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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.

2018 Construction Updates

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!

While the land is still empty, here's a panoramic view of the Racer; you may never see another view like this again!
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Finally, let’s take a look at a few other updates around the park.

To compensate for the loss of some pavilions near the Log Jammer, the area alongside the Phantom queue will be home to some tents that will be able to be rented out similarly. Nick told us that the area may become permanent depending on how well things go here. In any case, a new path here ensures the area will be accessible from both ends.
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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!