Thunderhawk's great in and of itself. Must've been '68 when I first rode this coaster with my late-mother; a coaster enthusiast of the highest order. Literally and figuratively speaking that is. Any vestigial trace of old Dorney's worth preserving. May it thunder-on in perpetuity.
is it really that scary.... i dont like rollercoasters so i wont go on like the talon or steelforce ...i dont mind jerks or speed i just mind really high dropss.. soo are these drops beyond high or theyre minor????
@softballxlife121 try riding steelforce the first few times eyes closed after that you will be able to open your eyes and actually REALLy enjoy it i rode the first time eyes open and it was super fun
@EC0082 Idk. i think the hydra is scarier because there is som kind of force when you're going upside down. the steel force just has big hills and turns. but on both you're breathless, the feelling of falling high hills really fast
@CAZZERNERY i would think steel force is scarier cuz thts a big drop plus its the tallest nd it has tht drop, hydra ur strapped in nd the drop is like no prob. steel force was my first rollercoaster nd i just went on it 3 weeks ago nd wow i cried the in the begining well i whined nd then iwas like not bad! then i went on hydra nd i was like wow steel force is worse!! hahaha, but now i love rollercoasters even though i was terrified at one point , i cnt stop goin on them now!! :)
ugghhhhh this was my first time on a roller coaster at age 16 and i was so scared today.. my eyes were closed the whole time cuz i was scared to open them. and then my friends took me on hydra the revenge tellin me ohh its soo slow so i went on nd it was sooo fukin scary and then steel force was..ehh ok. and then THUNDERHAWK!!! that shxt jerks me around and hurts mah dauymn neck.
ahh my first roller coaster. the seatbelt doesn't tighten enough on me or my friend so at thetop of the second hill and turn, on the front 2 seats it like throws us up outta our seats. just went there on sat. 9/5/10. helped me get over my fear of coasters:)
this is actually scary believe it or not the restraints suck and i flew off off my seat twice on the hills luckily there was a bar to stop me from fallin out
lolz i rememba wen i went on daht ride 4 deh 1st time it waz deh bomb i waz screamin like crazy until i went on deh steal force i lost maa voice lolz♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
I think the back seat is the best because I sat in the front once and I feel like I'm being pushed. In the back you're being pulled and its much more enjoyable.
Duude thhis ride cannot b compared to steel force i am 16 yrs old and i almost died dat was crazy my hair was out my eyes were watery gwaud dat wascrazy as hell
I call that ride The Whiplash because of all the nasty turns, especially at the very end like someone pulled the emergency breakes, hurts the shit out of ur neck and back
im going to dorney park this weekend with my best friend n her family! ^_^ im sure shes gonna make me goon this one...she said she likes this one. lol.
dude, i strongly reccommend not going than. its gonna be packed there on fourth of july weekend. you should go like 2 weeks after. im going a week after the fourth, on july 14. make sure there are no special events when you go too. and try to go on a tuesday or monday. thats how you get the shortest lines.
this was better than i expected, i thought it would be "eh, its alright, but too small." i guess size can be decieving, cos i found it more fun than most of the other rides there
i was gonna ride this yesterday but while we were two people from riding it, it broke down all b/c they added another train to the track lol should of just kept the one
I love this ride but i got elbowed in the face when i was on it with my friend. lol. it was built in 1923 named "the coaster" but it was changed i think 10 years later to thunderhawk
wow i dont know what everyone is saying "this ride hurts" i didn't think so when i rode it my only complaint was that my ass was out of the seat more than it was in it.
me too!@!@@!!!its actually alot scarier than it really looks.my friend wanted to gop on the steel force,but i said no,so we went on thunderhawk as soon as it opened after testing(rainy day,so we had to wait) and she screamed on the first hill..shes glad she went on this instead
What fun to revisit this ride after more than 40 years--how cool it's still there, and still the same roller coaster. Thanks for putting this up, sponge.
this doesnt hurt it actually pretty fun
SteelForce98 2 weeks ago
this is like the oldest rollercoaster at dorney
tinycrown8 6 months ago
i was at dorney park for my birthday
peruvianplaier 6 months ago
this ride should be CONDEMNED!!!!!!!!!!!! i saw bolts fall off of it DURING rides!
