Kennywood Advice?

Looks like the money issue has been worked out, so the trip is still on.

I don't mind walking, considering how large Cedar Point and PKI are, but paying $5 to not have to walk uphill back to the car (if I understand the "ski hill" comment correctly) would be more than worth it, if anything, because of the hubby. I'm still in pretty good walking shape for being 52.

Regardless, I do thank you all again for the suggestions and am looking foward to my first visit to Kennywood.

They have an esclator to get you up to level 2, so there is no hike involved.

IMO the best park, I was there after Coaster mania and Coaster EXT. If you get there first thing in the morning you can hit the coasters in order starting with Jackrabbit,Racer, Thunderbolt,Phantoms Revenge, and Exterminator before the park starts getting crowded. KW has the best maintaned woodies I ever seen. Also you need a partner for TB no single riders and PR does only have 1 train.Make sure you walk around the whole park as there is a lot of rides that you don't want to miss classics like Kangaroo,Turtle, and the whip (IMO the best one I've ridden), Gold rusher and Noahs Ark. The line at the potato patch can get pretty long but you can go to the stand across from Swingshot and get them there usually no wait. I had them with the gravy and cheese for $3.50 excellent IMO. I wish I lived there but its an 8hr drive from CT. I'm sure your going to love it as many people do, Have fun.

I know you said it was going to be a hard sell, but do absolutely anything you can to stay in the park after dark. As was said above, the lights, the neon, the music, it's simply magical. I've never been to a park (yes, Disney included) that has really "hit me" the way Kennywood does at night. You feel like you've been transported to another universe! I can't put it into words, sorry, but seriously, it's what makes the park in my opinion.

PR has two trains now.

Eat plenty of the french fries!

They are TA DIE FOAH!

AjRides

If you live in Connecticut, you can still get those famous fries there. Lake Compounce has them.

^ I know they do but they don't offer as many toppings as KW does, I beleave all they offer is cheese but I still get them.

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TBoltKWer said:
PR has two trains now.

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Finally! When i was there the line was long all day due to one train operation. We got in line for PR the first ride of the day and had to wait at the gate to the ride. There was a sign by the entrance that said only one train operation the whole day. When the ride attendant came out we asked him if the other train was broke...he said "we got a new computer system for the ride and noone is fully trained yet to operate two trains on the new system". I guess it took them awhile to get everyone trained on the new system. I'm glad there will be a two train operation when i get there in about 3 weeks again.

The team member you spoke with was giving you crap, as training had nothing to do with the 1-train operation. Phantom's Revenge ran two trains during the first weekend before they encountered problems that required 1-train op.

^Some one posted a few weeks ago that the problem was that the secondary motor on the lift that slowed it down for most of the way before returning it to normal speed (which is the only way PR can run on two trains) broke and it could only run at normal speed, thus the one train operation.

thats what i heard too...the lift motor was messed up....i work on the thunderbolt so i dont know for sure, but thats what we ''heard.'' who knows. the important thing is that the phantom is running at full capacity! =)

^^Nope. That person was full of crap, too. :)

(and there is no "secondary motor" in the first place.)

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^Well I when I was there in the station they moved the 2nd train back to the transfer track and c clamped it is place and left. Whatever was wrong with it, it probably wasnt the train itself otherwise I doubt they would risk moving it outside in the middle of a heavy rainstorm.

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PhantomTails said:
The team member you spoke with was giving you crap, as training had nothing to do with the 1-train operation. Phantom's Revenge ran two trains during the first weekend before they encountered problems that required 1-train op.

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Honestly, I don't know what was really wrong. I was just offering up an explanation i was given from a team member. I'm just glad it's back to normal.

Linda, if you guys have time, visit Idlewild as well. It's worth it. :-)

-Tina

Touchdown... the mechanics move the train onto the transfer track so that the Phantom crew can easily transfer it on if the line gets long enough. If the train was out there, chances were that the park simply wasn't busy enough for 2-train op on that particular day.

^Excpet the ride never ran 2 trains the whole day, despite 45-60 min waits during the afternoon.

Well, CPLady? Did you go? And how was the festival?

I certaintly hope you rode Noahs Ark...the 1996 redesign didnt completley kill it, it still has most of its nostalagia factor...especially the...well I wont ruin it for anybody :)