Lost Kennywood. Actually newest part of park made to recapture the look of the turn of the century (the last one).
Kennywood Park is in West Mifflin, PA, just east of Pittsburgh, on a bluff overlooking the Monongahela River valley. It is only one of two amusement parks in the US to be listed on the National Register of Historic places. The park was opened in 18xx, and was originally a trolley park. That is, it was built by the trolley company as a destination for the trolley, and trolley was the only was of reaching it in its early days.
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Lost Kennywood. Actually newest part of park made to recapture the look of the turn of the century (the last one). |
First drop, Steel Phanton |
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Steel Phantom. Second drop under the Thunderbolt tracks. |
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The Pittsburg Plunge. |
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The Pittsburg Plunge as it hits the water. |
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The Thunderbolt after the lift hill. John Miller designed coaster. This is probably the most photographed scene in the park. |
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The sign at the entrance of the Thuunderbolt attests to its popularity. |
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Of course, this sign has been here the 30 years I've been coming to the park. |
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A new addition is more parking on the hill across from the park, and a ski lift to take you to the entrance. |
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Here's mom and my sister, Heather, on the lift. |
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Kennywood is situated over the Monogahela River valley. |
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The Jack Rabbit. |
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The Kennywood lagoon has changed some over the years. |
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The Jack Rabbit. |
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The Old Mill, the park's oldest ride, is a "tunnel of love" type boat ride. The Old Mill was the ride's original name, and is again, although for most of my life, it had been Hardheaded Harold's Hilariously Horrendous Haunted Hideaway (Haunted Hideaway, for short). |
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The Racer is unique in that it is a continuous track racing coaster, and the two trains switch boarding stations every run. |
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Reserved. |