Magnetman5 7 months ago
all i remember is.... ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow
daris2kewl4u 7 months ago
@daris2kewl4u no that was "Hurtcules" lol
howardkevinm 7 months ago
de ja vu knock-off el toro six flags is still betta lol
spgirl100bobo 7 months ago
@spgirl100bobo aka el toro falso
spgirl100bobo 7 months ago
it hurts like hellll
iwishyouallthelove 7 months ago
This basically copied high roller at valley fair high roller was made in 1976...
1721boyo 8 months ago
@1721boyo
Thunderhawk was built in 1923 and originally called "Coaster" until 1989. It's one of the oldest coasters in the world.
coasteray 8 months ago
@1721boyo Actually, this one came first. This opened around 1929
TheBelieveGreatness 2 weeks ago
That ride was awesome. But it had horrible and nasty turnes
mvillanueva94 8 months ago
this ride was made of good old fashion plywood, staples, and duct tape
gamer1329 8 months ago
i hit my knee on the lap bar and got a cut
maryisthebestever 8 months ago
wasnt this thing last retracked in 1930?
TheKwacie 9 months ago
i use to operate it was cool
aikidogirl19 9 months ago
Thunderhawk's great in and of itself. Must've been '68 when I first rode this coaster with my late-mother; a coaster enthusiast of the highest order. Literally and figuratively speaking that is. Any vestigial trace of old Dorney's worth preserving. May it thunder-on in perpetuity.
TralfazConstruction 10 months ago
i lov thunderhawk!!!! even the ten million bruises! i went to dorney with my friend, and we went on thunderhawk AT LEAST 20 times!
randomgurl427 1 year ago
I love when you go up the hill you look to the side and it looks like Steel Force is going to fall on you.
ProjectCoaster 1 year ago
smoothest ride around
nataliaandnick14 1 year ago
I personally think that the Racers at Kings Island are alot better.
MIssTreeFrogLovesYou 1 year ago
Front seat is the best on this ride. Loosten your seatbelt and you get so much airtime it's not even funny
AlexR47x 1 year ago
Decent ride. Perhaps all the wimps should stick to kiddie land.
sjtom57 1 year ago
i like this ride but it was sooo bumpy i bumped my nose on the seat. yea, that kinda hurt.
pennsylvaniangirl10 1 year ago
it does hurt, but its worth it
gamergirl3651 1 year ago
i loved this ride!
gamergirl3651 1 year ago
easy,hurts and is fun
100gamekid 1 year ago
it looks just like the comet at hershey park
ave2cool 1 year ago
one o f my fav rides at dorney
m3j2giord 1 year ago
fun but painful
360123man 1 year ago
Good vid(: but I hate that roller coaster hahah it throws you around so much...other than that it's a pretty good ride(;
Magoo5557 1 year ago
Anyone who calls THIS bumpy hasn't been on rolling thunder at Six Flags
jonnoj2222 1 year ago
I get on this ride all the time it's not scary! Seriosly
Alex09091000 1 year ago
at the end you hop out of ur seat a little
wetr1234 1 year ago
i call this the " Get the fuck on me and ill beat the living shit off your back coaster" any1 else agree?
TheDirtyPotato 1 year ago 2
@TheDirtyPotato yeah
Luigifan987 1 year ago
worst ride at dorney
StrayGuitar 1 year ago
your spine gets compressed on this ride
humantestdummy 1 year ago
is it really that scary.... i dont like rollercoasters so i wont go on like the talon or steelforce ...i dont mind jerks or speed i just mind really high dropss.. soo are these drops beyond high or theyre minor????
softballxlife121 1 year ago
@softballxlife121 try riding steelforce the first few times eyes closed after that you will be able to open your eyes and actually REALLy enjoy it i rode the first time eyes open and it was super fun
okeomasings8 1 year ago
at the biggening compare the thunderhawk tothe steelforce the red one..
SoCoMFReaK1000 1 year ago
It does hurt but I like it. It's pretty fun. It's really old too! Built in 1923! O.o
ShadowPrincess19 1 year ago
I hate this ride! it looks likeit can break in half.
studxmuffiiin 1 year ago
its a fun ride but it hurts and is kinda boringg
LincolnCenter220 1 year ago
i went on that yesterday! its only bumpy on the turns.
CAZZERNERY 1 year ago
How is steel force scarier than hydra?
