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amradiostars Beaver Land Mine Ride User is Offline Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Posts: 25	Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 7:52 am    Post subject: Info on new coaster for Kennywood · Quote Kennywood Media Release Release: Immediate Media Contact: Jeff Filicko 412-461-0500 x1176 JFilicko@Kennywood.com Kennywood Amusement Park Announces Launch Roller Coaster as New Ride for 2010! West Mifflin, PA – Kennywood is proud to announce the addition of a seventh roller coaster for the 2010 season! Joining the ranks of the Lil’ Phantom, Exterminator, Jack Rabbit, Racer, Thunderbolt, and Phantom’s Revenge, the new Linear Synchronous Motor (LSM) launch roller coaster is unlike any other roller coaster at Kennywood. “This roller coaster will provide a thrilling new experience for coaster lovers at Kennywood,” explains General Manager Jerome Gibas. “The use of LSM launch technology will allow riders to blast from 0 to 50mph in three seconds and offers our first roller coaster with inversions since the Steel Phantom.” Kennywood’s new launch coaster will feature many exciting and unique features including three inversions and a 0-50mph launch in three seconds! After the high-speed launch, riders will experience a vertical ascent to 95ft before a brief cliffhanger pause at the top and a 90-degree drop into a maximum G-force pullout. The riders then enjoy extended airtime as the train races into an inverted top hat element, passes into a barrel roll and goes vertical again through a twist up leading to another pause. Riders experience a second vertical free fall followed by another maximum G-force pullout on the way into a highly banked fan curve. After a traditional corkscrew, a curve to a zero gravity hill, and a series of wave turns, riders finally return to the station. The new roller coaster will be placed in the current location of the Turnpike, a ride that has been at Kennywood since 1966. Guests will only have to say ‘see you later’ to the Turnpike since plans are already underway to bring back the ride in the near future. The Turnpike’s final day of operation will be Aug. 16, 2009. Kennywood’s new launch coaster is proudly built in the U.S.A. by Premier Rides of Millersville, Maryland. The project is expected to be complete in May of 2010. Official coaster name and logo information will be released in the coming weeks. See www.kennywood.com for a preview video and updates. Ride Statistics: Track Length: 2100 feet Maximum Speed: 50 mph Ride Time: 65 seconds Number of Trains: 2 Number of Cars Per Train: 2 Number of Riders Per Train: 12 # # # _________________ As my avatar says "Geauga Lake killed by a real DICK
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dsloban Thunderhawk User is Offline Joined: 19 Jul 2007 Posts: 1073	Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 10:36 am    Post subject: · Quote Sounds like it will be a blast! I can't wait to see it! _________________ Life is like a rollercoaster. It is full of ups and downs!
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CuddyTheFlash Double Loop User is Offline Joined: 14 Sep 2008 Posts: 244 Location: In the darkest corner of your mind	Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 12:13 pm    Post subject: · Quote Capacity is gonna suck.  Get ready for LONG lines. _________________ I don't like a certain company so everything they do MUST be wrong, even if it's right.  And that makes me look like a bigger fool. Take a stand against coasters that hurt or kill people.  Holiday World & Knotts Berry Farm, we are watching you!
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John Peck Double Loop User is Offline Joined: 03 Jul 2007 Posts: 279 Location: Columbus, Ohio USA	Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 1:14 pm    Post subject: · Quote You know, the ride time is so short that the train will most likely be back before the ride is completely loaded, and there's the fact they only have to load/check 12 people so lines should fly for this thing. It may not look great capacity-wise on paper, but if they have their operations up to par with someone to measure kids at the entrance and a test seat, it will make for quick throughput. It seemed like a constant occurrence when Six Flags and Paramount would have to hold the train up to measure a kid in the station, not to mention the angry parent who waited an hour for it.
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