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Pitt Fall was a drop tower ride located at Kennywood amusement park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. The name of the ride was a pun on the word "pitfall", a type of booby trap, but spelled with two "t"'s in reference to the nearby city of Pittsburgh. When it opened in 1997, it was the tallest drop tower in the world.
Kennywood served as the inspiration for "Joyland Park" in LJ Smith's teen horror novel The Forbidden Game: The Kill. Kennywood served as the main inspiration for Jennifer Cruise and Bob Mayer's novel Wild Ride. The writers acknowledged the park by thanking "Kennywood for giving us a place to start thinking about Dreamland".
This is a summary of notable incidents that have taken place at various independently owned amusement parks, water parks or theme parks.This list is not intended to be a comprehensive list of every such event, but only those that have a significant impact on the parks or park operations, or are otherwise significantly newsworthy.
Kennywood: Dark Ride: 2004: The ride replaced Old Mill at Kennywood. Ghost Chasers SpongeBob SquarePants: Movie Park Germany: Wild mouse: 2000 Formerly Mad Manor (2005–2007) and Tom and Jerry's Mouse in the House (2000–2005) Die große Welle Vic the Viking: Holiday Park: Disk'O Coaster: July 17, 2021 Gundam the Ride: A Baoa Qu: Mobile Suit ...
Jungle Coaster (Wild mouse from Mack Rides, 2004-2009, since 2011 at Legoland Florida) (replaced by the Legoland Hotel) Magic Theatre (1996-2007) Mole-in-One Mini Golf (Miniature golf, 2007-2013) (replaced by Drench Tower) Muscle Maker (Hand-pump on-track cart ride, 1996-2003) (replaced by the picnic area The Truck Stop)
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.
Sandcastle is owned by Palace Entertainment, subsidiary of Spain-based Parques Reunidos, who purchased original parent company Kennywood Entertainment. The company runs its original sister parks, Kennywood, Idlewild Park, and Lake Compounce. The park contains sixteen water slides, several swimming pools, and a handful of other attractions.
Turnpike was a ride at Kennywood amusement park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. It was introduced for the 1966 season. Turnpike originally had gasoline-powered cars, which were later replaced with electric cars. Kennywood dismantled Turnpike in 2010 in order to make room for the new Sky Rocket launched steel roller coaster. The park stated that ...