ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — The rides at Lakemont Park will not reopen again for the upcoming summer. Managers of the park and ...

ALTOONA, Pa. (WJAC) — Lakemont Park may currently be covered in snow, but officials say they're looking ahead to opening day. Park staff says renovations began here almost three years ago.

George and Tina Brown of Ebensburg enjoy the rides at Lakemont Park in this May 2016 photo. Lakemont Park will not open this year while renovations and improvements are made. HOLLIDAYSBURG ...

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This spring, the park worked in conjunction with two Altoona Area School District science ... us with this project,” said Jade Giantini, Lakemont Park community outreach supervisor.

Leap-the-Dips - Built in 1902 at Lakemont Park in Altoona, Pa., the figure-eight wooden coaster was closed in 1986 and saved from demolition before reopening in 1999. American Coaster Enthusiasts ...

The iconic rides sit about 275 miles away from each other: one at Lakemont Park in Altoona, Pa.; the other at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, N.J. Last week I went on a journey to ride them ...

Memorial Day weekend brought the reopening of the world's oldest roller coaster still in operation.Leap The Dips was built in 1902 at Altoona's Lakemont Park. It was in continuous operation until ...

A small amusement park named Lakemont Park in Altoona is where the world’s oldest operating coaster is located. This roller coaster, called Leap the Dips opened in 1902 and is one of the last ...