Phantoms Revenge at Kennywood Park

[@iSpeed09]

I just noticed; for such a short ride, it really packs a kick in the ass :D

[@iSpeed09]

i love this ride with a passion those bunny hills are awesome XD

[@Videokid703]

Rode this for the 1st time today it was awesome

[@coasterfreak11892]

I was gonna say. Cause I wanna go to Kennywood and seeing that almost made me change my mind. Thanks for letting me know.

[@kpdave]

@ddotg8 This was filmed in the first year of operation for the ride. At that time they were only using ONE train all day long, all season. Hence the very long line. They didn't start using the second train until the second year.

[@pattym9182]

this video sent me into a deep depression...who knew ya could actually miss kennywood THAT bad in the winter? well actually AFTER i watched it i was depressed cause it made me miss kennywood, but while i was watching it and hearing the chain, i felt just so happy its undescribable

[@TATSUFAN]

BEAUTIFUL!

[@ImaSweetheart0123677]

I rode every rollercoster except that one. But me and my dad will ride it when I go next year!!!

[@JamesMaycomposer]

wow, that is the longest i have ever cn that line, and i go there every year a few times. thats crazy, im glad i get the good days, wen it isnt disgustingly long like that :D. i love kennywood

[@steeltowndude]

OMG! I love kennywood! Can't wait until September for Croation Day ^.^

[@tbjonathansommer]

when i went to kennywood we had to wait 10 minutes the first time and then we had to wait 2 minutes to get the front car

[@kpdave]

yes, the line segment was filmed during the first year of operation. They only had one train operation for the entire year plus the ride was "new", hence the extremely long lines. Other portions were filmed in the next couple of years after two train operation.

[@hcobabiixo22]

no, they don't use tickets anymore, you can go on whatever you want, as many times as you want with an all-day pass. its soo awesome. favorite park and ride ever. AMEN TO THAT

[@iSpeed09]

Is there EVER a time when the lines are nonexistent?

[@AdventistHomemaker]

not really.

[@kpdave]

That was how the line looked the first year the that PR opened. I'm just glad that we don't have to wait in it now.

[@rissygirly22]

Kennywood is da best place eva! Da park is so classical and vintage, the rides r amazing! and da food is delicous. I cnt wait 2 go on monday! my school's picnic is that day. n I cnt wait 2 ride da phantoms revenge wit my friends!

[@PacmanRandomNo]

The line has not been that long in years, thank goodness. That's one of the things Kennywood has over bigger theme parks-fast moving lines!

[@tff1293]

does this ride have amazing air time? it looks like it does.

[@caclarkk]

Tom Fisher some of the best air time on a coaster

[@kpdave]

I hope that someday you can get to the park and ride it. Its really a great coaster IMO. One good thing is that they added magnetic brakes fot the second year so that they can run two trains. The brakes are located on the little hill right before coming into the station. So if you do make it here your wait will bew very much shorter. You can usually walk right up to the platform. The wait for the front seat is the longest of any seat but I love the view you get from there.

[@MichelleisMarried123]

MY HUSBAND AND i LOVE KENNYWOOD IT ROCKS!

[@notredamerox009]

you can tell that the lift is still an arrow lift left over from the steel phantom it sounds exactly like the lift on the magnum xl 200 at cedar point

[@jeremyAyeH]

is it really? is it morgan track? do you know where i could find info on this? sorry for the 20 questions, but it's my home coaster. this sounds awesome!

[@BLUE5294]

This video must just be when it first opened cause i was there twice in the las few weeks and the line wasnt anywhere near that long. Its a great ride by the way.

[@kpdave]

The shots in this video actually take place over a couple of years. The shots of the line were from the first year, the year that they only ran one train all summer. Thats why the lines were as long as they were. Plus given the fact that it was a "new" ride.

[@kpdave]

Yes I filmed the part which included the queue line during Phantoms Revenge first season. Other parts were filmed in subsequent years.

[@kpdave]

Thank you for the compliment. I've put up a few other videos of different rides in the park. They're nothing special. I'm trying to get the Thunderboplt and Jackrabbit videos edited and put up but it takes time (which I don't have a whole lot of these days). But i'm working on it. Hardly have any footage of the Raceer seeing its hard to get any decent shots of it, cant get close enough.

[@rollercoaster24]

wow, that's one long line! how long did you wait for it?

[@BrennaBlueChorusKid]

whats funny is that i was there today and it was sunny, no clouds, and we rode the phantom multiple times because there was literally no line.

