Dorney Park Open for 2013 Season: 5 Things to Know

Dorney Park opened Friday. You'll have to wait another three weeks for Wildwater Kingdom, which opens May 25. Here's info on discounted tickets.

1. Dorney Park in South Whitehall will be open on weekends only until May 25, when Wildwater Kingdom also opens. This weekend's hours are as follows: Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. 2. Lehigh Valley residents get a discount on admission this weekend. According to Dorney Park's Facebook page, park patrons from Lehigh and Northampton counties, as well as Berks, Monroe and Carbon counties, can present their ID at the ticket booth this weekend (May 3-5) to buy up to four tickets at $25 per ticket. (Regular admission is $39.99 online to $49.99 at the gate, per ticket but there are junior/senior admissions and starlight tickets). Also, you can save money on Friday night admissions—and help raise money for …

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Dorney Park Hiring 2,500 for Summer 2013

The 2013 opening date is May 3 for Dorney Park

  Dorney Park is now accepting applications online to fill more than 2,500 seasonal positions for the 2013 season. A diverse range of job opportunities is available and associates are needed in all areas of park operation, including admissions, cash control, entertainment, foods, games, haunt, human resources, information technology, lifeguards, maintenance, merchandise, park operations, safety, security and warehouse. Apply online now. Qualified applicants will be contacted to schedule an on-site interview. Whether this is your first job, or you have the experience necessary for some of the behind-the-scenes jobs, Dorney Park is an employer of choice for more than 2,500 associates. They are looking for enthusiastic, service-oriented …

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Free Flu Shots at Dorney Park Saturday Nov. 3

Lehigh Valley Health Network will offer free flu shots at Dorney Park from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, November 3

  Lehigh Valley Health Network will administer free seasonal flu vaccinations for adults and children six months and older during two drive-through community sessions this weekend: Once again this year LVHN is partnering with area food banks and shelters including the Allentown Area Ecumenical Food Bank, Second Harvest Food Bank, Allentown Rescue Mission and the AIDS Activities Office food pantry to accept donations of non-perishable food items that have not expired during each of the drive-thru sessions. Food donations are optional and not required to receive a shot.  Those planning to receive a shot are urged to register online in advance. Hourly slots are available for both sessions. Reservation times are estimates and not guaranteed. A…

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Dorney Park's Boo! Blast Opens Saturday

Boo! Blast features scare-free Halloween activities for families and kids.

  Boo! Blast opens Saturday, Sept. 15, at Dorney Park, with plenty of scare-free activities for families and kids. New this year is Trick-Or-Treating with the Dinosaurs at Dinosaurs Alive! and a Petting Zoo. Boo! Blast runs from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 28.  Here's what's featured: * Trick or Treat with the Dinosaurs, sponsored by The Crayola Experience of Easton. Kids can collect treats at six stations, in the shadows of more than 30 life-sized, and moving, dinosaurs. There is a separate $5 admission fee from the park entrance fee. * Howl-O-Fest Cove, where families can pick and paint pumpkins, make masks, go through a bale maze and pet zoo animals. * Clown factory, where youngsters move through a clown-making …

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Walking Dead Cast to Join Dorney's Zombie Invasion

Dorney Park announced Friday that zombies from the AMC series The Walking Dead will join the park's Zombie invasion on Friday, Sept. 14.

  Three cast members of AMC's The Walking Dead will be at Dorney Park for its Zombie Invasion on Friday, Sept. 14, the park announced Friday. The second annual Zombie Invasion kicks off the park's Haunt V season, and guests will be allowed to come in costume or they can be transformed by make-up artists at the park. The event is open to the public, including season passholders. Here's a schedule of events for the Zombie Invasion on Friday, Sept. 14: * 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Panel Discussion with Walking Dead zombies Kevin Galbraith, Savana Wehunt, and Sonya Thompson. * 9:30 p.m. to 11p.m. Meet-and-greet opportunity with Kevin Galbraith, Savana Wehunt, and Sonya Thompson. The event will be a preview of "terrors" for the Halloween season. …

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Tell Us: What Were Your Summer Highlights?

What was the best part of summer 2012 for you and your family - a Musikfest concert, trip to the shore or backyard cookout?

We're heading into the final holiday weekend of summer and we'd like to know what you'll remember about this year's vacation, day trips and warm weather activities. Tell us in the comments section below and post your photos to this article. Did you go to the shore, do the chicken dance at Musikfest, ride the new Stinger roller coaster at Dorney Park or cool off at the local pool? Share your stories and pictures.

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9:28 pm on Saturday, September 1, 2012

Family campout at the Wildlands Conservancy in June, with a few families from my daughter's kindergarten class. We stayed in tents (provided), had a moonlit hike that was capped with a bonfire and s'mores. The girls had a blast.   more ›

Tell Us: Would You Ride Dorney Park's Stinger?

Would you feel safe on Dorney Park's Stinger roller coaster knowing riders have now gotten stuck on it twice?

Riders were stuck 138 feet off the ground for 90 minutes Wednesday on Dorney Park's new Stinger coaster. A rescue was averted when the park got the coaster moving again. The Stinger, an inverted coaster that flips riders six times, is new to Dorney Park this season. Dorney got the ride from Great America Park in California, where 24 riders got stuck on the ride (then known as Invertigo) for hours in 2009 because of a mechanical failure, according to a published report. No one was injured. Would you feel safe riding the Stinger? Vote in our poll and tell us in the comment section below. No one was injured in Wednesday's incident at Dorney, but medical personnel were called to evaluate the riders as a precaution. The coaster got stuck "on …

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Dorney Park Opens Today: 8 Things to Know

Eight new attractions at Dorney Park, which opens for the 2012 season today.

Dorney Park opens today for the 2012 season. Here are eight new things to expect this season: 1. Dinosaurs Alive! The three-acre Dinosaur Park features 32 life-sized animated dinosaurs. The largest is the Ruyang Yellow River dinosaur, which measures 30 feet in height and 72 feet in length. The attraction winds along a 2,500-foot path through a wooded area of the park. In six main scenes and nine thematic exhibits, the story unfolds -- when and where the dinosaurs lived, what they ate, how they protected themselves and the problems they encountered. The dinosaurs move -- and in one scene tremble -- and they roar. A few have interactive consoles that allow park-goers to guide their movements. There is also a dig site, where youngsters can …

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Boo! Blast by Day and Halloween Haunt by Night

Dorney Park offers thrills and frights for the whole family during October.

By day, Dorney Park’s Boo! Blast is a kid friendly Halloween adventure, complete with a corn maze, pumpkin patch and trick-or-treating at everyone’s house from Old Mother Hubbard to Jack in his beanstalk. After 6 p.m., the park transforms into a scene straight out of Night of the Living Dead, complete with roaming ghouls hidden around smoke filled corners, psycho clown mazes and screams throughout the park for the Halloween Haunt.  Boo! Blast is open every Saturday and Sunday, from noon – 5:00 p.m. and Halloween Haunt on Friday, Saturday and select Sundays from 6:00 p.m. – midnight, until October 30 A few weeks back, my family visited Dorney. While my two year old son was more excited exchange hugs with the costumed characters, the 10 and …

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