Kennywood

Kennywood is an amusement park located in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA. The park first opened in 1898 as a trolley park for the Monongahela Street Railway Company. Along with Playland Park, it is one of only two amusement parks listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Kennywood is owned by Kennywood Entertainment, which until December 2007 was a closely held family business owned by the Henninger and McSwigan families. Kennywood Entertainment was eventually bought and operated by Palace Entertainment, a subsidiary of Parques Reunidos. It was sold to Herschend Family Entertainment in 2025.

Operating

Coasters

Class	Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
Roller	Exterminator	Reverchon	Spinning Wild Mouse Enclosed	1999	Operating
Roller	Jack Rabbit	John A. Miller	Wooden Terrain	1920	Operating
Roller	Lil' Phantom	Molina & Sons	Kiddie	1996	Operating
Roller	Phantom's Revenge	Morgan	Hyper Terrain	2001	Operating
Roller	Racer	John A. Miller	Wooden Möbius	1927	Operating
Roller	Sky Rocket	Premier Rides	Launched	2010	Operating
Roller	Steel Curtain	S&S Worldwide	Hyper	2019	Operating
Roller	Thunderbolt	Andy Vettel	Wooden	1924	Operating

Attractions

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
Aero 360	Zamperla	Ranger	2000
Auto Race	Traver Engineering Company	Track Ride	1930
Black Widow	Zamperla	Frisbee	2012
Coal Haulin' Convoy	Zamperla	Track Ride	2018
Cosmic Chaos	Zamperla	Disk'O	2007
Crazy Trolley	Zamperla	Junior Flying Carpet	2001
Dizzy Dynamo	Carousels USA	Junior Teacups	1970
Elephant Parade	Zamperla	Junior Jets	1987
Fire Bustin' Brigade	Zamperla	Fire Brigade	2018
Ghostwood Estate	ETF Ride Systems	Trackless Dark Ride	2008
Gran Prix	Reverchon	Dodgems	1973
Kangaroo	Aero-Affiliates	Flying Coaster	1962
Kenny's Cargo Drop	Zamperla	Drop Tower	2018
Kenny's Karousel	W.F. Mangels	Junior Carousel	1924
Merry-Go-Round	Dentzel Carousel Company	Carousel	1927
Musik Express	Mack Rides	Superbob/Musik Express	1987
Noah's Ark	Philadelphia Toboggan Company	Funhouse	1936
Old Mill	Philadelphia Toboggan Company	Scenic Boat Ride	1901
Parker's Cloud Cruisers	Zamperla	Junior Jets	2018
Pirate	HUSS	Pirate Ship	1982
Pittsburgh Plunge	Hopkins	Shoot The Chute	1995
Raging Rapids	Intamin	River Rapids	1985
Red Baron	Chance Rides	Junior Jets	1979
S.S. Kenny	Zamperla	Rockin' Tug	2007
Skycoaster	Sky Fun 1 Inc.	Skycoaster	1994
Spinvasion	Zamperla	Gryphon	2023
Steel City Choppers	Carousels USA	Roundabout	1974
Swing Shot	S&S Worldwide	Screamin' Swing	2006
Turtle	Traver Engineering Company	Tumble Bug	1927
Turtle Chase	R.E. Chambers	Junior Tumble Bug	1950
Wacky Wheel	W.F. Mangels	Junior Ferris Wheel	1924
Wave Swinger	Zierer	Waveswinger	1984
Whip	W.F. Mangels Company	Whip	1926
Whippersnapper	W.F. Mangels Company	Junior Whip	1986
Whirlwind	Zamperla	Junior Chair-O-Plane	1984

Defunct

Coasters

Class	Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Powered	Brownie Coaster	W.F. Mangels	Wooden Side Friction Kiddie	1928	Unknown	Scrapped
Roller	Dipper	Philadelphia Toboggan Company	Wooden	1948	1984	Scrapped
Roller	Gee Whiz Dip The Dips	Fredrick Ingersol	Wooden	1902	1921	Scrapped
Roller	Kiddie Tickler	W.F. Mangels	Wooden Spinning	1931	1952	Scrapped
Roller	Laser Loop	Schwarzkopf	Launched Shuttle	1980	1990	Relocated to La Feria Chapultepec Magico
Roller	Racer	John A. Miller	Wooden Twin	1910	1926	Scrapped
Roller	Scenic Railway	John A. Miller	Wooden	1904	1910	Scrapped
Roller	Speed-O-Plane	John A. Miller	Wooden	1911	1923	Scrapped
Roller	Steel Phantom	Arrow Dynamics	Terrain	1991	2000	Converted to Phantom's Revenge
Roller	Steeplechase	Unknown	Sextuple	1903	1904	Scrapped
Roller	Teddy Bear	Philadelphia Toboggan Company	Wooden	1935	1947	Scrapped
Roller	Wild Mouse	B. A. Schiff & Associates	Wild Mouse Hybrid	1958	1960	Unknown

