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  Phantom's Revenge Roller Coaster - Kennywood | Ride Review
Kennywood is a traditional amusement park with a rich history dating back more than a hundred years.
In the early 90's the park opened a ride that many would not have expected to find at a traditional amusement park, the Steel Phantom, a modern steel roller coaster so large that it would remain one of the tallest and fastest steel coasters of its kind for its existence.
Kennywood Park decided in the late 80's and early 90s that they needed something big and fast in their park, so they contacted Arrow Dynamics the leading steel coaster designer at the time.
www.ultimaterollercoaster.com /coasters/reviews/phantoms-revenge   (1361 words)

  
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Kennywood has offered a pavilion to Pride, with conditions, during the approaching season, but for one of the few available dates, which is different from the day requested.
Kennywood appears to have changed some of its policies, and where policies may have already been changed they seem to be giving increased attention to better implementation.
Kennywood views the terms "lesbian, gay and bisexual" as a statement of a social or political cause and, hence, not admissible under their policy of reserving the Park solely for entertainment.
www-2.cs.cmu.edu /afs/cs/user/scotts/bulgarian/kennywood.html   (1068 words)

  
 Kennywood - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kennywood is an amusement park near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the borough of West Mifflin.
Kennywood began in 1898 as a trolley park that catered to local industrial workers and their families.
Kennywood discourages children under the age of thirteen from attending the park during Phantom Fright Nights as the atmosphere may be too intense for some younger children, but letting children attend is solely at the discretion of parents or guardians.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kennywood   (2751 words)

  
 Limited Edition Prints by Linda Barnicott, Popular Pittsburgh and Kennywood Amusement Park Artist
And while the sky is definitely not the focal point, it helps create the mood for "The Magical Entrance of Kennywood," the latest and forth in her series of five pastel paintings of the traditional amusement park.
Noah's Ark coincided with the renovations at the ride and "Coasting through Kennywood" was released the year the Racer, Kennywood's twin coaster was refurbished.
She has done "The Spirited Pegasus," the lead horse, and "Kennywood's Black Knight." Linda will finish the series with the lion and tiger, the only two animals that are not horses.
www.lindabarnicott.com /current/june_10_1998.html   (1407 words)

  
 Kennywood reopens after violent storm - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Yesterday, Kennywood's jazz ensemble of six young men greeted visitors with spirited tunes like "Zoot Suit Riot." Another sure sign that Kennywood was back to normal was the cheerful sound of carousel music drifting across the park from the merry-go-round.
Kennywood CEO Harry W. Henniger said The Whip most likely would be outfitted with a new pavilion to replace the one destroyed by the storm, so that the ride fits in with the turn-of-the-century amusement park motif of Lost Kennywood, the section where the ride is located.
Kennywood spokeswoman Mary Lou Rosemeyer said the cost of storm damages at the park are not yet available.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/news/s_74839.html   (1091 words)

  
 Kennywood Park
Kennywood is very fun and has a great selection of new and old rides; something for everyone.
Kennywood realized all that Arrow is good for is building smaller coasters (that aren’t rough), and they needed a new coaster, so good old Morgan was called in to redesign and rebuild the once-famous Steel Phantom.
Kennywood Park is one of the best parks in the country, and has one of the best collections of rides in the USA.
home.comcast.net /~pontiac_2003/coasters/Kennywood/KennywoodPark.html   (2573 words)

  
 Awesome Kennywood
It was during my first visit to Kennywood in 1999 that I realized that not all park are the same and we should appreciate each for what they have to offer.
Kennywood is like visiting a museum but the difference here is that you are allowed to touch the exhibits.
Kennywood through out the years have survived when so many of its competitors have failed.
www.pcwjunkies.com /trips/kw/trkw0801.htm   (333 words)

  
 Kennywood Amusement Park, Part 1
At the end of the bridge, on a hillside, was a gigantic yellow Kennywood arrow pointing left down another highway which traveled along the edge of a tall cliff.
I had told her for years that Kennywood was one of the most beautiful parks I had seen.
The gigantic Kennywood arrows on the Aero 360 were flashing in a dizzying pattern as the ride spun around.
www.karenandjay.com /trips/kenny804/kenny804a.html   (6743 words)