EC0082 1 year ago
@EC0082 Idk. i think the hydra is scarier because there is som kind of force when you're going upside down. the steel force just has big hills and turns. but on both you're breathless, the feelling of falling high hills really fast
CAZZERNERY 1 year ago
@CAZZERNERY i would think steel force is scarier cuz thts a big drop plus its the tallest nd it has tht drop, hydra ur strapped in nd the drop is like no prob. steel force was my first rollercoaster nd i just went on it 3 weeks ago nd wow i cried the in the begining well i whined nd then iwas like not bad! then i went on hydra nd i was like wow steel force is worse!! hahaha, but now i love rollercoasters even though i was terrified at one point , i cnt stop goin on them now!! :)
Robstenfan4ev 1 year ago
Lavchick101, you are a total SISSY! I went on that when i was 8 and I put my hands up the whole time, nerds in the video too. lol..
SuperSkyzie 1 year ago
ugghhhhh this was my first time on a roller coaster at age 16 and i was so scared today.. my eyes were closed the whole time cuz i was scared to open them. and then my friends took me on hydra the revenge tellin me ohh its soo slow so i went on nd it was sooo fukin scary and then steel force was..ehh ok. and then THUNDERHAWK!!! that shxt jerks me around and hurts mah dauymn neck.
lavchick101 1 year ago
The thunderhawk isn't really the best ride, if you want some fun get on the steel of force
najeebu1 1 year ago
@najeebu1 its steel force, not steel of force
1647819 1 year ago
the seatbelt wasnt tight enough around me and my friend... we almost fell out we were scared to death. but we went on again and again and again...
neogogo2 1 year ago
I'm going on this tomorrow!
stecsworld 1 year ago
i rode this 2 times yesterday and, every time the coaster went up on a hill, i jumped out of the seat.
Aelitafan1000 1 year ago
this coaster gave me a instant headache! but it was fun :)
cutekeke88 1 year ago
I love wooden rollercoasters. Rode Thunderhawk 37 times just this year.
Lightblade0011 1 year ago
i went on it today... it was muy first rollercoaster ever and i was proud to say that
t20stewartfanjg 1 year ago
ahh my first roller coaster. the seatbelt doesn't tighten enough on me or my friend so at thetop of the second hill and turn, on the front 2 seats it like throws us up outta our seats. just went there on sat. 9/5/10. helped me get over my fear of coasters:)
neogogo2 1 year ago 3
i'm not a big fan of this ride.
chcdude 1 year ago
now i love this one,it is old
WickedGirlPa 1 year ago
wooden coasters r the best xD
FireryEmoSkittlez 2 years ago
this herts like hell it left a blood broose :( takin my bf there
55shan 2 years ago
My favourite coaster in the park.
At first, when I first went on it, some guys were mocking the operators like, "Make is go faster!" "Yeah! Ha ha!"
Cause because it was made of wood, you'd think it was a kiddie ride. But no. It felt dangerous as Hell.
After the ride, everyone was shaking, and laughing nervously. "That was.. awesome!"
Lemit 2 years ago
this is actually scary believe it or not the restraints suck and i flew off off my seat twice on the hills luckily there was a bar to stop me from fallin out
acura8957 2 years ago
this is soooo much funn but it hurts so bad! i got a horrible headache after going on it like 2 times with my cousins. :D it was funn tho!
mandiepandie24 2 years ago
i went on that when i was 8, three times. my first roller coaster :D
ohn0shedidnt 2 years ago
lolz i rememba wen i went on daht ride 4 deh 1st time it waz deh bomb i waz screamin like crazy until i went on deh steal force i lost maa voice lolz♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
bubblegumchickk101 2 years ago
this ride hurts so bad
DemolitionLovers905 2 years ago
no it doesn't it waz fun!!!!!!!!!!!
bubblegumchickk101 2 years ago
Yeah, Mean Streak was rough, on the turns you would just get knocked back really hard to the other side of ur seat.
madhill9 2 years ago
if you think this is something, go on the mean streak at cedar point! Really rough ass rollercoaster!
PCpartyMDM 2 years ago
i remember this ride smacked the crap out of my head so much i'v gotten a head ach
bullriderfxxx 2 years ago
this was fun i went on it like 4 times lol
spin320807 2 years ago
i didn't go on thunderhawk :o i wished i did
Deoxy123456 2 years ago
i got on dat 2day it gave headahes
smokeyismypup267 2 years ago
i hate it. D: lmfao.
Bratzbabyzgirl1 2 years ago
I think the back seat is the best because I sat in the front once and I feel like I'm being pushed. In the back you're being pulled and its much more enjoyable.
