Photo TR: Kennywood 7/29/2007

[sscamatt]

Arrived at the park around 3pm. It was a long drive from Dollywood.

 

Kennywood has a Ski Lift to move people to and from the upper parking lot:

 

The entrance area looks fantastic:

 

 

Once you enter the gates, you must get to the actual park which is across the street. There is a tunnel that you must go through to get there:

 

They even have some awesome paintings on the wall:

 

First ride we saw was the turnpike. We didn't ride, but I snapped some photo's. It's rare to see this body style of antique car that runs on an electric track:

 

 

Kennywood is full of rare rides that no longer exist anywhere else. One of these is the Kangaroo:

 

 

First up was the Jack Rabbit. I would suggest riding the back car for the most airtime on this coaster:

 

 

There are no gates in the station, actually there aren't even any rails at all in the station. The park is very trusting of their guests:

 

 

Next up was the Racer. The line was somewhat long, but the ride ops were racing it properly:

 

 

The Auto Race is a must ride if you visit this park. The cars go very fast through the track, it looks as you are watching something in fast forward:

 

The Gold Rusher was next. This is a dark ride that is pretty short and has some old theming. The loading station is outside(where it is very bright) and the inside is very dark. This transition makes it seem even darker inside because your eyes take a while to adjust. It adds a nice effect:

 

 

 

Kennywood has a "Potato Patch". They serve fresh cut fries here. I would suggest getting cheese on them:

 

Phantom's Revenge is next. This coaster is unique in that the second drop is actually larger than the first. This is because it drop down into a big ditch. There are a lot of pops of airtime during the second half. The ride is somewhat short, but the way the restraints are designed make it very thrilling:

 

 

 

 

 

Next up was the Exterminator. It is a nicely themed spinning coaster. This coaster spins a lot!. The line for this was long and moved slow as the coaster has somewhat poor capacity:

 

The S&S Screamin Swing was only running one arm. These things are turning out to be maintenance nightmares:

 

The disk-o (Cosmic Chaos) here is themed to aliens. It looks really nice at night. This disk-o is unique because it has the small disk on the larger track:

 

 

 

 

 

King Kahuna was next. They weren't running the best program, but it still was a lot of fun. You can see some of the purple paint coming through from when it used to be at Lake Compounce:

 

Thunderbolt was next. This is the best woodie here, and for its age, gives a very good ride. There is no seat divider and there are some strong laterals so they don't allow single riders in a seat:

 

 

 

Noah's Ark is a very interesting walk through, another must see if you visit Kennywood. This attraction has a long line and low capacity:

 

Another Kennywood classic is the Turtle:

 

 

Garfield's Nightmare is a 6 minute boat ride with 3-D effects. This reverse waterwheel is powered by an electric motor and the paddles are what moves the water in the ride:

 

Some other pics from the day:

 

 

 

 

 

Kennywood really lights up at night:

 

 

 

 

 

 

For larger versions of the photos here and for some extra pics: http://www.pbase.com/sscamatt/2007_07_29_kennywood

[odene497]

Great pictures and a few beautiful night shots. I really need to get to Kennywood sometime.

[coasterdude5]

Awesome night shots, Kennywood looks like an awesome park.

[EastCoastn07]

 

Funny thing is I know the girl in that picture (the one working the ride). You really got some great shots of the park and am glad you had a great time at one of my favorite parks.

[redfoot12]

Nice pictures.

I really hope to make my first trip to Kennywood this year. I've never been to a park like it and it would make a great first traditional amusement park visit.

[Groteslurf]

Nice tr and pics.

Kennywood looks like such a nice park.

That Auto Race attraction looks wicked.

[itsme102]

I miss Kennywood. I hope I can back there soon. Nice trip report, I like the night shots.