Leap the Dips is the world’s oldest roller coaster and joined the list of National Historic Landmarks in 1996. But with ...

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.

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

Teams battle during summer basketball league on June 11, 2019, at Lakemont Park. Play will begin this year on June 15. Mirror file photo State Sen. Judy Ward, R-Blair, and Altoona Mayor Matt Pacif ...

ALTOONA – Lakemont Park will be closed for renovations this summer, but will reopen on Friday, Nov. 17, for the 21st annual Holiday Lights On The Lake, officials said Tuesday. Changes planned ...

Lakemont Park employees Taylor Shildt (left) of Bellwood and Hannah Adams of Altoona ride the Leap The Dips historic roller coaster on Thursday at precisely 2 p.m. Mirror photo by Patrick ...

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 ...

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 ...

But with Lakemont Park not operating it’s beloved rides for the second summer in a row, it’s beginning to show up on a different type of list — one of abandoned places in Pennsylvania.