Kangaroo (Kennywood)

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Kangaroo
Kennywood
Location West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA
Status Operating since 1962
Rider height 46 inch minimum
Statistics
Manufacturer Aero-Affiliates
Designer / calculations Flying Coaster
Capacity 32 per cycle
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Kangaroo is a Flying Coaster built by US manufacturer Aero-Affiliates located at Kennywood in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA.

History

On November 3, 2020, the park announced via its Facebook page that Kangaroo was one of four rides which would be removed prior to the 2021 season. The other three were Bayern Kurve, Paratrooper, and Volcano.[1] On November 19, 2021, the park announced that Kangaroo would be restored by Premier Rides and would reopen in 2022.[2][3]



The ride in 2017

References

  1. "Kennywood will retire 4 classic rides next season". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (in English). November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  2. Harrop, Joanne Klimovich (2021-11-19). "It's back: Kennywood is unretiring the beloved Kangaroo". Trib Live. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  3. Lee, Lauren (2022-06-02). "Kennywood's Kangaroo ride reopens to the public". Action News 4. Archived from the original on 2022-06-09. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
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