General info
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Category
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TypeBoat Ride
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StatusRethemed
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OpenedMay 1926
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Closed31 August 1956
Description
Seventh version of Kennywood's 1901 Old Mill ride.
This period of the 1901 Old Mill in Kennywood is least described. It is known that the ride was rebuilt and enlarged for the 1926 season, receiving a new façade and a new queue line that would remain intact until 2004. After that, some changes to the ride during the 1950s are known, such as the addition of the mechanical Monkey Band over the loading platform. The ride received a major update in 1957, resulting in yet another version of the Old Mill.
History
Kennywood's Old Mill has been rethemed many times over the years:
- Old Mill (1901-1906)
- Panama Canal (1907-1911)
- Old Mill Rapids Gorge (1912-1914)
- Old Mill (1915-1916)
- Fairyland Floats (1917-1920)
- Tour of the World (1921-1925)
- Old Mill (1926-1956)
- Old Mill (1957-1973)
- Hard Headed Harold's Horrendously Humorous Haunted Hideaway (1974-1992)
- Old Mill (1993-2003)
- Garfield's Nightmare (2004-2019)
- Old Mill (2020-present)
The ride system is still in operation today, making it one of the oldest dark rides in the world.