Into our newsroom this morning. Kenny Wood, Sam Castle, and Idawild will be closed today due to that statewide air quality alert. They say they are closely monitoring conditions and will provide an update when air quality does return to normal. Officials say all tickets dated for today will be valid on any other day throughout the season.
Kennywood, Sandcastle and Idlewild all closed due to Code Purple Air Quality Alert
The state Department of Environmental Protection issued the alert for all of Pennsylvania on Friday
Updated: 9:02 AM EDT Jul 17, 2026
Kennywood, Sandcastle and Idlewild are all closed Friday due to the statewide Code Purple Air Quality Alert in Pennsylvania.Park officials say they are “closely monitoring conditions and will provide an update as air quality returns to safe levels for operation.”Tickets for all three parks that are for Friday, July 17 will be honored and valid throughout the rest of the season. The statewide alert is for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) because of wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota that is impacting Pennsylvania.Code Purple indicates “very unhealthy” air quality on the Air Quality Index. What is Code Purple air quality?Full forecast: The next two days are Severe Weather Alert DaysWTAE app: Download it to stay connected with breaking news & weatherSevere weather alerts: Sign up to get free alerts to your phone or email
WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. —
Kennywood, Sandcastle and Idlewild are all closed Friday due to the statewide Code Purple Air Quality Alert in Pennsylvania.
Park officials say they are “closely monitoring conditions and will provide an update as air quality returns to safe levels for operation.”
Tickets for all three parks that are for Friday, July 17 will be honored and valid throughout the rest of the season.
The statewide alert is for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) because of wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota that is impacting Pennsylvania.
Code Purple indicates “very unhealthy” air quality on the Air Quality Index.
What is Code Purple air quality?
Full forecast: The next two days are Severe Weather Alert Days
WTAE app: Download it to stay connected with breaking news & weather
Severe weather alerts: Sign up to get free alerts to your phone or email