Just in time for summer, two Kennywood roller coasters — one wooden, one steel — make the Pennsylvania Tourism Office’s list of the 10 “tallest and scariest” roller coasters in Pennsylvania.
Coming in at No. 3 is Phantom’s Revenge, a steel coaster that reaches speeds of 85 mph and a height of 160 feet. The coaster won a 2018 Golden Ticket Award from Amusement Today magazine, ranking No. 13 in the list of Top 25 steel roller coasters in the world.
Coming in at No. 10 is Thunderbolt, a wooden coaster that reaches speeds of 55 mph and a height of 70 feet. The coaster also won a 2018 Golden Ticket Award, ranking No. 15 in the list of Top 25 wooden roller coasters in the world.
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— visit PA (@visitPA) June 4, 2019
The tourism office notes Pennsylvania has more roller coasters rated in the top 100 than any other state or nation. “Pennsylvania just might be considered ‘coaster central,’ ” the office said.
Kennywood is in the process of building its eighth roller coaster, the Steelers-themed Steel Curtain, which is expected to open this summer.
