The Pat McAfee Show Takes A Trip To The Best (Or Worst?) Amusement Park Kennywood

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[@jacobmock8345]

A field trip to Kennywood is a must for the show. Would be unmatched content

[@zshawnz]

Replying in the hope it increases the chance the boys see this. This is for sure a must.

[@JordanTilstoneMusic]

I saw the thumbnail and thought this was going to be a video like that 😂

[@Winstonschannel2384]

Best idea ever

[@mattward6286]

agreed

[@wpaoff-road]

They got to wait until the Steel Curtain re-opens though. I believe that will not be until next year.

[@jerms99]

This is the off season toxicity I look forward to.

[@stephensullivan1011]

Fr

[@samuelreed4702]

This is the best advertisement for any amusement park I’ve ever seen.

[@robmaurer1618]

Grew up in the Burgh and went to Kennywood for our school picnic every year. Worked there in the summer of '90 and '91 and met my eventual wife, who also worked there. Kennywood will always hold a special place in my heart.

[@SkyrushFanboy]

Unfortunately it's not the same ever since palace entertainment purchased it. It's been extremely mismanaged and it's in really bad shape right now. $10 for a game?! $75 admission price?! It's a shame

[@wickedsickfunkyfreshroller2037]

I worked at Kennywood as a ride op for 4 years when I was in highschool and early college. I can confirm it is an extremely mismanaged park. They go through park managers faster than the Browns go through GMs. They can’t retain employees because they give us 70 hour work weeks in the heat. Also I don’t think Pat has been to Kennywood since the 90s 😂😂😂 Phantom hasn’t had inversions since before I was born. He doesn’t even know Pitt fall has been gone for 12 years 😂😂😂.

[@PhilipFlores-k6d]

How dare you speak bad about out Kennywood

[@subzeroburwell]

Called the Thunderbolt the Thunderbird the other day 😂😂😂😂

[@daltonvalero2772]

pat doesn’t know anything that goes on in pittsburgh anymore. just yapping about how it was 30 years ago lmao

[@wickedsickfunkyfreshroller2037]

@@softjones3128 I made 11 an hour my first 2 years and 13 as a supervisor for the last 2 years. I wasn’t complaining about the money but 10 am to 10 pm, six days a week, all summer when it’s 90 degrees and humid most days is not a fun time for anyone involved. Really ate up my summers.

[@plumley9427]

Came here to comment on the fact the pitt fall is gone. Thank you for your service 🫡

[@PhilipFlores-k6d]

“You gotta bring a sack lunch” 😂😂

[@TrillHanks]

18:46 😂 leave it to this Ohio FOLK

[@akchaney3496]

"That's your premier ride?!" -AJ 😂

[@kingkuzy7578]

I worked at Kennywood for 10 years. I needed this today 😂😂😂

[@fornhunkle]

Top 3 in the Pittsburgh area, they say

[@jimhimesjr]

I’d watch the Pat Mcafee Kennywood special lol

[@bruhbruhhh6592]

I'm from Pittsburgh and I had the same reaction as diggs. It's a classic, they built them different back then.

[@jongagnon6346]

"Going on a field trip" "I'm going to have Covid" HAHAHA😂😂😂 This is why this show will NEVER change.

[@masterchief381]

“Biden’s hitting his head on those” 😂😂

[@No2hISwear]

Pat keeps calling it Steel Phantom and thinking the loops are still there, when it changed to Phantoms Revenge and took out the loops over 20 years ago, then his backup was the Pitt Fall which got taken out almost 15 years ago

[@jared8260]

kennywood is amazing and no one will tell me otherwise

[@SkyrushFanboy]

Waldameer, Knoebels, and Hershey are far better

[@aidanmccoy5964]

This is the news reporting I needed today. Can confirm Kennywood is iconic in Pittsburgh. It embodies the city well - kinda dirty, kinda small, but also pretty awesome.

[@klaw6420]

AJ's, "By Kaboly?" Was absolutely hilarious!

[@worldwidestepper9880]

This was the funniest the boys have been in a long time. Keep this energy

[@nickuber2573]

As a Pennsylvanian Kennywood is GOATED

[@TyB_23]

Jack Rabbit is the best ride ever. period.

