Lakemont Park

Lakemont Park

Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA

Status

Operating

Opened

1894

Area

51 acres (20.6 hectares)

Website

http://www.lakemontparkfun.com

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Lakemont Park is an amusement park in Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA. The park is the eighth oldest theme park in the United States of America, and is home to the oldest operating roller coaster. The park is located next to the stadium for the Altoona Curve baseball team. All of the park's rides are currently standing but not operating.

History

The park originally opened as a trolley park in 1894.

The park was standing but not operating from the end of the 2016 season until May 24, 2019 when the park reopened.

On February 2, 2024, the park announced that all the rides would remain closed for the 2024 season and that the remaining part of the park would stay open throughout the 2024 season.

In February 2025, Blair County Commissioners confirmed that the rides would not reopen in 2025.

Roller coasters

Current

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
Leap The Dips	Edward Joy Morris	Side Friction	1902	Standing but not operating
Skyliner	Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters	Wooden	1987	Standing but not operating

Past

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Gravity Railroad	Unknown	Wooden	Unknown	1901	Destroyed by fire
Little Leaper	Allan Herschell Company	Kiddie	Unknown	2023	Scrapped
Mad Mouse	Allan Herschell Company	Wild Mouse	1991	2003	Sold, subsequently scrapped
Toboggan	Chance Rides	Sit-Down	1991	2016	Sold
Twister	Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc.	Wooden	1927	1935	Scrapped

Attractions

Current

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
Tin Lizzy Antique Autos	Unknown	Track Ride	Unknown	Standing but not operating
C.P. Huntington Train	Unknown	Miniature Railway	Unknown	Standing but not operating
4x4 Monster Trucks	Unknown	Convoy	Unknown	Standing but not operating

Past

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Carousel	Unknown	Carousel	1902	1982	Sold and dispersed
Shoot the Chutes	Unknown	Shoot the Chutes	Unknown	Unknown	Scrapped

External links

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  Lakemont Park on the Roller Coaster DataBase.