Kennywood, located just outside Pittsburgh, PA is one of America's finest traditional amusement parks. I last visited in 1998 as a budding coaster enthusiast when Steel Phantom had loops. That ride has since been reimagined into Phantom's Revenge, and the park's added the Sky Rocket launched coaster, and Steel Curtain, an innovative multi-looping monster to stand alongside their historic trio of wood coasters. Plus, I have family in Pittsburgh, and it was great to catch up w...
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Kennywood, located just outside Pittsburgh, PA is one of America's finest traditional amusement parks. I last visited in 1998 as a budding coaster enthusiast when Steel Phantom had loops. That ride has since been reimagined into Phantom's Revenge, and the park's added the Sky Rocket launched coaster, and Steel Curtain, an innovative multi-looping monster to stand alongside their historic trio of wood coasters. Plus, I have family in Pittsburgh, and it was great to catch up w...
Episode 31: California's Great America (Uncertain)
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Episode 31: California's Great America (Uncertain)
Stop number two on my northwestern trip was California's Great America in Santa Clara, CA. This park has an interesting history of ownership changes, and despite its sister park, Six Flags Great America being one of the darlings of the legacy Six Flags chain, this park's future is uncertain. Cedar Fair sold the land beneath the park to a development company post-pandemic with a lease set to expire in 2028. Join me for my first, and quite possibly last rides on coasters like ...
Coaster Redux
Kennywood, located just outside Pittsburgh, PA is one of America's finest traditional amusement parks. I last visited in 1998 as a budding coaster enthusiast when Steel Phantom had loops. That ride has since been reimagined into Phantom's Revenge, and the park's added the Sky Rocket launched coaster, and Steel Curtain, an innovative multi-looping monster to stand alongside their historic trio of wood coasters. Plus, I have family in Pittsburgh, and it was great to catch up w...
