Steel phantom was built in 1991 and the inversions were extremely rough. In 2001 Kennywood (with the help of Morgan) extended the drop from 225 to 232 ft, removed the inversions, rebuilt the last section, and repainted abd rethemed the coaster. If it hadn't have been for the changes, people would still be tortured by this Arrow fail today.
It is yeah, but without the inversions. Plus the second drop was extended by 5 feet. Never rode Steel Phantom, mainly because of the distance of the Atlantic Ocean, but have since ridden Phantom's revenge, and I love it.
What I don't understand is that if they can build the skyrocket which is soo smooth to ride with all kinds of loops & corkscrews, why not rebuild the old phantom? It has the same sort of set-up with the seats. I mean, I love the phantom's revenge now, but still. It's kind of disappointing to hear that they tour down such a good ride..
such a great ride....i remember i was just tall enough the last year they had it i went to kennywood like 4 times that summer just to experience the ride enough before they took it out...i do remember it hurting my neck though
The above statements are true about the Steel Phantom before it became Phantoms Revenge. I saw a women get off the Steel Phantom holding her neck, I knew she didn't keep her head against the headrest like they tell you too.
@Bostonsports2000 In the 2000-2001 off season the original Steel Phantom was modified into the Phantom's Revenge. The 4 inversions were removed and the trains were modified to eliminate the over the shoulder restraints that everyone complained about. This past off season, the remainder of the original Steel Phantom track that was still present on the first half of the ride was replaced. The whole ride should be pretty darn smooth now.
I'm a huge fan of Arrow coasters and the original Phantom was definitely one of my favorite. Rough and painful is the name of the game when it comes to Arrow, if you can't handle it, don't ride them.
@creamcitysista1970 I know. The people sound like deranged monkeys at the tamest points of the ride! And that Eric Boardman guy wouldn't stop shouting WOAH on Batman The Ride hahaha.
That picture at the beginning and the ride itself are 1000 times more badass than Phantoms revenge. Ironic that the new ride is even called Revenge cause the original was way more pissed off and rough than the new one is, but it was iconic. I'm a pretty skinny guy, but my neck is 18 inches mostly from trying to keep my head from bouncing around on this ride as a kid. Good times
Everyone now says to bring back the Steel phantom, but when it was here all everyone did was bitch about how painful it was. Thats why all the inversions are out. I personally loved the steel phantom there was just idiots that didnt know how to ride it and keep there head back.
@rody1350 I'm not much of a speed coaster fan, but I do like roller coasters with inversions in them and all I can say is that I wish Steel Phantom was there still, but because of the complainers and the sue crazy people they had to take it out! My dad said this ride there's nothing to it if you keep your head back and that's what I do on roller coasters with inversions. People told me that Fahrenheit at Hershey Park hurts, but I rode it last week and it is a fun ride I didn't hurt my neck.
I hate the fake screams they put in these.... And the phantoms revenge is crappy compared to what the steel phantom was. Considering I too have ridden over 50 coasters, the phantom revenge is nothing... Coasters include stealth, tatsu, déjá vù and gotten stuck, x scream, firehawk, nighthawk, colossus at thorpe park, kingda ka, millenium force, chang at sfkk and alot more.
The Phantom's Revenge is awesome, but it is a coaster for those new riders. Considering I've ridden over 50 roller coasters in my life, and I'm 11, I'm probably a more major coaster, being that some of the coasters were: This one Superman Thunderbolt Racers X-Scream coaster Top Thrill Dragster Kingda Ka Batman The Jokers Jinx Front Twirl Speed Rocket lots of others
Enough of the inversions already. I'm not a HUGE fan of inversions but I do really like the zero-g roll/horse shoe roll on the Maverick at Cedar Point though.
There will never be anything like the original. Your head felt like you had just woken up after downing a bottle of scotch when you got off. So intense, so fast, so fun. I'll never forget my last ride on SP. I miss it :(
This ride was ruined when the inversions were removed. Sure the inversions and shoulder restraints caused some peoples heads to bang around.
There was also low ridership because of the issues that some people had, but I rode the original ride for years between 5-10 rides per my trip and experienced no massive head trauma or headaches from the ride.
I may have felt slightly weezy after a few rides, but just like many drugs it was a good feeling and the original Steel Phantom was like crack!
Now instead of inversions we are left with a bunch of lame bunny hops which have no chance to damage peoples heads, but can instead bruise ones ass.
The original ride was more exciting and a classic. The redesigned Phantom's Revenge will never come close to the original.
I can only hope they'll once again redesign the ride some time in the future, and keep the first 2 drops again and change the rest of the ride to make it better.
