Kennywood Trivia

1. Which ride does not get the passenger wet?

From Quiz Kennywood Fun Quiz

Answer: Cosmic Chaos

All of the other rides are considered Kennywood's water rides. Cosmic Chaos is a ride that looks like a spaceship and swings back and forth while spinning in a circular motion.

From Quiz Kennywood

Answer: 1898

Kennywood first opened in the summer of 1898.

From Quiz Kennywood Park, Pittsburgh

Answer: West Mifflin

Kennywood is officially located on Kennywood Boulevard in the borough of West Mifflin, Pennsylvania.

From Quiz Kennywood

Answer: Auto Race

Kennywood's ride, Auto Race, is the last remaining one in America. It was built in the 1930s.

From Quiz Kennywood Park, Pittsburgh

Answer: Phantom's Revenge

In 1991, the Steel Phantom debuted at Kennywood, breaking existing records with its 220-foot drop and speeds of about 80 miles per hour. However, the Phantom got a reputation as what coaster nuts call a 'head banger', as the configuration of its loops and other elements caused riders to come off with a neckache. In 2001 the coaster was revamped, with the upside-down elements being removed, and re-named 'The Phantom's Revenge'. Its top speed is a whopping 85 miles per hour!

From Quiz Kennywood Fun Quiz

Answer: Adventureland

"Adventureland", starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart, was filmed at Kennywood Park in 2009.

From Quiz Kennywood

Answer: Old Mill

The Turn Pike is the first ride on the right. The Old Mill was the second ride on the right. The Jack Rabbit is the third ride on the right. The Scooter is the first ride on the left.

From Quiz Kennywood Park, Pittsburgh

Answer: Laser Loop

The Laser Loop was a big deal when it debuted in 1980. It was Kennywood's first upside-down coaster, of the shuttle loop variety which propelled riders out of the station, through the loop, and then backwards through the loop. It was demolished in 1990 to make way for the Steel Phantom. As of 2002 the Laser Loop resides in Six Flags in Mexico City.

From Quiz Kennywood Fun Quiz

Answer: Outside of the train

She is a mechanical laughing woman sculpted from paper mache who greets guests with her cheerful gap-toothed smile and haunting laugh through a window in the Olde Kennywood Railroad train station.

From Quiz Kennywood

Answer: Old Mill & the old mill

The Old Mill is the oldest ride in Kennywood, and the oldest water ride in the world.

From Quiz Kennywood Park, Pittsburgh

Answer: Carousel

The first ride at Kennywood was a hand-carved, three-row carousel by G A Dentzel of Philadelphia. The carousel was placed in a pavilion in the center of the park.

From Quiz Kennywood Fun Quiz

Answer: The Gold Rush

The Gold Rush was removed in 2007 and was replaced by the Ghostwood Estates attraction.

From Quiz Kennywood Park, Pittsburgh

Answer: Pippin

The Pippin was designed by John Miller in 1924. It utilized the ravine at the south end of the park and cost {$60,000.} In 1968, mechanical superintendent Andy Vettel re-designed the Pippin as The Thunderbolt, expanding on the existing track. The Thunderbolt was an immediate hit, and is still a favorite of many coaster enthusiasts.

From Quiz Kennywood Fun Quiz

Answer: Next to the Turtles

The Potato Patch was always one of Kennywood's most popular food stands.

From Quiz Kennywood

Answer: Swing Around

The Swing Around was placed on top of the stage in 1989.

From Quiz Kennywood Park, Pittsburgh

Answer: Log Jammer

The Log Jammer is a flume ride built in 1975 at the cost of {$1,000,000.}

From Quiz Kennywood Fun Quiz

Answer: Palace Entertainment

Palace Entertainment took over the park in 2007. Sandcastle and Idlewild were also owned by the same company which is based in California.

From Quiz Kennywood Park, Pittsburgh

Answer: Fall Fantasy

The Fall Fantasy Parade, held nightly the last week of summer, is a tradition began in 1950. The parades, which feature clowns, floats, and local high school bands, were originally a publicity stunt to increase attendance for the last days of the season.

From Quiz Kennywood Fun Quiz

Answer: Orbiter

The Orbiter is a helicopter ride located in Kiddieland. The ride was added to Kennywood in 1982.

From Quiz Kennywood

Answer: The Gold Rusher

The Gold Rusher was Kennywood's new dark ride in 1981.

From Quiz Kennywood Park, Pittsburgh

Answer: Monongahela

The park is situated on a cliff overlooking the Monongahela, or The Mon, as it's known locally.

From Quiz Kennywood Fun Quiz

Answer: The Whip

My Kennywood school picnic happened to be on the day of this terrible storm. The actual roof of the Whip collapsed because of the intense winds.

From Quiz Kennywood

Answer: Le Cachot

This ride is no longer in the park.

From Quiz Kennywood Park, Pittsburgh

Answer: Potato Patch

Kennywood is famous for its thick, fresh french fries from the Potato Patch. The park serves more than 450,000 pounds of Idaho potatoes each year, topped with cheese, gravy, or salt and vinegar. Yum!

From Quiz Kennywood Fun Quiz

Answer: Twenty

The boat has five rows with a maximum of four people being able to sit in each row. This is a regulation that Kennywood must follow to ensure guest safety while riding.

From Quiz Kennywood Park, Pittsburgh

Answer: They're all dark rides

One of Kennywood's claims to fame is that it has a large number of dark (or 'spook') rides, which are becoming increasingly rare in the modern amusement park. Its oldest is the Old Mill, a haunted boat ride originally built in 1901 and refurbished many times over the years. Another relic is Noah's Ark, a walk-through funhouse themed after the biblical story. It was built in 1936 at the cost of {$20,000,} and given a modern makeover in 1996. Le Cachot, a cheesy ride-through haunted castle, was added in 1972. The Gold Rusher, in which guests ride through a 'haunted mine' in 'mine cars', was built in 1981.

From Quiz Kennywood Park, Pittsburgh

Answer: Mythical steelworker

Joe Magarac is sort of the Paul Bunyan of Pittsburgh- a big, hulking legend who worked in the steel mills of the Mon Valley.

From Quiz Kennywood Park, Pittsburgh

Answer: Lost Kennywood

'Lost Kennywood' is a section of the park dedicated to remembering the old-time amusement park of the early 1900s. The shops and rides in this area are designed in an old-time style, and there are old exhibits of park memorabilia scattered around. Rides in this area include the Pittsburg Plunge, a wet ride, with the old spelling of {Pittsburgh;} the Roll-o-Planes, a tumbly ride which Kennywood had to beg to have manufactured {again;} and the Wave Swinger, a favorite that was originally introduced in 1984.

From Quiz Kennywood Park, Pittsburgh

Answer: Thunderbolt

In 1974, the Thunderbolt was proclaimed by New York Times writer Robert Cartmell as the number one coaster in the United States (he actually rode around the country riding coasters- what a job!). The entrance to the Thunderbolt is decorated with posters quoting the article, as well as the original Top Ten list of wooden coasters.

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