Attractions

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Bayern Kurve	Schwarzkopf	Bayern Kurve	1994	2004	Stored - reopened 2009
Bayern Kurve	Schwarzkopf	Bayern Kurve	2009	2020	Unknown
Calypso	Unknown	Calypso	1961	1980 or later	Unknown
Caterpillar	Traver Engineering Company	Caterpillar	1923	1945	Unknown
Caterpillar	Allan Herschell Company	Caterpillar	1969	1983	Scrapped - parts to Idlewild Park
Dipsy Doodle	Bisch Rocco	Flying Scooters	1940	1962	Unknown
Flying Carpet	Zierer	Flying Carpet	1988	2006	Relocated to Parque Diversiones (not used)
Ghost Ship	Bill Tracy	Tracked Dark Ride	1967	1975	Burned down
Gold Rusher	Bradley & Kaye	Tracked Dark Ride	1981	2007	Scrapped
Great Balloon Race	Zamperla	Balloon Race	1990	1994	Relocated to Idlewild Park
Junior Whip	Unknown	Junior Whip	Unknown	1975	Destroyed by fire
Kenny's Parkway	CTEC	Ropeway	1996	2020	Scrapped
Kiddie Old Mill	Philadelphia Toboggan Company	Scenic Boat Ride	1937	1970s	Scrapped
King Kahuna	HUSS	Top Spin	2003	2009	Relocated to Parque Diversiones
Laff in the Dark	Traver Engineering Company	Tracked Dark Ride	1930	1965	Scrapped
Le Cachot	Pretzel Company	Tracked Dark Ride	1954	1998	Scrapped
Log Jammer	Arrow Development	Log Flume	1975	2017	Scrapped
Loop-O-Plane	Eyerly Aircraft Company	Loop-O-Plane	1936^[1]	1936 or later	Unknown
Monongahela Monster	Eyerly Aircraft Company	Polyp	1979	1989	Unknown
Octopus^[2]	Eyerly Aircraft Company	Octopus	1952	1965	Unknown
Orbiter	Zamperla	Junior Paratrooper	1982	2020	Unknown
Parachute Drop	Unknown	Paratower	1990^[3]	1990 or later	Unknown
Paratrooper	Hrubetz	Lifting Paratrooper	1976	2020	Unknown
Phantom Flyers	Bisch Rocco	Flying Scooters	1995	1996	Relocated to Lake Compounce
Pitt Fall	Intamin	Drop Tower	1997	2011	Unknown
Pounce Bounce	S&S Worldwide	Junior Drop Tower	2002	2020	Unknown
Ranger	Arrow HUSS	Ranger	1983	1983	Unknown
Rockets	Traver Engineering Company	Flying Machine	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Roll-O-Plane	Eyerly Aircraft Company	Roll-O-Plane	1950s	1985	Unknown
Roll-O-Plane	Oregon Rides	Roll-O-Plane	1995	2000s	Unknown
Rotor	Chance Rides	Rotor	1988	1994	Relocated to Lake Compounce
Super Round-Up	Hrubetz	Round-Up	1976	1985	Relocated to Idlewild Park
Space Odyssey	Eli Bridge Company	Scrambler	1959	1978	Unknown
Swing Around	HUSS	Ramba Zamba/Swingaround	1984	1984	Travelling USA
Swing Around	HUSS	Ramba Zamba/Swingaround	1989	2005	Scrapped
Tilt-A-Whirl	Sellner Manufacturing	Tilt-A-Whirl	1976	1988	Relocated to Idlewild Park
Tornado	Arrow Development	Tracked Dark Ride	1963	1966	Relocated to Storytown USA
Tri-Star	HUSS	Tri-Star	1992	1992	Relocated to Idlewild Park
Turnpike	Arrow Development	Track Ride	1966	2009	Stored
Volcano	HUSS	Enterprise	1978	2015	Scrapped - parts to Volcano
Volcano	HUSS	Enterprise	2016	2020	Unknown
Whip	W.F. Mangels	Whip	1919^[4]	1925	Unknown
Wipeout	Chance Rides	Trabant/Satellite	1993	2008	Relocated to Lake Compounce
Wonder Wheel	Soli	Ferris Wheel	1986	1999	Unknown

References

↑ Jacques, Charles Jr. More Kennywood Memories. Amusement Park Journal. p. 193. ISBN 0-9614392-4-6.
↑ "Kennywood Through The Years..." The Pittsburgh Press. 1982-06-13. p. 96.
↑ Jacques, Charles Jr. More Kennywood Memories. Amusement Park Journal. p. 128. ISBN 0-9614392-4-6.
↑ "Kennywood to Open Gates Easter Sunday". The Pittsburgh Post. 1919-04-13. Retrieved 2025-02-26.

External links

[:"5"-1] Jacques, Charles Jr. More Kennywood Memories. Amusement Park Journal. p. 193. ISBN 0-9614392-4-6.

[2] "Kennywood Through The Years..." The Pittsburgh Press. 1982-06-13. p. 96.

[3] Jacques, Charles Jr. More Kennywood Memories. Amusement Park Journal. p. 128. ISBN 0-9614392-4-6.

[4] "Kennywood to Open Gates Easter Sunday". The Pittsburgh Post. 1919-04-13. Retrieved 2025-02-26.

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