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- Опубліковано 1 тра 2019
- This is an unusual half-hour program celebrating Kennywood Park, an amusement park near Pittsburgh PA, its history, its rides and its charms. The program was edited and created at WQED in 2019 with video footage that was shot in 1988. This is the sixth program in the local series titled NEBBY that was funded primarily through a Kickstarter campaign in 2017. Producer/narrator Rick Sebak was the producer on the popular 1988 WQED program titled KENNYWOOD MEMORIES as well as on this 2019 documentary.
Thats 18 yr old me operating the Racer! Lots of fun!
That's so cool :) I LOVED this video!
Kennywood Alum 2001
You were so rad
That is cool. Will you ride Steel Curtain when it opens?
Very pretty and still are. ;)
These Kennywood specials are so cool,but I can't lie. I'd love a new show that picked up where the 1988 documentary left off. One that talks about the park from 1989-2019. So much has happened with the park since Kennywood Memories!
Agreed!
Would have Steel Phantom, Phantom’s Revenge and the legendary Steel Curtain.
Me i talk to rick hw said he not gonna cause it no longer family owned that what he said
@@johnnyfedz1293 I agree. Kennywood is not the same at all. I tried 3 times this summer, and I know that with the pandemic that things have to be modified, but that "Kennywood Feeling" is long gone. Sad :-( All corporate BS. I wish they would watch these documentaries and restore that nostalgia. I have sent several messages.. No one cares anymore.
@@andrewfueller8841 who owns it and how did it change? Does it still have that forest feel with lots of trees and groves?
Rick we STAND UP (not on a ride) and applaud all the programs you have produced over the years.
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My father was actually Kenny Kangaroo for several years in the late 90's-early 2000's. These bring back incredibly nostalgic memories.
I will never get sick of these, nobody captures magic of Pittsburgh like you, please keep them coming Rick!
Also, holy freakin mullets
These are the only PBS documentaries I will watch.
Hearing the bell on the carousel brought tears to my eyes. Its never changed.
"Sometimes you want to kill people and go home" LMAO
I think that guy really needs to re examine his career choices.
@@jeffjackson9679 lol right
I just heard that 3 seconds ago and for some reason scrolled down and saw this.
@@jeffjackson9679 all teachers, especially young ones like him, feel that way. but they still get the job done
He's a drama *queen*
So glad to have seen the legend Rick Seabak in person at Coaster Bash a couple months back. He’s never lost his recognizable voice all these years.
I loved Kennywood. We would visit grandparents in Turtle creek every summer and go to Kennywood. I wish there was film from the 60s. My grandmother said their school would go when she was a girl, and she was born in 1898. My parents went there with school also. Back in the 60s we would find a picnic spot and we were free to go ride. My sister and I ran from roller coaster to roller coaster.
Like to see a brand new one made. So much has changed.
Omg I love the train driver wearing the SWATCH watch. That's epic hahahaha
Thank you Brian and Gino for keeping Pittsburgh safe all those years ago and thank you to those who did, do and will keep us safe for a wonderfully enjoyable day.
such a great narrator voice over, its so calming and informative it transports me to being a kid again
Rick Sebak is the man. Seriously wish I had a boxed set of all his docs
Many years ago when I visited the Museum of Television in NYC, I bought.a PBS tape called Great Old Amusement Parks. To this day, it is one of my prized possessions.
Thank you so much for putting together this great compilation.
Very fun to watch especially after 10+ years of living in New England. Those Pittsburgh accents! Guys shorts were really short back then LOL. Definitely need to make a new one. Lots have changed. Thanks for putting this together.
The hair, the fashions... I've never been to Kennywood but this takes me back anyway. I think they sold those Souvenir Sippers at Hersheypark too.
That's me at the sipper stand!
I was the kid that wanted grape
That was really good, thanks Rick. I've been going to Kennywood park for almost 45yrs and bring my daughter's with me now to share in the fun and make new memories
Reminds me of everything good about the 80s and going to an amusement park. Great footage 👏
I grew up in Indiana County and spent some time at Kennywood. I have a yearly tradition in that I watch 'Kennywood Memories' in April/May. After getting married, my husband & I now live in Baltimore, so we haven't made it to Kennywood in 24+ years, but I would love to go one more time. Thank you for giving us those great "Kennywood Memories"!!
What a lovely tradition! We hope you're able to visit again!
Is switcheroo a Pittsburgh term? My dad used to use it all the time and ever since I moved from Pittsburgh, I have never heard it again until I watched this video.
