Exterminator (roller coaster)

The Exterminator is a steel roller coaster located at Kennywood amusement park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. The ride was developed by Reverchon Industries.

Exterminator
Entrance to the attraction.
Kennywood
Location	Kennywood
Coordinates	40.389443°N 79.867657°W / 40.389443; -79.867657
Status	Operating
Opening date	April 18, 1999
General statistics
Type	Steel – Enclosed – Spinning
Manufacturer	Reverchon Industries
Designer	Reverchon Industries
Model	Spinning Coaster
Track layout	Wild Mouse
Lift/launch system	Chain lift hill
Height	42.7 ft (13.0 m)
Length	1,377.9 ft (420.0 m)
Speed	29.1 mph (46.8 km/h)
Inversions	0
Duration	1:48 (2:30 including start/stop)
Capacity	900 riders per hour
G-force	2.5
Height restriction	46 in (117 cm)
Trains	9 trains with a single car. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 4 riders per train.
Exterminator at RCDB Pictures of Exterminator at RCDB

The ride is heavily themed around the concept of the rider as a rat attempting to escape from Kennywood exterminators. The concept is a pun of the phrase "Wild Mouse roller coaster", which describes this type of coaster, characterized by small cars (4 people/car for Exterminator) and sharp turns. Much of the theming takes place in the line for the ride, which includes such elaborate media as fake news broadcasts, and is usually the park's longest, being usually or beyond a 2 hour wait. The ride is very dark and unique, as the introduction says "unlike any ride you've rode before". The tracks are fast, rough, include a few sudden falls, and end with a fast finale that includes flashing lights, and the car seemingly spinning out of control. Like other spinning wild mouse coasters, the cars face forwards for the first half of the ride, but are free to spin during the second half.