State Gives Dorney Park High Marks for Rider Safety
Dorney Park alerted the state to the Stinger coaster getting stuck on Wednesday even though it was not required by law to do so, a state Department of Agriculture spokeswoman said.
Despite riders being stuck on the Stinger coaster at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom for 90 minutes on Wednesday, the park receives high marks for rider safety from the state Department of Agriculture, the agency responsible for regulating rides at amusement parks and community festivals in Pennsylvania. "They have an outstanding record with us," said Nicole Bucher, spokeswoman for the state Department of Agriculture. Bucher said Dorney Park alerted the state to the Stinger malfunction on Wednesday, even though it was not required by law to do so since no one was injured. Dorney Park has its own ride inspectors on site, but a state quality assurance inspector who lives nearby went to the park "to get a handle on the situation." Dorney …
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5:40 pm on Friday, June 8, 2012
would love to see a list of all incidents reported to the state and all the deaths that have occurred at the park more ›