Lakemont Park won't operate historic rides in 2024

Posted | Contributed by PhantomTails

The operator is obligated to maintain its roller coasters, one of which is a historic landmark.

Pennsylvania home to some of the world's oldest roller coasters

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Kennywood, Dorney and Lakemont have 3 of the 10 oldest rides.

Boring Company tunnel prototype works like a side-friction roller coaster

Posted | Contributed by kpjb

The mechanism to steer the vehicle is like the classic Leap The Dips roller coaster.

Lakemont Park plans to open in 2019

Posted | Contributed by BrettV

Redesigned park will have recreational facilities and rides.

Lakemont Park will remain closed for summer

Posted | Contributed by LostKause

The park says it will remove a number of rides to make way for FEC features.

Old wooden roller coasters endure, even with new steel rides

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Classic roller coasters still a big thrill to millions each year.

Writer travels across "America's Coaster Belt"

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

<i>LA Times</i> writer Brady MacDonald traverses amusement parks across the Midwest and Northeast to ride 70 roller coasters with his family.

Survivors of earlier era: 11 Beloved trolley parks

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Classic parks date back to the previous turn of the century.

COASTER-net adds 200 pictures of various parks

Posted | Contributed by Blast Coaster

Pictures from parks including Kennywood, Knoebels, MarineLand, and Paramount's Kings Dominion posted.

Coaster Grotto adds over 100 photos from eight parks

Posted | Contributed by Grant

New galleries cover several Northeast US parks plus Paramount Canada's Wonderland.