Planning on going to Kennywood?

I've talked with groups of (non-enthusiast) guests that have come up from as far away as North Carolina primarily so they can visit Kennywood, which they've "heard so much about." While they are the super-minority, it does go to show you that they're out there.

There are also a VERY large number of ex-Pittsburgh-natives who make sure they get to Kennywood at least semi-regularly. Several of my friends even say things like "Until we moved out and started going to places like Six Flags, we didn't know how good we'd had it with Kennywood..."

Very true, Greg.

Heck, I'd put myself in that category. Once we moved and started hitting parks in other regions then making a stop at KW when we'd visit home, I started to enjoy the park much more.

It's kind of the inverse of the 'never left' locals.

We'd be in town for a week and friends would want to go to CP or GL (actually SFWOA at the time) and it was like, "No! Let's do Kennywood!"

They just kind of look at you like you had lobsters coming out of your ears.

No, gonch, they were just then realizing the hair thing you had going on, not lobsters coming out of your ears ;).

The first time I heard about Kennywood was when some kids I knew in school around Middle School went to it. I had wanted to go since I heard about it. My cousin in the northern part of the state would go, and had pictures.

I finally go to go in 2003, and finally go to go back this year.

well i work there and i still havn't gone there just to ride. Last year i went probably like 10 times. Maybe i'll go soon. I just work too much.

PGH Steeler,

If the park advertised a little further south (my neck of the woods....Charleston) I am SURE they would visit in droves. Maybe that is something you could suggest to the management. ;-)

I have also "sent" people up there who otherwise had no idea Kennywood even existed. I haven't heard a bad review yet. :-P

-Tina

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