Able to fearlessly navigate Pittsburgh but fears the Aero...
Sorry, couldn't resist!
This was my first trip to Kennywood. Stephanie and I were sitting around at 10am with sun shining in through the windows, and decided we couldn't waste the day sitting around in Cleveland. I was dying for a coaster fix at this point... it had been too long. PKI was a consideration, but since Son of Beast is not open I racked my brain looking for somewhere else. It turned out Kennywood was doing a preview day, so I called about hours. "We open at one and close whenever." Good enough for me.
My overall impression was very good. I've never been to a park that had quite that much charm. It was such a refreshing change from all of the tired Six Flags/Paramount nonsense.
Exterminator and Racer were closed (I knew this going in), as were the Bayern Kurve (been waiting forever to ride one), Pitt Fall, Magic Carpet and their log flume.
Most astounding to me was the historical importance of practically everything there. Most of the old rides are in great shape, though the Old Mill smells like Grandma's basement.
Steel Phantom... my biggest reason for being there. First drop: Wow! Second drop: Wow! Wow! Vertical loop: Ouch! Boomerang: Ouch! Ouch! Corkscrew: Ouch! What a shame about this ride. I knew there would be trouble just when looking at the difference in height between the second hill and the first inversion. The signs indicating the removal of earings was a red flag as well. The inversions are all too small to be flying through them that fast. I think it tried to do too much in too little space. I'm very interested to see what they do with its replacement.
Thunderbolt is everything people say, and it ranks very high on my list. What a fabulous ride. Remarkably smooth, great turns around the station, and the largest drop last. That thing deserves every bit of praise it gets.
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