is a Turbo Drop ride, where 12 riders are lifted up 175 feet then released downwards at speeds of up to 40 mph. Both rides use compressed air to power the attraction.

Dominator originally planned to have a third tower as a Combo Tower, with both the Drop and Shot experiences in one. However, the original plan was cancelled because of technical limitations and the third tower has been since left as a support tower.^{[citation needed]}

A total of twelve passengers may ride either of the attractions at one time. Riders sit in outward-facing, open-air seats with their backs to the towers and their legs left dangling.^[1]

See also[]

• Power Tower, a similar ride at Cedar Point and Valleyfair, two sister parks of Dorney Park.
• Demon Drop, another drop ride at Dorney Park.

References[]

External links[]

• Official page