Kennywood

This is Kennywood located just outside of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. It was ranked the 2nd favorite park in Theme Park Magazines "Readers Choice Awards" in 2004. Kennywood was the 3rd stop in our Western Pennsylvania Park Trip. This park added 5 coasters to our conquered list, Exterminator, Jack Rabbit, Phantom's Revenge, Racer and Thunderbolt.

Anyone who has ever visited Pittsburgh will understand why the park is so unique. Due to the geography of the area, Kennywood is essentially built on the side of a hill, a feature they utilize in several of their coasters. The park is visually impressive with quality rides. The Jack Rabbit is a good wooden coaster that uses the hillside to create its infamous double dip drop. Racer is a classic dueling wooden coasters with a winner declared at the end of every ride by the staff. Thunderbolt, their 3rd wooden coasters, has a unique feature in that the first drop occurs immediately out of the station. But the best coaster at Kennywood would have to be the Phantom's Revenge. It's a hypercoaster, top speed 85 mph, biggest drop, 228 ft, but here is the cool part, IT'S THE SECOND HILL, and it goes down the side of a mountain. AWESOME!

Kennywood is just an overall great park, with impressive rides and some kick ass, award winning, French fries. Seriously, have I ever mentioned food on this blog before? This is a vacation destination park. However, I don't know if they have enough thrill attractions to keep the rollercoaster enthusiast entertained for an entire day, unless they enjoy riding the same coasters a few times. Regardless, we loved it and recommend it. Often parks that are given the "U.S. National Historical Landmarks" tag are places that would close if it weren't for this designation. In the case of Kennywood, it's just a well earned honor.

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