Phantom's Revenge: This Ride Should Be Illegal | Phantom's Revenge Review - Kennywood 

As a Pittsburgh native, I’m so happy that I live only 20 minutes away from this insane hyper coaster. Every single coaster at Kennywood has amazing restraints, which makes the park that much better.

As someone who's been to Kennywood many times, I can confirm that the fiberglass cheesy phantom has always been over the entrance to the station, at least as long as it's been the Revenge. Story Time: While riding this about 16 or 17 years ago, I saw something shiny come flying back towards me on the ejector hills that go past the station. It happened to land between my legs and I clenched my thighs together to hold it in place until the end of the ride because I thought it may have been a wedding ring or something and I didn't want to lose it. It was a nickel.

The most GP clickbait title made by an enthusiast 😂

The airtime on this ride is psychotic! My friend and I actually took some bad hits to the stomach because of how crazy the ejector is! It’s very moraine and enjoyable

Really such a fantastic coaster. Only negatives are that they sometimes have one-train ops on busy days, and they have the fast pass people board from the opposite side, directly disrupting the people/groups who’ve been waiting in line. Other than that, it is one of the best steel coasters in the country.

Bro every coaster at Kennywood makes you feel like it's slightly unsafe and that's why Kennywood rules. We're taught to face death from an early age in Pittsburgh.

Also the sound it makes when you’re off ride sounds like a ghost which just adds to the charm for me

I went there this year to ride steel curtain, and i had no idea it was closed the whole year. I was like, "oh well, i guess i should just marathon phantoms revenge and skyrocket." But this blew me away, now its in my top 10

Phantoms Revenge is Insane!! 10/10

Those bunny hops at the end kill me every time. And i love it

Imagine if the other Morgan hypers used the Phantom trains. It feels like Morgan tried to mimic Magnum with all of their ground-up hypers, but Phantom’s circumstances forced them to go out of their way to create something new (and it was for the better)

However, Lil Phantom will never be illegal

As a kennywood native, Phantoms revenge is kinda like expedition g-force. They both sound good, and from what I have heard are better.

Great review. Now if only they could add these restraints to Magnum.

I remember the summer this ride came out, I went with friends, and it was cloudy and not crowded. We rode Phantom's revenge about 12-15 times in a row, no wait at all. it was amazing. One of the best days of my life.

I’ve ridden a good bit of coasters, but I was blown away by the intensity of phantom in the back to the point I was almost trembling. The ejector is unreal if you have room. It literally hurts my legs when it slams you into the restraint

About to experience my first ride come Thursday and thanks to your informative and well done video I am holding this coaster to a high standard and I couldn’t be more stoked 🤙

Years ago, some friends of mine from Tasmania (AUS) came to visit us and we took them to Kennywood. It was the first amusement park they had ever been to. I finally convinced them to go on Phantom's Revenge and the screams of terror they gave out was the best. One friend love the rides, the other not so much. But we all had a great time...and I'm glad Phantom's Revenge was the first coaster they ever rode.

Yo that small change you made to the intro slaps so much harder it's shocking. I actually started the video over just to see it again.

Great review of my favorite coaster! Like someone else said, get a night ride on a full train, it's amazing. Phantom Fright Nights are a great time to go.

Rode this so many times. That 2nd drop is intense in person.

Now the 1st version of this coaster "The Steel Phantom" what painfully intense. The worst part was how your head or neck rattled between the over the shoulder steel bar restraints when the train was going up fast hills or into inversions. It was so bad they had people remove eyeglasses and earrings before riding. There was not much padding on those restrains just a thin rubber coating so if you did not brace your head as tightly as you could against the headrest you would be walking around with a headache or concussion, taller people would get neck issues. If they had the lap bars they have now they could of kept a inversion or 2.

Honestly I completely agree. I was kinda disappointed by Kennywood when I went there in 2019, but I was completely wowed by phantoms revenge in a way I didn’t think I could have been.

