Kennywood Amusement Park

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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 

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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.

ReplyPosted July 31, 2007

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