@@deaddog5344 I will use the word in a phrase like my dad used to say when our multiple cars were in the driveway and he needed to plan for the next day and leave first. "Time for switcheroo" Or "its time to play switcheroo in the driveway" meaning we must rearrange the cars in the driveway in sequence order of who leaves first tomorrow. It was a serious LOL moment when I watched this because I have not heard the word for over 25 years. And yes my dad grew up in the 50's so what you said makes sense.
Got my family 2020 season passes! Me and my wife has went, and now I’m so excited to share the fun with my 11 and 13 year olds! Here’s to another great year at Kennywood!!
Great documentary/ memoir... one of the best commercially sponsored documentaries I’ve seen!
OMG $1 for the drink!!! That would be $6 today at least
@OneDayAfterAnother I would think it would be about $3.50 with inflation. The funny part is the drink came with a big fancy plastic straw. That straw alone would cost $1.00 today. Plus those drinks were made with thick plastic. The container alone would cost $1.00 to make. Today its thin and recycled plastic.
10$ 1 dollar refill
Yep they brought those back this year and they were 6 bucks. I have a platinum pass so i got them for 5 bucks
@@HockeyGUY66871 Wow, that was a good guess I took 3 years ago. Maybe I should have a psychic line or something :)
beth snodgrass is a mood though
Pittsburgh in the late 1980s--the era of the mullet.
Thank you for creating this WQED. I love this!
Yes, thank you, brings back wonderful memories😅😅😅
Thank you for the memories. I also haven't been there since the late 60's. You had stand next to the wooden Howdy Dottie to see if you were tall enough to get on that ride. I loved the Fun-House and the Penny Arcade, and of course the Racer, and those electric bumper cars. Controlled head-on crashes were a hoot, such fun. Great stuff Rick and WQED, keep it up...
the kenny the kangaroo part was gorgeous ❤
Wow 30 years ago. Omg
Thanks Rick! Excellent show!
I was born long after this was made but my family used to take me to Kennywood every year and I love looking at the history of the place and to see what it looked like before I was even born
Thank you so much for this - I've always loved Kennywood Memories as I was and always will be obsessed with rollercoasters and parks, and this video just brings back more of the feelings of how Kennywood was when I was a kid, even though I was born in '93. I no longer live in Pittsburgh so I don't get to KW more than once a year max so this footage is very special to me.
Thank you for this flash back video (though my Parks I grew up in that year was Lakeside and Eliches (in CO) 🤣
Definitely miss my mom and all the good times we shared here. Really made my morning running into this, and the memories it brought back of her. 😌
We're so happy to hear that!
I smiled watching this entire production Rick. I loved the 80s btw they dont make ANY hairspray like we had back then. Lol Did you notice the blonde on the Racers pulling into the station after the ride with the super high hair? Notice how it stayed big and high! #memories #nostalgia.
Nothing like the 80's!!!
@@71tarheelfan you got that right Bill!
@@hauntedgirl3272 I loved the 80's too. Watching this really takes me back to a much simpler time.
@@71tarheelfan me too Bill. I dont know how anyone could think that the way things are today are better.
Thanks for sharing this!!
I need to watch these closer to see if i am in any of them....great memories
Rick & Kennywood . How could you go wrong . God Bless you Rick!🎇🎟🦘
My favorite Rick Sebak flick! Glad this came in my recommended.
nostalgia is everything
Im eating fries I brought home from Kennywood while I'm watching this.
Very cool video. Thanks for posting and have a nice day too.
I have Charles Jaques Jr.'s book "Kennywood: Roller Coaster Capital of the World. A great read. Is he still alive? I know he also did the PBS documentary Great Old Amusement Parks.
Those juices in the fruit bottle with the crazy straw was the bomb. I wish they sold these at every store
Leo the paper eating lion! That brings back a lot of memories.
Is Geno still ok?
Yea, yinz know 'em tracks are slippy! 😉
I'm not cryin'. Yinz are cryin'.
That was great! I really miss Kennywood I went A LOT when I was younger. When my parents moved us to Florida I was sad. The amusement parks in Orlando did not, in my opinion, compare to Kennywood Park!
Thanks! Hopefully you're able to make it back to Kennywood someday!
OMG the hair!
I was scrolling for this comment lol. The hair!!!!
Rick's Great Old Amusement Parks documentary from 1998 was a big part of my childhood and making me a roller coaster enthusiast and eventually learn to appreciate other aspects too (me seeing rides like those featured in the documentary when I went to Knobles this summer was a big part of me learning to appreciate flat rides and dark rides to be as much of an element of parks). Cool to see bonus footage older than that documentary of one of the parks. I will be riding Lazer Loop next summer when it opens at Niagara Fun Park in Grand Island, NY next year (that's right, it's comming back north after 26 years of operation in Mexico). It's not all fun and games though, seeing the 4 removed flat rides after the 2020 season made me quite mad, Kangaroo especially.
