Kennywood - Amazing Old School Amusement Park

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@TheCarpetbagger 5 жыл бұрын

To anyone to noticed I may have missed a certain attraction, stay tuned......it’s coming

@kirksbucketlist 5 жыл бұрын

This is awesome! You definitely should come 2 hours north to Conneaut Lake Park, Waldameer Park, Drake Well and the O.C.&T. Train...and then head east to Knoebels while you are here!!!

@lynnmmigdail7129 5 жыл бұрын

I am so relieved. It really makes the pARK.

@racritiahobson4337 5 жыл бұрын

Check out Har-Ber Village in Grove, OK. har-bervillage.com By the way, I'm a huge fan of your channel. I love vintage artifacts and abandoned sites. History at its finest. Glad to be a subscriber. Looking forward to future videos.

@payton____5274 5 жыл бұрын

I go to Kennywood every summer, I love it so much and I definitely think that the Steel Phantom is the best ride there. If you didn’t go on it you really missed out. It’s so fun!

@ScorpionsFatality 5 жыл бұрын

@@payton____5274 its the phantoms revenge. The steel phantom was refurbished into phantoms revenge though. Cant remember the date.

@christinevangilder6962 5 жыл бұрын

Hey there Jacob!! I live in So. Maryland (by way of SWFL. 🌴🌞) and my elderly lady (97!!) grew up in West Mifflin PA. When I first met her she talked frequently about Kennywood Park. She remembers everything about KWP!! When admission was free, when the park would have concerts on the lawn in summer time. Her mother would pack a picnic basket for the 8 of them, and they would make a day of it. She used to live right down......or up? From KWP, and could walk there from Eliza Street! Amazing!!

@creeds00 5 жыл бұрын

You know you are getting KZfaq famous when on a Sunday morning your video gets over 1,000 hits in less than an hour of posting. Keep up the good work.

@GreenKarateMonkey 5 жыл бұрын

I’ve been living in Pittsburgh all my life and that park was always my favorite.

@BrodyMK64 5 жыл бұрын

Same I live in the south hills

@maddiew7844 3 жыл бұрын

I live in Pittsburgh and kennywood is my least favorite theme park. They really let it go. It’s not even fun anymore

@protorhinocerator142 Жыл бұрын

We used to go every year and then every now and then go to Cedar Point in Ohio. They used to have a wild west fronteir town section fot eh park there but they ripped that all out in favor of more coasters. I used to like that part. Kennywood still has a lot of olde tyme stuff from 100 years ago. The Thunderbolt used to be the Pippin and it was more like the Jackrabbit. Then they added those front loops you see all the time on the commercials and renamed it the Thunderbolt.

@Booth81 5 жыл бұрын

Pittsburgh really is one of the nicer places to see here, in the North, and probably the only big City I'd consider living in. Top notch, down to earth folks all over town. So glad you're there, showcasing this great little park in the area. As someone who's turning 39 this year, I really do prefer smaller parks to the big, corporate ones nowadays. PA's got plenty of other amazing little parks too, like Knoebels, and Waldameer.

@MeggsNBaconn 5 жыл бұрын

Hi from Pittsburgh! Kennywood is a staple of the city, I’m glad to see you come try it out!

@breeisdreaming8134 5 жыл бұрын

Whoa you're in my neck of the woods ,how crazy!! Kennywood!!!

@hskgrimm3459 5 жыл бұрын

Derry. Not Allegheny County but westmoreland

@theboyscout0156 5 жыл бұрын

Same here!

@durgadurgin1612 5 жыл бұрын

Im from Westmoreland county

@xthedman420x8 4 жыл бұрын

Yoooo, I'm from Indiana county!

@datru82 5 жыл бұрын

Kennywood is awesome!

@payton____5274 5 жыл бұрын

Anyone else from Pittsburgh watching this just to see what outsiders think of Kennywood😂

@Nenezilla 4 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@margaretsen7479 5 жыл бұрын

Kennywood has a fantastic Fright fest at Halloween time.

@radar220 5 жыл бұрын

The ski lift goes up to an upper parking lot, and garfield nightmare sucks compaired to what the old mill really was.

@LunaBellaAngelina 5 жыл бұрын

May I ask what the Old Mill used to be as this Garfield one looks terrible!

@radar220 5 жыл бұрын

It was kond like going through a haunted west style mill town, skeletons, ghost type thingsz a true dark ride, none of this black light shit

@johnjacobs1776 5 жыл бұрын

Thought I'd interject...when I was a kid I lived in Pittsburgh when my Dad was transferred the Old Mill was a sort of haunted wild west boat ride if I remember correctly. It was really cool. Yeah the Garfield theme was lame.

