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In my opinion the only bad part of freefall rides like Demon Drop is the rough transition between the brake run and the lower level station track.  There is a huge painful bang here when the car rolls back onto the little chain lift mechanism that lowers the car.  Bond, being an avid ride designer in his head had three different modifications all designed up before the day was done.  Even with this shortfall I would take one of these any day over a modern drop ride. 



Next to Demon Drop is a nice piece of history.  This s one of Solomon Dorney's trout ponds that were built to feed the patrons who visited his property to swim, picnic and play back in 1860.



With the inviting waters of Cedar Creek it is no surprise that Mr. Dorney's little picnic grounds grew into an amusement park that still thrills guests one hundred and thirty-one years later.



Thunder Creek Mountain is Dorney Park's log flume.  It opened in 1982 and it was the surprise ride of Dorney Park.
 


What makes Thunder Creek Mountain different than your average generic log flume.  It is built into the hillside and uses Dorney Park's natural terrain for the ride.  It rides more like a rapids ride than a log flume as the chute has several swells of water that send the log up and down.  There are several water sprayers that you think will turn off right as you get to them but they don't and end up completely soaking you if the rapids haven't.  Then to end it all the Thunder Creek Mountain has a huge drop back down the hillside with a huge splash at the end.

I didn't expect to get soaked but Thunder Creek Mountain drenched all of us. 


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