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Dec 12, 2007
Kennywood sold to Spanish company
Sadness consumes me. A cherished, family-owned landmark is no longer. Kennywood and its sister parks Idlewild and Sandcastle water park have been sold to Parques Reunidos of Madrid, Spain.
Yeah, sure management says that nothing will change and that Parques Reunido has a similar vision, blah, blah, blah. But management speak doesn't change the fact that an amazing little amusement park, which has been owned by the same family group for over 100 years, is now just a portfolio property owned by a giant international entertainment company.
Widely seen as the greatest traditional amusement park by those who rate those kinds of things, Kennywood is da bomb! Yeah, that's what they said: Da Bomb. It's especially impressive when you think of the place it holds in the amusement park aristocracy in light of it being a small, privately-owned business.
Will the Potato Patch become the Tapas Patch? Will I have to have sangria with my corn dogs? Okay, maybe I can handle the sangria as long as they don't mess with La Venganza de la Fantasma.
Things may not change, but they definitely won't be the same either. Sigh.0 Comments | Link to this post posted by Teddy 10:31 AM