The end of the ride is now bland, and bruises your ass!
how awesome it was obviously the head bumping situations with the shoulder restraints is why they removed the inversions. they could of saved money if they just replaced the cars and the shoulder restraints with non head bumping shoulder restraints its very simple
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You'd think if they called the new one phantoms revenge it would have like a ton of loops and corckscrews and stuff but no its stupid oh look a hill ohh no another hill! I shouldve just went on the thunderbolt........they shulve at least made the phantoms revenge much better than it is
they took out the loop cause 1 day 12 ppl complained about there neck herting really bad it was extream rickedy dont ask why i no this lol im just good with rollercoasters
they soo should have kept the loop in the steel phantom i only ever got to ride the phantoms revenge now kennywood doesn't have anygood rides with loops the phantom's revenge is still really fun though
I know they should have kept the loops, the reason was the ride was to rickety the shakes people around to much so they redid the ride. But alot of rids they ruined. Old mill And Gold rusher.
the OLD steel phantom was one of the first roller coasters i rode back in 1992-3, and now, nothing compares to it, it was the best roller coaster ever built. the phantoms revenge SUCKS. i rode it once, and have been disappointed with kennywood ever since. the only ride that comes close to this is the Great American Scream Machine, at Six Flags in jackson NJ, but even that, its not the same, rebuild the old phantom!!
theres like 5 loop-di-loops! My friend and I went on a stimulator for this that actually moved and we went upsidedown and you could see out hair shadow on the stimulator screen!
There are still rides that require (or advise) you to take your earrings out (ie, Maverick). These old Arrow coasters were just too rough for their own good, so Kennywood decided to upgrade, versus destroying the entire ride like Busch did with Drachen Fire.
one year at our school picnic, it was somewhere in the late 90's like 96, 97 or maybe even 98, i was watching the phantom from the line of the pittsburgh plunge, the cars started up the first hill, right before the first car started over the top, it stopped, it was there for a little while, then you seen a couple of the staff walk up the walkway and get everybody off and they all had to walk down the walkway... wish i could see a video of that on youtube... someone has to have it.
Phantom's Revenge is infinitely better than the old Steel Phantom. There's a reason it's now rated one of the best steel coasters in the world while Steel Phantom was never rated nearly as high. Loops/inversions don't equal a good ride.
I don't understand why they had to actually had to take out the loops and inversions? Why couldn't they just fix it up, get new shoulder restraints with some new cars. You know fix it up, make it smoother. Not remake the whole thing. I mean I love the Phantom's Revenge but my mom said that the Steel Phantom was one heck of a ride!
like every1 is like it was rough so they took out the loops and cork screw umm heres an idea just fix so it smoother ughh hopefully the new onwers will put a loop coaster we need 1 so bad!
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ew this ride is shit explode it if you want real coasters go to six flags places and universal studios like those rides are huge fast as shit and good
This was the fastest, longest, and biggest (highest) in the world when it first came out. Bigger than the Magnum at Cedar Point at the time. Pretty good for a little park unheard of to most.
Yeah they definitely didn't take the loops out because they were too "scary". Hundreds of coasters in the world make you go upside down some with out shoulder restraints. It was because the inversions were rough.
I've only been to Kennywood once, back in 1995'ish. I rode the original Steel Phantom and I remember it being very uncomfortable. I was only 14 and was a roller coaster fanatic, and I couldn't ride this one more than twice. I had to take some tylenol and rest after the second go round. I love loops, so I wish they would have just figured out how to make smoother loops. I'm going to need to take another trip up there, and check out the new Phantom.
ive ridden the phantoms revenge alot its fun at first then it gets kinda boring wish when they changed it to the phantoms revenge they would have kept some loops in it at least one
I think it's a good thing they remade the ride. I've heard that the old Steel Phantom was so rough and intense it was unenjoyable for half the public. I prefer airtime hills and an unique, breathbusting double down rather than rough and seen before arrows inversions! But I respect all opinions.
You're right, I've rode both rides and the new phantom is the superior ride hand downs. The old ride just whipped the riders head back and forth and it just hurt. It was an AMAZING ride though. I miss it sometimes. there was something so thrilling about it. Maybe the fact that it felt like you got a concussion every time you rode it!
ahhh! the steel phantom looks so awesome! when i finally got tall enough to ride it, the phantoms revenge came out... =P i still love the Phantoms Revenge though.
and whoever is saying bad stuff bout Pittsburgh, stfu
Thanks so much for posting this! I rode this back in 97 when I went to visit family out in PA. I rode it at least 6 times that day. I LOVE that drop through the Thunderbolt!
I was pretty bummed to hear it was redesigned. I didn't mind getting knocked around. That's what older coasters do! It's part of the fun!
Phantoms revenge is a much more fun ride then when it was the Steel Phantom. That damn thing was poorly designed. I remember getting off and thinking I had sprained my neck. I think they had to change it for fear of lawsuit.
