Journey to the Center of the Earth

Was at Dorney Park. It was a boat dark ride. It was located next to Thunderhawk Roller Coaster between the Zephyr train tracks and the coaster. It was torn down off season 92/93 after Cedar Fair bought the park.

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• Journey

[rwk360]

The face is because this is from a TV show that aired on PBS and I taped it but I only put the segments about this ride on here and removed the part where it shows a guy talking, I wanted to splice the on ride scenes together without the guy talking in between, but it must have got a second of him on here.

[rwk360]

Why did you remove your comment? Your dad really put the sound effects in for this ride? I though the original sounds were put in by Bill Tracy in 1960 when he renovated the Mill Chute into the Journey that we all knew. There are quite a few articles online about the late Bill Tracy (passed Aug 1974) and his former company. laffinthedark, etc. Ocean City MD Haunted House ochh net. They put a new haunted house attraction last year in this location where the back and lift hill of Journey was.

[rwk360]

Want to ride a similar ride? Go to Rye Playland, NY. They have an Old Mill. And Lanzig, it was my favorite, too along with the other defunct spook rides, Gold Mine, Bucket O' Blood. I've been going to DP since 1976 at 2 years old. I'm looking forward to the new Haunt this year, and Club Blood, the new indoor haunt by White Water Landing to be constructed soon. I still live with my mom 2 miles west of the park.

[rwk360]

There's a nice night shot of this ride at tunnel of laffs. org

[rwk360]

Here's a little known fact on this ride-if you go to ridezone website to the past rides of Dorney Park you will notice the front sign below the dragon is different-that picture was taken 1987 or 1988. And on the article on laff in the dark on this ride, older pictures from the 70's/early 80's show yet another sign probably the original 1960 Bill Tracy one. The sign on this video was most likely from 1990.

[rwk360]

Thank you for the comments. This was one of my favorite rides as a kid/teen in the 1980's. The inside was supposed to be caves, with scary scenes behind plexiglass on the left side. I have a set of 11 photos of this showing the front, the inside tunnel, and the lift and drop. DP once had a great collection of Bill Tracy dark rides but Cedar Fair got rid of rest of them. Some burned. The closest ride to this would be the Old Mill at Rye Playland, NY.

[johntheechidna1]

Disney didn't make a "Journey to the Center of the Earth" movie. 20th Century Fox did.

[andnowtheres2]

yeah my dad worked at the park in main. and also did sound effects for the park. I know Bill Tracy did the original. It's sad this ride was demolished, i know there was a lot of work that needed to be done and also it was known as an eye sore to cedar fair!

[ladymisstrace]

love this....thanks!! i grew up 5 mins from Dorney & this was my favourite ride even with the rats in the water! There was a door halfway thru the ride on the right side and we used to jump out to freak the ride operators out. How mature we were!

[Lilsniffs109]

What is with the random face at 0:40?

[Ethanterff]

my dad stole the spider

[skotitube]

This ride will always be in my heart.

[5inthehole]

@rwk360 Yes RWK360, Tracy indeed made all those sound effects in his NJ shop and later with Damon & Mesmore shortly before his untimely death.

[5inthehole]

@rwk360 As a Darkride afficianado I'd first tell you i'd love to see those photo's of the inside Tracy stunts. He was the pinicle of the spooky house experience and very few of his original 1960's-early 1970's house still exsist. We lost quite a few just in the last 5 years including a couple of Whacky Shacks and Pirate Dens.Those photos are worth big coin=do yourself a favor and copywrite them...I say there worth $250-$750 each depending on the shot. Thanks again for posting!

[Silverstreek96]

@BrickstarRunner dont forget hercules at dorney park