Kennywood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been near the top of my amusement park bucket list since I first saw photos of it in my first roller coaster book. As a child, I viewed Kennywood as the quintessential American amusement park —...
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Kennywood Roller Coasters Ranked By a First-Time Visitor
I made my first visit to Kennywood this weekend, and I took a ride on each of the six major Kennywood roller coasters. Although it wasn’t easy, I decided to rank the historic amusement park’s roller coasters — separating the...
Continue reading...2010: Year in Review
2010 was a great year for us here at Coaster101. From attending our very first media day event to the record number of interview features, it was a groundbreaking year. 2011 should be even better! Here are some of the...
Continue reading...More Updates from Kennywood, Video Included
Sky Rocket launched at Kennywood last week and Coaster101 was there. Embedded below is some video I shot during the day of the event. This aren’t the best quality but here are a few pictures form Kennywood after the debut...
Continue reading...Sky Rocket Launches at Kennywood
Airtime while upside down?! Monday, June 28th was media day for Sky Rocket at Kennywood and Coaster101 was invited to attend. The clouds were threatening rain but, thankfully, it held off for the duration of the event. After some opening...
Continue reading...Sky Rocket Onride Video
Kennywood has released an on ride video of their new coaster, Sky Rocket, which is expected to open next week. You can view the video below or watch it on their Facebook page.
Continue reading...Track Arrives at Kennywood
Track for the new Sky Rocket roller coaster has finally begun to arrive at Kennywood, courtesy of KPConnection. The track is a brilliant blue color which will contrast nicely with the silver and red cars. The question now is when...
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