Pennsylvania's Kennywood Park to Unleash New Coaster in 2010

Kennywood Park will add a new coaster to the theme park located near the Pittsburgh area. Riders ascend to 95 feet before a brief cliffhanger pause at the top. Then there's a 90-degree drop into a maximum G-force pullout.

As the September 19 end of the season fast approaches, Kennywood Park in West Mifflin, PA has unveiled plans on Wednesday for construction on the newest addition to the coaster family. The coaster is to said to be ready for the 2010 season, and for right now it lacks a name. The coaster will be designed and built by Premiere Rides at the current location of the Turnpike which will see its final day this Sunday. Kennywood Park general manager Jerome Gibas explains: "This roller coaster will provide a thrilling new experience for coaster lovers at Kennywood. The use of LSM launch technology will allow riders to blast from 0 to 50mph in three seconds and offers our first roller coaster with inversions since the Steel Phantom. "Kennywood's new launch coaster will feature many exciting and unique features including three inversions and a 0-50mph launch in three seconds! After the high-speed launch, riders will experience a vertical ascent to 95ft before a brief cliffhanger pause at the top and a 90-degree drop into a maximum G-force pullout. The riders then enjoy extended airtime as the train races into an inverted top hat element, passes into a barrel roll and goes vertical again through a twist up leading to another pause. "Riders experience a second vertical free fall followed by another maximum G-force pullout on the way into a highly banked fan curve. After a traditional corkscrew, a curve to a zero gravity hill, and a series of wave turns, riders finally return to the station.” Gibas forgot to mention that this all takes place in 65 seconds – forgo the potato patch fries with gravy until you have ridden this beast.