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I would love to goto Kennywood sometime but I really don't want to get there and have to smell the putrid stench of the Steelers fans and people from Pukesburgh in general.
ima tell ya'll somethin. steel phantom was the most legendaries coaster on the planet, and i miss it to death, but the revenge. wow!!!!!!!! kicked steel phantoms ass. revenge is top dog now.
the steel phantom isnt there no more its now the phantoms revenge its the same but they took out the loops now it doesnt go upside down. i went today and rode it. =) Gotta Love it!
I don't understand how i got on the phantom bfor i did on the thunderbolt cause i was 2 short at the time. Like if u can get on the thunderbolt u can deifinetly get on the phantom. I don't kno u had to be like 48' to ride the phantom but u had 2 b taller then 48'to get on the thunderbolt. Like the thunderbolt doesn't seem as extreme as the phantom's revenge.
I was 2 young at the time to ride ths bfor it was destroyed. But it looked kool 2 ride. one of the girls was screaming bloody murder and sounded like sumone was getting killed or watever.
The loops were removed because it was a very rough ride and people were getting hurt from it. Nothing serious, just very umcomfortable. It was the best ride in the park, but they had to destroy it. Then, when the time came, they decided to just remove part of it, put in a new hill, recolor and rename it. For a family style park, its still pretty extreme, and it still reaches about 70 before it goes under the Thunderbolt. The lift hill is 180 feet.
RCDB lists the lift height as 160ft with the second drop at 228ft with a top speed of 82mph. Morgan MFG did the new part of the ride and it's as smooth as glass but very short.
you have footage of the original Steel Phantom (years before Youtube and mini cameras). Good job. I really miss this coaster and the loops it had. The Phantom revenge must be the ONLY steel coaster without a loop. I think Kennywood took out the loops because it was pretty rough and there were so many lawsuits.
Yeah, the loops were out for whiplash. Everyone who says 'no nobody gets whiplash' that's not true. Whiplash is the most common deadly... thing... that happens in a theme park.
@DarkEmoE
Steel phantom was built in 1991 and the inversions were extremely rough. In 2001 Kennywood (with the help of Morgan) extended the drop from 225 to 232 ft, removed the inversions, rebuilt the last section, and repainted abd rethemed the coaster. If it hadn't have been for the changes, people would still be tortured by this Arrow fail today.
chewie0905 3 weeks ago
wtf why would they get rid of all the inversions.
DarkEmoE 1 month ago
they could fix this ride with 5 words :MORGAN TRACK AND NEW TRAINS
TheJerksUnitedArmy 2 months ago
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BRING BACK STEEL PHANTOM
coastersnchinchillas 3 months ago
bring back this amazing ride!!
TheBananaman380 4 months ago
what camera is this?
ImVidoL 5 months ago
There is a difference between phantoms revenge and steel phantom
liam68s 5 months ago
they took it out before i was tall enough to ride it, eff being short.. :/ it needs to come back.
hyperpandacub 5 months ago
is this the same ride as phantoms revenge
CBnRD2217 5 months ago
@CBnRD2217
It is yeah, but without the inversions. Plus the second drop was extended by 5 feet. Never rode Steel Phantom, mainly because of the distance of the Atlantic Ocean, but have since ridden Phantom's revenge, and I love it.
andyknight1 4 months ago
The screaming in the back is crazy lol
VIIsoldier 6 months ago
What I don't understand is that if they can build the skyrocket which is soo smooth to ride with all kinds of loops & corkscrews, why not rebuild the old phantom? It has the same sort of set-up with the seats. I mean, I love the phantom's revenge now, but still. It's kind of disappointing to hear that they tour down such a good ride..
rebblerocker07 6 months ago
bring this thing back? it looks like murder on your neck and head o_o
iSpeed09 6 months ago
im just got 5 foot last year im 13 years old and just last year i got to ride my 1st rolar coasters but now i lov them
100allycat 6 months ago
such a great ride....i remember i was just tall enough the last year they had it i went to kennywood like 4 times that summer just to experience the ride enough before they took it out...i do remember it hurting my neck though
xoxo0414 7 months ago
i wish i was tall enough to experince this ride back when it was all awsome.
But people had o complain and when i finally got tall enough it was already changed.
kaykayababy 7 months ago
@kaykayababy same here !!!! :(
workitkindavicious 7 months ago
It's the phantoms revenge now
SuperMorris43 8 months ago
@Bostonsports2000 the difference is that we went from awesome to lame
mikehlebik 8 months ago
this ride was awesome! never should have been changed
mikehlebik 8 months ago
thats why thy brought inthe sky rocket
dagr9392 9 months ago
That second or two at the top of the first hill were the most exhillarating(sp) and nerve-racking moments.
jpenn311 1 year ago
this was the ultimate rollercoaster. it had a hell of a big drop, really fast, and had inversions
LoboFan1000 1 year ago
THIS was a roller coaster.
