New “Ride & Slide” Season Pass Available for 2014

Today, Kennywood and Sandcastle have announced the new “Ride & Slide” season pass available for the 2014 season. This highly anticipated new combo option is good for admission to both parks and is sure to provide a summer full of fun! Price of the new pass is listed at $109.99 each through April 30th. They are also offering a payment-plan option of four payments of $27.52. If you have already purchased…

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Kennywood Connection Site Redesign

Today, we are very happy to go live with our brand new, completely redesigned web site! We felt that our old site was in dire need of attention, and that the design was very outdated and lacked some important information about the park. The new site includes many added features such as: A News page containing a searchable archive of past posts and updates made by Kennywood Connection A dedicated…

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Johnny Rockets Coming to Kennywood for 2014

Johnny Rockets, Kennywood’s first sit-down restaurant in 30 years, will be coming to the park for 2014. This coming season, guests will be able to sit down in a classic American restaurant atmosphere while enjoying many menu items such as burgers, melts, hot dogs, salads, appetizers, and desserts such as milk shakes! Johnny Rockets is known for their singing and dancing staff. Johnny Rockets will be located in the building…

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Interview with Kennywood Public Relations Manager Jeff Filicko

As mentioned in the below post, Kennywood’s Public Relations manager Jeff Filicko was kind enough to answer some questions for us when we visited the park. Click here to see the video of that interview on our YouTube channel or view below. Enjoy! [iframe width=”960″ height=”720″ src=”//www.youtube.com/embed/J41Bes5iTOc” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen]

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2013 Off-Season Photo Tour

Kennywood Connection recently had the opportunity to pay Kennywood a visit! While there is no new ride for 2013, there are many projects going on throughout the park. Guests will see various changes and improvements throughout the park! Among the highlights are: Re-tracking and lift-hill structure work on Thunderbolt Several carousel horses stripped and painted Olde Kennywood Railroad rocking train display returns for 2013 Red and blue trains from Racer…

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Black Widow Opens! — June 8th, 2012

Kennywood Connection was fortunate enough to be at the Grand Opening of Black Widow yesterday! We were among the very first to ride, along with members of American Coaster Enthusiasts and various Pittsburgh media. The ride seems to be a huge hit! Everyone came off with a huge smile on their face, and everyone had something positive to say about the experience! Black Widow is sure to be one of…

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