[@geekwod]

AHHH im riding this tomorrrow I haven't been there in years!!!

[@mangaz137]

TOOOOOTALLY! I WANT TO LAUGH IN THE FACE OF WHOEVER DOESN'T LIVE IN PITTSBURGH AND CAN'T GO TO KENNYWOOD! I was looking up Kennywood videos because I'm so excited about our school picnic! Can't wait!

[@Crosscountry618]

this is number 2 on my top ten roller coaster video.

[@kpdave]

Yes, that first year they only had one train running. It has to deal with the fact that some trim brakes needed installed to slow the train before coming to the station.

[@TrixxieDixon]

Great video from that time. Wish the loops stayed but we all know how bad the harnesses hurt. We had the tallest and fastest coaster at one point.

[@Nackles]

It's cool to have those factoids there (I never knew that stuff about where to sit for which type of experience). And you need something to read in the line!

[@djlowtek]

Is this a hyper coaster? Also it says it does not have an engine? What powers the lift?

[@kpdave]

No, they use two trains during normal operations. However they did have to use only one train for the first year. They had problems with the speed on certain parts of the track and had to add some check brakes before running two trains.

[@rissygirly22]

i don't remember there being an information board that tells what its like 2 sit in certain seats on the ride. anyway love ths ride especially da first hill. I can't wait 2 go 2 kennywood ths summer! The longest i've ever been in 4 da Phantom's Revenge was only 40 minutes.

[@kpdave]

Since they made the change from Steel Phantom to Phantoms Revenge they found that the trains were running a little faster and the check brakes located just before the train comes into the station were not able to stop the train on them in case another train was still in the station. They made the decision, until other brakes could be installed, to go with just one train for safety. Don't want any accidents in the station because they coldn't stop one train from hitting another.

[@swimmer4life]

kennywood is my bffl. i go there many times a year and i always go on this ride and the pittfall

[@Schohn]

nice editing. but no views from on the coaster in the front seat? i've done that before.

[@kpdave]

@hymnsinger5 If I remember correctly, this line took at least an hour to get through, maybe a little more. It was taken during the first season and they were only operating one train throughout the whole season. That didn't help the line situation

[@0bakugan]

This is a fun ride.

[@reigningnemesis1]

i love roller coasters. i have to sit this ride. i've yet to sit a roller coaster that gave me the sensation i felt when i bungee-ed. any recommendation?! and ladybug? wad's that?

[@Dephire]

does anyone recommend this coaster for people that are afraid of heights?

[@coasterfreak11892]

HOLY SHIT! THAT'S A HUGE LINE!

[@rissygirly22]

datz kool. iz it a school picnic?

[@koolaide249]

wow i love this place but i have never seen the lines so long

[@Swamie123]

the bunnyhop @ 4:23 looks painfull!!! is it?

[@armaniwalker7234]

I love kennywood it is so fun

[@myXusername]

wait indeed! I went there on a Sunday, least busy day, and I saw the line set-up. I can just imagen how long that would be!!!! Give you at least a 3 or 4 hour wait for a 2 minute ride DX The FYI for the front car is so true! My eyes got dried out and started tearing because of the wind!!!

[@narofrosto]

it's intense! i highly recommend it!

[@B2U2]

This one is SO much better than the Steel Phantom!! Smoother ride when compared to the other at Kennywood. I'm kind of sick of Kennywood though... been there TOO many times!!

[@Hail2Pitt412]

well it is one of the park's most popular rides, if not the most popular.

[@djavatar68]

Holy crap! What day was that so many people in line??? Screw that.

[@epijlh]

lol... tickets... When did you ecord this?

[@theUnholySquire]

they didnt get rid of it, they just changed up the track layout a bit, painted the track new colors, and renamed it "the phantoms revenge"

[@xolilghostlilox]

I cantt waitt to goo nextt weekendd! :)

[@mrh520]

Actually it was a spanish company that bought Kennywood Entertainment which includes Sandcastle, Lake Compounce, Idlewild and other properties. I don't think there will be any major changes anytime soon. NO management is changing and no infrastructure changes will take place. I believe this is just the only way that the remaining family members that were interested in managing the park could "buy out" the other 100 members so that the ENTIRE family did not have a say in the company's future.

[@a1594]

i rode this ride and the aero360 a bunch of times i love sitting in the front seat

[@50Halbedl]

i remember when it broke down once and they pushed it back to the station at the last mini hills

[@kpdave]

@superrockstar411 This is the Phantom from Pittsburgh. So it would be the same one you went on. As far as I know there is only one Phantom's Revenge and this is it.