[@luikedc5]

AJ’s toxicity with the empty parking lot is top tier

[@spookyboi8446]

People have no idea whats under their house, in their foundation and behind your drywall. Your house was built by 14 crackheads and a 65 year old guy who wanted to quit every single day of the job 😂

[@lukewitner8468]

“Pat tell em bout Noah’s ark”😂😂😂😂😂

[@cunninghamiam]

Hahahahahahaha Not weight bearing. That cinder block been there since 89!!! That’s Kenny !!! 😂😂😂

[@BILLJR79]

Knoebels Grove in Elysburg , PA is the one of best family amusement parks in the country. Free parking, free admission, family owned , lots of trees for shade and not a lot of pavement. One of the best wooden roller coasters in the country in the Phoenix . Give it a shot Pat . WWE hall of Famer Mick Foley loves it and has been known to visit there .

[@Phybrr]

I live in Ohio and it wasnt a tornado at Cedar Point, it was a water spout.

[@bradmurray7362]

Which is a tornado

[@toddrinchko7816]

Ummmm

[@joshuadurham9699]

@@bradmurray7362 He is from Ohio, enough said

[@bradmurray7362]

@@joshuadurham9699 I’m from Ohio

[@joshuadurham9699]

@@bradmurray7362 Im half from Ohio my Mom is from Cleveland

[@DarthVrakian]

I remember way back when- i went to kings island, i was waiting in line for "The Son of Beast" (wooden roller-coaster with a loop), i happened to look down and noticed one of the beams were fixed with what looked like 5 rolls of duck tape. Never been so pumped to ride that thing

[@nickgangone9541]

Loving Pat's Pittsburgh pride here, Kennywood's a must when in Pittsburgh

[@benaiah93]

Honestly, Pat’s confusion about the Phantom proves he’s a real yinzer

[@Dickiesmall]

Pat McAfee is just a regular dude from Pittsburgh 😂 fuckin love him

[@coasterforce]

We’re with Pat here, Kennywood is awesome. Thanks for the shoutout! 🎉🎢

[@owenfouts2494]

This is the crossover I needed 😂

[@coasterforce]

@@owenfouts2494 🍻🎢

[@wickedsickfunkyfreshroller2037]

@@coasterforce I'll never forgive you for taking down Canada Coaster Fan's channel

[@briano9397]

Bro im at work stop screaming down an imaginary coaster 😂😂

[@mossgrowth]

The Jack Rabbit doesn’t jump the tracks. What that part of the ride is known as is a Double Dip/Double Down. It’s where you drop, briefly level off then immediately drop again. It literally causes sustained air time but the car never leaves the track

[@toxikavenger9088]

Nobody tell Pat that the Steel Phantom hasn't ran in decades

[@ConnerSpeed6]

AJ Knows. The Beast is GOAT

[@RyTrapp0]

THANK YEW guys for somehow making this off season bearable😂 We're almost there!!! As an Ohioan, this is about the only thing we have to be smug about - always killin it in the theme park game!

[@kray97]

Racer is a classic old school wood coaster.

[@toddrinchko7816]

Nostalgic

[@DevDev-ct7zr]

Been to a ton of amusement parks in my life and something about Kennywood just makes it feel different park just has that classic feeling to it would go back a million times

[@javiersoto9379]

Pat has got to go buy Kennywood and bring it back to its “glory” 😂😂

[@masterchief381]

“Lemme guess you guys got fries with cheese too???”😂😂😂😂

[@daves7525]

I grew up in the West Mifflin/Duquesne area long ago, and went to kennywood pretty often...it was FREE to get in and walk around...ridiculous prices today...I went a couple years ago to my Daughters Company Picnic(free), and will never go back...

[@OneNateS]

Segments like this is what makes this show great

[@zachdamenti4387]

Imagine if this amusement park has the most amount of roller coasters, arcade games, concession stands, and race tracks ever seen at an amusement park in our country!

[@stephenkjellman6234]

Phantoms revenge is often rated as one of the top coasters by different publications even though it has no loops.

[@raynman67]

Kennywood Day was like Christmas, Halloween & your Birthday all wrapped up in one

[@cunninghamiam]

Hahahahahahaha not weight bearing. That cinder block been there since 89!!! That’s Kenny !!! 😂😂😂

[@CyberNut930]

As someone who has been to both Kennywood and Cedar Point multiple times, Millennium Force eats Phantoms Revenge’s lunch. Phantom would barely crack the top 5 if it was at Cedar Point.

