Family Rides

Planet Snoopy is a great place for families to enjoy themselves at Dorney Park, but the fun does not stop there! Over ten family rides can meet both you and your child's fun-filling needs. Whether it is riding the breathtaking Ferris Wheel or spinning in circles on the Tilt-A-Whirl, there is fun for everyone at Dorney Park!
Antique Carrousel
Level 1 - Low Thrill
Antique Carrousel
A 1921 Dentzel carousel featuring a 66 piece menagerie and two chariots.
Height Requirement: 46" or accompanied by a responsible person
Apollo
Level 3 - Moderate Thrill
Apollo
A circular ride that rotates while alternately lifting and then dropping the cars relative to the center of the ride.
Height Requirement: 46" or accompanied by a responsible person
Cedar Creek Cannonball
Level 1 - Low Thrill
Cedar Creek Cannonball
This old-fashioned replica steam engine provides a relaxing trip for its passengers with views of Thunder Canyon, Hang Time and Talon. During HAUNT, this ride becomes the Cedar Freak Cannonball haunted adventure!
Height Requirement: 46" or accompanied by a responsible person
Chance Carrousel
Level 1 - Low Thrill
Chance Carrousel
The Chance Carrousel has thirty animals and two carriages. The animals move up and down as the ride spins in a circle. The B.A.B. band organ next to the ride provides riders with traditional carousel music while riding.
Height Requirement: 46" or accompanied by a responsible person
Ferris Wheel
Level 2 - Mild Thrill
Ferris Wheel
The Ferris Wheel is a 90-foot-high giant gondola wheel. Each of the twenty gondolas can hold six guests. From the top of the ride, guests receive a breathtaking view of Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom, a view that is especially spectacular at night.
Height Requirement: 48" or accompanied by a responsible person
Monster
Level 3 - Moderate Thrill
Monster
The Monster is a family ride that features unique spinning cars twisting atop undulating arms.
Height Requirement: 46" or accompanied by a responsible person.
Musik Express
Level 3 - Moderate Thrill
Musik Express
The Musik Express is operated in a forward direction, with guests seated in twenty, three-passenger cars. Guests are thrilled by the centrifugal force of the ride which pushes them to the outside of each car.
Height Requirement: 52" or accompanied by a responsible person. 78" max
Road Rally
Level 3 - Moderate Thrill
Road Rally
Road Rally features gasoline-powered vehicles that are modeled after classic sports cars. Each car has its own eight horse power engine. Guests drive their cars over a highway themed track located along Cedar Creek.
Height Requirement: 48" or accompanied by a responsible person
Scrambler
Level 3 - Moderate Thrill
Scrambler
The Scrambler consists of three sweep arms, each of which supports four cars. Each car seats two to three guests. The arms revolve in a clockwise direction while the cars revolve in a counter-clockwise direction around the arms.
Height Requirement: 36" when accompanied by a responsible person, or 48" to ride alone
Sea Dragon
Level 3 - Moderate Thrill
Sea Dragon
The Sea Dragon is a 60-foot long electro-hydraulic swing themed after a Viking ship. The ride has ten seats that accommodate up to five guests each. The ship swings back and forth giving the rider the sensation of riding troubled waves on the high seas.
Height Requirement: 48" or accompanied by a responsible person
Thunder Canyon
Level 5 - Aggressive Thrill
Thunder Canyon
Thunder Canyon is a river rapids ride consisting of eight-passenger rafts propelled by approximately one million gallons of water along a 16,400-foot path. The rafts plunge and rock through an authentic looking cavern.
Height Requirement: 46"
Tilt-A-Whirl
Level 3 - Moderate Thrill
Tilt-A-Whirl
Cars on the Tilt-a-Whirl pivot individually about an axle while the ride platform revolves up and down in a counterclockwise direction.
Height Requirement: 46
Wave Swinger
Level 3 - Moderate Thrill
Wave Swinger
Let the wind blow through your hair on elevated hanging swings that rotate in a circular motion.
Height Requirement: 48"
Whip
Level 2 - Mild Thrill
Whip
Riders travel in carts through an oval that "whips" them around 180-degree turns. The Whip has entertained families at Dorney Park since 1920.
Height Requirement: 46" or accompanied by a responsible person
Zephyr
Level 1 - Low Thrill
Zephyr
This miniature train takes riders on a scenic trip that ends where it begins. Added to the Park in 1935, the Zephyr helped Dorney Park survive the Great Depression. It is a one-of-a- kind train designed after the Burlington Zephyr--the first streamline train.
Height Requirement: 46" or accompanied by a responsible person