Kennywood Park

[Mad Dog]

"heavily media reported gang issues"?? In 2023?

Sandcastle Waterpark will be closed Mondays beginning July 10 - it's on their calendar
Idlewild will be closed Wednesdays beginning July 12 - it's on their calendar
Lake Compounce will be closed one day a week - its on their calendar
Dutch Wonderland...Adventureland Resort... same six day a week schedule moving forward

It's a Palace thing.

Read the newspapers, my friend. In Kennywood's case, yes. Even in today's Trib Live new report on the Tuesday closing, the main thrust of the newspaper's account was the gang shooting and disturbance in late 2022 and the DA's publicly questioning Kennywood security and safety in May 2023. Even if the other two are closing a day now, it still sounds like it's an overall attendance thing. Coupled with all those ticket and AP discounts they were running last month. Every week a new one. Don't need to discount when the crowds are coming. Traditionally July and August are their best months, especially the daily Fall Festival parades in August, and the ethnic festivals.

 

[RGMick77]

Read the newspapers, my friend. In Kennywood's case, yes. Even in today's Trib Live new report on the Tuesday closing, the main thrust of the newspaper's account was the gang shooting and disturbance in late 2022 and the DA's publicly questioning Kennywood security and safety in May 2023. Even if the other two are closing a day now, it still sounds like it's an overall attendance thing. Coupled with all those ticket and AP discounts they were running last month. Every week a new one. Don't need to discount when the crowds are coming. Traditionally July and August are their best months, especially the daily Fall Festival parades in August, and the ethnic festivals.

Just an FYI: They changed their minds and will be open daily again until Aug 20th

 

[Mad Dog]

Just an FYI: They changed their minds and will be open daily again until Aug 20th

Makes sense. This is historically their busiest part of the year. Ethnic picnics and then Fall Festival parades start in a couple weeks. Their management decisions, like the huge price increases, have made little sense since covid.....and....they just announced a 50% off sale on daily tickets. I've never seen them offer that large a sale before. Definitely something going on. Management sounds confused on how they want to address their attendance issues. This back and forth doesn't express confidence.

 

[Tobias]

As a heads up, Steel Curtain is down yet again. Some say it's just for a bit of maintenance, though I've seen one report that called guest services and they were told it's closed for the season.

Either way, it's not good, especially considering its last stint of operation was just 9 days. And that was after yet another batch of maintenance! It really feels like a rarity to have this thing open.

 

[Tobias]

Speaking of Steel Curtain being down...the park has officially announced Steel Curtain will be closed for the 2024 season as they work with S&S and Third-Party vendors on a long-term fix to improve its reliability.

It's never a good sign when you look at discussions elsewhere on folks "IIRC"-ing what the main issue is for Steel Curtain, and each time someone mentions a reason...it's completely different than the previous ones.

Some say it's issues with the chain lift, others are saying it's issues with the structure, and others are saying it's issues with the wireless monitoring for the trains and restraints. And the kicker is, it could legitimately be all three and more with the ride being closed for a whole season.

 

[Mad Dog]

They've had really bad luck with new attractions the past decade or two. Nearly every one, not just the two newer coasters, had continual break down issues. The old coasters are sooo reliable. They rarely ever break down. And two of them date to the 1920's......,,But,,,, The last two new ones have been breakdown stars. They're down almost all the time each year. You can get too technical. And, bottom line, their rides aren't as good as the older coasters.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Speaking of Steel Curtain being down...the park has officially announced Steel Curtain will be closed for the 2024 season as they work with S&S and Third-Party vendors on a long-term fix to improve its reliability.

It's never a good sign when you look at discussions elsewhere on folks "IIRC"-ing what the main issue is for Steel Curtain, and each time someone mentions a reason...it's completely different than the previous ones.

Some say it's issues with the chain lift, others are saying it's issues with the structure, and others are saying it's issues with the wireless monitoring for the trains and restraints. And the kicker is, it could legitimately be all three and more with the ride being closed for a whole season.

Rumor on the street is Kennywood is going to sue S&S Sansei and closing it for the season for repairs was demanded by legal.

Also can't forget this...

 

[Freak]

Man this year is just not it for Kennywood.

Shame as I've never been to this park. I guess I will try next year.

 

[IzzyB]

Man this year is just not it for Kennywood.

Shame as I've never been to this park. I guess I will try next year.

The last two times we didn't ride steel curtain and it was still a great trip both times. Love Kennywood. Sad I have never been on this coaster, but with young kids long lines are harder on those bigger coasters. My daughter really wanted to go but the line was insane opening year and then rain caused issues the second time.

Makes sense they are suing with as many issues as they have had.