Kennywood Jack Rabbit The World's Oldest Coaster POV!

The Jack Rabbit at Kennywood may not be the world's oldest roller coaster, but it's close! And we're pretty confident this POV video, likely from the 1930s, is the oldest such version of what's become a time-honored tradition of providing virtual experiences on your favorite coaster rides! Jack Rabbit celebrates its centennial in 2020 - come and enjoy the ride: www.kennywood.com.
Music courtesy of the United States Marine Band.

[@Tomtycoon]

My god, why doesn't every POV have this music?

[@juliebraden6911]

Because it would be annoying.

[@ProdbyKing.]

People heard this back then and was hittin the 2 step

[@rodneycody8746]

Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh

[@mrhead6856]

this is sweet I like the dudes hanging out in the track like hey what's going on man haha

[@aarongilbertphonetube219]

They are cardboard dumbass

[@warmerparty3862]

@@aarongilbertphonetube219 Uh, no... They literally were moving.

[@AnotherSwissYoutubeUser]

This cameraman is talented as heck.

[@alladreamwedreamed]

Riding in suits and hats, people just hanging out on the lift hill stairs...what an awesome historic film! Ty for sharing. Jack rabbit is my favorite of the woodies at KW.

[@floatyjam]

This is the first POV in history as well.

[@warmerparty3862]

Based in certain visible buildings, we can tell this is likely from the Early to Mid 1920s. We can see the Kennywood Dance hall, which burnt down in the mid 1920s. Also, there was a visible coaster at Skyrocket’s plot, which was likely Figure 8 Toboggan, which means this POV was from 1920 or 1921, which could make sense as the first movie camera was invented in 1888.

[@M1dn1ghtclub]

About like 100 yrs ago Soo 1920

[@kaydub0623]

Couldn't have been that early since Racer is clearly in the video, and thay was built in 1927

[@aaronmccutcheon]

@Keef Dichards Idlewild had that exact caterpillar!

[@aaronmccutcheon]

@Keef Dichards me too! Grew up in Beaver Falls

[@WolfieMar]

@@anomalocaris1513 LIKELY from the 1930s. quite different from actually being from the 1930s.

[@TheChainLift]

Wow! What an amazing piece of history. Even on this POV, you can tell that double down is no joke. Great video, Kennywood!

[@pittsburghthrills1281]

Based on what I've seen in the video for certain, I was able to narrow down the year this was created to some time between 1927 and 1944, since you can see the original tunnel for the ride along with Racer's original layout from before they removed the bunny hills. If anyone has some more information that could help, please share it as I really want to find the year this was recorded in. Edit 1: I just noticed that this must be before 1940, as the windmill is not in its current location. That narrows it down to years between 1927 and 1940.

[@kayplays1936]

Yeah that’s pretty interesting I’m guessing in the 1930s or maybe 1920 when it came out

[@kayplays1936]

Oh wait the racer was there I think after 1927

[@jasonk.9170]

I seen the caterpillar ride

[@POLYXTHERIAN]

@@anomalocaris1513 the wikipedia says its 103 meaning it was made in 1920 (Its gonna be 104 soon)

[@noname-jh3bd]

Thank you, kennywood, for having old footage like this! The park from my hometown, Dorney park, has absolutely nothing like this on youtube. At all. Cedar Fair destroyed the heritage of my hometown Park

[@billmorley3530]

This is one of my favorite "woodies". It's always the first one we ride when we visit Kennywood! Interesting tidbit: Unlike other coaster pov vids on youtube, this one more accurately reflects the true angle of descent for the hills, which is quite steep. This is because most people are using wide-angle smartphone cameras to record the ride, and that distorts the view, making the hills appear to be very flat and mild. Whereas the camera used here appeared to have a normal (50mm) lens attached, so you really experience the ride as you would if you were actually in the car!

[@mitchellries256]

Do you have a POV of Thunderbolt when it was Pippin?

[@mrhead6856]

Mitchell Ries ...that would be cool

[@kaydub0623]

I need this

[@nicholasstevens9922]

I've been looking for good photos of the Pippin for a long time, sadly, it doesn't seem like a lot exist on the internet. Supposedly, there's a Pittsburgh history book that has some good photos, but they're not on the internet yet. I would love a true pov video of a ride on the Pippin though. Especially since it featured a double dip. You don't see many of those anymore.

[@TechTokOffical]

Look up "Rick Sebak" and ull find everything ur looking for

[@PatrickRyan150]

Great to see this historic coaster is still thrilling new generations of coaster riders! 😀

[@wildcatenthusiast8888]

Leap-the-Dips is the worlds oldest roller coaster but oh well still awesome vid! Just rode it yesterday and loved it!

[@thevinman26ify]

Leap the dips was one of the coolest rides I've ever experienced. Made me giggle like a kid, was like riding a lazy boy on rails. Such a cool piece of living history. Also the Jack Rabbit is in that same vein.

