The STEEL PHANTOM at kennywood

the wounderful steel phantom, the best coaster ever created at Kennywood, west mifflin, PA. In 1991 the park built the fastest, biggest coaster in the world and called it the STEEL PHANTOM. the height at the tallest point was 225ft, at the fastest point the STEEL PHANTOM cast raced through the THUNDERBOLT at 80 mph. the coaster was major in record settings. Kennywood later took out the STEEL PHANTOM and replaced it with the PHANTOM'S REVENGE. the coaster lived 1991-2000. This video also features the song "crazy train" by Ozzy Osbourne.

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[jslim39]

@caveman66794 Well yeah the the ride's popularity was dwindling, mostly due to the roughness, therefore that's what led Kennywood's officials to make the decisions you pointed out.

[caveman66794]

@jslim39 actually it's been said by many people that is the reasoning however it isn't, when speaking with Kennywood officials, they say they needed a new coaster for marketing, and had no space in the park, and while this coaster was amazing, the line was always short on the hotter days, especially after the 1996 season, and officials, as well as ride engineers discovered that riders will typically come back if there are less inversions (upside down)

[jslim39]

@caveman66794 Look at 3:07. That's why they got rid of it. Arrow Dynamics is known for having some bumpy coasters, and when you're going 80 mph around that turn, it could leave you needing a neck brace. Now I'm not saying that I wouldn't have rode this, I deathly wish I did when I had the chance, but that's why they took the second half out, cause of the headbanging. And Phantom's Revenge is definitely a blast.

[glove8888]

@chuckmckendry yea i agree i loved the loops on the original

[chuckmckendry]

I reall felt that they should have left in the loops,

[caveman66794]

i know it was a better ride, the only excuse they tore it down for was they wanted a new rollercoaster, but they didn't have enough land to build so they remade it into a hyper coaster by eliminating all inversions and making it shorter, not as fun but it has more air time up and down the hills the phantom's revenge has a longer second hill at 232 ft and a faster speed at 85mph but it's not as big of a thriller.

[woodencoasterfan]

Nice video, too bad the Hennigers and the McSwigans nolonger own Kennywood. Looks like they were just starting to rip up the old parking lot for the Lost Kennywood section when they filmed part of that video.