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Kennywood Junction Announced

New at Kennywood for 2025 is the Kennywood Junction themed area! Kennywood Junction replaces the former Thomas Town section of the park and includes five rides for the entire family to enjoy. Kennywood describes the area as a “small steel town neighborhood”.

While the rides themselves are the same, they have been reimagined and renamed.

  • Cranky’s Drop Tower is now Kenny’s Cargo Drop
  • Flynn’s Fire Training is now Fire Bustin’ Brigade
  • Harold’s Helicopter Tour is now Parker’s Cloud Cruisers
  • Diesel Drivers is now Coal Haulin’ Convoy

The change we here at Kennywood Connection are most excited for is the return of the Olde Kennywood Railroad! Both locomotives have been refurbished, and the former Thomas engine is now the “Kenny Express” while the classic Gimbels Flyer engine also remains. Riders will see “pieces of the park’s past along the way.”

The new area will house a gift shop, celebration room, and the Eggcellent Easter Celebration event, also new for 2025.

New at Kennywood in 2018: Thomas Town!

Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends are coming to Kennywood Park to bring loads of fun to children and parents alike!

Kennywood has announced Thomas Town, a family-friendly expansion where guests can meet Thomas, Percy and their friends as they find multiple new rides and attractions for 2018.

At $8.5 million, this new themed area represents the most expansive addition to the park since Lost Kennywood in 1995. Thomas Town will allow guests to see many of their favorite characters from the Island of Sodor. Cranky the Crane, Harold the Helicopter, Flynn the Fire Engine and Devious Diesel each provide a new ride experience that guests of all ages can enjoy. At the center of it all, Thomas himself will now pull trains on the park’s classic Olde Kennywood Railroad. In addition to the new rides, guests will find an event pavilion, a new gift shop, games, a soft play area and new stage where Sir Topham Hatt and his engines will entertain.

To accommodate this addition, numerous changes have been implemented with surrounding rides and landmarks. Guests will now find the entrance to the Raging Rapids closer to Ghostwood Estate, where the ride had previously been visible but not directly accessible. The Around the World basketball game, the classic floral clock and even the beloved Laffin’ Sal each will find new homes elsewhere in the park to make room for Thomas Town.

More info on this exciting development to come! Feel free to discuss on the forums or on in our new Discord chat room!