SgtEaglefort 2 years ago
Duude thhis ride cannot b compared to steel force i am 16 yrs old and i almost died dat was crazy my hair was out my eyes were watery gwaud dat wascrazy as hell
MissEfron2798 2 years ago 2
fun ride
aasjb4ever 2 years ago
I call that ride The Whiplash because of all the nasty turns, especially at the very end like someone pulled the emergency breakes, hurts the shit out of ur neck and back
UltimateWeapon12 2 years ago 21
I agree. The ride gave me a headache D:
jrrangry 2 years ago
it gave me a hedache to it shake too much
wweisus 2 years ago
i agree... Thunderhawk is fun... but it hurts...
ravenclaw109 2 years ago 45
i agree to it hurts your head you get headcahes
wweisus 2 years ago
@ravenclaw109 i went on it to day front seat nd i got hurt was worth it
kingmetellus 1 year ago
@kingmetellus I WENT TODAY TO !!!!
lavchick101 1 year ago
@ravenclaw109 i did this ride, and i swear i didnt feel a thing, imo wildcat at hersheypark is worse
aquifer93 1 year ago
@UltimateWeapon12 i knoe righttttt to many dauymn jerkin
lavchick101 1 year ago
corniieeeeee!!!!!! NOW THE TALONS THE BEST AT DORNEY OR THE STEAL FRIGGIN FORCE!
XxDani164xX 2 years ago
it doesnt look that amusing
StyleZo3I9 2 years ago
the was not that long in dorney park
greenvictor 2 years ago
I first went on ThunderHawk when i was 8 in the frount seet i love that ride
KIBABIGFAN 2 years ago
im going to dorney park this weekend with my best friend n her family! ^_^ im sure shes gonna make me goon this one...she said she likes this one. lol.
iamspecial14 2 years ago
the talon is my favorite ride there
cheseeproductions 2 years ago
going on july 4 and 5 09
greenvictor 2 years ago
dude, i strongly reccommend not going than. its gonna be packed there on fourth of july weekend. you should go like 2 weeks after. im going a week after the fourth, on july 14. make sure there are no special events when you go too. and try to go on a tuesday or monday. thats how you get the shortest lines.
bballfreak5455 2 years ago
i dont like this ride.. the chairs are too small and it hurts me
briangurl24 2 years ago 3
this is cool
COOLKID93ful 2 years ago
this reminds me of the pheonix at dorney park
SaLlYrOx15 2 years ago
everytime i go to dorney park that ride is close. :P
sammyxbabie 2 years ago
this ride was awful encluding the fact that ear deathing screeching sound whne it goes around a turn
pink12301 2 years ago
i hate this ride my seet belt fell off when i was on it!
Mileyfan9698 2 years ago
are you serious? what'd you do?
Thunderflower367 2 years ago
nothing i just sat there and i went to pull it off and it was off
Mileyfan9698 2 years ago
so you pulled the seat belt off yourself?
Thunderflower367 2 years ago
no it was off when i got in the station when i went 2 pull it off it was off
Mileyfan9698 2 years ago
this ride sucks. its so slow that my friend was talking to me when he was on the ride and i was on the ground,
misterjtap 2 years ago 2
was it scary im only 10 and i want to ride it is it good?
mandylau12345 2 years ago
no ur seet belt might unbuckel right b4 the ride is over
Mileyfan9698 2 years ago
I MISS THE TUNNEL UNDER THE BUMPER CARS
irtr36 2 years ago
when i went on this it was soooo bumpy i couldnt concentrate on the ride
caramelapples101 2 years ago
This was my first coaster and i couldn't stop cursing when i saw the drop and i get yelled at by the people siting in front of me
raidersman23 2 years ago
THis ride hurts ur head the whole time
JRrodbunner 3 years ago 3
dorney needs another woodie.
shiningstars109 3 years ago 2
lol this thing looks like a toy compared to steel force
AlexR47x 3 years ago
I remember hitting my head after this ride it made me dizzy
Dapeo123 3 years ago
RIP Herculese!
coastergal123 3 years ago 3
i went on this front row... at a part you go off the trackss butt itss really not scaryy... i love steel forcee... XD
MeXEllysing4life 3 years ago
i remember when me and my friend use to ride this w/o our seat belts hahaha those were the days u gotta love the wooden coaster!!
braves4life25 3 years ago
this was better than i expected, i thought it would be "eh, its alright, but too small." i guess size can be decieving, cos i found it more fun than most of the other rides there
sloopjohnb9 3 years ago
this is one of the all time great wooden roller coasters...it was almost torn down...be glad its still running...
