KENNYWOOD1

Kennywood Park

The Old Mill is the oldest ride in the entire park. It was built in 1901, and is a 6 minute long water ride. You sit in a wooden boat and flow through a dark, cool, and relaxing ride. It celebrated its 100 year anniversary in 2002, but the Old Mill was re-made into a ride called “Garfield’s Nightmare”.

Up for a ride that will toss you around and up in the air? If so, the Jack Rabbit is perfect for you! It was built in 1921, designed by John A. Miller, but built by Kennywood, and hasn’t been changed or moved since the day it was created. The Jack Rabbit is 70 ft. tall and 2,132 ft. long. The tracks are made of wood and this is the only coaster in the world that has a double dip.

Another coaster that had a double dip, at Kennywood, was the Pippin. It was built in 1924, and was designed by John A. Miller. It cost $60,000 to make, had a double dip, and was the 3^rd high speed coaster. The tracks were also made of wood, but the Pippin had been demolished in 1967.

The first racer to be put in Kennywood was created by John A. Miller, in 1910. It had 2 racing cars, and was on wooden track. This ride was demolished in 1926, and rebuilt in 1927, but by the same man. The new racer has almost all of the same qualities that the old one did. It cost $75,000 to build this roller coaster. The track is 72 ft and 6 in. tall and 2,250 ft. long. This ride has been restored many times in its life, but the most recent date would be 1990.

A traditional and fun ride that can be adored by all ages would be the Merry-Go-Round.Yes, another ride that you can relax on after riding all of those fast and thrilling rides. It was one of the first rides in Kennywood, and was made in 1926. All of the animals are hang carved and you get to choose which one you want to ride, and if you want one that moves or not. There are 50 moving horses, 20 regular ones, 4 chariots, 1 lion, 1 tiger, and the ride that all of these things are on move in slow spinning motion. There is music, mirrors, and more then 1,500 lights. It is also a national historic landmark.

There was a Ferris Wheel in the park in during World War 2, also known as Kennywood’s “rough times”. They had a shortage of money, which damaged the amount of supplies that Kennywood had, which wasn’t many. The Ferris Wheel was the only thing that they could afford to buy at the time. This ride is no longer at Kennywood.

Built in 1980, was the Laser Loop. It was said to have changed the skyline of the park. The Laser Loop was built to keep up with all the rides from the east. It went 54 mph in only 3.8 seconds. This ride was 139 ft. at highest point. Intamin Schwarzkopf designed the ride, which had steel tracks, and a big loop. This ride was torn down in 1990.

One of the roller coasters that attracted the most attention to the park would be the Steel Phantom. It opened May 10, 1991, and cost $4.5 billion to make. The name was chosen by the employees of the park and at one point of time, this was the highest and fastest coaster in the world! The design was created by Arrow Dynamics and was 3,000 ft. long. This ride was demolished in 2,000 for a new version of it, called the “Phantoms Revenge”.

The Phantom’s Revenge was built in 2001, and was designed and made by Morgan Manufacturing. Its highest point is 232 ft. tall, 3,500 ft. long, and it’s top speed is 85 mph. The tracks are made of steel which helps create a smooth and extremely fast ride.At one point during the ride, the Phantom goes through an underground tunnel and between the thunderbolt and turtle.

Figure Eight was the very first roller coaster to be introduced to Kennywood Park. It was built in 1902, was 85 ft. wide, 225 ft. long, and less than 45 ft. high. This ride was built by Fred Ingersoll, but was demolished in 1921.