@kathyflorcruz552 5 жыл бұрын

I thought that Garfield & Rat trap thing we're really dark.

@faiththeunknownbeing8126 5 жыл бұрын

And ur skrewed if they are working 😂😂😂

@oliviabender2863 5 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite park, I’ve gone to Kennywood every summer since I was 4 and now I’m 15 in July. I love these rides so much!

@liv-xr8ri 5 жыл бұрын

growing up this was my local theme park it’ll always be my fave

@Piecemaker1623 5 жыл бұрын

Yay! KENNYWOOD!! Welcome to Pittsburgh.

@josephconnelly1816 5 жыл бұрын

Kennywood is such a fantastic small-town park. I live in Pittsburgh but haven't been for a couple years. This has made me so nostalgic for the park. Thank you for checking it out!

@DoomerCowboy 5 жыл бұрын

Pretty neat seeing keeywood on this channel. Went there evey summer when I was a kid.

@dawnbenchley7237 5 жыл бұрын

Love Kennywood!

@kaydub0623 5 жыл бұрын

The chairlift goes to a parking lot and the statue is of George Washington. Also, Thunderbolt is 51 years old as of this year. :)

@ville666sora 3 жыл бұрын

I always loved getting to sit on that chairlift and relaxing after a long day of walking around the park, with cotton candy or fudge or whatever treat I begged my parents to buy just as the park was closing lol. My feet always hurt so bad after being there all day.

@bubblesdarke5226 5 жыл бұрын

I love Kennywood. I try to make it there at least one time every summer.

@nikolaibreckenridge2287 5 жыл бұрын

Kennywood used to have better Dark Rides. The Gold Rusher (which the Ghostwood Estates replaced). Le Cachot (a classic Bill Tracy dark ride), and the Old Mill (which was replaced by that boring Garfield nonsense).

@faiththeunknownbeing8126 5 жыл бұрын

The gold Rush was my shit lol

@hiibob2618 5 жыл бұрын

The Old Mill should come back or remove the Garfield and add a REALLY compacted RMC, but remove 2 pavilions behind it to make make room and maybe that one really big one

@daniellel5284 5 жыл бұрын

My god thank you! I thought I fever dreamed the terrifying dark rides from childhood. I couldn't even walk by without crying!

@Nenezilla 4 жыл бұрын

You forgot the Ghost Ship, but that may have been before your time (yeah, I'm an old Pittburgher)

@ville666sora 3 жыл бұрын

They seem to replace all the good rides other than the coasters.

@anniematheson426 5 жыл бұрын

The ninja turtle kid was a crack up! Very cool haunted house! Some jump scares in there for you Jacob! 😂☠️

@santana204 5 жыл бұрын

I know that exterminator line was long. It's always long. I love that ride

@kellyd9009 5 жыл бұрын

I cried on it a lot of times except for when me and my cousins went on it, I didn’t wanna embarrass myself

@adrianna986 5 жыл бұрын

We waited on it for like an hour and then it got shut down cause somebody fell off when they were getting off the ride 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

@hiibob2618 5 жыл бұрын

Santana Boyd Not always, I got to stay on the coaster 4 times in a row, no lines they whole day

@baileymae7504 5 жыл бұрын

pittsburgh man here. this is one of the highest quality videos of kennywood on youtube. appreciate ya

@radar220 5 жыл бұрын

Btw jacob, thanks for showing off some pittsburgh stuff, i was waiting to see if you ever made it to the burgh, you need to go to latrobe and check out idlewild as well, its the sister park of kennywood, its about 45 mins from kennywood, they have a storybook forrest, amungst qlot of really old rides there

@RoseBlackwells 5 жыл бұрын

cadaver 70 i LOVED Idlewild as a kid, always love the Halloween stuff they had

@radar220 5 жыл бұрын

Oh yes, idlewilds halloboo.....idlewild is just fun for everyone, and there roller coaster, the old school out and back, is just a fun little coaster....i think its called "rollo coaster"

@amusementnow4416 5 жыл бұрын

Idlewild used to be a lot better...

@adrianna986 5 жыл бұрын

I LOVE idelwild. I haven’t been in like 8 years tho

@CoolPanda-nk6wq 5 жыл бұрын

Going tomorrow! Woo! I look forward to going every summer

@StPaul-rp4iu 5 жыл бұрын

Every year during summer break from school, me and my relatives would go to Kennywood Park back in the 80's. The Thunderbolt was my favorite. Garfield's Nightmare used to be the Tunnel of Love. I really miss those years.

@johnashley327 3 жыл бұрын

I graduated in 84 from hs. I remember school picnics and getting a new outfit and books of tickets.