[@deananthony1000]

I’m not 100% so correct me if I’m wrong. I believe this is older but no longer in existence. Leap the dips is the worlds oldest “still operating” roller coaster. Leap the dips wasn’t the 1st roller coaster to be built!!!!!

[@dave44xxx]

​@@deananthony1000...this coaster still exists

[@ericmi_ller]

it looks like a whole different ride

[@riley.b22]

This is so cool! Thank you!

[@Joypyf]

This is amazing!!!!

[@lukeherbert25]

Love that ride

[@TheScienceNerd100]

When you forget that not only is it not the oldest coaster, but its not even the oldest still operating coaster. Not even that far away from Kennywood either, just in Altoona is Leap the Dips, the ACTUAL oldest still operating coaster in the world.

[@ryetim32]

My favorite coaster. unique start. Same as always

[@joestewart8914]

0:45 Down on the ground and to the right, one of those Caterpillar rides. Fun!

[@Bella-mh7li]

It's still there, too. Pretty sure it's one of the last ones out there in general

[@ericmi_ller]

Mrs. Kheefed it’s not at kennywood, it hasn’t been there for many many many years, years ago it got moved to idlewild but now it’s not even at idlewild! i haven’t seen one in forever!!! i really want them to bring one back to kennywood

[@ericmi_ller]

joe stewart ya i rode one when it was at idlewild, those r good fun

[@quix9556]

Bella it was moved to Idlewild and in storage now I believe.

[@joellelaslo6396]

Quix wait it’s not at idlewild anymore?

[@SnowmisersCollection]

Back when Kennywood had all their classic rides in the golden age of amusement

[@ItsBELLA-ot1jy]

Best coaster EVER

[@Chamelionroses]

This was my first roller coaster ride as a kid. Really the oldest. Wow

[@Bobithan_Bobby_Bob_XXVII_Jr]

It's not the old coaster. Probably the second.

[@TechTokOffical]

2nd oldest. Leap the dips is first but MUCH slower

[@aaronmccutcheon]

The Phantom's Revenge has a "double dip" section that pays homage to the Jack Rabbit, it's my second favorite section...after the amazing second hill plunge down the ravine under the Thunderbolt (which is why the Phantom is still my favorite coaster of all time!)

[@TechTokOffical]

I miss the original phantom....when it was the fastest coaster in the world

[@Iaredantastic]

SO CUTEEEE

[@jurgonaufalut5696]

Jackass Kennywood has the coasters everyone copied

[@AbandonedMines11]

The hills seem a lot steeper in this old video than they actually are.

[@OhREALLYMAN]

Still a cool coaster

[@jurassicraptor9779]

Not accurate, doesn’t go through the 2 hour wait line it always has

[@planetsimply54]

Jurassic Raptor It literally is 30-an hour if it is far back

[@justenzo6342]

I go on weekdays so it's like 20 minutes for a wait

[@TKDragon75]

@@justenzo6342 Some days I can rush through 2 rides in 20 minutes.

[@justenzo6342]

@@TKDragon75 wow

[@rodneycody8746]

Nice

[@djplonghead5403]

My grandpa works in a coalmine and got free passes to Kennywood for 4 faimly members and he workes in Pennsylvania so that's why the tickets are for Kennywood but the jack rabbit is my fav so it is nice to see it is one of the oldest. Also when you ride it do you feel it lifts off the track?

[@TKDragon75]

It does, the stopper wheels keep it on but the top wheels do briefly hover off the tracks as far as I know.

[@djplonghead5403]

@@TKDragon75 it being suck an old coaster it night not need stopper wheels to stop from lifting up. Also they may not have been able to put stoppers for the way the track is.

[@pittsburghthrills1281]

@@djplonghead5403 It was the world's first roller coaster to use the Under Friction (Upstop) wheel. The track does allow for it and it 100% needs it.

[@djplonghead5403]

@@pittsburghthrills1281 cool. That’s really cool and even if it did not have stopper wheels it would probably not lift off the track a huge amount because it is such a heavy car

[@pittsburghthrills1281]

Djplonghead Trust me, it would. The upstops May catch it, but it sends all the riders flying. Also, the train is pretty light for a wooden coaster train.

[@soyojoo]

i litterally almost fell off this ride but its really fun

[@jaxsienplays9884]

Its weird because these are dead people having fun

[@fluxkit]

So is that the original Racer off to the side?

[@joehung1552]

Was the Jackrabbit faster then? I'm curious since this POV is faster than modern ones.

[@TKDragon75]

No, it's how film recordings looked back then. Motions were faster than normal.

[@Derbolt_55]

Gewiz I wish roller coaster now with WAY BETTER technology could have chain lifts that fast

[@c.bedrosian298]

When was this video recorded

[@jasonk.9170]

This was made when my grandparents were kids if it was in the 30s

[@highoctanegames]

First roller coaster POV ever?

[@erichkaiser4317]

It is not the world's oldest coaster. Try the "Leap-The Dips" in Altoona PA that was built in 1902.

