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Hairspray

Dorney Park

Allentown · United States  ·  Segregated amusement park riot

Hairspray filmed at Dorney Park, Allentown. This real Pennsylvania theme park plays the segregated amusement park in the story, where a riot breaks out. On screen it's Tilted Acres.

Where to go

40.580132, -75.533788
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Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
Hairspray (1988)
On screen
Tilted Acres
In real life
Dorney Park, Allentown
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did Hairspray film at Dorney Park?
At 40.580132, -75.533788 in Allentown. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Dorney Park?
Open to the public, ticketed.
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