The History of Kennywood's Thunderbolt (from pippin to Thunderbolt)

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  • Опубліковано 29 жов 2024

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  • @matthewmiller3411
    @matthewmiller3411 3 роки тому +7

    I suggested it

  • @tedperkoski7534
    @tedperkoski7534 3 роки тому +8

    I actually liked the tunnel. I wish they would bring bsck the tunnel. Thanks for having pictures of the Pippen and early Thunderboldt pictures of the tunnel. I remember that double dip. Where as the second dip of the Jack Rabbet's double dip would really eject you from your seat. The Pippen's double dip was different, the second dip was deeper than the Jack Rabbit's. you had a different air time sensation. It was like you were floating or falling down the hill. The beginning of the Pippen went very slowly. It was like the car was getting eaten up by the valley. At night those lights gave an eerie sensation when you were watching the ride.

    • @thepittsburghphantom2576
      @thepittsburghphantom2576  3 роки тому +2

      @ted perkoski Awesome, thanks for telling me what it was like, it’s really cool hearing from someone who actually rode it. It actually sounds pretty cool.

  • @moniquevanrooij7
    @moniquevanrooij7 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for this great video. Did anyone ever tell you, you have a very soothing voice? You should do this for a living.

  • @tommyrregina1227
    @tommyrregina1227 Місяць тому +1

    THUNDERBOLT'S INAUGURAL SEASON 1968 MET WITH TRAGEDY. A YOUNG BOY FELL TO HIS DEATH. 😞😞😞😓😓😓RIP 🙏🙏 RWG🙏🙏🙏AMEN 🙏🙏❤️

  • @shaydelre1898
    @shaydelre1898 2 роки тому +1

    Super informative thanks :)

  • @alegsb3943
    @alegsb3943 3 роки тому +3

    He was actually named the yinser centaur, but you got the idea

  • @wickedsickfunkyfreshroller2037
    @wickedsickfunkyfreshroller2037 3 роки тому +7

    Imagine how people reacted to that 90 foot ravine drop in 1924.
    Also, next time I go to kennywood I’m gonna try the “Gino method” of riding thunderbolt.

    • @thepittsburghphantom2576
      @thepittsburghphantom2576  3 роки тому +3

      The Kennywood coaster lineup was stacked back than. Jackrabbit holds up great today, I only imagine what they thought the Pippin was like back than.
      And Geno had the biggest balls doing that, especially since that was just a part of his morning routine.

  • @matthanlin2335
    @matthanlin2335 3 роки тому +2

    Super underrated channel you deserve more subs bro

  • @Buc_Stops_Here
    @Buc_Stops_Here 3 роки тому +1

    Really interesting. It shows how the family that owned Kennywood even back in the 1960s were trying to be the leaders in roller coasters. Of course as the years went on they lost that as major park chains like Six Flags, the Hershey Company, Universal, and Walt Disney came up and surpassed Kennywood in size and ability which eventually forced the family to sell it to a conglomerate. The theme-park operator Parques Reunidos purchased Kennywood, Idlewild and Sandcastle Water Park for an estimated $200 million in 2007 and now owns 61 parks in 14 countries, giving Kennywood more to compete with the big players going forward.

  • @JakeWerkmeister
    @JakeWerkmeister Рік тому

    Very well done. You're right, finding images of the Pippin is virtually impossible, but it did most certainly have more than a thing or two in common with Jack Rabbit. Speaking of, the year they took the tunnel off of the Thunderbolt, they added a tunnel back onto the Jack Rabbit. Over the past decade, I want to say that the Thunderbolt has been overshadowed by a renewed interest in Jack Rabbit. Much of that clout is definitely deserved, since that double dip is no joke. They're both amazing coasters though. All three of the classic woodys are.

  • @bisem433
    @bisem433 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks so much for this video. I have always wondered what the Pippin was like and the digital recreation was great! I think I would trade the double helix for the double down dip. Oh well I still love the Thunderbolt as it is!

  • @rjkral
    @rjkral 2 роки тому

    Great video! Well done 👍

  • @RMsteelerfan7
    @RMsteelerfan7 3 роки тому +2

    Awesome!

