Kennywood (KW) Discussion Thread

[angryemobeaver]

I'm sure it'll be a great coaster. The inverted top hat almost looks like Arrow's cutback, like on Drachen Fire. I'm thinking I may have to do a Pennsylvania tour. Waldameer, Kennywood, Dorney, Hershey, Conneaut Lake, Dutch Wonderland, Knoebels, and maybe even CP since it would be on the way.

[coasterfan21]

I personally think this will be a very nice addition to an already great classic park. I cant wait.

[Devious]

I'm excited because:

 

A. KP Is putting in a new ride (Home park now)

B. It's a premier, and all of the ones i've been on have been awesome

C. It's going in in an area almost as exposed as phantom is, and sounds to have a compact, insane layout

 

I'm stoked, now all they need to do is offer Season passes

[CoasterExpert13]

Wow, I'm extremely excited! Yay for inversions!! I don't care who makes the ride, as long as it's smooth, reliable and fun!...And here I was thinking our biggest news was the opening of our new Casino!

[traincrossin]

Here's a screenshot of the layout from the preview video http://www.palaceentertainment.com/kennywood/NEWfor2010.html

 

I loved Mr. Freeze when I rode it so I can't wait to see how this turns out!

[HCLcoasters]

This looks interesting. I'm really interested in how that first tophat type thing is going to turn out. It looks rather odd with the breaks on the top. It sort of reminds me of a Eurofighter like Mystery Mine.

[xChris125x]

Something I threw together to try to help visualize the ride. Now i know it's not perfect, but I did my best by seeing how the layout was in the promo video (which was pretty bad to start with). The ending was the hardest part to figure out. The model is the correct height and speed.

 

 

Premier.nltrack

Remember, this is totally my interpretation. I'm sure it has a handful of flaws.

[atem122]

^Now that is a much better renditioning of it, you should post it on YT, you'd probably get a crapload of views

[Homer]

I am REALLY happy Kennywood is getting an awesome new coaster and not really scrapping a good family ride at the same time. Also, inversions, something lacking in Kennywood's classic collection (yeah, I know, Phantom 1.0 and Laser Loop).

[HCLcoasters]

^^^ Looking good. That first NL Model got me a tad scared

[xChris125x]

Well I'm confused by the track type too because the promo video uses two totally different kinds, so I just went with Premier's standard track.

[themeparkman25]

Can you post in on here so we can download it, the tpr NL version please!

 

I don't really know much about premier, but I really enjoyed wicked and speed so this should certainly be pretty good!

[xChris125x]

Sure! Give me a little bit to make it acceptable to share and then I'll post it with the pictures.

[Dailey Enterprizes]

I'm loving that we're getting a new coaster. To be honest I wasn't seeing anything bigger than another wild mouse or some kind of kiddie coaster hand-me-down from another park. This coaster is brand-spanking new, customized, and innovative (sort of). Atleast I've never ridden anything like this before...

 

I'm more than pleased!

[coasterfan21]

Great NL creation, it looks like a great fit for Kennywood.

[TheRapidsNerd]

Good to see another coaster on the horizon for next year. Lotsa good things to look forward to and happy that Kennywood is getting something new. Congrats to them.

[Kennyweird]

 

I'm really glad my home park is getting a new coaster, they were long overdue for one. I like the concept, it should be an interesting and unique ride.

[nitrofan]

35 pages of discussion on this in 1 day?

 

It looks to be a pretty cool ride. We haven't really seen many premier launchers lately, so this is a welcome ride for me!

[tedten]

35 pages of discussion on this in 1 day?

 

It looks to be a pretty cool ride. We haven't really seen many premier launchers lately, so this is a welcome ride for me!

 

Well, more like 14 pages but still impressive. & I agree I like the few I've been on especially when they're new and smooth. I really like how Kennywood is releasing the info in stages. I'm excited to see what it will be named, animations, construction, etc... I can't wait for next year!

[coasterking2981]

Is it me or are theme parks going on some sort of roller coaster spasm? I mean Kennywood's getting this interesting looking coaster, CF is putting up two new coasters at Carowinds and King's Dominion, Efteling's getting Joris en de Draak (George and the Dragon), on top of all the other rumored 2010 additions.

 

2010 looks to be a very interesting year.

[nitrofan]

^Not nescecarily considering how few coasters were installed in 2009.

[themeparkman25]

^Ya but you have to consider the magnitude of the ones that were installed.

 

ie) Manta, HRRR, Termy, Blue Fire, Diamondback, all those ones at the Happy Valley's. The list goes on and on, and compared to a "good" year like 2008, only 7 less were produced.

 

I would honestly say that the class of 2009 was one of the best.

[coasterbear30]

I don't know if anyone has said this yet but this sounds like a mixture of Batman and Robin:Chiller and Mr Freeze, except the launch up and over. Interested to see how this one turns out.

[ginzo]

I'm glad Kennywood is getting a new coaster. Rehabbing Phantom's Revenge just wasn't enough to justify another visit for me. Now I have a good reason to go back.

[Cameron]

Wow, this thing looks great! Definitely (for me) this is the coolest looking ride for 2010. I was bummed I didn't make it to Kennywood this year, but will certainly be there next.

 

Cameron.