First time I visited this park after moving to Pittsburgh from Detroit as a kid, I was absolutely blown away by this psychotic coaster lmfao. I had no idea the 2nd drop was bigger than the first. I mean, its always the first drop being the biggest (from what my experience at the time was)! Shit had me cracking tf up, in between all the screaming hahahahaha

As a native Pittsburgher I may be biased but... I feel Kennywood has the best coasters. They are all unique and have a lot of character and potent features packed into a small amount of space. Even Skyrocket the most mundane coaster in the park is pretty epic in its own way. Every single one is way above average. Change my mind???

so glad to be from pittsburgh. You fly on this coaster and the park itself is amazing

Quite glad I saw this, cause I have lived within walking distance from Kennywood my whole life and definitely have taken it for granted WAY too much. I think I was about 9 or 10 (with my brother either 8 or 9) when we first rode it, and it was instantly my FAVORITE ride growing up. My family would go to Kennywood honestly 5 or 6 times each year, which was WAY more often than most Pittsburgh families, and I would ride the Phantom as many times as I possibly could each time. I particularly remember when I was 12 and rode it 7 times in one day, which was still not enough to satisfy me!! That's also when I began my weird obsession with the unique sound of Arrow chain lifts, because it was just SO unique and "different" and just another reason to love my favorite coaster. Then time went on, I had a field trip to Hershey when I was 14, went to Cedar Point that year as well, and found other coasters to love, and now being 28, Kennywood is just kind of like my old childhood playground that is just so familiar to me, I honestly have trouble remembering it's a highly renowned amusement park. I still find most roller coasters at Cedar Point to be "superior" to the ones at Kennywood, but I know that's just because I milked my obsession with it as a child to the point of it spoiling me, and I always wonder how I'd view Knennywood if I didn't grow up with it.

I love your reviews! I rode Phantom last weekend…This coaster is insane. It’s my number three overall, and beats coasters like Lrod and Maverick.

Phantom has been my favorite coaster for pretty much my whole life! The bumps at the end are crazy, more than once I’ve had to grab someone because we nearly flew out of the seats 😅

I remember the old version had the restraints that came over your head and after the ride you had a concussion from your head banging left and right on the bars. This versions is way better

Cannot wait to get a ride on this next year! Great video and excited to see the rest of your trip!!!

God, I missed the most epic intro in the community

i rode this at the age of 7 when i was JUST tall enough. my mom had to hold me down with her right arm to keep me from flying out of the car because of the ejection. i had loads of fun, and she still says it was one of the scariest moments of her life

I was alive for the Laser Loop but too young to ride it. When Steel Phantom came out, I used to lie like I wasn't scared and banged up lol. All these years later, I never made it home during the season to ride Revenge and of course Steel Curtain either.

this ride's airtime compressed my spine

Kennywood is only an hour from where I grew up. Used to go at least once every summer on our schools "picnic day" or just with friends, plus Fright Nights. I was too young to ride Steel Phantom before it was changed, but Phantoms Revenge is awesome. I never realized how highly renowned it is in the world of coasters until i started watching coaster vids on youtube. It's true that it's only problem is that it isn't long enough, you just want it to keep going. Its so smooth, and at the end you feel like you are going to fly out of your seat into the bushes. The lift is kinda slow too, but it builds the excitement so I forgive it for that. Kennywood is just a great park, it's fun to be there even if you don't ride very many things. The old wooden coasters are classics and so fun. I haven't ridden Steel Curtain yet but I want to this next season.

That 2:30 ad has massive FNAF 3 vibes

I held on for dear life on that double down when I did back row in 2018.

I’ve ridden this coaster about 8 times having only been to the park twice and I can say it is my number 3 best coaster, behind steel curtain at the same park and velocicoaster at universal

Man, you are one of THE best channels for coaster reviews I do have one suggestion though. I say show a little more passion when doing voiceovers because at times you almost just sounded sleepy

I’m late to the party, but the best time to ride this is when it’s raining, or catching it right before the park starts closing rides due to inclement weather. By itself it’s fun as is, but getting blasted by water on it is like a spiritual experience.

The Arrow track remained unchanged from the brake run, station, lift hill, and the first drop, straightaway, and second hill, until the second drop. But Kennywood replaced that Arrow track in 2009 when Chance Rides came in and replaced it all with their track, where the only Arrow track remains is the brake run, station, lift hill, and transfer track. The trains are the same Arrow trains, but with the lapbars and updated fiberglass chassis. Just some fun knowledge :)

As a kid growing up near Pittsburgh I went here all the time! The last time I went and rode the phantoms revenge I was 20 and literally blacked out at the bottom of the hill 😅

Great video. This is such an underrated coaster!!

