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Kennywood participates in World’s Largest Coaster Ride

WPXI - Kennywood's Steel Curtain coaster (Kurt Miller)

WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. — Kennywood participated in the fourth annual World’s Largest Coaster Ride on Monday.

The park’s record-setting Steel Curtain coaster launched at exactly 2 p.m. simultaneously with other coasters around the world.

The Steel Curtain had 24 riders on board, including American Coaster Enthusiasts members, Jillian Novicki and Isabella Novicki.

The ride celebrates the anniversary of LaMarcus Thompson’s Switchback Railway, the first modern roller coaster.

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