Kennywood Gets A Little Make-Over

Phantom's Revenge

Kennywood is getting a little spruce-up for the opening of this season.   Opening day at the West Mifflin amusement park gets under way at 10:30 a.m. May 7. Closing will be about 10 p.m., based on crowds and weather.  Spruce-ups and other changes are ....

-  The old black top leading to what was formerly the (circa 1901) Old Mill, now the dark ride called Garfield's Nightmare, was replaced with red and tan bricks of various sizes and shapes for a striking design effect. 
-  The classic arcade Kandy Kaleidoscope was repainted mostly green with tan accents and has a new red roof.
 -  Starting on Memorial Day, Potato Patch fries -- a perennial park favorite -- will be available at a second location: the Star refreshment stand between the Log Jammer entrance and Arrow360.
-  Kiddieland's Mother Goose facility, which housed restrooms, was replaced with a new building with handicap-accessible family restrooms with changing stations.  The front of the building features a refreshment stand, which is the first in recent years in Kiddieland. Snacks offered will include healthy options such as juice and fruit.

-  The Parkside Cafe has larger handicap-accessible restrooms, air conditioning has been added and the roof is being repainted.  The cafe will retain its original tin ceiling and wooden beams from 1898 -- the year Kennywood was founded as a small trolley park by the Monongahela Street Railway Company, which was controlled by industrial baron Andrew Mellon.

Kennywood is one of only two amusement parks designated as a National Historic Landmark.  This season will cost a little more; there is an across-the-board admission increase of one dollar from 2010. 

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