Foam219 1 year ago
i get dizzy just watching it:D
evelauren00 1 year ago
come to kennywood.. where half of all the pittsburg people with be....the other half is split between three rivers and primanti brothers.
pittbd69 1 year ago 6
The above statements are true about the Steel Phantom before it became Phantoms Revenge. I saw a women get off the Steel Phantom holding her neck, I knew she didn't keep her head against the headrest like they tell you too.
tigergreg8 1 year ago
gotta love dubbed in screams XD i have this movie =]
Bdawg71692 1 year ago
@Bostonsports2000 In the 2000-2001 off season the original Steel Phantom was modified into the Phantom's Revenge. The 4 inversions were removed and the trains were modified to eliminate the over the shoulder restraints that everyone complained about. This past off season, the remainder of the original Steel Phantom track that was still present on the first half of the ride was replaced. The whole ride should be pretty darn smooth now.
tjmarochak 1 year ago
I'm a huge fan of Arrow coasters and the original Phantom was definitely one of my favorite. Rough and painful is the name of the game when it comes to Arrow, if you can't handle it, don't ride them.
tjmarochak 1 year ago
this looks more fun than it is now. 225 foot drop and it has 4 inversions. unbelieveable
DsturbedFan728 1 year ago
wtf only ONE corkscrew?!
iSpeed09 1 year ago
i wish i got to ride you steel phantom cause they build 1991 and i was born 1999 and bring back the steel phantom
hcoloverxoxo616 1 year ago
0:49 there is nothing in lost Kennywood. It's amazing how much things have changed there over the years.
pittistheshit86 1 year ago
i used to have the tape which this was featured. the screams are FAKE!!!!!!
creamcitysista1970 1 year ago
@creamcitysista1970 I know. The people sound like deranged monkeys at the tamest points of the ride! And that Eric Boardman guy wouldn't stop shouting WOAH on Batman The Ride hahaha.
jslim39 1 year ago
wow, excellent camera work on this one. For as much as this ride jolted you around.
NickThePianist 1 year ago
Yeah i grew up and still live in Pa... they should have let it how it was...:(
Pattonfrodo 1 year ago
Loved the phantom but the sound on this video is very fake.
prpatterson 1 year ago
I have this disk.
DudeDie222 1 year ago
go to Giant Eagle and get a discount :)
iTokeGanja 1 year ago
Well, we at least know that this was filmed after 1995.
dandy97 1 year ago
@dandy97 I thought this was taped in 1994.
RuneScapeNetwork1 1 year ago
this is cool to watch, i was having a hard time remembering what the loops were like.
slickss85 1 year ago
phantom's revenge > steel phantom
MFORCE110 1 year ago
Bring back Steel Phantom
KidGangstaReturns 1 year ago
..... *vomit*
kajikaji94 1 year ago
They should have replaced the shoulder harnesses with lap bars and did nothing with the track.
ThePVGS1 1 year ago
That's a very intense coaster compared to Phantom's Revenge! I wish they could bring this back!
evilportrait 1 year ago
@evilportrait Trust me, The part with the loops is just like scream machine was at Great Adventure and phantoms revenge is way better.
NitroGadvRules 1 year ago
This Looks Alot More Intense Than Sky Rocket
Tonytambe 1 year ago
That picture at the beginning and the ride itself are 1000 times more badass than Phantoms revenge. Ironic that the new ride is even called Revenge cause the original was way more pissed off and rough than the new one is, but it was iconic. I'm a pretty skinny guy, but my neck is 18 inches mostly from trying to keep my head from bouncing around on this ride as a kid. Good times
KroniKKidZ28 1 year ago
80mph straight into a turn in one of the damn Arrow trains must have felt GREAT...
still...I would have gladly given it a spin!
cygnus122 1 year ago
This looks so much shorter than I remember it...but it always was about the second drop really, anyway.
Coasterdude02149 1 year ago
this looks intense
akamaru3 1 year ago
i used to ride this with my dad when i was younger. i miss it a lot!!!
Alicia416 1 year ago
NOOOOOOO COME BACK I WANT T RIDE YOU
matthew9f 1 year ago
Everyone now says to bring back the Steel phantom, but when it was here all everyone did was bitch about how painful it was. Thats why all the inversions are out. I personally loved the steel phantom there was just idiots that didnt know how to ride it and keep there head back.
rody1350 1 year ago 28
@rody1350 If it's so "Painful" DONT RIDE IT THEN!! Stupid bitches.