[@vp_wrld]

I feel like this is definitely giving Kennywood a far worse wrap than it deserves. The old history and traditions of the park are awesome. The fact you can ride wooden coasters that are approaching 100 years old, then go on more modern rides like the Steel Curtain, Black Widow, Exterminator, Arrow 360, Swing Shot etc. is so interesting to me

[@GorbombZombay]

Haven’t been to kennywood in years but when they build that Paul Skenes ride I’ll go again 🏴‍☠️ surprised pat didn’t mention the exterminator 😂

[@trickydown6969]

100 year old roller coasters held up by cinder blocks and getting shot at by teenagers is just part of the experience.

[@benaiah93]

Kennywood is a gem. All this show should talk about is the Steel Curtain coaster which is a record-breaking ride for its inversions. What a shame

[@MastersofEvil666]

Pat bring the crew here and show them

[@raymondnesbitt8751]

Not Pat dropping the Fedko Zone!!! I loved watched all the high-school football highlights every Saturday morning! Also the Thunderbolt messed my back up for life lmaoo

[@Kenniscent]

In 1999 while I was a 10th grade idiot i got escorted out of kennywood park for smoking weed next to the crappy turtle ride .. they threatened to call my parents so i took off as we closed in on the parking lot

[@LacosteBlue314]

This has been one of the funnier long running jokes on the show in recent memory 😂😂😂

[@Zubinator5861]

Kennywood is an expirience every kid from Western Pennsylvnia can look back on and grimice. Was it a good time? I don't know, but it sure does beat the 7th period biloogy exam that was originally scheduled for that day.

[@daedalus1]

You nailed it. 😆

[@austin5944]

Never went for school but man i remember it with the family, that place is hotter than hell lol. Logjammer was always so cool to look at as a kid.

[@alexisetsfire]

The OG steel phantom was the cause of so much CTE they had to reinvent it. Pittsburgh always innovating

[@opaladwyl]

If you have kennywood day, then you have to experience it completely by wearing your kennywood outfits!!

[@RyanJArgyle]

There's no Potato Patch at Cedar Point for soggy cold fries!

[@TheOGGameChanger]

Ah my dad used to work there in the 70s and always told me about how people would jump from car to car back when. Someone got injured and that is the reason there is that “DO NOT STAND” sign

[@dabsteelpimp]

Cedar Point would be #1 if not for the long ass lines. 26 coasters but unless you're spending like $200/person, you won't have time to ride half of them in the 2 hour lines

[@EcholocationZ]

The BEST ride at Kennywood is and always will be The Thunderbolt! The fact that they never mentioned it is downright criminal!!!

[@wjmoore17]

"You don't see tornados at Kennywood." My guy, a tornado ripped the roof off The Whip and killed somebody like twenty years ago.

[@patrailriders6284]

When you're 12, Kennywood is a field of dreams. I thought that movie Adventureland did it justice.

[@djflick8631]

Man I went to Kennywood all the time as a kid I live an hour from Pittsburgh and that was our summer trip , always shakey but always fun haha

[@ironman4122]

Get my park’s name AHT your fuckin mauth! Long live Kenny the Kangaroo!🖤💛🦘🎢🤟

[@MrVanWildest]

Cedar point > kennywood

[@mickym.6711]

​@@MrVanWildesttotally different type of amusement park.

[@MrVanWildest]

@@mickym.6711 yes. Fun, and boring.

[@gkneppy6474]

Kennywood is awesome don't let this fool you! Lmao being from central PA I haven't been there in many years but it's a great park!

[@alebastian8705]

That cowboy hat Peter Dinklage is wearing is dope as hell

[@iceman333933]

Being from Pittsburgh, this discussion made my day

[@JMAR904]

This was hilarious today. The toxicity of this show. This is real journalism 😂.

[@johntruitt6944]

The original Steel Phantom had inversions but they were taken out when the coaster was rebuilt in 2001. Its now a much more enjoyable ride.

[@garychlastawa8277]

loved the anti roll back sound effect!

[@davec.2610]

One of the problems with kennywood is the prices are way to high. Plus they need to hire more people. No employee should work more than 40 hours a week on rides.

[@justinmichael2771]

Potato Patch fries and funnel cakes are UNMATCHED at Kennywood 😤

[@benmecha01]

AJ would take his entire 11 person family on that ride without a second thought

[@GhosterCoasters]

coaster nerdssss ahhaha love it

[@Thailand-Wanderer]

Best clip on the internet. Long live Kennywood!

