Virtual Reality Goggles Offer Sky Rocket Riders New Experience At Kennywood – CBS Pittsburgh / KDKA

April 26, 2017 8:28 PM By Dave Crawley

WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) Up, around, and upside-down goes the Kennywood Sky Rocket coaster.

The blue wonder has excited thrill seekers since it opened in 2010. But this year, park spokesman Nick Paradise says some riders will be offered a chance to ride while wearing virtual reality goggles.

Doing a virtual reality when youre standing there and you think youre walking around or something like that, you get a little dizzy. This, youre actually doing what youre seeing visually, he said.

In other words, its virtually virtual.

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KDKAs Dave Crawley decided to take a pre-season ride.

Zero to 50 in three seconds. The land of Kennywood quickly morphs into a virtual stock car race. Or could they be rockets?

Youll see other vehicles, your fellow riders, demonstrated by cars around you that you can actually veer toward, bump into, Paradise says. You can veer off the track, which doesnt happen in real life, but you see that on the screen.

Depending on how you move your head or your body, youll get a different experience each time you ride. And about that virtual guy that landed on the fender?

Paradise has the answer: You dont have time to exchange insurance.

For more information on the Sky Rocket, visit Kennywoods website here!

Dave Crawley joined KDKA in April of 1988 where he reports on the interesting stories of KD Country. VITALS Joined KDKA: 1988 Hometown: Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill) Alma Mater: Washington & Lee University (BA, English)...

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