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Towering over Lost Kennywood is the legendary Phantom's Revenge.



Phantom's Revenge began its life as a classic Arrow Dynamics designed multi looping coaster.



In the late 1980's Harry Hennenger, the then president of Kennywood wanted a steel coaster with a record breaking drop, but the park couldn't quite afford one.  One night the thought came to him that the parks topography could be used to create one of the tallest coasters in the world without having to pay for the record breaking height.  He headed out to the park and stood over by the Thunderbolt and realized that the ravine that was used for that coaster could also be used for a steel coaster to create a record breaking dive.  With that realization Steel Phantom was born. 



Opening in 1991 Steel Phantom shattered records as the fastest coaster and the one with the then longest drop at 225 feet.



Steel Phantom kicked everything off with a spiraling drop that takes you down a hundred and sixty feet.


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