[@ajc3185]

I broke my tailbone there. Hard core, no harm no foul

[@jimno8763]

This type of hard hitting journalism is why i watch this show

[@jardennis4nd]

This is why I love this show!

[@nickmatoic9096]

Pat . Also the Lazer Loop got stuck in the mid 80's couple of time .😅

[@jdc51189]

As a Wash High and Pitt grad who took a vacation to Kings Island for a week every year my entire life, this video made my face hurt from laughing!!!…( I love Kennywood…. But then I imagined someone gifting me a 7 day pass there, and I laughed even harder!)

[@unsayingjamgaming6652]

Next time I go to a theme park I’m gonna need to go with Pat. He seems like the ideal roller coaster buddy😂

[@PrettyDeadlyJesse]

This sort of segment is the heart and soul of the PMS. They need to stay away from the political and social issues stuff they have been dipping their toes in. Been a real drag for me honestly.

[@joshwoolaghan6074]

Tell Tone I was at Kennywood more than 20 years ago when the tornado hit and killed someone on the whip. 🤷‍♂️

[@sv56dd]

Willi!

[@joshwoolaghan6074]

@@sv56dd hey buddy lol

[@the_realpup22]

that was my cousin

[@haydenmartin6887]

Bidens hitting his head on those 😂

[@BeardedBrotherFromAnotherMothr]

"...I regret to inform you..." guaranteed that's Not the first time that phrase has been used, involving Kennywood!

[@blackfyre8516]

Pat with "the blue is takin the lead NOO SLOW DAHHN!" As a pittsburgher all my life i felt that 😂

[@levifix8276]

"did you see the whoopsies" 🤣

[@GoatJames420]

I love Kennywood kids an I have a blast every time we go there, same with the other two connected to this one Idlewild an sandcastle

[@mossgrowth]

Steel Phantom is in part gone. They kept the lift hill, drop, and second hill. They flattened the inversions and transformed the rest of the ride. It’s a very good coaster

[@gokeanu8917]

I just love this 🤣 I'm going to Kennywood God dammit! Gonna find me those whoopti whoos!

[@JoeyCip7]

Who’s gonna tell pat phantoms revenge isn’t running either 😂😂😂

[@clarktudor2706]

“My 14-year-old Paisan buddy put a cig out on that very cinder block” sent me 😂😂😂😂

[@Kennywood_Fanatic]

Kennywood is a great park, it is a classic park, the problem with it is that the management doesn’t know how to operate it. Palace entertainment sucks, but it’s a non structural support

[@joshberry4813]

I’m gonna have Covid had me laughing

[@Sikkz-2o]

6:59 yeah they took out the loops years/decades ago. That’s why it’s Phantoms Revenge, and not the Steel Phantom anymore 😢

[@xantastic6301]

Noah's Ark 😂 🔥

[@camsolo6810]

Knoebel's slaps too in Pennsylvania

[@tylerbradford427]

I was gonna say, knoebels would never

[@wickedsickfunkyfreshroller2037]

@@camsolo6810 Knobels is a really nice park, unfortunately you have to drive a few hours into the actual middle of nowhere to get to it.

[@Robertsonian]

​@wickedsickfunkyfreshroller2037 I had an account up the street from Knoebels called Toy Factory where they popped plastic with steam to make toy stuffing. Legitimately the weirdest spot I had the pleasure of going to. I did like the drive up though, very nice countryside.

[@michaelmassimo4476]

I looked it up. Knoebels is ranked number 2 on the list. Number one in Pennsylvania.

[@MERCuryRaiD3R]

Fr, i wish Pat and the boys got a taste of the Phoenix

[@Zac15]

I love how its just worse and worse 🤣🤣🤣 Log jammer gone, no more Steel Phantom loop, Pitfall killed people and was demolished. So many great memories in this crappy and apparently dangerous park for me lmao

[@rebeccablevins8624]

How did the pitfall kill people? I've ridden it many times when I was younger and I'm trying to figure out how people died

[@ROSSCO7777777]

@@rebeccablevins8624 it didnt. they just sold the ride back in 2011.

[@rebeccablevins8624]

@@ROSSCO7777777 ah so it's one of those Steve from Blues clues urban legends stories. Got it.

[@JeffreyTheTaylor]

Straight up, best park, Dollywood. Small but with a couple first class coasters, killer food, and of course, great live entertainment.

[@daman463]

Pats aww wtf got me dead 😂😂😂