Kennywood - Ride/Attraction Timeline

Ride/Attraction Timeline

• 2012: Black Widow ride to replace Pitt Fall
• 2011: Kandy Kaleidoscope is remodeled, Parkside Cafe is remodeled and becomes the park's first air-conditioned food service location, Kiddieland restrooms are rebuilt to include a refreshment stand, Star Refreshment stand is renovated, Merry-Go-Round horses are refurbished, Pitt Fall Removed, Holiday Lights debut, Wurlitzer Band Organ on Merry-Go-Round is completely rebuilt.
• 2010: Sky Rocket, A New Steel Roller Coaster, Turnpike Removed and placed in storage with intent to be reinstalled. King Kahuna Removed.
• 2009: Bayern Kurve****, WipeOut removed, original Phantom drop and second hill retracked.
• 2008: Ghostwood Estate, new Kiddieland games building.
• 2007: Cosmic Chaos, SS Kenny, roofing over the escalators to lot 2, Gold Rusher removed.
• 2006: Swing Shot
• 2005: New front gate structures built, Bayern Kurve*** and Swing Around removed, Merry-Go-Round undergoes a complete overhaul and is rebuilt, Wurlitzer Band Organ is repainted
• 2004: Garfield's Nightmare (theme change from Old Mill)
• 2003: King Kahuna (formerly Top Spin from Lake Compounce, removed 2010), Ham-on-Rye (removed in 2005), Volcano Valley themed area, Volcano (theme change from Enterprise), Roll-O-Plane removed, Miniature Golf removed
• 2002: Garfield's Pounce Bounce, Phantom Fright Nights debut
• 2001: Phantom's Revenge (rebuilt from Steel Phantom), Crazy Trolley
• 2000: Aero 360, Dancing Waters relocated across from Grand Prix, Garfield and Odie added as park mascots
• 1999: Exterminator, Wonder Wheel removed.
• 1998: Kennywood celebrates its 100th anniversary, Centennial Midway (one season), Le Cachot removed
• 1997: Pitt Fall (Removed in 2011)
• 1996: Lil Phantom (Kiddieland), Kenny's Parkway, Noah's Ark remodeled, Phantom Phlyer removed
• 1995: LOST KENNYWOOD expansion in former location of Sunlite Swimming Pool – Pittsburg Plunge, Phantom Phlyer (Removed in 1996, moved to Lake Compounce), Roll-O-Plane*** (removed in 2003), Whip and Wave Swinger moved to Lost Kennywood, Great Balloon Race removed
• 1994: SkyCoaster, Bayern Kurve*** (Removed in 2005)
• 1993: WipeOut (removed 2009, relocated to Lake Compounce)
• 1992: Tri-Star (lasts only one season, moved to Idlewild in 1998), Old Mill (Haunted Hideaway renamed)
• 1991: Steel Phantom (quickly tops top 10 list, rebuilt as Phantom's Revenge in 2001), Wurlitzer Band Organ undergoes extensive repairs
• 1990: Great Balloon Race (removed in 1995, moved to Idlewild), Laser Loop removed, original facade on Racer loading platform restored
• 1989: Swing Around** (removed in 2005), Monster removed
• 1988: Flying Carpet (removed in 2006), Rotor*** (removed in 1994, eventually moved to Lake Compounce), Tilt-A-Whirl removed, Kennywood Memories is filmed and premieres 28 Sep. 1988
• 1987: Musik Express, electric cars added to Turnpike and directions cars face on track reversed, Kennywood designated National Historic Landmark
• 1986: Wonder Wheel (removed in 1999), Bayern Kurve** removed, geysers and waterfall added to Raging Rapids
• 1985: Raging Rapids, Super Round-Up removed
• 1984: Wave Swinger, Swing Around* (removed at end of season, but returns five years later), Bayern Kurve** (original replaced), Dipper removed
• 1983: Ranger (lasts only one season)
• 1982: Pirate, Wonder Bread trains on Racer replaced by new PTC models
• 1981: Gold Rusher (removed in 2007), Paddle Boats
• 1980: Laser Loop.(Removed in 1990)
• 1979: Monster***, renamed Monongahela Monster (removed 1989), Garden Stage (removed in 2006)
• 1978: Enterprise (renamed Volcano in 2003), Rockets removed
• 1977: Monster**; Nearby West View Park closes
• 1976: Tilt-A-Whirl*** (removed in 1988, moved to Idlewild), (Super) Round Up*** (moved to Idlewild 1985), SkyDiver replaced with new model and renamed Paratrooper
• 1975: Log Jammer (first multi-million dollar ride in the park's history) Carousel is completely stripped, and repainted, Wurlitzer Band Organ is completely rebuilt
• 1974: Hardheaded Harold's Horrendously Humorous Haunted Hideaway (theme change of park's Old Mill), Kenny Kangaroo makes his debut as park mascot
