Steel Curtain while closed in 2024
$20 million to buildsteelwork by S&S Worldwide

Kennywood, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania

Steel Curtain

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“Trains were very comfortable for me at least.”

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What riders love
  • Each and every inversion is so different and just feels so cool. Feels like your in a washing machine but in a good way.
  • The feeling of height that is conveyed when hung upside down through its first towering inversion is astounding, whilst the navigation of elements with its length of train seems almost unreal.
  • It felt smooth but pretty forceful, each inversion is better than the less, and nothing can beat the hang time from the zero g stall over the lake!
  • Awesome steel coaster, probably the best in the park and it’s fun start to finish.
  • This is coaster nirvana: high thrill and no pain. I could bring my elderly relatives on this.
  • It was especially fun in the front with friends and family, all while looking at the beautiful Monongahela.
  • The airtime moments on this ride are enough to really elevate this above other inversion-focused rides.
  • I loved how the ride mixed in floaty, smooth inversions with small pops of airtime.
  • The airtime hill is my favorite part.
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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Kennywood

Along with an amazing view of the surrounding area, with a great stall and nice airtime hill as my favorite elements of the coaster.

Max B.

Some great inversions, decent positives, and great floater airtime.

Anthony DeNight Jr.

There is even several moments of crazy ejector too.

Carter Eckhart

The airtime hill in the second half is pretty good and so is the stall but everything else is just ok.

Chris Jones

Wish the coaster had a bit more airtime or G force moments, but otherwise very fun to be relentless thrown through inversions.

Jordan Dwyer

Im not going into every single element but I will say that the valleys are intense, the inversions flow smoothly, and the zero g stall is epic.

Aric The Kakapo

Steel Curtain is exquisitely smooth and easily re-rideable, as well as exhilarating.  I met up with a longtime reader of CoasterCritic, the delightful Judy P in Pgh, during a Coasting For Kids event,...

Coaster Critic

Massive intense inversions with the world’s most comfortable trains?

Beau

Trains were very comfortable for me at least.

K Fair

Only 2 cons are 1) a constant vibration (rattle isn’t the right word) and 2) the straight track after the first drop.

Gordon R.

While everyone praised the ride s iconic second drop down the ravine, this Arrow creation was criticized for its roughness.

Canobie Coaster

It felt smooth but pretty forceful, each inversion is better than the less, and nothing can beat the hang time from the zero g stall over the lake!

Gavin Sikon

It has a way of leading you through the intense layout without jerking you around which I appreciate.

Gordon R.

The inversions and the feeling of hanging over a lagoon was intense, but the ride could be faster.

Mark L.

Overall, Steel curtain just hauls and pulls some of the craziest forces I’ve experienced.

Carter Eckhart

It isn’t really that intense but the sheer size and amount of inversions make this a really fun coaster and nice compliment to Phantoms.

Cooper Zimmerman

The sense of height and speed is greater than any other coaster I’ve experienced.

Beau

The pacing on this ride is also really good as it never slows down till the end.

Coaster Voyager

This incredibly fast-paced section of the ride is really not a talking point.

AmusementInsider

It was running very slow through this section during my ride, so more hang time.

Zero Credits Remaining

Sadly they only have one train up and running rn but it was worth the extra time in line.

anonymous Outcast

Waited 4 1/2 hours on opening day but was well worth the wait!

@markcassata3797

I have been to this park many times and I often skip out on this one, also due to it sometimes being closed or having huge lines.

Beastie

My 6’5” son couldn’t ride the ride after waiting 2 hours in line with me to ride the ride.

Nikki Anderson
Height fear

The lift hill right next to the cliff is terrifying.

John Doe

I went on terrified bc ive never been on a coaster that big and then came off loving it.

Andrew Glass

Should I ride it?

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Specifications

220 ftHeight
220 SteelCurtain 160 Phantom'sRevenge 95 Sky Rocket 72 Racer 70 Thunderbolt 43 Exterminator
205 ftFirst drop
228 Phantom'sRevenge 205 SteelCurtain 90 Thunderbolt 70 JackRabbit 50 Racer
75 mphTop speed
Phantom'sRevenge85 Steel Curtain75 Thunderbolt55 Sky Rocket50 Jack Rabbit45 Racer40 085 mph
9Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

Great inversionsHangtimeGreat layoutComfortableComfy restraintsWorth the wait

Criticised for

Often closedLong waitsWeak theming

This is a really smooth ride that felt more like a B&M at a Cedar Fair park more than anything.

Gavin Sikon, Captain Coaster review

My 6’5” son couldn’t ride the ride after waiting 2 hours in line with me to ride the ride.

Nikki Anderson, Captain Coaster review

Steel Curtain is very unique and taking these funky inversions high off the ground is such a cool visual.

Bryan Bonafede, Captain Coaster review

This is a solid ride with many whippy inversions and that amazing stall over the midway.

chase yesenosky, Captain Coaster review

Along with an amazing view of the surrounding area, with a great stall and nice airtime hill as my favorite elements of the coaster.

Max B., Captain Coaster review

The feeling of height that is conveyed when hung upside down through its first towering inversion is astounding, whilst the navigation of elements with its length of train seems almost unreal.

Dan Wright, Captain Coaster review

Photos

Steel Curtain at Kennywood
Willow Westervelt, CC BY-SA 4.0
Steel Curtain at Kennywood
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Steel Curtain at Kennywood
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Steel Curtain at Kennywood
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The Racer & The Steel Curtain
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Steel Curtain & Thomas Town
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Skycoaster & The Steel Curtain
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The Steel Curtain
Roller Coaster Philosophy, CC BY 2.0
The Steel Curtain
Roller Coaster Philosophy, CC BY 2.0
The Steel Curtain
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Kennywood's Steel Curtain
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Planning your ride

History and awards

July 13, 2019Opened

Built by S&S Worldwide, designed by Joe Draves.

$20 millionTo build

Golden Ticket Awards, top steel coaster: ranked in 4 polls, 2019 to 2023

42nd2019, its first poll
23rd2021, its best placing
36th2023, most recent

Sources

Restraint types: Captain Coaster. History, incidents and awards: Wikipedia. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, coastercritic.com, youtube.com, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: daveynin (CC BY 2.0), Willow Westervelt (CC BY-SA 4.0), daveynin from United States (CC BY 2.0), Roller Coaster Philosophy (CC BY 2.0), JDL325 (CC BY 4.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

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