{{short description|Roller coaster}} {{Infobox roller coaster |name = Steel First |image= Little Laser 1.jpg |caption= |previousnames = Snowball Express at Santa's Village AZoosment Park |location = Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom <!--Must not be linked, will auto-categorize the coaster.--> |section= <!--Must not be linked.--> |coordinates = {{coord|40.57776|-75.53735|region:US-PA_type:landmark|display=title,inline}} |type = Steel <!--Must be "Steel" or "Wood", nothing else. Must not be linked.--> |type2 = Junior <!--Must not be linked, will auto-categorize the coaster.--> |status = Removed |opened = {{Start date|1985}} |closed = {{End date|2010}} |manufacturer=Allan Herschell Company <!--Must not be linked, will auto-categorize the coaster.--> |designer= |model=Little Dipper |track=Oval |lift= |height_ft= <!--Must be expressed in feet and may contain only numeric characters.--> |drop_ft= <!--Must be expressed in feet and may contain only numeric characters.--> |length_ft= <!--Must be expressed in feet and may contain only numeric characters.--> |speed_mph= <!--Must be expressed in miles per hour and may contain only numeric characters.--> |inversions= |duration= |angle= <!--Do not include "degrees", it is added automatically.--> |capacity= |cost= |acceleration= |gforce= |restriction_in=54 <!--Must be expressed in inches and may contain only numeric characters.--> |replacement = Dragon Coaster |rcdb_number=242 <!--The number in the URL of the coaster's RCDB page--> |extend={{Infobox roller coaster extend |location= Santa's Village AZoosment Park <!--Must not be linked.--> |coordinates={{coord|42.091|-88.256|display=inline}} |locationarticle= <!--Must not be linked.--> |section= <!--Must not be linked.--> |subsection= <!--Should be linked.--> |status = Relocated |opened= |closed= {{End date|1985}} |cost= }} | trains = 1<!--Must contain only numeric characters.--> | carspertrain = 3<!--Must contain only numeric characters.--> | rowspercar = 2<!--Must contain only numeric characters.--> | ridersperrow = 2<!--Must contain only numeric characters.--> }} '''Steel First''' was a junior steel roller coaster located at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Manufactured by the Allan Herschell Company, the ride opened to the public in 1985.
The coaster was originally located at Santa's Village in East Dundee, Illinois, where it was known as '''Snowball Express'''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Steel First - Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom (Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States) |url=https://rcdb.com/242.htm |access-date=2023-10-05 |website=rcdb.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Snowball Express - Santa's Village AZoosment Park (Dundee, Illinois, United States) |url=https://rcdb.com/2679.htm |access-date=2023-10-05 |website=rcdb.com}}</ref> It was removed in 1985 and placed in storage, until it was bought and moved to Dorney Park. Its maximum rider height was 54".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom - Steel First |url=https://www.themeparkreview.com/parks/p_126_3990_dorney_park__wildwater_kingdom_steel_first |access-date=2023-10-05 |website=www.themeparkreview.com}}</ref>
It was originally named '''Colossus Junior & Little Laser''' after the defunct Laser coaster,<ref name=":0" /> but its name was changed to Steel First for the 2009 season, instead named for the Steel Force coaster.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Steel First at Dorney Park - CoasterBuzz |url=https://coasterbuzz.com/RollerCoasters/steel-first |access-date=2023-10-05 |website=coasterbuzz.com}}</ref> Steel First operated until the 2010 season, and has since been removed.
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