Steel Force

Steel Force is a roller coaster at Dorney Park in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Built by D. H. Morgan Manufacturing and designed by Steve Okamoto, it opened in 1997. It is in length (over 1mi), making it the second longest coaster on the East Coast (behind Fury 325). It has a 205ft first drop, with a top speed of. Riders experience over 2.5 G's at the bottom of the first hill.Steel Force is the tied with Mamba at Worlds of Fun for the ninth longest steel roller coaster in the world.HistorySteel Force has been ranked among the top 10 steel coasters in the world. Its logo was originally intended for the stand-up coaster Mantis, which opened at Cedar Point a year earlier. Mantis was originally going to be named “Banshee,” but the name and logo were changed prior to its debut. Dorney Park adopted it for its Steel Force coaster a year later.Construction dataThe following materials are included:2,000 tons of steel of concrete footers2,742 anchor boltsRide elementsTwo 120ft tunnels510-degree downward helixDouble-upOn-ride photo camera (between the last two airtime hills)