I’m glad that he reviewed my home park

I think you may have nailed it on the head and reminded me why I didn't like it.. I understand people love the second half of the ride with all the tiny bunny hills and pops of air, but my (and my friend's) problem was that we rode it when it was brand new in the back row on a warm day with a full train, and neither the 1st or 2nd drop had any pull to them at all. I remember getting so excited when I saw the drop in pics, and I had set all my expectations on that ravine drop - besides having no back seat "pull over" feeling, neither of us got any airtime either. I couldn't get into it after that, as both of us looked at each other and went "meh" at the end of the drop, and that was it. We were in a negative state for the ride and nothing would change that. We unfortunately rode Millennium Force in the back row for our first ride on that too, and that was rubbish. A 300 ft drop with no air time LOL. The front was better overall but it's still the most overrated coaster on the planet.. I consistently see it in the top 5 worldwide awards and I just don't get it.. I have ridden coasters just so much better and they are nowhere to be seen. PR is certainly better than MF for that matter.

You got me so excited for this ride i cannot wait for kennywood to open this year. I didnt ride the phantom until i was like 14 because i was terrified that i couldnt see the whole thing (i didnt get on the exterminator for the same reason) and the fact that when i went on the thunderbolt you can see the phantom track cutting right above your head going deeper into the ravine out of sight and for some reason in my mind i thought i might die because of that. Its irrational I know, its just how my child brain worked back then. Id only ever ridden wooden coasters at Kennywood and never been on a steel coaster but after i finally rode the phantom i was addicted to thrill rides and the phantom will always be my favorite coaster. Ps i also think its amazing that the Lil phantom is so fun too. I remember back in my kiddieland days when id get on the lil phantom my mom would always get on with me because she said it was really fun for her too.

Phantoms Revenge train definitely feels and has always felt like the lower wheels under the track are being strictly relied on to prevent the train from flipping upwards off the track on the bunny hills towards the end. That's what the subtle clunking feel, while you are getting the ejector motion. I still prefer and miss the old Steel Phantom- the sudden left turn at the bottom of the big ravine used to be harsher, and I always thought it had a faster feel on those initial hills before the loops.

I just got 21 rides on it at Kennycon 2021. The park was DEAD due to the thunderstorm in the morning. I got back to back to back to back to back to back to back to back to back rides in row 7 till I got kicked off the train. It was either a walk on or empty station most of the day. Also my seat belt came unlocked and punched a hole in my Holiwood Nights shirt. So my last ride was without a seat belt though those airtime hills!

My first ride on Phantom's Revenge was the last ride I will ever take on any coaster. That one let me know that it was time to hang it up in my old age. Intense beyond expectations. Still like reading about coasters, tho.

Kennywood is unique (in a negative way) in that it's basically "land locked". They can't expand the park in either of four directions. They can only build on the land that they currently have. This is one of the reason's that Phantom's Revenge has to run through the superstructure of the Thunderbolt and couldn't be made longer in regard to track length.

I would of never of guessed the coaster I grew up as a kid to me a the big one is such a fantastically designed coaster

Great review! I agree the airtime is fantastic. I think phantom on the side of the station is relatively new. I don't think it was there for my 2017 visit (whoops I'm just oblivious). Funny thing about the logo. The current logo wasn't supposed to be the main logo. It was an alternate sold on some merchandise and since it was more popular, it eventually became the main logo.

Congratulations. Your bait got a new subscriber. Keep up the good work.

There are a hand full of "must rides" in the USA. (not the best, but unique and important) Number 1 (in my opinion) The Beast, 2. Phantom 3. Coney Islands Cyclone, 4. Magnum 5. Expedition Everest

I’m still too scared to ride it. I had a bad experience on roller coasters as a little kid. Now I’m trying to get used to them as an adult; and while it isn’t as traumatizing, I’m still nowhere near ready for one this insane! Definitely recommend you check out the Sky Rocket! I love it!

I would change the turn so that halfway through you would come up into a massive airtime hill then the tiny pops and I would make the first drop a little more curved so when you went up the first hill you wouldn’t have to turn this would become one of the greatest airtime moments of all time I think It could be 7 second hill

Phantom is amazing! Too bad you missed out on steel curtain though

The standard Morgan restraints are amazing imo

Must have never ridden the original Steel Phantom, to come up with that title.

