Black Widow (ride)
| Black Widow |
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| Location |
Kennywood |
| Status |
Under construction |
| Opening date |
May 17, 2012 (2012-05-17) |
| Replaced |
Pitt Fall |
| Manufacturer |
Zamperla |
| Model |
Giant Discovery |
| Height |
90 ft (27 m) |
| Speed |
68 mph (109 km/h) |
| Participants per group |
40 |
| Height restriction |
4 ft 4 in (132 cm) |
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Black Widow is a Zamperla Giant Discovery ride that pendulum riders at Kennywood. Black Widow is expected to open May 17, 2012, when daily operations starts at Kennywood.[1][2][3]
History
In late June, 2011, Kennywood listed the Pitt Fall on International Rides Management for sale to remove it at the end of the 2011 season.[4] Then on December 15, 2011, Kennywood announced that Black Widow will be added for the 2012 season, and that it will open in the summer of 2012 and will replace Pitt Fall.[1][5]
Ride
The giant circle begins to swing in a pendulum motion while rotating counterclockwise. At the peak of the swing riders will reach a height of 146 feet (45 m) above the ground and experience that feeling of weightlessness coveted. Black Widow will stand at 90 feet (27 m) tall but will reach a height of 146 feet (45 m) in full swing with an angle of 120 degrees from the center. The pendulum motion propels riders back and forth at 68 miles per hour (109 km/h).[1]
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