  
 Kennywood ranks shuffled - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
McAneny said yesterday that Kennywood is thriving as a family-owned company in an amusement park industry that has been heavily consolidated over the past five years by Six Flags Inc., which operates 39 theme parks nationwide and in Europe, including Six Flags Ohio in Aurora, formerly Geauga Lake and Sea World.
Kennywood Entertainment, operated for four generations by members of the Henninger and McSwigan families, includes Kennywood Park, Sandcastle water park in West Homestead, Idlewild Park and Soak Zone in Ligonier and Lake Compounce Park in Bristol, Conn.
McAneny said Kennywood is adding an evening pass this year that for $13.95 will provide access to all the park's rides and attractions after 6 p.m.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/business/s_123707.html   (420 words)

  
 Kennywood Park - West Mifflin, PA - Insider Pages: Amusement Parks
Kennywood also maintains its charm by limiting the commercialization and by being located in a non-tourist destination.
Kennywood park is a local legand and one of the best small parks in the country.
Kennywood is a nice sized amusement park located near the city of Pittsburgh, PA. There are exciting rides such as roller coasters, kiddie rides, water rides, haunted house type rides, etc. You can purchase various ticket packages for yourself or for the family.
www.insiderpages.com /b/15237500454   (1184 words)

  
 POP Forums - Kennywood golf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
I think this would be a great place to archive the course Kennywood once sported in the middle of the park, where the musical water fountains now exist.
The old mini-golf course was a big part of Kennywood history, as far as I'm concerned, that hasn't really been archived.
Kennywood in Pittsburgh is the heart and soul of the amusement park industry.
kennywood.coasterbuzz.com /forums.aspx?mode=thread&TopicId=666   (2003 words)

  
 WQED Multimedia: Pittsburgh History Series: Having fun: Kennywood   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Kennywood also featured an athletic field and a bandshell as well as a free playground for children.
In fact, Kennywood claims a collection of roller coasters –; including a two-train masterpiece known as "The Racer" –; that is positively revered by serious coaster enthusiasts, and the park has been dubbed "the roller coaster capital of the world."
Kennywood's first train ride came to the park in 1945, featuring train cars that were built for Gimble's Department store and shown at their 1939 World's Fair exhibit.
www.wqed.org /erc/pghist/units/fun/fun5.shtml   (1501 words)

  
 Kennywood Memories   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Kennywood's trolley park beginnings Part II Vintage footage shows people flocking to Kennywood, as it is established as the city's most popular trolley park.
Kennywood's closest thing to a "tunnel of love," The Old Mill is a popular boat ride, shown in both current and vintage footage.
Kennywood Park was designated in 1987, by the US Dept of the Interior, as a National Historic Landmark, an unusual honor for an amusement park.
www.wqed.org /erc/pghist/logs/kennywood.shtml   (2142 words)

  
 Take a bite out of Kennywood
If you believe the hype, Kennywood Park's biggest thrills and chills are on the roller coasters.
Among the chills at Kennywood are Dip-n-Dots, a futurama ice cream whose serving temperature is minus-40 degrees.
Most of the food is cooked before your very eyes, and none is made ahead and held longer than the short time it takes to get it scooped, wrapped or off the griddle and into a container.
www.post-gazette.com /food/19990620kennywood.asp   (1489 words)

  
 Kennywood
The bill was approved by the House with a vote of 153-39, and bars an amusement tax from being used any “fixed site amusement park that has been designated a historic landmark by the National Park Service.” The State Senate still has to vote to approve the bill before it is finalized.
Future Expansion Plans - (3/14/06) Kennywood is talking a bit more about what they plans to do with the extra land they are buying around the park.
(7/7/05) Kennywood announced their full support for the completion of the Mon-Fayette Expressway that will create better access to the park.
www.screamscape.com /html/kennywood.htm   (429 words)

  
 Kennywood Connection
Kennywood Connection Interview With General Manager, Jerome Gibas.
Kennywood Connection was the host of a contest during the American Coaster Enthusiasts CoasterBash XVIII.
Kennywood's General Manager Jerome Gibas said it's possible the park could use the area to be studied by West-to-West, much of which lies in a gully under the Kennywood Bridge on Route 837, as the site for a new roller coaster.
www.kpconnection.com   (551 words)

  
 PHLF - Education for Kids
Kennywood is the outstanding survivor, an orderly, family-type amusement park that today is like a house that several -generations have helped to furnish.
The historic buildings and grounds have been so well cared for that Kennywood is now one of six National Historic Landmarks in Allegheny County.
Deal several Kennywood Cards to each of your students or group members and encourage them to find out what building detail or area is pictured.
www.phlf.org /education/edukennywood.html   (216 words)