The only problem with Phantom's Revenge is the last part, its a little bump, it throws my back out everytime I ride it and leaves me leaving the park with back pain (I save it as the last ride of the night so that it doesn't hurt me enough to not do anything else)

It felt like my neck was going to snap, that's how hard it whips you around after those two drops. I thought to myself after getting off of it..."Am I just a limp person or is that coaster just really aggressive?".

An over banked turn is a turn with greater than 90 degrees banking.

when you realize the background song is used on lightning run

I heard from some websites, phantom was ranked 8th

I LOVE Kennywood! I do agree with him though! I don’t think it should be illegal though I’ve been to kennywood about 10 times through the last 5 years ( a big gap because of Covid) but the ride should have something else for safety because the airtime is INSANE! The belt thing is like a pool noodle in my opinion I think it should be over the shoulders but kennywood is an AMAZING place love it there!

It would be awesome if in the middle of the last turnaround it dipped back down and did some airtime hills and then with enough speed all the way back up the ravine.

Haha the restraints look like a pool noodle! :)

Highly underrated

Didn’t ride it yet; I was too big of a chicken lmao! I’m going inn a few days, and I’m 110% game to ride it! It seems like a BLAST!! 😆

None of the turns are overbanked

Saying the lift hill is the main thing that remained unchanged is actually false. The spedometers and height measurements of the 90s were a bit off, up to the turn out of the second drop (before the big overbanked turn that used the same footers as the batwing) is unchanged.

I rode this tonight and wow the airtime I got the whole time

I loved this ride as a kid but now I actually think this ride is kind of boring and too short. I believe they could've added a third big hill somewhere or at least one more major over banked turn before the bunny hops. I also agree that it goes too fast over the bunny hops since most coasters going at that speed would've had a brake run before going over those small hills. Honestly it goes fast enough they they could technically still have a loop in there that would force you into your seat without the shoulder harnesses without it being dangerous since other coasters including the Steel Curtain that don't have shoulder harnesses go through their inversions much slower.

IF They added 1000 feet of track then the ride wouldnt haul over the bunnyhops as much sidenote the second bunnyhill has like 3 seconds of airtime in the back row its insane

I was able to experience the original a year or so before it was modified. I find it funny you think the phantoms revenge should almost be illegal after the likely concussions i had after riding the original 😂

my favorite part about this is that you rode with only half capacity and still found it insane could only imagine your reaction if you ride it at night with a full train 😂

i cannot believe you do not wild thing at valleyfair... that first camelback is a airtime nuclear explosion

This ride has the best restraint

I still miss it as Steel Phantom

Kennywood on a good day is great, but on a bad day it sucks

Yo I went in this at least 30 times in my life and the more u ride it the less scary. But the new scary ride is the steel curtain!

Me watching this video in 2021 as it’s the number 2 coaster in the USA

I didn't watch the video yet but I love Phantoms Revenge

For a company like Morgan the phantoms revenge's pretty surprising

> there is no reason you should be taking these hills at this speed. Right when you said it, those 2 little bumps were the remnants of the track when it had the loop, and you needed the speed for the loop. Those 2 bumps and the fact they couldn't eliminate them properly is one of the reasons I'm not as much of a fan of it as the original. The original was quite smooth, despite being a neckbreaker.

I went up there in August of 2020 too lol

Riding phantom without seatbelts is the best.

I just told my friend after riding it this weekend that this coaster is wayyyyy too short

The trains still use the old arrow chassis which is way the cars are designed like that.

Top 3 in the world right here

as a pittsburgher, who's been going to Kenny wood since the early 90's... ive never rode the steel phantom, or the revenge... im more of a jack rabbit, thunder bolt kind of guy, but if you want to see me ride it, I will at 1k subs! (this is a dare, don't sub please) thanks

It's interesting to hear someone else expose the Morgan hypers for the crap they are - thank you - although I didn't like this one either TBH. For me personally, Phantom's Revenge and Millennium Force are the two most overrated coasters ever. I rode phantom's revenge in the back seat in June 2001. PS, Steel Force was Steel shit to us LOL.

my #1 for a reason... oh wait. nvm its now #2. FORGOT #1 TORO

I'm pretty sure that's the same Arrow trains with modified bodies and restraints

Wdym any fellow Pittsburgher can agree that the phantoms revenge is fun to ride

It's not a Hyper Coaster it's a Twisted Terrain Mega Coaster

Morgan is underrated

If that’s scary you should ride the steel curtain

Yo why did we go to kenny wood at the same time lmao