@davidbowers521 5 жыл бұрын

Did you do the Noah’s Ark walk through haunted house? It’s also a neat old school treat.

@JamiewoodCoasters 5 жыл бұрын

It's also the last remaining operations Noah's Ark Funhouse in the word.

@daniellel5284 5 жыл бұрын

My mom tricked me into thinking it was a Bible ride... 30 years later 😱

@xthedman420x8 4 жыл бұрын

Lol, not anymore it's not. When they renovated it due to internal rotting of the wood (because it was made in the 20's duh) they had renovated it to a lame fun house, like it was back in the 20th century

@Countmax 4 жыл бұрын

kyky quesadilla they had skeletons through the floor, Noah’s ark is and will always be Satans play ground,with the Bible sprinkled in.

@abbey8933 5 жыл бұрын

From Pittsburgh, just went to kennywood last week and it will always be my favorite. So glad you loved it!! Really made my heart full

@ariw7450 5 жыл бұрын

I go to kennywood all the time, the ski lift is never working lol

@tylerkostich6203 5 жыл бұрын

It only runs when the park is extremely busy. My uncle used to be the mechanic for it.

@indigoberry9040 5 жыл бұрын

6:20 the jack rabbit behind you!!! oh this makes me so happy

@sandyvi808 5 жыл бұрын

Was there two weeks ago, sorry we missed you. Glad you liked our old trolley park in the 'burgh 😍

@andythompson7725 5 жыл бұрын

Memories of high school Kennywood day from the 60s!

@chuckliddell123 5 жыл бұрын

This is 5 mins from my house!!! this makes me so happy

@ihavetoletyougo 5 жыл бұрын

The first time I ever rode the Exterminator my purse fell down and I thought it had gone down into the darkness of the ride. Thankfully it hadn’t but it scared me more than the ride did 😆

@jbkolod7557 5 жыл бұрын

lol that reaction on the Thunderbolt "Oh no, it never ends!" Totally crazy that the last drop on that ride is the largest

@Greatnesse2005 5 жыл бұрын

JB Kolod I ride it I love it can you was the best place to go I’m so sorry for the new roller coaster cold steel revenge

@Greatnesse2005 5 жыл бұрын

That’s the revenge still curtain my

@KR-sh6rm 5 жыл бұрын

I knew you would love Kennywood! That's why I suggested it during your livestream. So glad you had fun! 😀

@aorndoff333 5 жыл бұрын

I live near Pittsburgh, so I go to kennywood almost every year. I’m actually going this Saturday if the weather is good.

@maggieanderson3778 5 жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness, Jacob. I had as much fun as you did. Thanks so much

@faiththeunknownbeing8126 5 жыл бұрын

I need to go back again. I make it a point to go on that big harness thing in the lake. 👌 It's good that I live here... But my friends think I'm insane. And then I'm waiting for the steel curtain.... Amazing

@ambersparks9679 5 жыл бұрын

I'm going there today I've been there since I was a toddler I've been on all the rides so far and they're making a new ride called "The Steel Curtin" its representing Pittsburgh Steelers!And the steel curtain is the tallest roller coaster in Pennsylvania! My sister is working there and shes 17 alot of my family who were teens worked there as a kid my mom did back in the day when she was a teen!😊

@alliedee9467 5 жыл бұрын

The Garfield ride looks so much better in this video than in real life 🤣

@jbkolod7557 5 жыл бұрын

I still can't believe they haven't reverted that to the Old Mill ):

@alliedee9467 5 жыл бұрын

I can't believe there's ever a line for it! The remodel is so bad. I wish it was still the old Mill.

@joeheid2776 4 жыл бұрын

@@jbkolod7557 Ask and ye shall receive.

@spacegirlpotter3531 4 жыл бұрын

I live here in Pittsburgh and it’s amazing

@joeheid2776 4 жыл бұрын

@@spacegirlpotter3531 And history. Old Mill on it's way back.

@robynwood550 4 жыл бұрын

I’m so happy you loved Kennywood. It’s my hometown park and no matter how many coasters I ride, it will always be my favorite.

@jemntertainment 5 жыл бұрын

I guess this park isn't named after Kenny Rogers like Dollywood is named after Dolly Parton. Very Interesting indeed. Thank you for sharing Jacob. God bless you.

@TheMichigami 2 жыл бұрын

it is named for the Kenny family that owned the woodland the original trolley park was built on. The original Kennywood was just a picnic park in Kenny's Wood at the end of a streetcar line, and it grew up from there to what it is today as landscaping and rides were added over the years. The woods are all mostly parking lots and steel mills now, but it's still a really nice park with a lot of historic and unique antique rides and nice scenery.