KidGangstaVEVO 1 year ago
@rody1350 I'm not much of a speed coaster fan, but I do like roller coasters with inversions in them and all I can say is that I wish Steel Phantom was there still, but because of the complainers and the sue crazy people they had to take it out! My dad said this ride there's nothing to it if you keep your head back and that's what I do on roller coasters with inversions. People told me that Fahrenheit at Hershey Park hurts, but I rode it last week and it is a fun ride I didn't hurt my neck.
sportsygirl8 5 months ago
@rody1350 The Phantom's Revenge still hurts like hell. Those bunny hops at the end are guaranteed whiplash.
sokkerking12345 3 months ago
@sokkerking12345 phantom's revenge is actually really smooth the only rough spot is the first bunny hill after the third pass through thunderbolt
TheJerksUnitedArmy 2 months ago
those are guys screaming i hope you know that
Mushkill666 1 year ago
I hate the fake screams they put in these.... And the phantoms revenge is crappy compared to what the steel phantom was. Considering I too have ridden over 50 coasters, the phantom revenge is nothing... Coasters include stealth, tatsu, déjá vù and gotten stuck, x scream, firehawk, nighthawk, colossus at thorpe park, kingda ka, millenium force, chang at sfkk and alot more.
Coasterfreakboyman01 1 year ago
I remember riding this thing right after they built it when I was around 11 or 12 years old. They got rid of it?
SweatLaserXP 1 year ago
@SweatLaserXP no they got rid of the loops and renamed it
KatishMcCullen 1 year ago
therealguitairhero 1 year ago
i was like 3 when the steel phantom was there .. they should make it that one again
PredatorsGoodorBad 1 year ago
@PredatorsGoodorBad same here
crve522 1 year ago
Only had the chance to ride this one a few times. It was extremely intense, much more so than the redesigned ride that replaced it.
Most people say that for the first part of the 1990s, this was the baddest coaster on the planet! I believe it.
999beme 1 year ago
@999beme Worst Or Badass?
Tonytambe 1 year ago
Enough of the inversions already. I'm not a HUGE fan of inversions but I do really like the zero-g roll/horse shoe roll on the Maverick at Cedar Point though.
wripsy 1 year ago
Im suprised this goes as fast as the Intimidator!
knexkreator 1 year ago
There will never be anything like the original. Your head felt like you had just woken up after downing a bottle of scotch when you got off. So intense, so fast, so fun. I'll never forget my last ride on SP. I miss it :(
PhantasMc86 1 year ago
@PhantasMc86 i miss the steel phantom to yo. i miss this ride so so much : (( wish they could bring this ride back
coasterstevo 1 year ago
This ride was ruined when the inversions were removed. Sure the inversions and shoulder restraints caused some peoples heads to bang around.
There was also low ridership because of the issues that some people had, but I rode the original ride for years between 5-10 rides per my trip and experienced no massive head trauma or headaches from the ride.
I may have felt slightly weezy after a few rides, but just like many drugs it was a good feeling and the original Steel Phantom was like crack!
onlinevideocritic 1 year ago
Now instead of inversions we are left with a bunch of lame bunny hops which have no chance to damage peoples heads, but can instead bruise ones ass.
The original ride was more exciting and a classic. The redesigned Phantom's Revenge will never come close to the original.
I can only hope they'll once again redesign the ride some time in the future, and keep the first 2 drops again and change the rest of the ride to make it better.
The end of the ride is now bland, and bruises your ass!
onlinevideocritic 1 year ago
MINIClipPRODUCTION......
The new Phantom's Revenge doesnt have the hills because of the massive head trauma and headaches people got. And it's still a pretty cool ride
DaBurghRocker 2 years ago
how awesome it was obviously the head bumping situations with the shoulder restraints is why they removed the inversions. they could of saved money if they just replaced the cars and the shoulder restraints with non head bumping shoulder restraints its very simple
WinningerProductions 2 years ago
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You'd think if they called the new one phantoms revenge it would have like a ton of loops and corckscrews and stuff but no its stupid oh look a hill ohh no another hill! I shouldve just went on the thunderbolt........they shulve at least made the phantoms revenge much better than it is
MINIClipPRODUCTION 2 years ago
they dont even have lost kennywood yet
jausaron09 2 years ago
this ride hurt the hell out of my neck. that's why i only rode it once. but it's good to see the vid. phantom's revenge doesn't compare.
jbiafra08 2 years ago
they took out the loop cause 1 day 12 ppl complained about there neck herting really bad it was extream rickedy dont ask why i no this lol im just good with rollercoasters
Crazywildaddict 2 years ago
Where did you get that info from?