  • @ZPierce767676
    @ZPierce767676 3 роки тому +1

    Great video

  • @joeheid2776
    @joeheid2776 Рік тому

    The St Athanasius altar boys from the documentary were from my church of which I was an altar boy up til 2 years prior. I knew many of those kids.

  • @gregalon
    @gregalon 2 роки тому

    Great video! I'm curious about the timing of the Top Ten list. You mentioned 1974 but Rebel Yell/Racer 75 wouldn't have been open yet, unless they got a sneak preview somehow.

  • @zimbeats8867
    @zimbeats8867 3 роки тому +1

    went on this ride 25 times in a row, 35 times the whole day

  • @mjbari3
    @mjbari3 2 роки тому +1

    Geno is the Yinzer Centaur!

  • @CitrusThings
    @CitrusThings 2 роки тому

    Found this while looking for any video essay about jackrabbit... Now I'm wondering why phantoms revenge is a sequel

  • @MrCrash-hz8xy
    @MrCrash-hz8xy 3 роки тому +1

    Was nice that they moved the tunnel on thunderbolt so you could see the steel phantom’s inversion’s

  • @AggroCEC
    @AggroCEC 3 роки тому +3

    Lol the painting of Kenny kangaroo riding the thunderbolt though, he looks to be slamming in those turns after the second lift. Does that mean that Kenny kangaroo can just break the rules like that? 💀

    • @thepittsburghphantom2576
      @thepittsburghphantom2576  3 роки тому +2

      The man is a stud. Nobody tells Kennywood what to do, he tells everyone else what to do. LOL

    • @AggroCEC
      @AggroCEC 3 роки тому +2

      @@thepittsburghphantom2576 of course no one can. That means he can ride steel curtain while it’s closed and he doesn’t need a chaperone after 4 PM 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

    • @thepittsburghphantom2576
      @thepittsburghphantom2576  3 роки тому +1

      @GreatCoasters Legend has it he even stands up on the Racers.

    • @AggroCEC
      @AggroCEC 3 роки тому +2

      @@thepittsburghphantom2576 Also he forces the operators so whatever side he is in always wins and the other loses

  • @zacharylunsford2
    @zacharylunsford2 3 роки тому

    Can you do history of Two Wild Mouse coasters at Kennywood?

  • @urbex_coasters
    @urbex_coasters 3 роки тому

    Even as an ACEr I wouldn't complain if Thunderbolt got seat dividers to make the "you must have a partner" rule unnecessary.

  • @SLOTHSRIDEUNICORNS
    @SLOTHSRIDEUNICORNS 2 роки тому

    Have emotion in your voice.

  • @joehung1552
    @joehung1552 2 роки тому

    I hope everything is okay since you haven't made a video for a year. You should start again as you have a good voice for history of videos.

  • @FerrenHeit
    @FerrenHeit Рік тому

    Didn't the Pipin catch fire?? Isn't that why part was rebuilt and the name change.

  • @ext93
    @ext93 2 роки тому +1

    Man you have one of the thickest Pixburgh accents I've ever heard. See you dahn kennywood ya jagoff

  • @manuelpineda8035
    @manuelpineda8035 Рік тому

    KENNYWOOD SAYING GOODBYE TO THUNDERBOLT

  • @Derek032789
    @Derek032789 3 роки тому

    I think the tunnel should be added back to the coaster.

  • @Porcf81
    @Porcf81 3 роки тому

    You skipped over the rapids ride being installed and the lift having to be being restructured.

  • @MatrixProductions7741
    @MatrixProductions7741 2 роки тому

    2:18 pipin had nuns on it

  • @ralphwilliams7909
    @ralphwilliams7909 Рік тому

    How about thunderbolt jr if you thought thunderbolt was fast JR faster

  • @SLOTHSRIDEUNICORNS
    @SLOTHSRIDEUNICORNS 2 роки тому +1

    And actually care about what you're talking about.

  • @sheluvdrackzzz
    @sheluvdrackzzz 3 місяці тому

    Thunderbolt is better

  • @jenniferbaldini3527
    @jenniferbaldini3527 2 роки тому

    Ah, ah, ah, your in Pittsburgh. It's not 'jackasses', its 'jagoff's'. 😉

  • @SLOTHSRIDEUNICORNS
    @SLOTHSRIDEUNICORNS 2 роки тому

    Speak louder and enunciate.