  
 Kennywood Entertainment 2006 : Let's Picnic ! Plan your picnic at our 4 parks; online event estimator lets you ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Kennywood Entertainment's original park offers all of the charm of an old-fashioned amusement park along with plenty of heart-pumping coasters and other attractions.
From the Phantom's Revenge to Kennywood's newest indoor coaster, the Exterminator, if this is the way your group gets its thrills, they won't be disappointed.
Regarded as America's finest traditional amusement park and one of the oldest in the nation, Kennywood is a national and state landmark.
www.kennywoodentertainment.com /kennywood.cfm   (202 words)

  
 Kennywood continues expansion into food business   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Because the Bradley House had the contract for catering at the Shriners Center, Kennywood acquired that catering business, too, in a deal that was consummated last year and expanded the amusement park's reach into the North Hills.
Kennywood recently acquired land in Duquesne that adjoins the amusement park, which it hopes to use for an expansion that might include an indoor water park and hotel.
Through that transaction, Kennywood Refreshment Co. took control of the Bradley House of Catering in the 5200 block of Brownsville Road and acquired the catering contract at Shriners Center.
www.post-gazette.com /pg/05230/555419.stm   (750 words)

  
 National Carousel Association | Kennywood Park
The carousel was a real showpiece, as all Dentzel carousels were, and Kennywood got itself a wonderful bargain.
However one expense that the park had not counted on was that the new Dentzel merry­go-round was too big for the park's old carousel pavilion, so Kennywood had to build a new steel-domed carousel pavilion that was manufactured by the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Co.
Kennywood's Dentzel carousel features laughing jester heads, angelic faces, and mirrors on the rounding boards and interior of the machine.
nca-usa.org /Kennywood.html   (509 words)

  
 Kennywood
Kennywood is unique in that it is one of the country's few successful trolley parks.
In 1987, Kennywood was designated a National Historic Landmark and is known today as America's Finest Traditional Amusement Park.
Kennywood is perhaps best known for its impressive collection of roller coasters, from earlier coasters such as the Figure Eight, Speed-O-Plane, and Pippin to the Racer, Jack Rabbit, Thunderbolt, and Phantom's Revenge coasters that still thrill riders today.
www.joylandbooks.com /books_new/kennywood.htm   (230 words)

  
 Coasterimage.com - Kennywood Park Pictures
Many people in that area (and especially at those "too cool" ages) dismiss Kennywood as the crappy little local park and opt for trips elsewhere for the real deal.
Kennywood is one of the best traditional amusement parks around with a great history and charm that is second to none.
I've really grown to like Kennywood and we always make at least one stop there each summer no matter how far away we may be residing at the time.
www.coasterimage.com /pictures/kennywood/index.htm   (260 words)

  
 Pittsburgh Circle Track Club - Motorsports Day at Kennywood Park
Kennywood called it the "Kennywood 500", but for the PCTC members and fellow racing enthusiasts, it was a great way to spend quality time with the family and, at the same time, promote local racing in a very positive environment.
The race cars on display were a cross section of dirt and asphalt divisions, with a classic dragster and racing go karts added for good measure.
The Park personnel were quick to provide for our every need and Kennywood has already committed to another Motorsports Day next May. The discounted "ride all day" and general admission tickets made it a more affordable family day and we thank Kennywood Park for their hospitality.
www.racingweb.com /pctc/pctckennywood.html   (260 words)

  
 ThrillNetwork.com :: Destination Spotlight: Kennywood
Kennywood is a true traditional amusement park by every standard. It opened in 1898 as a small trolley park-stop. The park was started by the Monongahela Street Railway which at the time was controlled by Andrew Mellon.
Kennywood still has three wooden roller coasters in operation that were built by the famous roller coaster designer John Miller.
That is also an exceptional review of Kennywood, especially for those who have never been to the park but are thinking about visiting soon.
www.thrillnetwork.com /stories_view.php/1917/destination_spotlight_kennywood.html   (2012 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Kennywood...: Roller Coaster Capital of the World: Books: Charles J. Jacques   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Kennywood (Images of America) (Images of America) by David P. Hahner Jr.
For those of us who grew up in the area and who have treasured memories of Kennywood, this is like having a family album around the house.
If you like Kennywood Park, and are a roller coaster fanatic, this book is for you.
www.amazon.com /Kennywood-Roller-Coaster-Capital-World/dp/0961439254   (674 words)

  
 Kennywood Insider
Please Note Kennywood is CLOSED Monday, August 27th thru Thursday, August 30th and the park does NOT OPEN until 5pm on Friday, August 31st!
Even with numerous accidents at other parks we know were safe at Kennywood with the incredible maintenance staff at the park.
Kennywood attendance was up 3.3% from last year at 1,240,000.
www.kennywoodinsider.com   (502 words)

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