[@FinnyASMR]

the wording is a bit ambiguous but i think they are saying this is the oldest pov that exists, not that this is the oldest roller coaster

[@scottaznavourian3720]

Given the year how bug would the camera have to be for the pov ? 😂

[@Thesussycrew]

Leap the dips is actually the oldest roller coaster ever 1902

[@garystragar2490]

No one even knows where Lakemont is

[@garystragar2490]

Never even heard of Dipsy Doodle!

[@trazy9488]

Whats the song calles

[@eraserfred406]

0:44 whats the giant worm lookin ride in the background!?

[@Fahrenheit4051]

That's a Caterpillar! It's like a Musik Express, but with a canopy that folds over the seats midway through the ride. They're very rare nowadays. Idlewild had one more recently, but has since gotten rid of it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4WZdaOBe6h8gqM

[@JakvsMetalheads999]

@@Fahrenheit4051 I used to be terrified of the Caterpillar at Idewild as a kid lol, I didn’t know they got rid of it. Definitely a shame with how few there are left operating.

[@wackypac1026]

They made people stand on the side of the lift hill? 😳😳

[@coasterglitch]

Those were workers

[@camronrapp4146]

Workers most likely, not to mention safety was no where near important back then as it is today

[@OwenTheMeowstic]

I still like the one at Seabreeze better

[@Stonedmetalhead666]

Oh man, how Kennywood has changed..

[@Krissykissfanpage]

Just like seabreaze

[@jurgonaufalut5696]

Same year it opened too huh they must've been by the same company

[@triple7marc]

@@jurgonaufalut5696 They were designed by the same person but had different builders.

[@pittsburghthrills1281]

Yeah, the rides were both designed by John A. Miller. They were also 2 of the first roller coasters to use Under Friction Wheels to secure the trains to the track.

[@neuravanny]

Isnt this the music that dankpods uses for the manchild tantrum test????

[@johnfoltz8183]

Wooden Roller Coaster 1 looks too intense for me. They copied off this coaster of the Scenic Railway at the Coney Island Park -1920 clickbait person.

[@willwhite6570]

First

[@planetsimply54]

If your reading this, me and my little brother (10) was in the backseat of the orange train on the Jack Rabbit and while during the double dip our seatbelt started to become undo, we flew up soo much and felt like we were gonna get badly injured in the bad way. After the ride and got off and never got on again, this was Sunday May 12th 2019z

[@UserName0043]

lmol

[@triple7marc]

Jack Rabbit is infamous for its double-down and the extreme airtime it provides. It's the best part of the ride. Even if your seat belt loosened, which I doubt it did, you wouldn't have been injured.

[@johnlusk3902]

The seat belt is only there to make the guests feel more secure. The lap bar is the main safety device.

[@quix9556]

This is cause people are stupid and like to not check a second time.

[@TD-bq5bo]

@@johnlusk3902 This is true. I was 5 years old when I rode this the first time (my first coaster ride ever) and it didn't even have seatbelts then.

[@AnotherSwissYoutubeUser]

g *R* eat video fro *M* this ex *C* elent vintage coaster where this company should stay away from.

[@coasterglitch]

No just no

[@quix9556]

Their woodies are all landmark coasters, they aren’t doing it any time soon. They were gonna work with RMC for 2019 but I guess they either lost interest or saw the issues with SV. It’d be ground up because it was gonna be in Log Jammer’s spot like Curtain.

[@dibble1331]

Sir this is not the world’s oldest coaster.

[@KennywoodOfficial]

But we believe it is the world's oldest coaster POV!

[@dibble1331]

@@KennywoodOfficial Ahhh ok. Maybe so

[@joelaltenhof]

@@KennywoodOfficial why is sky rocket closed?

[@pussydestroyer87]

Who claimed it was?

[@CitrusThings]

@@joelaltenhof Because it wasn't built for another ~70 years

[@urbex_coasters]

"World's oldest"...travel 2-3 hours from your park and get a ride on Leap The Dips, then we'll talk.

[@pussydestroyer87]

If you have an older POV please share.

[@urbex_coasters]

@@pussydestroyer87 I'm not talking POV, I'm talking age of the coaster. Leap the Dips was built in 1902, Jack Rabbit was built in 1920. Leap the Dips is 18 years older than Jack Rabbit.

[@urbex_coasters]

@•アノマロカリス• (Anomalocaris) Leap The Dips wasn't the first coaster built, it's just the oldest coaster still standing.

[@PokeTube]

They said it was the oldest POV, not the oldest coaster

[@PokeTube]

@@urbex_coasters they literally say it’s the oldest coaster POV

[@kamkam1a334]

Um... Where's the time wasting, 5 hour, sun burning skin line? iNcOrReCt

[@PokeTube]

It’s 20 minute wait on weekdays lol

[@Bshreve724]

Sound like TTPIXARLAMPON YTKIDS 😊