Tag: construction

If you visit Kennywood this season, you’ll see that construction is the big story and will likely continue to be for roughly the next year. Thomas Town, announced back in February, is currently under construction with a planned mid-summer opening. There is also some mystery construction occurring at the former Log Jammer site as well as in the nearby lagoon where what appear to be possible coaster footers have appeared! We’ll keep tabs on that project in the upcoming months and post any developments here!

For now, let’s take a look at Thomas Town construction which seems to be speeding along!

Thomas Town will occupy land surrounding the existing train station, including what was once the Raging Rapids queue area. Here the elevation difference between Thomas Town and the new Rapids queue is evident, where a retaining wall and a fence will separate the two.

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Next, we’ll move on to the former Log Jammer site to see what interesting things are occurring over there!

A large drilling machine is hard at work. For long-time readers of KPC, you may recognize it, as a similar machine drilled holes for the footers of both Sky Rocket and Black Widow.

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Finally, let’s take a look at a few other updates around the park.

The Thunderbolt celebrates its 50th birthday this year, and among other festivities, a celebratory garden is in the works here.

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Tons of exciting changes are coming at Kennywood! What are your thoughts on everything going on at the park this year? Join us on our Forums or Discord Chat and let us know!
Many thanks to Nick Paradise for allowing us to visit and provide you with these updates!