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Steel Phantom and Thunderbolt - Recreation

Second public recreation of the famous Kennywood rollercoaster duo. The Pantom's Revenge is famous for its terrifying second drop being 70ft larger than the first and hurtling riders through the supports of Thunderbolt at speeds of 80mph into a ravine. The Thunderbolt was the king of wooden coasters back in the 70's and still attracts roller coaster enthusiasts who wish to experience what the best used to be and appreciate how far these rides have come.

A little history of the Phantom:
When it was first built in 1991 by Arrow Dynamics as the Steel Phantom, it was both the fastest rollercoaster and had the largest drop in the world beating Cedar Point's Magnum XL200. The original included the first and second hill but proceeded to send riders through a series of 4 very high speed inversions. Kennywood decided to close the ride after continuous complaints of the rollercoaster's violent nature. After receiving harsh criticism for the ride's closure, park management decided to simply redesign the ride's layout maintaining the best elements and removing the worst. What resulted was a D.H. Morgan hyper coaster that produced high speed thrills and some of the most impressive airtime in the world. The ride is also praised for its unique lap bar restraints that give riders full freedom to sway about and experience ejector airtime.

Even being 15 years old, the Phantom's Revenge has been ranked in the top 15 steel coasters in the Golden Ticket Awards: Top Steel Roller Coasters since it's opening and was awarded 10th in 2016.
A little history of the Thunderbolt:
It was first opened in 1924 as the Pippin and featured a double-out-and-back layout. The coaster was rebuilt in 1968 to the layout of the Thunderbolt with the only features missing today being a "speed bump" on the inner helix and a tunnel at the end of the first drop. The park chose to have the Phantom share the same ravine as the Thunderbolt in 1990 and the two were intertwined in 1991 and again in 2001.

Today the ride is an ACE Coaster Classic and has placed in the top 25 for the Golden Ticket Awards: Top Wooden Roller Coasters since 1998 and was awarded 21st place in 2016.