I don't think this has been mentioned before, I searched and I couldn't find a topic on it so if there is one forgive me.

Kennywood is announcing today it's 2010 plans for supposedly it's new Coaster. Not much has been said on the subject but according to Screamscape it is supposed to be a new coaster, possibly a EuroFighter. Here are the 3 Screamscape reports on the subject, in chronological order:

(5/16/09) The local news reports that Kennywood’s new owners have announced that ‘a big ride’ will be added to the park in either 2010 or 2011.

Park News - (8/11/09) Kennywood is set to make their big 2010 announcement this Wednesday I’m told. So far they have hinted that anyone who loves coasters will be quite pleased with the big announcement.

2010 - Big New Ride - In Development - (8/12/09) I’ve got nothing to base this on, but I pulled out an interesting but short e-mail out of my spam folder tonight. It simply read “Goodbye Turnpike, Hello Eurofighter”. A clue as to the big announcement in a few hours? We’ll find out soon enough.

Sorry I can't find more on the subject, this is all I can turn up.

Anyone have more info to offer?

Wow they said any coaster fan will love it so maybe it will be like Diamond Back or something. Who owns KennyWood exactly.

Kennywood is a privately-owned park.

Ohhhhhhhh ok For a sec i thought it was CedarFair.

An LSM Launcher for Kennywood, Of the Eurofighter style, built by Premier.

http://www.palaceentertainment.com/kennywood/NEWfor2010.html

Still no name and logo, but it sounds pretty cool. 0-50 in 3 seconds, 90 degrees up, 90 degrees down twice, 3 inversions sounds pretty good to me.

More ride info:

http://www.kennywood.com/docs/KennywoodCoa...lease081209.pdf

Kennywood’s new launch coaster will feature many exciting and unique features including three

inversions and a 0-50mph launch in three seconds! After the high-speed launch, riders will experience

a vertical ascent to 95ft before a brief cliffhanger pause at the top and a 90-degree drop into a

maximum G-force pullout. The riders then enjoy extended airtime as the train races into an inverted

top hat element, passes into a barrel roll and goes vertical again through a twist up leading to another

pause.

Riders experience a second vertical free fall followed by another maximum G-force pullout on the way

into a highly banked fan curve. After a traditional corkscrew, a curve to a zero gravity hill, and a series

of wave turns, riders finally return to the station.

Wow that looks great and I might get to ride it casue Im going to Pittsburgh next year when it will be open.

When I watched the video, it look like as the train goes up the initial vertical climb, there is a set of launch 'boosters' to help it get to the top. Also, I hope it's just the way the video is made, but some of the transitions look sorta rough.

It looks like it is a very big hill.

What the marketing dept. couldn't come up with a name for it before the announcement date? I'm guessing we'll see a "name the new ride conetest" coming soon.

Maybe they'll finally offer season passes!

Looks interesting. I couldn't help but giggle when the word "Delirium" was used...

So....they're getting Chiller/Mr. Freeze??

Yawn....

Wow, that NL coaster in the promo was terribly done.

Yes, the video sucked. Very much so.

Wow. That animation sucked. Did anyone else notice they used fotage of Mr.Freez?

(Personal Note: WTF! This is the third time someone takes my avatar. UGHHHH!!)

Seems like a very uninspired release. Oddd, I would hope there is more to come.

There was also footage of a Vekoma Boomerang, lol.

Kennywood is a privately-owned park.

Kennywood, Sand Castle and Lake Compounce are owned by Parques Reunidos, based in Madrid, Spain, an international operator that manages more than 60 amusement, animal and water parks in the U.S. and Europe.

http://www.parquesreunidos.com/

I'm glad that they plan on bringing the Turnpike back, I like the fact that Kennywood doesn't offer Season Passes, It stinks for locals, but it does keep the crowds down for tourist

I'm sure it won't be long before they eventually have them though

Kennywood has recently changed ownership, as I noted. It would not surprise me even a little bit if they started offering season passes, which I think would be a tragic mistake, given the neighborhood the park is in. Even Astroland in Brooklyn eventually started offering them after many years of resisting. Knoebel's still does not offer passes, but does have free admission and free parking.

I'm confused. So is it a Gerstlauer Eurofighter or a Premier? And anyone else notice that Premier Launch coasters seem to be built in place of an antique cars?

Yes, it is.

More seriously, it's from Premier:

http://www.kennywood.com/docs/KennywoodCoa...lease081209.pdf

To start off, don't you loved how they used video of Mr.Freeze? And the making of the coaster, which was on NL, seemed pretty poorly made.

When I watched the video, it look like as the train goes up the initial vertical climb, there is a set of launch 'boosters' to help it get to the top. Also, I hope it's just the way the video is made, but some of the transitions look sorta rough.

That was a video of Mr.Freeze. You can see the "boosters" here:

http://rcdb.com/281.htm?p=365

So....they're getting Chiller/Mr. Freeze??

Yawn....

I guess so.

Wow, that NL coaster in the promo was terribly done.

I wouldn't say terrible but very bumpy and so forth.

http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/entertainment/24066960/detail.html

Kennywood Park's Sky Rocket took a test run Monday before the new roller coaster opens to the public Tuesday.

Invited riders got big thrills as the coaster twisted and turned along the track at high speeds.

With video:

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/dailynewsmckeesport/s_688124.html

I'm not usually one to judge coasters, but are enthusiasts really saying THAT could be their #1? It really doesn't look all that amazing.

Looks awesome to me...but to be number 1? I doubt it. I bet the man just said that because he was in front of news cameras being asked questions.

That launch looks fun! But if I were to grade it on looks? It would get a D-. But thats not why I ride roller coasters

50mph is slow...yet the ride seems really fun. Actually it seems more fun than thrilling. And I could use a "fun" coaster sometime.

Taken from my trip there on Sunday:

As fun as it looks, I can't help but point out that it's ugly as sin, especially considering what it went in place of.