And why is your spelling so terrible?
bigmuffexpress 2 years ago
oh sorry rude bitch on wheels
lol pwned u
and i am awesome ik things that u dont so bye looser
Crazywildaddict 2 years ago
Just noticed how old you are... LOL
Good luck in life.
bigmuffexpress 2 years ago
rude much wow
good luck with ur rude no class life
Crazywildaddict 2 years ago
I miss this! :( The new one is okay, but this is better!
BeanDip15065 2 years ago
BRING BACK STEEL PHANTOM
brandonwwemaster 2 years ago 21
new roller coaster at kennywood next year!!!!
0-50mph in under 3 seconds, three inversions, and 90 degree drops
srsly, google it. I'm pumped =)
preds48 2 years ago
they soo should have kept the loop in the steel phantom i only ever got to ride the phantoms revenge now kennywood doesn't have anygood rides with loops the phantom's revenge is still really fun though
avatarnaruto77 2 years ago
I know they should have kept the loops, the reason was the ride was to rickety the shakes people around to much so they redid the ride. But alot of rids they ruined. Old mill And Gold rusher.
patricknedz 2 years ago
Wow, too bad that they took out the inversions. That batwing looked amazing!
YalWerdna 2 years ago 2
a guy fell of in and died (splat) on the loop
xxrunescapexx24 2 years ago
lol i jzt saw the video u took this from
MrCrywolf71 2 years ago
the OLD steel phantom was one of the first roller coasters i rode back in 1992-3, and now, nothing compares to it, it was the best roller coaster ever built. the phantoms revenge SUCKS. i rode it once, and have been disappointed with kennywood ever since. the only ride that comes close to this is the Great American Scream Machine, at Six Flags in jackson NJ, but even that, its not the same, rebuild the old phantom!!
fatmikey00032000 2 years ago
the phatoms revenge is still fun. But what they ruined was old mill and gold rusher. Bring back the gold rusher and old mill.
patricknedz 2 years ago
revenge is better
gotmybagels 2 years ago
yea right
killapawner 2 years ago
the phantoms revenge is the same until it goes under the other roller coaster
skidy24 2 years ago
well the loops are gone the first half is the same
patricknedz 2 years ago
i rode the revenge
gotmybagels 2 years ago
Rode this once-LOVED IT!!! Yeah, i was only four, but i was with my mom, so i got on.
blkbltgrl2008 2 years ago
Why did they shut it down? It looked fun.....
Nightmaregirl242 2 years ago
theres like 5 loop-di-loops! My friend and I went on a stimulator for this that actually moved and we went upsidedown and you could see out hair shadow on the stimulator screen!
tahlulah98 2 years ago
simulator where?
ChargersPictures 2 years ago
why?
tahlulah98 2 years ago
cuse i always wanted 2 go on the steel phantom nd now that its gone a simulator is as close as im gettin lol
ChargersPictures 2 years ago
no thay took out the ride because it was giving some people a wiplash on there neck
wapa10105 2 years ago
are you serious?
tindallm76 2 years ago
yeah. it would throw people around becaouse it was too rough. you had ot take out your earings while riding
moviecroc 2 years ago
There are still rides that require (or advise) you to take your earrings out (ie, Maverick). These old Arrow coasters were just too rough for their own good, so Kennywood decided to upgrade, versus destroying the entire ride like Busch did with Drachen Fire.
dodgeballer2290 2 years ago
Indeed yes, kennywood kept the tradition. But this was my first big boy roller coaster, bitch threw you around but fun!
Foam219 2 years ago
i love Kennywood i go there every year..........i wish they could build a new park around pittsburgh that would be pretty awesome
ManofTroy11 2 years ago
i miss the loops, but not the whiplash and severe pounding you had to endure on that thing. It is as smooth as butter now.
johnnyribcage 2 years ago
one year at our school picnic, it was somewhere in the late 90's like 96, 97 or maybe even 98, i was watching the phantom from the line of the pittsburgh plunge, the cars started up the first hill, right before the first car started over the top, it stopped, it was there for a little while, then you seen a couple of the staff walk up the walkway and get everybody off and they all had to walk down the walkway... wish i could see a video of that on youtube... someone has to have it.
Louie623 2 years ago
go pittsburgh!!
patches144 2 years ago 2
Phantom's Revenge is infinitely better than the old Steel Phantom. There's a reason it's now rated one of the best steel coasters in the world while Steel Phantom was never rated nearly as high. Loops/inversions don't equal a good ride.
southpuddle 2 years ago
I don't understand why they had to actually had to take out the loops and inversions? Why couldn't they just fix it up, get new shoulder restraints with some new cars. You know fix it up, make it smoother. Not remake the whole thing. I mean I love the Phantom's Revenge but my mom said that the Steel Phantom was one heck of a ride!
