kennywood!007 Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 May 18 was my schools Kennywood Park picnic day. My brother is still in grade school, and my mom plans the pavillion for his school. (Small private school). So it's good to have a place to go back and take a rest, and leave your bags there. Also theres some great photo opportunities for Racer and Jack Rabbit! I heard about the Phantom's Revenge recieving trims right before the crazy double down. I was worried this would take the airtime out of the last hills into the ending brakes, and how it would change the double down. Photos! Rained all morning, got to the park around 10:30, and it looked like it was gonna rain some more Walking to the entrance gates, the ground is soaked! Yuck. After entering the park, me, my girlfriend, my friend, and my girlfriend's friend (lol) walked over to out pavillion. After getting there we met my mom by the back private gate to make it easier to bring the stuff in to the pavillion. AFter all we did have a grill, food, and more food! Pavillion #8! Opened up my coaster season with the Jack Rabbit! Train about to go down the double dip. Oooooh, I'm baddddd! The game building you stand next to in line turned into a sharpy billboard...I guess people from Canada like Kennywood too! Ummm, no. Running two trains already. (Blue and pink). Goes down pretty dang far! Entering the tunnel. Zoomed in on a train entering the tunnel. Racer red train climbing the lift in the background. Ascending up the big hill. Entering the station/brakes. Carousel. Walking to Racer I took this pic of Aero 360. After BACK SEAT on Jack Rabbit, we wen't over to Racer. But it was closed so we walked around the park once, rode some flats and came back to an opened coaster! We took red train, and won by a hair! Literally, the best race I had on the ride yet. The red train on the oppostie side of the station. OMG it switched sides!! WHAT! HOW!! The trains climbing the lifts. Red train getting murdered. After Racer we wen't to the Exterminator which gets very long as the day goes on. So I advise anyone visiting Kennywood for the first time, ride this EARLY! Logo. Walking through the sewer tunnels. (Excuse my friend's hand! >_< Queue theming. Warning sign. Sorry its dark, but thats the car. I was told not to use the flash.. After you exit, you run into the Exterminator Van. Time for the Phantom's Revenge!!! Tons of photos cause I'm obsessed. The station. Coaster geek shot in 3....2....1! Mmmm, chain! A train climbing the huge lift hill. Coming down that twisted first drop! Hands-up!! At the bottom reaching insane speeds! ZOOOM! At the top of the second hill. Down under the Thunderbolt. Turnaround. Coming back up from the ravine. AIRTIME filled! Close-up of riders on the airtime hills. A train on the double down, you can see the trim brakes on it. But surprisingly they helped! They didn't effect the last two hills, and the double-down provided smooth airtime instead of that throwing you into your restraint-airtime! A train on the turnaround, you can see the trims more clearly in this. Next up was the awesome 255ft. Intamin Free Fall......Pittfall! Pittfall was running 3 sides yesterday, here is a group of riders falling from that 255ft tower! Mmmmm. Swing Shot here I come!!! It ran one side for the morning then opened both up later! Me, in the green shirt. Me in the green shirt again with the cargo shorts. Johna (my friend we met up with) on the right of me. Siloutte shot! After exiting Swing Shot I snatched a few pics of PR. Don't know why, but I love this angle. Top of lift. LEAF. MOVE BIRD MOOOOOVE!! Love this angle also. See we have no crazy people at Kennywood that would ride this in 60 degree weather. Big splash!! I take that back. They have to be FREEEEZING. Next over to Cosmic Chaos! But we'll ride Pirate since it's on the way over. Signiture Cosmic Chaos photo! To see more Cosmic Chaos pictures you can go to my Media Day Photo Trip Report here. http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=35197&highlight=cosmic+chaos Next was Thunderbolt, heres a train diving into the ravine. Tbolt ran one train in the morning then two the rest of the day. Tbolt lit up with its string lights. Phantom...through the trees! Getting dark... Love the lights on Cosmic Chaos! The line was decent all day, never too long. I got 3 rides on it. (The ride was actually broken down when I took this pic, but they got it back up and running in about 5 minutes.) Rode Volcano for my last flat ride of the day. Then we rode Jack Rabbit for the las coaster and last attraction for the day! Almost got last train, but we were one off. I end this Photo TR with a on ride shot (Not in movement) pic of Volcano at night! Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed it! --Zack P.s. I will most likely post some photos I left out soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo210 Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 Oh Dang it! You were riding rides when I was riding rides last night! That sucks. Well that was a great PTR anyways! Pleanty of Signature shots, Phantom's Revenge and leaves to go around! Stephen "Kennywood is on my top 20 list of parks I must visit before I die" M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeelTheFORCE Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 Great PTR!! I can't wait until I go to Kennywood to ride Cosmic Chaos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennywood!007 Posted May 19, 2007 Author Share Posted May 19, 2007 Thanks guys, and before anyone asks, I did eat Potatoe Patch I just didn't take a picture of them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan King Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 Very Nice! Enjoyed your PTR very much so! Gave us a beginning - end day! Very well done! Thanks!! -Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennywood!007 Posted May 19, 2007 Author Share Posted May 19, 2007 ^Your welcome Ryan, I'm glad you liked it! My goal was actually to do the whole day, cause I never got any night pictures of a park before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike541x Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 Great Tr. I might head out to Kennywood this summer on our way to Chicago. Great Pictures . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoshiFan Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 Great pictures, Kennywood looks like a great park (I'm kind of ashamed to admit I have never been there despite it being in PA) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 Nice report and photos. I'll be there in a few weeks myself. Kennywood is one of the parks I've been aching to visit for quite a long while, so I hope we get it on a good day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwantRevenge Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 awesome TR Zach! you got some cool shots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterdude5 Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 Awesome TR, Zack, you got some great shots of Phantom's Revenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennywood!007 Posted May 19, 2007 Author Share Posted May 19, 2007 ^Thanks John, but I have to get myself to take more pitctures of the other coasters...lol I'm addicted to Phantom's Revenge when I get there, cause it's so photogenic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLCP22 Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 Sounds like you had fun. Great shots, too. Love the angles on Phantom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennywood!007 Posted May 20, 2007 Author Share Posted May 20, 2007 Thanks for all the great replies. In return, more pictures for you! Kangaroo. Phantom's Revenge from Thunderbolt's line. A Thunderbolt train climbing the lift. Thunderbolt train on the upper turnaround. Phantom's Revenge train climbing lift from the station. Really dark pic of the Swings. Aero 360. Swing Shot. Our private midway to the Pavillion. It leads out into the game/Jack Rabbit midway. Ending this with Turnpike sinage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 *edit for stupidity* Anyways, great pics, loved the agles you got of Phantom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeelTheFORCE Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Never mind Great pics!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennywood!007 Posted May 21, 2007 Author Share Posted May 21, 2007 Lol, Kangaroo is no where near a scrambler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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