Kennywood - Photo Journal

Sky Rocket

Sky Rocket

Sky Rocket

Sky Rocket's wave turns (pt. 1)

Sky Rocket's wave turns (pt. 2)

Sky Rocket

Sky Rocket

Sky Rocket

Sky Rocket widescreen shot

Sky Rocket bunny hop finale

A cliffhanger final shot of Sky Rocket

I wanted to see if Garfield's Nightmare was still as dire as I remembered it from 2008, although the queue was starting to fill from Irish Day visitors so I decided to pass.

George loved Kennywood too!

The Auto Race was calling

The Auto Race was built by Traver Engineering in 1930.

It's basically a fast-paced car ride that uses a wooden trough rather than guide rails to steer its electrically powered vehicles along the course.

I once made a documentary about Harry Traver in middle school that won me a trip to Washington D.C., so I had to give the Auto Race another try.

Laffin' Sal has been laughing for a very long time.

Of course there's always a history card nearby at Kennywood.

Another look at the Auto Race station

I had never been on the Olde Kennywood Railroad so I had to give it a try this time around.

The train was added to Kennywood in 1945, although it was first built for the 1939 World's Fair.

Love the atomic-era steel build that looks more like an oversize vintage toy train than a miniature real locomotive.

All aboard the Olde Kennywood Railroad.

Riding alongside the Auto Race.

The railroad runs along the top of the bluff overlooking the Monongahela River.