| Opening Date: | 1968 (Pippin originally opened in 1924) |
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| Length of Track: | 2887 feet |
| Height: | 95 feet |
| Designer: | Andy Vettel (John A. Miller deigned the original Pippin) |
| Builder: | Andy Vettel/Kennywood |
| Description: | This woodie was designed by Andy Vettel with a 95 foot lift and a 2887 foot circuit. The ride was built around and incorporated the first and last drops (and a tunnel) from the old Pippin (1924-1967) designed by John A. Miller. The ride starts with a drop into a ravine (the same ravine through-which the Stell Phanton dives on its second drop) and the coaster actually doesn't reach the lift until halfway through the ride. For those that would think a coaster is measured by its first drop -- the final drop on this is something to look forward to at an astonishing 90 feet. |
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