amxbell 3 years ago
This ride was fun I rode it last summer! I kept moving around in my seat because when I saw the drop I was like "OH HELL NO!" lol
thompsontalker79 3 years ago
i was gonna ride this yesterday but while we were two people from riding it, it broke down all b/c they added another train to the track lol should of just kept the one
thecandnshow123 3 years ago
i think its stupid!
digiovannantonio 3 years ago
i went on steel Force, then this ride, and me and my firend were like Wow, are we in Camp Snoopy( Dorney for little kids) or what?
baxterlover79 3 years ago
bawxter your corny ass was probably shittin in your seat
gtfo
Utubeharrr 3 years ago
i agree! me and my friends went on this after voodoo and we were like uh this sucks! it does its so little.
broadwayXOqueen114 3 years ago
The coaster was built in 1923. Back then it was something to talk about. Times change.
mega976 3 years ago
I love this ride but i got elbowed in the face when i was on it with my friend. lol. it was built in 1923 named "the coaster" but it was changed i think 10 years later to thunderhawk
pmagazzu 3 years ago
wow i dont know what everyone is saying "this ride hurts" i didn't think so when i rode it my only complaint was that my ass was out of the seat more than it was in it.
poophouse879 3 years ago
i loved hercules but this ride hurts
webkinzhuskyMia 3 years ago 2
I hate this ride...It cool how they still have it...the first coaster, but Hercules owned it!
Duseldorf1103 3 years ago
I used to love going on this coaster over and over again back in the 70's and 80's!!
PaOsfan 3 years ago 2
I love looking at SF while riding.
Sexydragon96 3 years ago
this ride hurts so bad
freeloader2293 3 years ago
I went to dorney park last week, and it was a rainy day, and there were hardly any people there. No lines, and we got front seat of every ride!
DarkEmperor121 3 years ago 2
Wow, lucky you! :)
FireLightning16 3 years ago
this ride is fun but is hurts
journey542 3 years ago
it does hurt. maybe because its old
WwegirlRoslaind 3 years ago
i love this ride!!
TheSnickers 4 years ago
mee too i love it so much fun ok the one next to it is like omg
johngianni1 3 years ago
me too!@!@@!!!its actually alot scarier than it really looks.my friend wanted to gop on the steel force,but i said no,so we went on thunderhawk as soon as it opened after testing(rainy day,so we had to wait) and she screamed on the first hill..shes glad she went on this instead
zinny21 3 years ago
What fun to revisit this ride after more than 40 years--how cool it's still there, and still the same roller coaster. Thanks for putting this up, sponge.
oldbunny 4 years ago
how high is this ride?
wescott19 4 years ago
about um....3/4 steel force.
zinny21 3 years ago
more like 1/4
dumdork55 3 years ago
maybe half?
zinny21 3 years ago
95 feet
predator233 3 years ago
I go to Lakeview Middle School. Our school is seperated into diffriant teams. I am on the THUNDERHAWKS. It's a good thing to, cause I love this ride!
THEHELLION5890 4 years ago
This was my first coaster(not counting the little baby ones). I still luv it. U get sooooooooo much airtime
ruabeliever 4 years ago
It was nice; a good unwind before I had to leave he park. I got on all the other coasters before this so.. yeah. ^^
LovelessYayaoi 4 years ago
This is a good warm-up ride, to get you pumped for Steel Force.
Rasenshuriken90 4 years ago
.....you actually took a video of this ride?
ChemicalxQueen 4 years ago 2
y not? cool ride
sloopjohnb9 4 years ago
its a figure of speech dumbo! And little kids can ride this coaster.
sweetmama82093 4 years ago
so is that dummo
Mundellproductions 4 years ago
just cause its not a huge steel looping thing doesnt mean its not fun. i liked this as much as talon
sloopjohnb9 4 years ago
48 inches or over retard and i don't think little todlers can go on.
Mundellproductions 4 years ago
I know that I'm not a baby, so get that straight.
sweetmama82093 4 years ago
Babies can't ride it dummo
Mundellproductions 4 years ago
whatevr,
sweetmama82093 4 years ago
this ride is for babies
sweetmama82093 4 years ago
like u
Devilsfan5 4 years ago
Right...And I'm guessing you neded to have your momma holdin' your hand when you got on?
Rasenshuriken90 4 years ago