With a very heavy heart, we are reporting that longtime Kennywood fanatic and ACE roller coaster club member Vic Kleman passed away this morning, at the age of 83. Local Pittsburgh’ers (aka Yinzers) and fans of Kennywood Park might recognize Vic from his famed marathon rides on the Jack Rabbit. He recently drew worldwide media…
Kennywood, located in Pittsburgh PA, is taking guests back in time for 2016! To kick off Kennywood’s 118th season, yinzers celebrated with the return of a beloved icon: the Noah’s Ark whale! Noah’s Ark dark attraction is celebrating it’s 80th anniversary with an all-new look. For 2016, the dark attraction was reborn as it’s former self with a…
Kennywood is taking guests back in time! For the 2016 season, guests can enjoy Noah’s Ark more like it’s former self! Today, the media, along with hundreds of Kennywood Fanatics celebrated as Noah’s Ark was officially re-opened. Noah’s Ark dark attraction is celebrating it’s 80th anniversary with an all-new look! Nick Paradise kicked off this…
The rumors have been swirling for some time now that Kennywood, Sandcastle, Idlewild, Lake Compunce and more will all be sold. Well, according to Reuters, this may be true.. Before we get into the details, let’s take a step back up and fill everyone in on what’s going on here. Most of the “yinzers” aka Pittsburgh’ers know…
Kennywood is taking guests back in time! For the 2016 season, visitors will be able to enjoy Noah’s Ark more like it’s former self! In 2016, the Noah’s Ark dark attraction will be celebrating it’s 80th anniversary. Since it’s grand opening in 1936, the attraction has only had two major renovations. The first rehab took place in the late…
The worst nightmares always keep coming back… Like the undead crawling out of their graves, Phantom Fright Nights is back at Kennywood in Pittsburgh, PA! The award-winning Phantom Fright Nights event creeps into Kennywood starting Friday, October 2. The Pittsburgh-area amusement park transforms into the ultimate Halloween experience with haunted mazes, scare zones filled with costumed…
The theme park trade publication Amusement Today held their 17th annual Golden Ticket Awards at Luna Park in New York City this past weekend to crown the Best In Class around the industry. Every year, Amusement Today conducts an international survey of knowledgeable and experienced theme park fans to get their votes on the Best in…
Nothing screams “roller coaster” more than a classic wooden coaster. Over the past century, hundreds of amazing roller coasters have been erected throughout the country. Many of those amazing coasters are still operating today! Let’s run down a dozen of the nation’s oldest coasters still in operation. Leap The Dips – 1902Lakemont Park, Altoona, Pa.Leap the Dips…
Kennywood’s 66th Annual Fall Fantasy Parades will take place from August 8th through August 25th. Just like the inaugural event in 1950, Kennywood will step through the looking glass with “Alice in Wonderland” themed floats! Fall Fantasy begins high-stepping through Kennywood on August 8 with nightly parades and marching bands from 190 high schools and colleges…
Kennywood amusement Park in Pittsburgh PA has added 4D to it’s arsenal of attractions! The new 4-D experience fires on all cylinders engaging on five senses including touch and smell! Kennywood is opening it’s new multimillion-dollar 4-D Theater on July 29, when visitors can watch the animated short film “Ice Age: No Time for Nuts…
Kennywood is famous for the Racer and a slew of other iconic roller coasters. This summer, visitors of the historic amusement park can compete in two all-new races, both on the ground and the tracks! On Saturday, June 6, Kennywood will team up with Roller Coaster Race for the Pittsburgh-area theme park’s first ever running…
Kennywood’s Jack Rabbit is a wooden coaster built in 1920 by legendary coaster designer John Miller. 2015 marks the rides 95th anniversary. To celebrate the milestone for one of the fifth-oldest roller coaster in the world, 82 yr old Kennywood fanatic and ACE member Vic Kleman, embarked on 95 consecutive rides on Sunday, May 24,…