I love Kennywood. When I was little we went to Kennywood every summer. I loved Noah's Ark, the Dark Rides, watching people ride the Thunderbolt (I was too chicken to ride it myself).
Kennywood located in Pittsburgh, Pennslyvania is a classic American Amusement Park. It has old-world charm and modern conveniences. So take a look around and see what Kennywood has to offer!
All About Kennywood
Kennywood is an amusement park near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the borough of West Mifflin. It ranked second to Cedar Point in the category of "Favorite Park" in Theme Park Magazine's 2004 Reader's Choice Awards.
Kennywood now uses the slogan "America's Finest Traditional Amusement Park" as well as "Make a New Memory," although from the 1960s through the early 1990s the slogan was "The Roller Coaster Capital of the World." The property features three old wooden coasters still in working order, along with a newer steel coaster, the Phantom's Revenge (2001), and one indoor coaster, the Exterminator (added in 1999). The park features a variety of other family-type rides, with a total of 32 general-admission attractions, plus 14 more child-only rides in "Kiddieland" .
Kennywood is also famous for its Fresh Cut French Fries at the "Potato Patch" stand. The fries are cut fresh and served in a basket with an option of up to eight toppings. The Potato Patch Fries have become so well known...
Kennywood Links
- Kennywood Park, Pittsburgh PA
- The Offical Kennywood Website.
- Kennywood Insider
- The inside scoop on what's going on at Kennywood.
- CoasterPhotos.com
- Kennywood Park in West Mifflin, PA
- Coaster Grotto
- Includes news and information on rides and roller coasters at Kennywood in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
Books About Kennywood
Kennywood...: Roller Coaster Capital of the World
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Kennywood (PA) (Images of America)
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More Kennywood Memories
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Kennywood on eBay
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Kennywood on YouTube
Kennywood News
- Kennywood Contest for 21 WFMJ Facebook Friends!
- This month we are giving away a ten pack of tickets to Kennywood Park. Deadline to enter is Friday, July 31, 2009. We will select the winner on Saturday, ...
- Clairton, Duquesne student fights lead to separate Kennywood days
- By Mary Niederberger and Maria Sciullo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Next year, Duquesne City and Clairton City schools will not have their Kennywood school ...
- Kennywood plans to get ethnic
- As a youth, Kennywood Park was a magical place for summertime fun, even if it was for only a day. I loved the park's landscaping, the lagoon, sounds of the ...
- Fun-seekers save money by staying near home
- Attendance at Kennywood parks, which include Kennywood and Sandcastle Waterpark in West Mifflin and Idlewild & SoakZone and Story Book Forest in Ligonier ...
Getting Around Pittsburgh
Insiders' Guide to Pittsburgh, 3rd (Insiders' Guide Series)
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Kennywood Guestbook
OutOfSight wrote...
Wait...you grew up in Cleveland, but came to Pittsburgh to go to Kennywood? I'm in Pittsburgh, but we always traveled to Cedar Point or Geauga Lake. Funny. Don't get me wrong...LOVE Kennywood. Just funny, that's all.
Posted July 31, 2007
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