They’re bringing the Kangaroo back this year!!!
@@twinkletoes6290 I know, it's exciting that they're doing that. I'm curious to see how it will ride post-refurb.
Welcome to the laser loop. Please, sit up straight, keep your head on the headrest, and your hands on the bar in front of you. We’re ready to launch! Counting down... 3, 2, 1.... GOooooo!
Andy Vettle Jr
"n'at". I haven't heard it since 1966. there's something in my eye I think.
Rick you’re a treasure.
Man I miss how kennywood was back in 2012 I would rather have the log jammer any day of the week it was my mothers favorite
Now the historic train is a stupid thomas the tank engine attraction
all that 80s hair
We need an Idlewild memories!
I love kennywood
I want to go back in time!
It’s very weird to see kennywood without the phantom.
LMAO when I grow up I wanna work for the steel curtain and say don’t die from the steel curtain defense;)
great video
I HATE roller-coasters but, I LOVE the memories. :)
I hope someone creates a Yinzer Centaur T-shirt. I’d buy!
One of my friends maintains the band organ on the merry go round
1988 was quite a year for me...
My parents would take us on a back road that entered the parking lot from the back. We thought we were going somewhere boring until we realized we where at the park instead. I still love that place.
That's a nice surprise!
Kennywood memories part 2 👀
When Kennywood was still owned and run by a family. Not the same today. Nice… but not the same.
Agreed. There were some good changes, but the arcade got worse and prices went up.
I wonder if we could see them.Cinder blocks holding up the one support beam for the racer still
DOes anyone know when Naomi retired? Surely she's passed away by now?
Leo was the most terrifying thing in the park when I was little
Ya know what would be cool. If Kennywood got a modern Vekoma shuttle coaster that was made in homage to the laser loop.
Crazy thing. The actual Laser Loop was put up for sale in 2020 for less than a half million. They actually could have brought it back. Currently, it's sitting in a parking lot in Grand Island, N.Y. at the Niagara amusement park waiting to be built. Hopefully they do someday.
OSHA would have a stroke watching this video....🤠
the world before cell phones ,
26:27: incredible
was there a ferris wheel before the 1986 wonder wheel? because I swear I remember riding a ferris wheel with my friends in high school...which was before the wonder wheel went in?
I want geno to become a meme
I saw Geno working on the Raging Rapids a few weeks ago. I have been there 5 times already
So America has a a Dollywood and a Kennywood? That's awesome.
Yeah a lot of woods here.
10:50 Human Go-Pro :)
I was just born in October 3,1988 that same year
Does Anyone have a WQED signoff from the 1980s?
But the real question behind this is...
Is Racer 1 credit or 2 credits?
One, it's a Möbius loop, so you have to ride both sides to get the one credit.
my dad worked there in 1952 .pic.of him at kwp then and now wtae.front of dipper baby birds in hat.😃
My grate grandma has a picture of her in the pool when she was young
Haha typical Yinzer grandpa he mocks his kid for being a baby lol 0:01
25:55 nah. Best thing at night is to ride Phantoms Revenge and Steel Curtain.
Seeing the entire park lit up at night from the top of a Kennywood coaster is truly an experience!
So stupid there getting rid of the kangaroo... somebody save it please!
It’s coming back this year!!!!
Kennywood's open! *Looks down*
Is that Jeff Goldblum doing the voice over at 2min?
Why you here, man?
Oh it's a long story.
Where you at, bro?
If you ever go to Kennywood, you have to get that double ice cream cone covered with chocolate, nuts, and the cherry.
It's a must.
Sounds delicious!
@@WQED Especially when I was a kid with no money on a hot day at Kennywood watching other people eat them and make the yummy noises.
Then eventually I went with some actual money in my pockets and got one and yes it was as yummy as it looked.
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As you can see in the video, they are now available with multi-colored sprinklies. But you can still get them with nuts, just like that big cone hanging out in front of the building.
I'm assuming you're in Pgh if you represent WQED. So go out there and get a cone already. It's summer now. Take a day off work for it. Or if you're really good, convince your boss this is for historical research.
Take a camera team.
It's all good.
OMG, I was a teen in 88 and watching all the park guests and the clothes they wore make me cringe. The mens shorts are so short you can almost see one of the guys nuts.🤪
Lmao. I was also a teen in 88 and the clothes are ridiculous. I forgot how flammable women's hair looked.
I like old Kennywood but I’ kind of okay with Kennywood modernizing
16:47 wtf 😬
wow!!! a $1
RIP log jammers
Need to bring it back!!