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==History== |
==History== |
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Kennywood Entertainment Co. was effectively created |
Kennywood Entertainment Co. was effectively created in 1906, when F. W. Henninger and Andrew McSwigan bought the [[Kennywood]] amusement park from the [[Thomas Mellon|Mellon family]]'s [[Monongahela Railway]] Company. The two families controlled the park and its future sister parks until they sold the parks in 2007. In 1983, they acquired [[Idlewild and Soak Zone|Idlewild Park]] from the MacDonald family, who had owned it since acquiring it from the Mellons in 1952. In 1989, they opened [[Sandcastle Waterpark]] just a few miles from Kennywood. They acquired [[Lake Compounce]] in [[Bristol, Connecticut]], in 1996, and [[Story Land]] in [[Glen, New Hampshire]] in 2007. |
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On December 11, 2007, Kennywood Entertainment announced that it would be selling all five of its amusement parks to [[Parques Reunidos]], a company based in [[Madrid|Madrid, Spain]].<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Kennywood Entertainment Company |author=News Release |title=New Chapter in Kennywood Entertainment History Announced |date=2007-12-11 |url=http://www.kennywood.com/docs/12.11.07KECNewChapterRelease.pdf |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080911092118/http://www.kennywood.com/docs/12.11.07KECNewChapterRelease.pdf |archivedate=2008-09-11 }}</ref> Since 2009, [[Palace Entertainment]], the American [[subsidiary]] of Parques Reunidos, has taken over the role formerly filled by Kennywood Entertainment. |
On December 11, 2007, Kennywood Entertainment announced that it would be selling all five of its amusement parks to [[Parques Reunidos]], a company based in [[Madrid|Madrid, Spain]].<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Kennywood Entertainment Company |author=News Release |title=New Chapter in Kennywood Entertainment History Announced |date=2007-12-11 |url=http://www.kennywood.com/docs/12.11.07KECNewChapterRelease.pdf |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080911092118/http://www.kennywood.com/docs/12.11.07KECNewChapterRelease.pdf |archivedate=2008-09-11 }}</ref> Since 2009, [[Palace Entertainment]], the American [[subsidiary]] of Parques Reunidos, has taken over the role formerly filled by Kennywood Entertainment. |
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Latest revision as of 02:04, 17 April 2024
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Amusement parks |
| Founded | 1906 |
| Defunct | 2007 |
| Fate | Sold to Parques Reunidos |
| Headquarters | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania |
Area served | Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and New Hampshire |
Kennywood Entertainment Company was the operator of five United States amusement parks in Western Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and New Hampshire.
History
[edit]Kennywood Entertainment Co. was effectively created in 1906, when F. W. Henninger and Andrew McSwigan bought the Kennywood amusement park from the Mellon family's Monongahela Railway Company. The two families controlled the park and its future sister parks until they sold the parks in 2007. In 1983, they acquired Idlewild Park from the MacDonald family, who had owned it since acquiring it from the Mellons in 1952. In 1989, they opened Sandcastle Waterpark just a few miles from Kennywood. They acquired Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut, in 1996, and Story Land in Glen, New Hampshire in 2007.
On December 11, 2007, Kennywood Entertainment announced that it would be selling all five of its amusement parks to Parques Reunidos, a company based in Madrid, Spain.[1] Since 2009, Palace Entertainment, the American subsidiary of Parques Reunidos, has taken over the role formerly filled by Kennywood Entertainment.
Amusement parks
[edit]- Idlewild and Soak Zone, in Ligonier, Pennsylvania
- Kennywood, near Pittsburgh in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
- Lake Compounce, in Bristol, Connecticut
- Sandcastle Waterpark, also near Pittsburgh in West Homestead, Pennsylvania
- Story Land, in Glen, New Hampshire
References
[edit]- ^ News Release (2007-12-11). "New Chapter in Kennywood Entertainment History Announced" (PDF). Kennywood Entertainment Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-11.