I went to Kennywood with family on Sunday 10/09/2023. We already knew going in that Steel Curtain, Aero 360, and Turtle were going to be closed for the day, and we had accepted that. However, the park was scheduled to open at noon and once we entered the park at noon no rides were open in the entire park. It wasn't until around 12:30 when the rides finally opened. Speaking with locals, we came to find out that this park frequently has operational issues such as this. Black Widow, while scheduled to be open per the website, never opened at all that day. Phantom's Revenge and Swing Shot didn't open until about 2 hours after the park opened. Lines for rides were reasonable throughout the day, never going over 30 minutes for any one ride. Once the Phantom Fall Fest started, the crowds got noticeably heavier. The waits for the haunted houses were averaging 45-60 minutes even though the lines physically weren't that long. The issue was the sheer number of speedy pass people which caused the regular line to crawl. The staff was also only letting a few people in at a time with very long intervals of time between people being let into the houses. The houses themselves were actually very good. The quality of the houses was on par with Dorney Park and a step up from the houses at Hershey Park. We were only able to do 4 out of 6 houses though due to the poor operations with the lines. Overall, Kennywood is a good park. It's frustrating seeing a park that could be great and has so much potential being dragged down by shoddy operations.

Visited for the first time in August. We took a theme park vacation, hitting 10 different Amusement Parks on the East coast. Kennywood was a must for its history and amazing old coasters. We arrived early and were met with a terrible parking situation, stuck in ma line of traffic to get to "1" person charging credit cards (no cash allowed) in "1" hut in the parking lot. We sat in traffic for 2 hours waiting with no signs on the road for directions on what to do. (And if there were signs, they were small and unnoticeable to out of towners) We watched traffic on the opposite side going nowhere while we crawled. We wanted free parking but ended up in paid assuming everyone had to go this way. Very unorganized in all the Parks we visited for parking. Once in the Park, due to the excessive wait for parking we decided to purchase a Speedy Pass. It looked and sounded worth it, except for one major issue that wasn't explained- Wi-Fi is non existent in the Park! Several times we had to go back to the front of the Park to log into the next ride because without Wi-Fi your dead in the water. We found this out being a party of 4 that even cell service was non existent trying to contact each other via text message. This was our only Park we had terrible cell service. Frustrating and taken advantage of on the Speedy pass put sour taste in our mouths. The Park itself was sad. Eating area's were overpriced, not cleaned, garbage overflowing and employee's we observed that really didn't care, probably because they were getting low pay. Several rides looked tired, dirty and falling apart and some were even closed including the premier Steel Curtain. The only plus giving the 3 stars was the reason we were really there was to ride the Classic Woodies. They were all great and we enjoyed them. Phantom's Revenge was also very good. It was great to finally visit this relic and check it off on our families bucket list, but it really needs better management, cell service and a new parking system. One and done for us. We hope its future get better because the classic woodies deserve better.

Been here several times growing up and love the place but this is the first time I went for holidays lights and let me tell you it was magical. From the tallest tree in Pittsburgh to all the changes to the open rides with christmas theme to all the holiday lights everything was so pretty. They had alot of the kitty rides open, a few of the medium size rides open, and the jack rabbit was open. Definitely enough fun for a young family for the price. The price was great too if you bought tickets online prior to going. Some nights as low at 20 bucks. Lots of places to eat open, the magic show was so much fun for the kids, and the fire pit was a nice touch to warm up. Definitely going to do this every year!

Kennywood got a makeover! It has been painted, cleaned up, and some bathrooms and restaurants have been remodeled. I had a fantastic time with my family. The kids got to ride everything and the lines times weren’t too bad on a Friday. The new metal detector system was much faster entering the park, and it's nice to be allowed outside food. I am a Pittsburgher and have been going to Kennywood for a long time, and so glad to see it looking good again!

The highlight of this trip was standing in line for the Sky Rocket to have them do a test run. The train came back into the station and one of the seats was missing a quarter circle of the foam seat back!!! Seriously, at least 9" of the seat was gone. I had my family get out of line and not ride at that point. I wish I would have taken a photo as I was so surprised. I appreciate having a local park, but I just don't know what do with this park that I used to love. It is just so sad to see this park as a shell of itself. If you are from out of town, please don't waste your money on a Speedy pass for this park. Trust me you will get on everything in this park multiple times if you are there for the days. I always feel bad for the people that waste their money on that. Don't come to this park for Thomas Town as it is not worth it. Quit trying to have locals pay Cedar Point prices for admission and food prices are just crazy. Medium drink $4.99, bacon cheddar fries $11.99, funnel cake with ice cream and strawberries $11.99. Also be prepared to open five billion individual ketchup packets if you get fries. I think what most annoys me lately is the flexible school tickets costing $40. You are losing a whole upcoming generation. I have three teens that barely want to come to your park once a year because and I quote "There just isn't enough there." Two rides were taken out for grass and asphalt. Paint just isn't enough. The Spinvasion is basically the Swing Around that was there 1989-2005.