ILoveTheJB11 2 years ago
u took the words from my mouth! lol
like every1 is like it was rough so they took out the loops and cork screw umm heres an idea just fix so it smoother ughh hopefully the new onwers will put a loop coaster we need 1 so bad!
XxBamLuvrxX 2 years ago
Looks like a reeeeeally cool ride.
Where is this?
coldtamale 2 years ago
Used to be at Kennywood but they renovated it to make it smoother and its called The Phantom's Revenge, and its still at Kennywood in Pittsburgh, PA.
TheGuyThatsAwesome 2 years ago
Actually its in West Mifflin :)
BigDave71088 2 years ago
the renovated and now it sucks because it gets old so fast wow 2 big hills then it bobs u up and down a couple times
XxBamLuvrxX 2 years ago
they changed it waaaaaaaahhhh!!!!!!!!!!!
trytoscoot 2 years ago
phantoms revenge is better (smoother and got bunny hills). Except I miss the inversions.
SamuelH105 2 years ago
wish we still had that instead of the Steal Phantom's Revenge. they need a roller coaster with a loop/corckscrew...something more thrillling!
markazz218 2 years ago 2
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ew this ride is shit explode it if you want real coasters go to six flags places and universal studios like those rides are huge fast as shit and good
667anderson 2 years ago
This was the fastest, longest, and biggest (highest) in the world when it first came out. Bigger than the Magnum at Cedar Point at the time. Pretty good for a little park unheard of to most.
You can have your bankrupt Six Flags you LOSER!
darlingdino 2 years ago 7
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667anderson 2 years ago
@darlingdino fastest and highest yes, but at 3,000 feet not the longest. If you met longest drop u r correct
ChargersPictures 1 year ago
@darlingdino Six Flags isnt Bankrupt anymore and who was that at?
Coasternator 1 year ago
Yeah they definitely didn't take the loops out because they were too "scary". Hundreds of coasters in the world make you go upside down some with out shoulder restraints. It was because the inversions were rough.
omfg567 2 years ago 3
I've only been to Kennywood once, back in 1995'ish. I rode the original Steel Phantom and I remember it being very uncomfortable. I was only 14 and was a roller coaster fanatic, and I couldn't ride this one more than twice. I had to take some tylenol and rest after the second go round. I love loops, so I wish they would have just figured out how to make smoother loops. I'm going to need to take another trip up there, and check out the new Phantom.
amselby81 3 years ago
lol i have the video this was taken from! i wanted to ride this soo bad and was so mad when i found out they took it down lol.
ahaili 3 years ago 2
ive ridden the phantoms revenge alot its fun at first then it gets kinda boring wish when they changed it to the phantoms revenge they would have kept some loops in it at least one
GDSK02 3 years ago
I think it's a good thing they remade the ride. I've heard that the old Steel Phantom was so rough and intense it was unenjoyable for half the public. I prefer airtime hills and an unique, breathbusting double down rather than rough and seen before arrows inversions! But I respect all opinions.
AwesomeCoasters 3 years ago
You're right, I've rode both rides and the new phantom is the superior ride hand downs. The old ride just whipped the riders head back and forth and it just hurt. It was an AMAZING ride though. I miss it sometimes. there was something so thrilling about it. Maybe the fact that it felt like you got a concussion every time you rode it!
annietart 3 years ago
omg i never rode this and i lived in pittsburgh all my life....i was always too short i wish it was still there...
UndertakerAndOzzyFan 3 years ago
ahhh! the steel phantom looks so awesome! when i finally got tall enough to ride it, the phantoms revenge came out... =P i still love the Phantoms Revenge though.
and whoever is saying bad stuff bout Pittsburgh, stfu
pittpensfreak87 3 years ago
Thanks so much for posting this! I rode this back in 97 when I went to visit family out in PA. I rode it at least 6 times that day. I LOVE that drop through the Thunderbolt!
I was pretty bummed to hear it was redesigned. I didn't mind getting knocked around. That's what older coasters do! It's part of the fun!
Cormak 3 years ago
would so much rather have kept this than phantom's revenge!
markazz218 3 years ago 8
@markazz218 me to i never even got to ride it i was to little then when i finally get tall enough they take it out
crve522 1 year ago
Phantoms revenge is a much more fun ride then when it was the Steel Phantom. That damn thing was poorly designed. I remember getting off and thinking I had sprained my neck. I think they had to change it for fear of lawsuit.
Chudhole 3 years ago
this ride looks so much better than the new one
danlimbo 3 years ago
You do not know how bad i want to ride this. And they got rid of it. D:
xxBadluckCharmxx 3 years ago
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testicle your name says it all. Your a fucking browns fan.
marbleworld 3 years ago
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I would love to goto Kennywood sometime but I really don't want to get there and have to smell the putrid stench of the Steelers fans and people from Pukesburgh in general.
