Kennywood

We had tickets to the holiday lights. We went on a weekday during the day and my kids had an absolute blast. There were no crowds so my kids go to ride rides over and over with no wait. It was a fantastic experience and everyone was so kind. We parked in the free parking lot and the walk to the park wasn’t bad at all providing you’re able to walk a large flight of stairs. There’s an escalator but it wasn’t in operation when we were there.

The Holiday Lights at Kennywood were amazing! We go in the Summer a lot with the kids, but this was our first time doing the holiday lights. About 8 main park rides open, all of Thomas Town, and almost all of Kiddieland. The lights were beautiful, the train exhibit was impressive, and the tree was impressive! I highly recommend this if you can go!

I love Kennywood. I didn't even grow up going to Kennywood or living in Pennsylvania, but Kennywood has such a nostalgic feel to it. On the day I visited, a Monday in July, the ride lines weren't too long for the non-coaster rides. I personally don't enjoy roller coasters, but I did notice the longest lines were for the bigger coasters such as Racer and Thunderbolt. The park was generally not too busy. Plenty of shady areas are available throughout the park to take a break from the summer heat. I was happy to see the addition of Millie's Ice Cream since my last visit to the park a few years ago. The grounds looked clean and neatly manicured on the day of my visit.

Kennywood is a great amusement park. They've got an awesome collection of classic, modern flat rides and roller coasters. My favorite ride was Phantom's Revenge, an Arrow/Morgan hyper coaster. Morgan turned a painful looping coaster into this airtime machine. Awesome! The park's classic woodies are also great, they run very smoothly and all even offer some surprising forces. The best of the three being Thunderbolt. Some of those drops are punchy. Exterminator was one of the better wild mice I've been on. Ghostwood Estate was great but very short. Skyrocket was fine. Did nothing after the first few elements. But it was good fun. And before I wrap up my review. Highly recommend the Potato Patch loaded fries with bacon and cheese. It's heaven, and this is coming from someone who hates potatoes.

So to wrap things up. Kennywood is worth visiting, even if you're not from Pittsburgh. It's a high quality place with many fun rides. A fair warning, the lines can be pretty dang slow. Especially the lines for Exterminator and Phantom's Revenge.

I heard bad reviews, and I'm glad I disregarded them. More than a few rides were open, and there were many interactive activities, especially children based ones. Kennywood makes all the seasons of Pittsburgh fun! Kennywoods Holiday lights are more than worth checking out.

We went to the Halloween thing and we had a wonderful time. It was lovely... not too cold, not too many people. Everybody that worked there was super nice and friendly. I can't wait to go back! My family is in love as well with kennywood lol

Been going here since I was a kid. I highly recommend getting the season pass before the summer. They go on sale and there are different levels. You get a free refillable cup with the pass. And it pays itself off after the second visit. The one we got also get you in for October events and the Christmas events. During the week the park does close early like 8pm. It definitely has gotten pricey over the years. The games are pretty expensive. There are lockers there if you need one. We went on a day that looked like it was gonna rain and it turned out to be the perfect day. Lines for rides were very short. And it wasn't too hot.

Great day at the park. The wait times for rides were a little long, but not bad enough to spoil the fun. Great food everywhere. Amazing assortment of rides. Especially for a park in such an unlikely urban area.

Haven’t been here for 7 years but not much has changed. The Steelers rollercoaster was down and from what I’ve heard that’s the norm. It was still a little disappointing to not have another coaster to ride since the number is limited. It was nice though that the black widow was up and running again. It wasn’t supposed to be for at least the rest of week so that was a surprise. This is definitely a park more centered towards a younger audience so for the people interested in thrill seeking, the most scary rides will be the black widow and the phantom; that’s about it.
My partner and I shared fries and got two fountain drinks which ended up being about $24. We felt full because you get a good amount of fries. The waits were not bad at all and we went on a Friday so I definitely recommend going that day if you can’t make any other week day. The only thing I didn’t like at all was the old mill ride. It used to be the Garfield ride but they changed it and to be honest it’s plain boring now. I know it’s just a boat ride and that they gotta change things up but it used to be so much more interesting when it was Garfield themed.

Kids have grown up, and haven't visited Kennywood for many years until yesterday. Enjoyed the time in the park. Brought back very good memories. Rides like racer, thunderbolt, Jack rabbit will always make Kennywood unique in comparison to all other such amusement parks in the state and country.
Supreme funnel cake with topping of ice-cream and strawberry is always special!

Park is clean & coasters are excellent. Wait times for rides weren't terrible, basically what one would expect at any amusement park. We had a very positive experience.

One huge plus- lots of shade! We were here on a Sunday in early June, arrived a little after 4pm. Line to purchase tickets seemed long, so maybe purchasing them online would be the way to go. Lines for the rides weren’t too bad but we could have used an extra hour or two to get to more rides. We got onto 4 rides. I would definitely return and recommend this place.

Purchased a season pass. It pays for itself after a few visits. Given a souvenir cup for free refills in the park each visit. Great rides!! The day was beautiful and the lines were not particularly long. Did have abbreviated hours...closed at 7pm. Not a problem...Got to ride everything we wanted.

A fun little park right outside of Pittsburgh with rides for all ages the Halloween and holiday fest are both fun as well. It's 40$ for a day and 90$ for a full season pass. That comes with a free refillable cup and free parking so going 2 times a year or more is a great deal. Also pass holders get early access and discounts on food and guest passes.

I love coming to Kennywood. It's been a summer staple my entire life. They have some of the oldest (and best) wooden coasters in the country and the atmosphere is much more enjoyable than the large and overwhelming crowds you see at bigger amusement parks. The longest line you will most likely wait in is for The Exterminator but it's also my favorite ride at the park so I will happily wait. You are aloud to bring in coolers which is really nice if you are making a day out of being there. But even if you do, make sure you hit up the Potato Patch Fries!

First day for us of the 2023 season. We have season passes we activated preseason. Glad we did because there was a line that seemed at least 1 hr long to get your new passes. Since we got to skip that line we went through security and bag check and straight into the park.

No printed maps that I'm aware of you just need to use your phone or the maps around the park.

Kennywood has two kids areas... Kiddie land and a Thomas the tank engine themed area. One would be great, but having both is amazing. Since we did this first thing after getting to the park around 11am on a Saturday we were able to get straight on all the kiddie rides we wanted with next to no line.

My little one is five and 42 inches so she's just tall enough to do some of the bigger rides too.

At Kennywood you can bring in a small, soft cooler bag per person. You can bring a wagon or stroller, you can bring a single water bottle per person.

We packed snacks but didn't eat since we left after a few hours when it started getting busy.

Wonderful time for the family. Wish they had more warm up points, but still a great time!

Great place to visit with your family! They have made a lot of updates over the past year, which some were needed, and some have just added to the park. Great selection of food, rides, and games to play.

My kids absolutely loved it! Little expensive but what amusement park isn't? I love that they have rides to fit everyone's needs. 10 out of 10!

We live in North Carolina and each time we come to Pittsburgh to visit family we make a trip to Kennywood. It's a very nice park with some very nice rides for smaller children and adults. We went on a Wednesday and the crowd was not bad. The Phantom's Revenge and Thunderbolt are really nic