Kennywood

 

Park 2 of our Eastcoaster 2023 Road Trip brought us to Kennywood

We wasted no time in heading directly to the reason we included this park on the trip

that reason being Steel Curtain

Steel Curtain was closed our last visit so we were super happy to catch it operating

The ride is extremely quirky

Quirky in the sense that it does not follow any of the formulas that previous looping coasters have laid out.  The inversions start right off the the bat before you even navigate a major drop.

We enjoyed the ride and were able to get 5 rides in on it during the course of the day

MiG Crew really enjoys visiting Kennywood for their collection of antique rides including the Road Rally

Thunderbolt is always a crowd pleaser

We can never pass up a shooting ride with how competitive our group is.

Last time we were here the Old Mill was still themed to Garfield's Nightmare

The new theme is interesting

Sky Rocket was up next

Definitely an older version of a launched coaster

It was next time to find some food.  I had what they called BBQ brisket.  Being from Missouri, I'm a bit of a BBQ snob.  That wasn't brisket.

After lunch we headed to the Kangaroo

Then it was time for the double down on Jack Rabbit

We next tried to ride the Racer but it was broke and never opened today

So we decided to go tour Noah's Ark

Turtle was next

Black Widow was down so some of the group decided to ride Pittsburg Plunge instead

The Exterminator was a really tough ride to get today as it kept going down

Time for the Whip.  Let the giggling begin

I told you there would be a lot of swing rides on this trip.  Here's #2

Swing Shot was next

Then we got several laps on Phantom's Revenge (which was made a little difficult since they only had one train)

Cosmic Chaos was next

Followed by Spinvasion, which most of the group decided was not that great of a ride

After a few more rerides around the park it was time to head out.

Another great day on this Road Trip

Kennywood

Welcome to Kennywood

This park has an amazing collection of flat rides.  This is the Bayern Kurve which is sort of a powered roller coaster

Pirate

Volcano - check out the cool facade that it pops out of

Cosmic Chaos

Kangaroo - this is the ONLY ride of its type left in the world

Paratrooper

Swing Shot

Wave Swinger

The Whip

The Exterminator is an indoor themed spinning mouse coaster.  This thing is top notch.

Pittsburg Plunge

Musik Express

Turtle

Noah's Ark - this is the only one of its kind in America.  This is an awesome walk through fun house that is a "must experience" when you visit the park

Ghostwood Estate (this is your typical Sally ride Boo Blasters ride)

Auto Race is another antique ride at the park

Honestly there's nothing else like it out there in the states.  Another "must ride"

Aero 360 - have to love the Kennywood Arrow theme of the ride

The park's grand Merry-Go-Round

Another antique ride is the Old Mill which is currently themed to Garfield's Nightmare

This is a relaxing float trip in a boat (as scene in the lower left of the photo) through a very long indoor tunnel past show scenes.

The park has some amazing roller coasters too - including the Phantom's Revenge

This hypercoaster towers over the park

The more wild of the park's historic wooden coasters is the Thunderbolt

The RACER is the park's racing wooden coaster

The interesting fact about this coaster is that it is one big loop.  Your train will exit one side of the station and enter back on the other side of the station.

The final historic wooden coaster at the park, is also the oldest - the Jack Rabbit

The Jack Rabbit is best known for its double down, which you can see the train navigating here.  That particular element creates an insane amount of airtime.

Coming soon to the park is another steel looping coaster known as the Steel Curtain

While it was testing when we visited, it was not quite ready for its public debut.  I guess we'll have to catch it next time we are in the area.

This is a beautiful historic park, and always a fun stop when in the Pittsburgh area.