Black Widow Adds a Lot of Screams to the Park
Back and forth, as a pendulum.
Spin round and round simultaneously. Not to mention the height. Oh my.
I shot this angle at dusk.
No, I did not ride it but was fascinated by the long lines of people waiting to get onto it and be scared out of their minds. The screams rated high in decibels.
You can read a great article about it and there is a video link to view as well. Plan a vacation in Pittsburgh and take the Black Widow at Kennywood.
This is an amazing shot!
August 6, 2012 at 3:17 am
AHHHHHHHHHH
August 6, 2012 at 7:15 am
Looks like I ride I don’t want to go on
August 6, 2012 at 7:40 am
Great Photo. My daughter and grandchildren went on this ride and really enjoyed it.
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
August 6, 2012 at 7:47 am
Oh, my. It does look like a spider with all those legs hanging off of it.
August 6, 2012 at 7:50 am
Yikes!!!!
August 6, 2012 at 10:24 am
Well, at 63 years old now, I don’t plan on riding something anywhere near anything as scarey as that looks! My son would LOVE it, though!
August 6, 2012 at 10:50 am
I put off viewing this post for a few hours, Ruth. The thought of looking at a real black widow spider gave me the willies and I almost deleted the post without viewing it. Yeah, I’m a coward!
August 6, 2012 at 10:57 am
Yipes!
August 6, 2012 at 6:05 pm
I just read that we have a similar ride here in the UK at one of the parks. Apparently, a 43 year old woman got off the ride and within a few minutes suffered a massive cardiac arrest. Even with immediate on site help it appears she died on the spot. ” The park owners and the police inspected the ride and once they were assured that the ride was not responsible for the woman’s death, the ride was reopened”.
Scary stuff eh? Whew!
August 8, 2012 at 8:21 am
Fantastic shot Ruth. You would see me as one of those folks waiting in line.
August 9, 2012 at 9:21 am