@relicman 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for doing this. I used to come here in the 90's with my cousins. They still go because they live near Pittsburgh.

@TECfan1 5 жыл бұрын

I had a friend who used to live near there and talk about Kennywood. Pretty cool that you went there.

@scottfelton7674 5 жыл бұрын

thank you for this video. your hard work is appreciated.

@itspurge2976 5 жыл бұрын

Very appreciated

@RoseBlackwells 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing off my lovely local amusement park! ❤️

@ethantrushel1842 5 жыл бұрын

I live close to Pittsburgh like real close. So I go to kennywood a lot

@lauraodle5816 5 жыл бұрын

I lost my plus one for these rides because they are old and no fun. I'm old, and I still want to have fun! Thank you for taking me along! 🙆‍♀️❤

@Nenezilla 4 жыл бұрын

Then you and my husband can go...I only ride the Kangaroo and the Turtle (and in my opinion, THE best ride in the park). Haha!

@lauraodle5816 4 жыл бұрын

@@Nenezilla 😄👍

@africanswallow9980 5 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah! Kennywood is a blast from my childhood!

@indigoberry9040 5 жыл бұрын

oh and i NEVER See the ski lift running lol.

@aljoe0181 5 жыл бұрын

Enjoy welcome to Pittsburgh

@accastillo6046 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your day at Kennywood with us.

@conniechristian214 3 жыл бұрын

You and roller-coasters. Never gets old😂

@kayleighsuddoth8532 5 жыл бұрын

This amazing that a KZfaqr like you is finally recognizing Kennywood and showing it to the world! I love Kennywood I always go there with my moms bestie and her kids

@lovesPaulRodriguez 5 жыл бұрын

Your yells/grunts/groans are hilarious!! ;)

@the_cheese 5 жыл бұрын

Kennywood looks like a ton of fun! I love Jacob's reaction on the Thunderbolt!! Have you been to Oak's Amusement Park in the Sellwood neighborhood of Portland, Oregon? Its a great little amusement park, well worth a morning or afternoon of fun

@barbaraharshman9460 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked our park!

@Greatnesse2005 5 жыл бұрын

Cool I live in Pittsburgh and Kennywood is so cool

@aidensauntieemme 5 жыл бұрын

i just went there today! i absolutely LOVE kennywood! thunderbolt is my number one favorite ride there.. also black widow!

@XenobiaWinterWolfMoon 5 жыл бұрын

The Exterminator was my favorite ride!

@WilliamSarokon 5 жыл бұрын

Glad you did Kennywood. It's a Great park!!!!

@jcole8857 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for coming to my hometown finally Jacob! I really hope that you stayed and enjoyed more in Pittsburgh as well!

@lissachocolate 5 жыл бұрын

I have always wanted to see what Kennywood looked like! Loved that you stayed until dark, we got to see the park lit up behind you 😄.

@dannymartin1114 5 жыл бұрын

So far this trip is yielding some real quality videos, cant wait to see what's next!

@creeds00 5 жыл бұрын

He's so close to 200,000 subscribers. Let's help him get over the edge!

@derikdragon80 5 жыл бұрын

My top favorite PA amusement park. I would go to Eire's Waldameer, and still bring Kennywood up in a discussion.

@DaveTremel 5 жыл бұрын

If you're still in the Pittsburgh area you should go to Kennywood's sister park, Idlewild in Ligonier, PA. It was my favorite park when I was a kid. IT's owned by the same company that owns Kennywood.

@primarilyrose8137 5 жыл бұрын

Eh, I think that park would be particularly boring, unless you like kiddie parks

@adrianna986 5 жыл бұрын

Primarily Rose does he have kids he could take

@sonic23233 4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you like Kennywood

@Infindox 5 жыл бұрын

Been here a couple of times! It's pretty fun. Thanks for the video.

@Victorcharlieone 5 жыл бұрын

YES! Huge fan of you’re show and you’re finally in my city!!!

@cwhitley5007 5 жыл бұрын

I’m happy you enjoyed our park

@eddiekunert2719 5 жыл бұрын

Jacob, that was a very cool stop. Thanks for the rides. Be safe brother.

@mikeywobblez 5 жыл бұрын

Your face during the ride on that old woody was absolutely priceless! I'm gonna donate to the cause just for that little snippet of video magic! Keep up the incredible work my friend!!!

