Western Pennsylvania’s premier places for family fun, Kennywood Park, Sandcastle Waterpark, and Idlewild & SoakZone, are getting ready to welcome guests once again in early July. Kennywood, Sandcastle and Idlewild will open in phases, starting with a Friends & Family...
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Theme Parks Donate Unused Food Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
As we navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s easy to get trapped in the grim news cycle of frightening numbers and sobering headlines. So in uncertain times like these, small glimmers of hope and good news can go a long...
Continue reading...The Old Mill Returning to Kennywood in 2020
Kennywood’s oldest operating ride is getting a facelift in 2020. The boat ride near the park’s entrance, which has been themed to “Garfield’s Nightmare” since 2004, will once again regain the moniker of “The Old Mill,” and the “old” ride will...
Continue reading...Visiting Kennywood with Kids
Kennywood is a traditional amusement park that promotes itself as Pittsburgh’s top destination for family fun and excitement. While the record breaking Steel Curtain roller coaster is the big new addition for this year, there’s still tons for families to...
Continue reading...The Steel Curtain Debuts At Kennywood
Kennywood’s newest roller coaster is officially open, and hopefully there’s no official out there who will flag us for excessive celebration! From “Project 412” to what is now known as The Steel Curtain, the coaster debuted to the public on July...
Continue reading...Steel Curtain Construction Update a Week Ahead of Opening
We’ve been eagerly awaiting the opening of The Steel Curtain at Kennywood ever since naming it our most anticipated roller coaster of 2019. And the wait is almost over. The park announced the grand opening will be on Saturday, July...
Continue reading...19 for ‘99: Exterminator at Kennywood
Debuting in 1999, Kennywood’s Exterminator simultaneously introduced guests to a then-novel spinning roller coaster and an elaborately themed dark ride — all housed under one roof. Welcome to another installment of our “19 for ’99” series where we’re featuring 19...
Continue reading...Give Kids The World Announces The Return of Coasting For Kids!
After a short one-year break, Give Kids The World has announced the return of their popular “Coasting for Kids” program, and this time, it’s bigger and better than ever! From 2009-2015, Coasting For Kids took place at Cedar Fair parks...
Continue reading...Creating The Old Mill, Carnegie Mellon’s Student Built Dark Ride
While attending SITE OSU last month, we connected with students in themed entertainment from all over the country and learned about the incredible projects they’re working on. Maybe the most ambitious project we heard about was The Old Mill. Led...
Continue reading...15 Fun Roller Coasters Under 35 MPH
Tachophobia, the fear of speed, is the abnormal, often unwarranted fear of doing something too fast. While the most common reasons for being too scared to ride a roller coaster might be due to height or inversions, fear of speed...
Continue reading...Our Top 10 Coasters Over 50 Years Old Still Operating!
With 2019 marking the end of great decade of roller coasters, we’ve decided to take a look back at some of the best coasters from a different era: The oldest! One of the awesome things about roller coasters is that...
Continue reading...Our Most Anticipated 2019 Roller Coasters Opening in North America
2018 was a great season for new roller coasters. But the season has come to an end and now we turn our attention on the new year and the new crop of roller coasters and thrill rides. Which ones are...
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