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Thunderbolt at Kennywood Park

I think when I first strarted riding the "big" roller coasters (as oppoed to the kiddie rides), this was the Pippin. I think it changed to the Thunderbolt in the late 1960's. It surely seemed fast back then. It's still a good ride.

I'm not sure which roller coaster I was riding in about 8th grade when I had a wonderful experience. It was just starting to sprinkle a bit, and the rides had not been closed. They were waiting to see if the rain would get worse, I guess. But there was just enough rain to make stopping the ride hard for the ride attendants. I guess the brakes were wet. We rode that roller coaster for almost 15 minutes before they finally got it to stop at the gate. What fun! Luckily, we didn't have any riders on board who got sick.

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