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Rabbit
This coaster is the only wooden coaster left in the world
that features a double-dip. After this coaster's lift
hill, it drops, flattens out, and then drops again,
throwing every single person out of their seats. And the
strangest thing of all is the fact that it has no
lap-bars, just seatbelts and a very small handle to hold
onto. This coaster is a true classic, and one of my
favorites.
Pitt Fall
This 251 foot tall Intamin designed freefall tower gives
a great view of Kennywood and all the surrounding area.
It is the only Intamin giant drop that I have ever rode
and I like it better than the S&S Space Shots and
Turbo Drops I have ever been on.
Racer
This coaster is yet another classic wooden coaster at
Kennywood. Built in 1923, this is racing coaster is the
oldest of the 6 coasters at this park. It also has one
continuous track which means that you enter the trains on
one site of the station and exit on the other. This
coaster was pretty cool, but my least favorite of the 3
classic woodies.
Steel Phantom
Ok, I've been on some pretty rough coasters, but this
just exceeds the limit. I don't see why people love this
coaster so much. I thought the drop would be much more
exciting and after that it's just non-stop head banging.
I rode this coaster in the front once and got a headache,
and later gave it another try. It was considerably
smoother torwards the middle, but it was still rough
enough to revive the headache I got earlier. Overall,
this is my least favorite ride in the whole park and I am
sure that Phantom's Revenge will be much more fun.
Thunderbolt
There is no doubt in my mind that this is one of the
greatest wooden coasters of all time. The layout of this
thing is quite unique. It was originally called the
Pippen and it was re-designed in 1968 and it is now known
as the Thunderbolt. The best part about this coaster is
it's unique layout. You drop into a big ditch right out
of the station, turn around, and drop again until you
finally catch onto the lift hill. Then, the track goes up
and down through 2 spirals and then drops 2 more times
into the same ditch. And the weirdest part of all is that
it's largest drop is the last drop in the whole ride.
This is by far the best coaster here.
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