How many acres is kennywood park

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The ride put passengers in boats as they journeyed on a stream through a haunted factory. The park remained unchanged until when it was sold to A. McSwigan and Fredrick W. Henninger, who were responsible for the modern day layout of Kennywood. From to , the park opened several new attractions, including the popular Racer and Jack Rabbit wooden roller coasters. The Racer was first built in and featured twin tracks that gave riders the sensation that they were racing against the cars on the opposite path.

When the Racer was first built, it held the record as the largest racing coaster in the world. The Jack Rabbit was built in and was able to reach higher speeds than previous Kennywood coasters by building wheels under the track.

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In these early days, Kennywood added and removed several roller coasters, and in , opened The Old Mill pictured. Though it's changed greatly, it is the world's oldest continuously operating dark water ride, more than years old!

Though the Great Depression in the midst of this period put a damper on the growth of Kennywood and other American leisure activities, the Roaring Twenties saw the construction of three of Kennywood's most iconic attractions, the Jack Rabbit , pictured , Pippin , later converted into Thunderbolt and Racer All three have been named Landmark rides by the American Coaster Enthusiasts.

Kennywood also opened a swimming pool in that was one of the world's largest at the time. The Dance Hall and swing bands remained incredibly popular, and Kennywood introduced three attractions that are now nearly impossible to find anywhere else: the Tumble Bug now the Turtle , Auto Race, and the iconic walkthrough funhouse, Noah's Ark.

Thanks to the postwar Baby Boom, school picnics grew by leaps and bounds in the s.