[@coasterfanryan]

Did they really only have 1 train? I would have never though.

[@kpdave]

@superrockstar411 I would suppose that the line would look different now. This video was filmed during the rides first year. So combining it being the first year and the fact that they only ran one train all year long (two train operation didn't start until the second year) and you get super long lines like this.

[@dynamodog1]

just went to Kings dominion now im going to kennywood woo!

[@fryan_get]

Can't wait!!! May fifth

[@ChristinaWadlinger]

the first time i went on this i about screamed my head off. when i went the line wasnt as long but it was kinda long. my hair was all messed up after it lol

[@hurr]

@kpdave yeah the line is just a straight run from the building over to the music express now. and it really never makes it longer than a 30 min line except on like special days

[@theUnholySquire]

HELL YEAH!!! KENNYWOOD RULES!

[@The_DoD3]

Holy line!

[@warped3x]

nether can i. were tottally riding this 7000000 times!

[@jempio]

I love that ride XD

[@apres]

I miss Kennywood.

[@shadddey5]

there is always somewhat of a line depends on the day if it's a sunny warm day there is a long line if it is somewhat cloudy and coldish out there will be no line.

[@coasterfanryan]

Oh Snap' I've NEVER seen the line that long. geeez

[@stifler0099]

so am i beaver area?

[@ImColorCoded]

im going today. cant wait! lol

[@stifler0099]

im afraid of heights and i love it too im also going on satruday you going for school or just going

[@kpdave]

They stopped selling individual tickets a few years ago and went to a Ride All Day for everyone. I've only been to Kennywood once this year so I can't comment about the lines for a sunday, sorry

[@MrMartell09]

The longest I have ever gave the line is about an 1 and a half! thats when both bull pins are filled and coming out of the que

[@kpdave]

For sure, it was long. I can't remember just how long it took to get thru it. It was caused by them running just one train for the entire first season.

[@kpdave]

you're the second one that has mentioned it here. Please don't take offense but I'll wait till I hear it from park officials. It seems curious that if they were going to take it out in 2011 or 2012 that they would have taken the time to replace a major portion of the track that was from the original Phantom. So it sounds kind of fishy to me. Again please take no offense that I'm not quite believing this.

[@jeremyAyeH]

umm.... where exactly did you hear this? looked everywhere, and there is nothing saying anything of the sort ANYWHERE on the internet, so yeah, i doubt it so far. sorry

[@lumberjack5]

iwas just there may 11 it rocked

[@ChristinaWadlinger]

the 1st time i rode it i waz in the front and after that 1st hill i lost it. i dont remember wat happend next except for screams.

[@guitarfreak2536]

kennywood is awesome

[@kpdave]

I recorded mmost of this in 2001 when it first opened, some scenes might be from 2002 also (don't really remember)

[@CinntiSurf]

ummmmm i thought they just re-named it? it opened the same time as cedar points magnumn if thats how you spell it, and it got the same reviews...

[@theronl2]

Man, I would hate to be in that line!

[@kpdave]

glad you liked it. but sorry for the depression thing ;) Wont be long before you can experience the real thing again.

[@kpdave]

I would have liked to take shots from the front seat (my favorite seat) but they wouldn't let me take my camcorder on the ride. Its a digital camcorder but you can't hide it. I understand their reasoning for that rule tho. They don't want you taking something on that you can lose or drop off the ride. A camcorder could really hurt someone if it fell on them. I've seen some on ride clips here and I'm assuming that people used a cell phone or something small for the video.

[@tslabjr7]

how bad is the line for this coaster? looks terrible. is it always like this?

[@riseagainstfan4]

nice vid

[@tcraig97]

whoa!... big line, when i went, it took like only 10 mins.!!! i was in the 2nd seat!!! and i was in the 6th seat 2 x's!!!

[@theUnholySquire]

well the ride is SOOOOO much smoother, and faster. It is also a longer ride than before. sence they changed it its ratings have gone way up. its in the top ten best coasters for most people.

[@Sonic4464]

i've been on that a bunch of times i live right by kennywood

[@warped3x]

hell yeah

[@Xtremeskill]

I guess it does have a pretty fast line but i never go when its like that

[@IceAngel25438]

I don't remember there being anyone either. It was probably because the people who got on the ride didn't care. They just cared about getting on the ride. lol

[@CinntiSurf]

what are you talking about?

[@warped3x]

yea