Steel Force

Name	Steel Force
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Caption	Steel Force at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Location	Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
Type	Steel
Status	Open
Opened	May 30, 1997
Manufacturer	D. H. Morgan Manufacturing
Designer	Steve Okamoto
Model	Hyper Coaster
Track	Out and Back
Lift	Chain lift hill
Height Ft	200
Drop Ft	205
Length Ft	5600
Speed Mph	75
Inversions	0
Duration	3:00
Angle	61
Capacity	1,700
Cost	US$10,000,000
Gforce	3.4
Restriction In	48
Trains	3
Carspertrain	6
Rowspercar	3
Ridersperrow	2
Virtual Queue Name	Fast Lane
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Virtual Queue Status	available
Rcdb Number	276
Coordinates	40°34′44″N, 75°32′17″W

Steel Force is a steel roller coaster located at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown, Pennsylvania. At 5600ft in length, Steel Force is tied with Mamba at Worlds of Fun as the ninth-longest steel coaster in the world as of 2026.

Built by D. H. Morgan Manufacturing and designed by Steve Okamoto, the roller coaster opened to the public on May 30, 1997, and was billed as "the tallest and longest roller coaster on the east coast", featuring a 205ft drop, 5600ft of track, and a maximum speed of 75mph.

History

On September 16, 1996, Dorney Park announced that Steel Force would be added to the park. The ride opened on May 30, 1997.

Steel Force has been ranked among the top steel coasters in the world several times. Its logo was originally intended to be used for the stand-up coaster Mantis (now Rougarou), 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.

Ride experience

The train departs the station entering a slight decline into the lift hill. After reaching the top, the train enters the first drop of 205ft, reaching a maximum vertical angle of 61 degrees. At the bottom of the first drop, riders pass through a tunnel and into a camelback hill. The train then ascends a third hill, which doubles as the entrance to the downward helix turnaround. After the helix, the train enters a mid-course brake run, before entering the ride's finale – a series of three back-to-back airtime hills and a double-up. The first airtime hill in this series features a tunnel, and an on-ride camera snaps photos at the bottom of the second. Following the double-up element, the train passes over the entrance plaza and enters the final brake run before returning to the station.