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1953: Swimming pool closes and becomes U-Driven boat concession; 1955: Rotor and Kiddie Cadillacs open, swimming pool reopens after renovation and is renamed Sunlite Pool, Daffy Klub removed, Little Dipper renovated and renamed Dipper; 1957: Round-Up opens, Old Mill rethemed to Trip Around The World; 1958: Wild Mouse opens, Rotor and Hurricane ...
Sandcastle is owned by Palace Entertainment, subsidiary of Spain-based Parques Reunidos, who purchased original parent company Kennywood Entertainment. The company runs its original sister parks, Kennywood, Idlewild Park, and Lake Compounce. The park contains sixteen water slides, several swimming pools, and a handful of other attractions.
The spot where Dolphin Cove once stood is now home to the larger Dolphin Lagoon which now gives guests the option to swim with dolphins. Rocky Point Preserve was an outdoor exhibit that features sea lions, seals, and otters that closed on September 1, 2014 and reopened as Pacific Point Preserve on May 22, 2015.
Kennywood Park Holiday Lights with more than 2 million lights, Santa, model trains and nearly 20 kid and family attractions at the West Mifflin amusement park. Opens weekends starting Nov. 18 and ...
In 1984, a fatal heart attack suffered by one visitor was unofficially believed to have been triggered by the shock of the cold water in the pool beneath the Tarzan Swing. The water on the ride and in that swimming area was 50–60 °F (10–16 °C), while other water areas were in the 70–80 °F (21–27 °C) range, more typical of swimming ...
In 1989, they opened Sandcastle Waterpark just a few miles from Kennywood. They acquired Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut, in 1996, and Story Land in Glen, New Hampshire in 2007. On December 11, 2007, Kennywood Entertainment announced that it would be selling all five of its amusement parks to Parques Reunidos, a company based in Madrid ...
Kennywood Entertainment, itself an operator of a family-owned park, had acquired other family-owned and operated parks after it purchased Idlewild in 1983. Kennywood's owners rejected offers by larger companies to purchase the group, such as in 1997 by Premier Parks, which acquired the Six Flags franchise a year later. Kennywood refused the ...
Dark ride that brought riders through the eye of a tornado in the west. Originally created for Freedomland U.S.A. in The Bronx. Removed after the 1962 season and sent to Kennywood Park before it settled at Storytown. Removed at the end of the 2002 season for Canyon Blaster. (Flipper Version) Trabant 1969 2010 Chance Trabant Tumble Weed 1979 1988