What is the Exterminator?

(Not trying to sound like the Matrix...but)

I noticed in the "Best Dark Ride" post, a lot of people have nominated this as their favorite. What is it all about, what do you do?

The Exterminator is a dark ride/coaster at Kennywood Park in West Mifflin, PA.

It is a Reverchon Crazy Mouse - a spinning coaster. The special effects are great, and the storyline is very creative.

ThrillRide has a good page about Exterminator, with pictures taken from its opening season of 1999. Go here: http://www.thrillride.com/exterminator/exterminator.html

http://www.memagazine.org/contents/current/features/mouse/mouse.html

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It's a Wild Mouse-style roller coaster inside a building filled with dark-ride type theming.

Oh, to make things a little more exciting, the cars are a bit like Tilt-A-Whirl tubs.

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

It is an awsome coaster,I personaly liked it better than the Phantom(because phantom was too bumpy),but I realy didnt notice the theming, I only saw the theming in the que line!I guess we were going to fast,I probaly would have noticed the theming if I rode it again,but i'm an Ohioan so I only went once,on hot 101.1 day!

I'll tell you what... First time I rode Exterminator, my group decided to "forget" to tell me about the spinning cars. I can't tell you how caught off-guard I was when that happened.

And you know, the highlight of that ride, to me, is flying down from the hairpins into the "boiler room." That's great.

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Matt Lynch
Co-Webmaster, Kennywood Boulevard
http://kennywood.coasterbuzz.com

The most hilarious roller coaster that I have EVER ridden. You laugh the entire ride. Great hairpins, theming and surprising drops, not to mention the spinning cars.


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There's nothing like a woodie...

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Woody said:
"The most hilarious roller coaster that I have EVER ridden. You laugh the entire ride.

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Couldn't agree more. Everyone we rode with was laughing and giggling the whole time, and the people coming off the ride all had smiles on their faces. My wife and I had a great time at Kennywood, but I think Exterminator is the thing we talk about most when we talk about that day. *** This post was edited by RagingBull on 1/28/2001. ***

Only Kennywood can take an 'off the shelf' ride, and create something that has a wait of 1 hour. Rain or shine, it packs a sure thrill.

For me, that's the single best perk about Phantom's Revenge... Hopefully Exterminator's line will finally shrink, at least a bit!

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Matt Lynch
Co-Webmaster, Kennywood Boulevard
http://kennywood.coasterbuzz.com

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Glitch01 said:
"(Not trying to sound like the Matrix...but)

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"Unfortunately, nobody can expain what the Exterimator is, you must experience it for yourself"



"Now this might feel a little bit weird.."


LOL!!!

P.S. You would have to see the movie to get the humor.



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What is life without geniuses? *** This post was edited by coastergenius on 1/28/2001. ***

LOL! I knew eventually I would get a comment on that ;)

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-Glitchey
Indiana Beach 2001 - Pictures, Reviews, CornBall Express exclusive information - coming Spring 2001!

The quotes are actually both true about the Exterminator.

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What is life without geniuses?

When I made the trip to kennywood, i considered skipping the exterminator, but after i rode it i was very wrong. It was suprisingly exciting, its full of hairpin curves and out of control spinning, I rode it 3 more times!