• 1973: Gran Prix, Sunlite Swimming Pool removed
• 1972: Bayern Kurve*, Le Cachot Name means "The Dungeon" in French, replaced Safari dark ride. (removed 1998), Monster* (removed 1974)
• 1971: Roll-O-Plane** (removed 1985)
• 1969: Noah's Ark remodeled, Loop-O-Plane** (removed 1983)
• 1968: Thunderbolt, rebuilt from Pippin. The four drops in the ravine and the lift hill remain intact from the original coaster. The new Thunderbolt track had a small hill in the inner helix that was removed in 1969.
• 1967: Road Runner (Cuddle Up), Ghost Ship (Replaced Tornado, Both rides destroyed in fire on June 19, 1975)
• 1966: Turnpike (Electric cars added in 1987)
• 1965: Rotor** (removal date unknown), Popover (removed in 1976), Laff in the Dark removed
• 1964: Tornado dark ride (from defunct Freedomland, removed 1966), Round-Up** (replacing original Round-Up; damaged by the June 19, 1975 fire and replaced with Super Round-Up)
• 1962: Kangaroo (only Flying Coaster flat ride in existence)
• 1961: Bandshell destroyed in fire, Calypso (removed 1987), Old Mill gets new boats
• 1960: Wild Mouse removed, facade on Racer loading platform redesigned
• 1959: SkyDiver
• 1958: Wild Mouse (removed 1960), Little Dipper remodeled and renamed Dipper
• 1957: Round-Up* (replaced with new model in 1964)
• 1955: Rotor* (removed 1958), Sunlite Pool reopens after rehab, Kiddie Cadillacs, Daffy Klub removed
• 1953: Sunlite Pool closes to swimming due to maintenance problems and turned into U-Drivem boat concession
• 1952: Octopus (removed 1965), Tickler removed
• 1950: Roll-O-Plane* (removed 1969)
• 1949: Tilt-A-Whirl** (removed 1963), Tumble Bug renamed Turtle
• 1948: Little Dipper (remodeled in 1958, removed in 1984), hills removed from Auto Race and car bodies replaced with current style bodies, Tumble Bug cars replaced with turtle-looking versions
• 1947: Teddy Bear removed
• 1946: Original facade on Racer loading platform replaced
• 1945: Olde Kennywood Railroad
• 1941: Daffy Klub (replaces 13 Spook Street)
• 1940: Rockets (Traver circle swing added to island in lagoon, removed 1978)
• 1938: Ridee-O (removed 1959)
• 1937: 13 Spook Street, Kiddie Old Mill (Swan Boats, removed mid-70s)
• 1936: Noah's Ark (re-built in 1996), Loop-O-Plane* (removed 1950)
• 1935: Teddy Bear (roller coaster, removed in 1947), Skooter (removed 1979)
• 1931: Tickler (roller coaster, removed 1952)
• 1930: Auto Race, Laff in the Dark (removed 1965)
• 1929: Dodgem removed
• 1928: Brownie Coaster (removed 1953 or later), Tilt-A-Whirl* (removed 1934)
• 1927: Merry-Go-Round(T.M. Harton carousel replaced by current William H. Dentzel model, Wurlitzer Band Organ is moved to new carousel), current Racer, Tumble Bug, larger 16 car Whip**, Kiddieland** (moved from near Jack Rabbit coaster to former location of original Racer coaster)
• 1926: 1910 Racer removed
• 1925: Sunlite Swimming Pool (removed 1973)
• 1924: Pippin (converted to Thunderbolt in 1968), Kiddieland* (located near Jack Rabbit coaster)
• 1923: Speed-O-Plane removed
• 1922: Dodgem (removed in 1929)
• 1921: Gee Whizz Dip the Dips removed
• 1920: Jack Rabbit
• 1918: Whip* (replaced in 1927)
• 1916: Wurlitzer Band Organ provides music for Merry-Go-Round
• 1914: Old Mill (re-themed Panama Canal)
• 1913: Merry-Go-Round** (original G.A. Dentzel carousel replaced by T.M. Harton model)
• 1911: Speed-O-Plane (removed 1923), Panama Canal (re-themed Old Mill)
• 1910: 1910 Racer (original version, removed 1926), Dip-the-Dips Scenic Railway removed
• 1906: Fairyland Floats (re-themed Old Mill), Figure Eight Toboggan renamed to Gee Whizz Dip the Dips
• 1905: Dip-the-Dips Scenic Railway (removed 1910)
• 1904: Steeplechase removed
• 1903: Steeplechase (removed 1904)
• 1902: Figure Eight Toboggan (park's first coaster, removed 1921)
• 1901: Old Mill (converted to Garfield's Nightmare in 2004, also formerly named/themed as Hard Headed Harrold's Horrendously Humorous Haunted Hideaway and Panama Canal)
• 1899: Park renamed Kennywood, Merry-Go-Round* (G.A. Dentzel carousel), Casino restaurant (now Parkside Cafe), Dancehall
• 1898: Kenny's Grove opened by Monongahela Street Railway Co.

Asterisks (*) indicate number of times a ride was replaced or re-introduced.