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Black Widow is a
The giant circle swings in a pendulum motion while switching between clockwise and counterclockwise rotations. At the peak of the swing, riders reach a height of above the ground and experience weightlessness. Black Widow stands at tall but reaches a height of in full swing with an angle of 120 degrees from the center. The pendulum motion propels riders back and forth at .
Black Widow on Kennywood's website
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Zamperla
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Giant Discovery pendulum
A pendulum is a weight suspended from a pivot so that it can swing freely. When a pendulum is displaced sideways from its resting, equilibrium position, it is subject to a restoring force due to gravity that will accelerate it back toward the ...
ride at Kennywood
Kennywood is an amusement park located in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, just southeast of Pittsburgh. The park opened on May 30, 1899, as a trolley park attraction at the end of the Mellon family's Monongahela Street Railway. It was purchased in 1 ...
amusement park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
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, near Pittsburgh
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. It opened on June 8, 2012.
History
In late June 2011, Kennywood listed itsPitt Fall
Pitt Fall was a drop tower ride located at Kennywood amusement park in the Pittsburgh suburb of West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. The name of the ride was a pun on the word " pitfall", a type of booby trap, but spelled with two "t"'s as in an abbrevi ...
ride for sale with the International Rides Management brokerage company. On December 15, 2011, Kennywood announced that Black Widow will be added for the 2012 season, replacing the Pitt Fall. The attraction was shut down three months prior on September 18. Black Widow officially opened to the public on June 8, 2012.
Ride
The giant circle swings in a pendulum motion while switching between clockwise and counterclockwise rotations. At the peak of the swing, riders reach a height of above the ground and experience weightlessness. Black Widow stands at tall but reaches a height of in full swing with an angle of 120 degrees from the center. The pendulum motion propels riders back and forth at .
See also
*2012 in amusement parks
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References
External links
Black Widow on Kennywood's website
{{Kennywood Amusement rides introduced in 2012 Kennywood Pendulum rides Amusement rides manufactured by Zamperla