@richwysocki8522 5 жыл бұрын

So glad to see u @kennywood i grew up there and even worked there I'm my early teens. Hope you had fun and ur reaction to the thunderbolt was classic. Lol

@mcwatersd 5 жыл бұрын

So nice to see a traditional park. The rides looked interesting to say the least. Got to love old school. Awesome video. Keep Safe❤Keep Well❤

@protorhinocerator142 Жыл бұрын

It's the largest "small park" I know of. There's such a fun blend of new tech and 1903 nostalgia. There are big pavilions there and patrons often bring their own food and have big parties there. It's been that way since I started going back in the day.

@mcwatersd Жыл бұрын

@@protorhinocerator142 seems to be an awesome family place. Glad you are close enough to enjoy it. Have a great summer.

@ScottSharak 5 жыл бұрын

Kennywood is a fun park, used to go a lot when I lived in Pittsburgh. Hope you tried the fries they are good. And the ark is fun to go in...

@thomasjoe44 5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you posted this I haven't been there since 1970 whenn I was 5 years old uncle and Aunt that lived in Pittsburgh took me there and the Pittsburgh zoo and the Carnigie museum of natural History to look at the dinosaurs to take my mind off of my mother passing away thanks for posting the video

@KimDill41 5 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the video ! Keep up the great work!

@Crazyjn 4 жыл бұрын

Been there a few times, and just got our season passes for my family this summer! This is the first time I’ve ever bought season passes, and I’m really excited about all the fun to be had this summer!! We are going April 25, when they are only open for season ticket holders! Glad you were able to check it out!

@charleshartz4814 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking me home. So many great memories, too many to list. Old Mill.... first kiss in 6th grade.

@mollflanders9314 2 жыл бұрын

Jake on that rollercoaster----😂! The things you'll do for your audience.😄👍

@RampagingRex 5 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed my home park, Jacob! Everyone in the area pretty much agrees that Garfield needs to be converted back to the Old Mill like it was pre-2004. Also don't forget about Noah's Ark! It's the last of its kind and was refurbished a few years ago.

@mariorobertodellatorrecarl1863 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, how interesting because I like it so much more amazing, have a good time, my friend.

@stevesworldofwanders 5 жыл бұрын

From Dollywood to Kennywood... your videos never cease to be entertaining!

@mjbari3 5 жыл бұрын

I said to myself "Aggghhhh! Garfield's Nightmare!". It has worn out it's welcome here, but I enjoy it. Looks like all of the stunts were working that day! That is some of the best 'magic hour' footage on the Thunderbolt I have ever seen! Glad you enjoyed the park so much!

@AdventureswithBeck 5 жыл бұрын

I've been a fan of you for years and I live 5 minutes from here. Wish I would've known you were in town. Thanks for reppin my hometown!

@rosemary-bn2di 3 жыл бұрын

Love this video , really enjoyed it ❤️

@katelynkimball 5 жыл бұрын

I love Kennywood I havent been in forever I want to go again soon. I love watching your videos!

@rogerthornburg8794 5 жыл бұрын

I told your friend Adam the Woo to come to Pittsburgh cause of all the historic sites and of course Kennywood

@kerbear7307 5 жыл бұрын

I was so happy when I saw Kennywood in the description because I'm from Pittsburgh, but live in South Carolina now. I'm so disappointed that you didn't show Noah's Ark.

@qrower 5 жыл бұрын

i love kennywood

@ScottyMania313 3 жыл бұрын

I love your videos. I could tell you'll be a cool dude to hang out with. Keep exploring America and entertaining us

@sirboomsalot4902 5 жыл бұрын

0:50 Those go to an auxiliary parking lot up on the hill that never gets used

@conniecrawford5231 3 жыл бұрын

Kennywood forever!

@PittsFinest74 5 жыл бұрын

Kennywood! I'll be going as soon as they finish the new coaster, the steel curtain!

@LeahTartal 5 жыл бұрын

nice! im heading there with a couple friends next month for our yearly kennywood trip!

@kellysclosetmilroy6948 5 жыл бұрын

Great vid Jacob. We've been considering a trip to Kennywood, definitely want to check it out now.

@Rebelgirl-kv6bd 5 жыл бұрын

I've been to Kennywood a few times and it's so much fun!!!

@NunsOnFire99 5 жыл бұрын

Glad you finally came to Pittsburgh! Kennywood has some amazing history. A local PBS filmmaker named Rick Seback did a great documentary about it in the late 80's, and even though the park has changed significantly over the years since then, the pre-1970's historical bits of that doc still hold up today. Also, "Garfield's Nightmare" used to be an old school dark ride called "The Old Mill," and IMHO was far superior before they changed it. Other than that, I do love me some Kennywood! You shpuld come back when they fully open Steelers Country and give us some horrified Carpetbagger screams when you ride the new coster "The Steel Curtain" :)