Meet the Sky Rocket and Be One of The First to Ride the New Coaster at Kennywood

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We love to see Pittsburgh people working together – Kennywood has partnered with the Greater Pittsburgh Foodbank to launch their new roller coaster – the Sky Rocket.

They are auctioning off the first 200 seats to ride on the new coaster – all of the money from the auction benefits the Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank. Bidding starts at $50.

Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 – Must be at the park by 8:30

Bidding Details:

  • Minimum bid = $50.00 – includes an all-day pass to Kennywood and a goodie souvenir bag.
  • Highest bidder gets first choice of seating position, next highest, next choice, etc.
  • You may bid for as many seats as you like.
  • Auction ends Sunday, June 27th at midnight

Click here for the details and click here for the auction page.

Here is a POV video from the Sky Rocket:

Sky Rocket Details - click here for video

A seriously twisted, pulse detonating, Supercharged, stratospheric new ride Experience! Feel the seismic surge of a launch that takes you from zero to 50 in under 3 seconds! Take a fulll-throttle, 95-ft. Vertical climb and say adios to gravity as you go over-the-top and plummet 90-degrees due south! It’s an upside down, downside up, sky-flying adventure you won’t soon forget. Come feel the rush of a fully caffeinated, double-shot adrenaline espresso on rails.

About Lindsay


Lindsay has been writing about Pittsburgh for as long as she has been blogging - but fortunatly there are lots of great things about Pittsburgh to share. She likes pretzels from the Pretzel Shop on Carson St., used book stores, her rollerblades and she hopes to learn to skateboard someday soon. Lindsay is also working on BlogLocal which is building a map of blogs with local content.