USA 24: Kennywood You Would Believe It’s The Last Park Of The Trip?!

It was somehow time for the last park of our trip, Kennywood. A park known for its classic coasters and rich history. We knew before this trip that sadly Steel Curtain would be closed, it’s yet to reopen at time of writing.

We started off by riding The Whip, a classic flat ride. I’d never ridden a full sized version of this ride, only mini ones. It was awesome and snappy, as you can imagine.

We were then joined by Lynn, an enthusiast we met at FunSpot, who kindly acted as our guide at her local park!

We made our way to Exterminator (708). An enclosed Reverchon spinner, clearly a strange find! Most of these are dotted around UK seasides.

They fall into the category of so bad they’re actually good!

Next up was Phantom’s Revenge (709), an Arrow coaster updated by Morgan.

This was awesome at night and towards the back! Surprisingly forceful!

Thunderbolt (710) was next!

It’s true! You can’t ride alone, apparently due to the lack of a seat divider. It’s a fun and smooth woodie!

Racer was next (711&715).

Racer coasters are so good and fun! These were no exception.

Sky Rocket (712)

This is a pointless coaster. It’s slow, uneventful and therefore boring.

What is none of the above is Jack Rabbit (713):

The airtime on this, my word. I was literally flying on the double down. Absolutely insane.

It was then time for a beer and some food. Luckily there was a beer and food festival on!

I tried Kaiser Pils from Pittsburgh micro brewery Penn and it was decent.

One last cred to ride, a monster finish.

We then did some night rides and headed to the hotel.

That concludes the USA 24 series. Thank you so much for reading and I hope you enjoyed it!

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