Same fries, different name: Kennywood sale results in change for Waldameer food stand
One of the changes coming to the park's concessions in 2025 involves fries at the Potato Patch stand, which will be offered as always this year. But the Potato Patch sign won't be on display.
That change was a product of the recent sale of Kennywood Amusement Park in West Mifflin to Herschend Family Entertainment, which also owns Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
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Kennywood not only operated a Potato Patch of its own, but held a copyright on the name. Former Waldameer owner Paul Nelson, who died in 2023, had been friends with previous Kennywood owners and had a longtime understanding that he was free to use the Potato Patch name, said Steve Gorman, president of the family-owned Erie amusement park.
That agreement, however, ended with the recent sale of the Pittsburgh-area amusement park. Waldameer had to come up with a new name for the stand next to the Water World entrance, Gorman said.
"We are keeping the same products. It's just a name," he said.
And the new name, Gorman said, is "The Tasty Tater."
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Contact Jim Martin at jmartin@timesnews.com.
This article originally appeared on Erie Times-News: Kennywood sale results in name change for Waldameer Potato Patch stand
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