Check out the Black Widow! Does this look like your kind of ride?
Kennywood has officially announced that it will be adding a “wicked” new ride to the park for the 2012 season.
The Black Widow “will have a combination of height, airtime and thrill factor," said general manager Jerome Gibas.
Black Widow riders will sit in outward-facing suspended seats that form a giant circle with a total of 40 riders. With legs dangling freely, each rider will be secured with a shoulder restraint as the 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 above the ground and experience a feeling of weightlessness, Kennywood officials said.
The Black Widow will stand about 90 feet tall but will reach a height of 146 feet in full swing, with an angle of 120 degrees from the center.
The pendulum motion propels riders back and forth at 68 mph, officials said.
Kennywood spokesman Jeff Filicko said the ride will be located where the Pit Fall once stood.
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