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Park News - (7/1/09) According to a reader, Dorney Park was hit by a Blackout the other night (June 29th) at about 8:45pm, which affected the entire park. Riders had to be evaculated from many of the park’s rides and coasters.
  (6/26/09) Dorney park is how holding a vote to pick the new name for the Little Laser coaster and have narrowed the final choices down to: Kiddie Hawk, Slightly Possessed, Steel First, Kiddie Coaster and Little Lightning. You can vote here (down a little on the left side) to pick your favorite choice… right now Little Lightning seems to be winning by a large majority.
  (5/16/09) With the Laser no more at Dorney Park the park has decided that it’s time it’s little sibling, the Little Laser coaster, gets a new name. To help with the effort the park is putting on a name the coaster contest to come up with a new name for Little Laser and is accepting suggestions between now and May 31st.
  (3/1/09) Some general Dorney Park news this week that was sent in a few weeks ago from a reader who went to the East Coaster event, but I kind of lost it. It seems that with the removal of the Laser, the “Little Laser” will also be getting a new name at some point, possibly as part of a name-the-coaster contest. They also mentioned some good Halloween Haunt news for this fall, where the haunt would feature 8 new attractions this year. There will be 2 new scare zones (The Gauntlet & Pirate Passage) a couple of new shows (Ghoul Time Theater and one other) and four new haunts (Backwoods, Death Trap, Asylum and Psycho Circus).
  (2/25/09) The Whitehall Township has approved a change to the zoning regulations for Dorney Park that will eliminate the old “patchwork” pattern and change it into a new more clear area that will permit new rides to be built, restricted areas and keep the current “buffer” area where nothing is allowed. The “standard” will include most of the existing park now, allowing rides up to 540 feet from sea level, which translated into 160 – 230 feet depending on where in the park you are. The “restricted” area along the Eastern edge of the park only allows rides up to 30 feet tall. There is also some kind of limit on “tall rides” described as being over 85 feet tall, where the park is allowed to have at least three more of these, but can replace any existing tall ride with another when removed.
  (1/19/09) According to a reader, a Dorney Park rep at the No Coaster Con this past weekend revealed that VooDoo will be renamed Possessed for the 2009 season.

2009 - Ice Show - (5/20/09) Special thanks to one of our readers for sending in a b unch of new construction pictures of the new Good Times Theater.
  (5/19/09) Speical thanks to ThePlaz for sending us a link to his Dorney Park photo update from this past weekend showing off some pictures of the new Snoopy On Ice theater now under construction.
  (11/5/08) Dorney Park invited the local ACErs into the park the other day to take their goodbye run on Laser. During the event it was revealed to the group that Dorney would be adding a 600 seat indoor show theater for a new Snoopy on Ice Show that would take the place of the Blue & White pavilion near the park’s main entrance.

Future Plans - Rumor - (11/8/06) I’ve heard an interesting rumor this week that mentions some possible long term growth plans for the park. We’ve heard that the park may be planning on paving the current overflow parking lot in advance of some long term plans that could see more of the park expanding out into the current existing parking lot near the entrance. We were also told they were looking into possible park redesigns that could someday see the main entrance of the park relocated to feed into the lower section of the park and allow for more redevelopment at the top where the current entrance is.