Wipeout (Lake Compounce)

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Wipeout

Kennywood
Location	West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates	40°23′13″N 79°51′56″W / 40.386989°N 79.865472°W / 40.386989; -79.865472
Operated	1993 to 2008

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Capacity

40 riders

Wipeout is a Trabant/Satellite built by US manufacturer Chance Rides currently located at Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut, USA.

History

The ride originally operated at Kennywood. It was relocated within the park in 1996.^[1]

The ride opened at Lake Compounce in 2009 along with Jolly Jester and the Tunnel Twisters water slides in Splash Harbor.^[2]

Wipeout was removed from the park in November 2020.^[3]

↑ Jacques, Charles Jr. More Kennywood Memories. Amusement Park Journal. p. 171. ISBN 0-9614392-4-6.
↑ "Old park, new look on opening day". Record-Journal. 2009-05-11. pp. M1. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
↑ "Wipeout Being Removed From Lake Compounce". Theme Parks and Entertainment. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2023.