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Kennywood is an amusement park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, just southeast of Pittsburgh. The park opened on May 30, 1898, as a trolley park attraction at the end of the Mellon family 's Monongahela Street Railway.
West Mifflin is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, located southeast of downtown Pittsburgh. The population was 19,589 at the 2020 census . [ 5 ] It is named after Thomas Mifflin , 1st Governor of Pennsylvania , signer of the United States Constitution , and 1st Quartermaster General of the United States Army .
Phantom's Revenge is a steel hypercoaster located at Kennywood amusement park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. It originally opened as Steel Phantom in 1991, featuring the fastest speed and longest drop of any roller coaster in the world. Its second drop is longer than its first, which is a unique characteristic among roller coasters.
Exterminator is a steel roller coaster located at Kennywood amusement park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. The coaster was manufactured by Reverchon Industries. It opened on April 18, 1999. The ride is heavily themed around the concept of the rider as a rat attempting to escape from exterminators.
In late June 2011, Kennywood listed its Pitt Fall ride for sale with the International Rides Management brokerage company. [2] On December 15, 2011, Kennywood announced that Black Widow would be added for the 2012 season, replacing Pitt Fall. [3] [4] Black Widow officially opened to the public on June 8, 2012. [1]
Thunderbolt, previously known as Pippin, is a wooden roller coaster located at Kennywood amusement park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. It was originally built and designed by John A. Miller and opened in 1924. It was later renovated for the 1968 season, which involved a major track expansion designed by Andy Vettel.
In 1989, they opened Sandcastle Waterpark just a few miles from Kennywood. They acquired Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut, in 1996, and Story Land in Glen, New Hampshire in 2007. On December 11, 2007, Kennywood Entertainment announced that it would be selling all five of its amusement parks to Parques Reunidos, a company based in Madrid ...
Jack Rabbit is a wooden roller coaster located at Kennywood Park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania.Designed and built by John A. Miller [2] and Harry C. Baker, [3] Jack Rabbit opened in 1920, making it one of the oldest roller coasters in the world still in operation. [4]