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Built By: Andy Vettel
Opened: 1968
Status: Operating

In 1924 John Miller was hired again to build a second coaster at Kennywood, this time it was the Pippin, which later was redesigned in 1967 by Andy Vettel. Who called his new coaster the Thunderbolt. The new coaster used four of the old Pippin's dips, the first two and the last two, including the final 90 ft drop.
 



Built By: Reverchon
Opened: 1999
Status: Operating

The parks first indoor roller coaster. The Exterminator is a combination of many different rides. First it provides the thrills of a roller coaster! Second it spins you around and around like one of those Tea Cup rides! Third it provides the thrills of a dark ride. Some of the areas inside include underground sewer systems, a slime room, an electrical room, a boiler room, a destroyed section of track, a tunnel illusion, a giant rat, plus numerous special effects. Put all these images together and you have a coaster car spinning in circles, as it travels around the track in this dark themed building.



Built By: John A Miller
Opened: 1921
Status: Operating

The Jack Rabbit roller coaster marked a new era in Kennywood coaster history. This was the first coaster at Kennywood to use a system of upstops, or wheels under the track. This prevented the coaster cars from ever leaving the track, thus hills could be made steeper, which enabled for faster speeds. This coaster was designed by John Miller.
 



Built By: D.H. Morgan
Opened: 2001

Status: Operating

In 1991 Kennywood added the Steel Phantom, at the time of construction the worlds steepest, fastest roller coaster. With a record breaking drop of 225 ft. and a top speed of 80 mph. In 2001 That very same record breaking was used in the construction of a new coaster bigger and better than the Steel Phantom.
 



Built By: John A. Miller
Opened: 1927
Status: Operating

In 1927 John Miller built a third coaster for Kennywood, this was the last coaster he ever designed. This time it was a single track racing coaster called the Racer, it features two cars that race on a track that is actually one long loop, so if you start on the right you will end up on the left, and vice versa.
 

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