TESTICLELICKER22 3 years ago
well your name deffinatly suits you. pittsburgh is one of my favorite cities and the steelers will kick your teams ass anyday.
danlimbo 3 years ago 4
yea 5 time superbowl champs, suck on that
SuperHenderson13 3 years ago 2
ima tell ya'll somethin. steel phantom was the most legendaries coaster on the planet, and i miss it to death, but the revenge. wow!!!!!!!! kicked steel phantoms ass. revenge is top dog now.
nichols148 3 years ago
I dunno i kinda liked the old one better, wish kennywood wouldn't have taken the loops out
Area519417L 3 years ago
Why did they take the loops out?
IceAngel25438 3 years ago
cause they hurt...
OKSIRYDOC 3 years ago
B/c people are tards and started suing for sore necks and shit. Someone always has to ruin the fun for everyone!
darlingdino 2 years ago
ik..stupid ppl now we have a shitty smooth coaster that is boring as hell
XxBamLuvrxX 2 years ago
6!!!!!!!!! 6 TIMES BABY WOOT! lol
i love the steeler and Pens..pirates suck ass
XxBamLuvrxX 2 years ago 2
I miss the old loops. The ride was pretty rough but I've been on worse. I though taking the loops out was a big mistake. The old ride was better.
Thrubee69 3 years ago
It was better this way with the flips
falice88 3 years ago
this is from an old ass roller coaster video. the screams are fake haha.
drtbkr561 3 years ago
o crap my parents went on that 4 the 1st time nd my dad hates rollercosters hahah X)
tonyluvsbri 3 years ago
holy crap it does thats much?!
im going in 3 weeks
Expensivesarah 3 years ago
They took out all of the loops. The ride is faster and smoother now. It has a few nice camelbacks for added air time as well.
eryche1 3 years ago
the steel phantom isnt there no more its now the phantoms revenge its the same but they took out the loops now it doesnt go upside down. i went today and rode it. =) Gotta Love it!
NBBFreak999 3 years ago
I don't understand how i got on the phantom bfor i did on the thunderbolt cause i was 2 short at the time. Like if u can get on the thunderbolt u can deifinetly get on the phantom. I don't kno u had to be like 48' to ride the phantom but u had 2 b taller then 48'to get on the thunderbolt. Like the thunderbolt doesn't seem as extreme as the phantom's revenge.
rissygirly22 3 years ago
I was 2 young at the time to ride ths bfor it was destroyed. But it looked kool 2 ride. one of the girls was screaming bloody murder and sounded like sumone was getting killed or watever.
rissygirly22 3 years ago
The old ride kicked ass they shouldn't have changed it.
gboy2312 3 years ago
The loops were removed because it was a very rough ride and people were getting hurt from it. Nothing serious, just very umcomfortable. It was the best ride in the park, but they had to destroy it. Then, when the time came, they decided to just remove part of it, put in a new hill, recolor and rename it. For a family style park, its still pretty extreme, and it still reaches about 70 before it goes under the Thunderbolt. The lift hill is 180 feet.
LadyMellott 3 years ago
RCDB lists the lift height as 160ft with the second drop at 228ft with a top speed of 82mph. Morgan MFG did the new part of the ride and it's as smooth as glass but very short.
woodencoasterfan 3 years ago
This was not a ride for wimps.
Rokinray 3 years ago
around 80-90
coolio250 3 years ago
the people on the ride scream like there being murderd
bobjefferybob 3 years ago
what is the max speed on this?
MusicMan744 3 years ago
At the bottom of the 2nd drop before the loop
SONOFBEAST76 3 years ago
Wow
you have footage of the original Steel Phantom (years before Youtube and mini cameras). Good job. I really miss this coaster and the loops it had. The Phantom revenge must be the ONLY steel coaster without a loop. I think Kennywood took out the loops because it was pretty rough and there were so many lawsuits.
Anyway, glad you have this lost footage :)
Wild1995 3 years ago
This was a poorly engineered ride from the start. Rode it once in 1994. It was the worst coaster in the park. Ed
BonelessSausage 3 years ago
I went on this with my father (I didn't want to go on it, but he did), and we both ended up with sore necks after getting off the ride.
fjh5003 3 years ago
i never got to ride this nd i was rlly mad
it looks alot funner then the phantoms revenge...
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xxMEGGYPOOxx 3 years ago
Yeah, the loops were out for whiplash. Everyone who says 'no nobody gets whiplash' that's not true. Whiplash is the most common deadly... thing... that happens in a theme park.
Holygiant 3 years ago
yea i kno wht you mean bout the whiplash..
cuz me nd my mom sat in the back seat of the thunderbolt nd i got whiplash...my neck really hurt after...
xxMEGGYPOOxx 3 years ago