Kennywood in Pittsburgh expands chaperone policy all day after rumors of unauthorized gatherings
WITH THE CHANGE AND WHAT THE PARK AND GUESTS ARE SAYING, FELICITY. KELLY WE SPOKE TO A FAMILY HEADED INTO THE PARK THIS EVENING. A 23 YEAR OLD SISTER SERVING AS A CHAPERON FOR HER 14 YEAR OLD SISTER AND SIX YEAR OLD BROTHER. THE 14 YEAR OLD SISTER TOLD US THAT SHE HAD SEEN CHATTER OF THIS TEEN TAKEOVER ON SOCIAL MEDIA BEFORE THEY CAME. TODAY. I KNEW IT PROBABLY WASN’T GOING TO HAPPEN BECAUSE IT’S LIKE EVERYBODY’S ALWAYS ALERT WHEN STUFF IS HAPPENING LIKE THAT. BUT YOU KNOW, I JUST LET IT BE. I CAN’T STOP IT, OBVIOUSLY. SO. KENNYWOOD RELEASED A STATEMENT LAST NIGHT SAYING THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THOSE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS. THEY SAID IN PART, QUOTE, WE HAVE ZERO TOLERANCE FOR DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR. AND OUT OF THE OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION WILL BE EXPANDING OUR EVENING CHAPERON POLICY TO BE IN EFFECT ALL DAY SATURDAY. NOW, KENNYWOOD HAS HAD A CHAPERON POLICY SINCE 2021, WHERE GUESTS 17 AND YOUNGER HAVE TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT AFTER 4 P.M. THEN BACK IN AUGUST, THEY CANCELED THEIR 21 UP NIGHTS AFTER FIGHTS DURING LATE NIGHT EVENTS. EVERYONE WE SPOKE TO HERE AT THE PARK TODAY SAID THEY MIGHT AS WELL TRY THIS POLICY OUT AND SEE HOW IT WORKS, SINCE FIRST AND FOREMOST, THIS IS A FAMILY ORIENTED PLACE. I MEAN, I DON’T THINK IT’S A BAD IDEA. I MEAN, IT’S IT’S IT BRINGS UP A GREAT QUESTION. I MEAN, AT WHAT POINT OR HOW OLD ARE YOUR KIDS OLD ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, GO TO KENNYWOOD BY THEMSELVES, YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY YOU WOULD HOPE THAT A 17 YEAR OLD WOULD BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, ACT RESPONSIBLY. AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE CHAPERON POLICY WILL BE BACK IN EFFECT TOMORROW, COVERIN
Kennywood in Pittsburgh expands chaperone policy all day after rumors of unauthorized gatherings
Updated: 3:24 PM EDT Jun 5, 2026
Kennywood will be once again extending its evening chaperone policy after more rumors of an unauthorized gatherings at the park.VIDEO ABOVE: The last extended chaperone hours at KennywoodThe chaperone policy go into effect on June 6 and last throughout the day. The policy was used last Saturday for the same reason. In a post online, the Pittsburgh park said: “We have zero tolerance for disruptive behavior and, out of an abundance of caution, will be expanding our evening chaperone policy to be in effect all day, Saturday, June 6.”Kennywood’s Summer Season Chaperone PolicyGuests age 17 and under must be accompanied by an adult at least 21 years of age (with valid ID) to enter the park starting at 4:00 p.m. during the Summer Season. Note to Guests: Kennywood will enforce its chaperone policy all day on Saturday, June 6.
Kennywood will be once again extending its evening chaperone policy after more rumors of an unauthorized gatherings at the park.
VIDEO ABOVE: The last extended chaperone hours at Kennywood
The chaperone policy go into effect on June 6 and last throughout the day. The policy was used last Saturday for the same reason.
In a post online, the Pittsburgh park said: “We have zero tolerance for disruptive behavior and, out of an abundance of caution, will be expanding our evening chaperone policy to be in effect all day, Saturday, June 6.”
Kennywood’s Summer Season Chaperone Policy
Guests age 17 and under must be accompanied by an adult at least 21 years of age (with valid ID) to enter the park starting at 4:00 p.m. during the Summer Season. Note to Guests: Kennywood will enforce its chaperone policy all day on Saturday, June 6.