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Lakemont Park
Lakemont Park is an amusement park located in Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States. The park opened in 1894 as a trolley park and later added its first rides in 1899. It is the eighth oldest amusement park in the US and one of only thirteen still in operation that first opened as a trolley park. The park closed from 2017 to 2018 and reopened in 2019. Lakemont Park's amusement rides have been inactive since 2024.
Among Lakemont Park's most notable attractions is Leap-The-Dips, the world's oldest surviving roller coaster, which first opened in 1902. The historic coaster was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1996. During the winter holiday season, the park offers a drive-through holiday light display spanning 51 acres (21 ha), which operates from November through January.
Lakemont Park opened in 1894 as a trolley park and later transformed into an amusement park when the first ride was added in 1899. It was donated to Blair County in 1937. The Boyer Candy Company purchased the park on May 23, 1986, and renamed it Boyertown USA. It was sold again on July 1, 1988, and remained in continuous operation through 2016.
Lakemont Park closed for the 2017 season, as many rides and attractions were undergoing maintenance. In 2018, Lakemont Park announced that it would remain closed for the season, with plans to reopen as a "family entertainment location with some amusements" in the summer of 2019. The park sold a lot of its former rides and attractions and successfully reopened in the summer of 2019. The park indefinitely ceased operations of their amusement rides in 2024 citing declining attendance and high insurance costs.
On August 29, 2025, the Lakemont Partnership, the organization leasing and operating Lakemont Park, filed a lawsuit against the Blair County Commissioners, alleging false accusations of lease violations and reputational harm. The lawsuit claims the county has threatened to end the partnership's lease, which runs through 2066. Additionally, the lawsuit reveals an offer of $800,000 from a sports complex to buy the lease from the partnership. The amount is much less than the millions of dollars in capital investments and debt the partnership hopes to recoup. The controversy stems from the park's recent closure of rides. The lease states the partnership must maintain the property as a public park and preserve the Casino, the Leap-The-Dips roller coaster, flower gardens, and memorials "as long as it is economically feasible". The partnership claims it "[continues] to meet its obligations under the lease" and needs "the court's guidance". According to the lawsuit, it is no longer financially feasible to operate the rides. In 2019, after partnership spent $2 million in upgrades, the COVID-19 pandemic caused the park to temporarily close. The lawsuit claims those significant expenditures followed by a cancelled season made it "difficult or impossible" to continue to maintain the rides.
Lakemont Park has numerous outdoor attractions.
Lakemont Park's roller coasters have been inactive since 2024.
The water park closed in 2020 and has not opened since.
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Lakemont Park
Lakemont Park is an amusement park located in Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States. The park opened in 1894 as a trolley park and later added its first rides in 1899. It is the eighth oldest amusement park in the US and one of only thirteen still in operation that first opened as a trolley park. The park closed from 2017 to 2018 and reopened in 2019. Lakemont Park's amusement rides have been inactive since 2024.
Among Lakemont Park's most notable attractions is Leap-The-Dips, the world's oldest surviving roller coaster, which first opened in 1902. The historic coaster was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1996. During the winter holiday season, the park offers a drive-through holiday light display spanning 51 acres (21 ha), which operates from November through January.
Lakemont Park opened in 1894 as a trolley park and later transformed into an amusement park when the first ride was added in 1899. It was donated to Blair County in 1937. The Boyer Candy Company purchased the park on May 23, 1986, and renamed it Boyertown USA. It was sold again on July 1, 1988, and remained in continuous operation through 2016.
Lakemont Park closed for the 2017 season, as many rides and attractions were undergoing maintenance. In 2018, Lakemont Park announced that it would remain closed for the season, with plans to reopen as a "family entertainment location with some amusements" in the summer of 2019. The park sold a lot of its former rides and attractions and successfully reopened in the summer of 2019. The park indefinitely ceased operations of their amusement rides in 2024 citing declining attendance and high insurance costs.
On August 29, 2025, the Lakemont Partnership, the organization leasing and operating Lakemont Park, filed a lawsuit against the Blair County Commissioners, alleging false accusations of lease violations and reputational harm. The lawsuit claims the county has threatened to end the partnership's lease, which runs through 2066. Additionally, the lawsuit reveals an offer of $800,000 from a sports complex to buy the lease from the partnership. The amount is much less than the millions of dollars in capital investments and debt the partnership hopes to recoup. The controversy stems from the park's recent closure of rides. The lease states the partnership must maintain the property as a public park and preserve the Casino, the Leap-The-Dips roller coaster, flower gardens, and memorials "as long as it is economically feasible". The partnership claims it "[continues] to meet its obligations under the lease" and needs "the court's guidance". According to the lawsuit, it is no longer financially feasible to operate the rides. In 2019, after partnership spent $2 million in upgrades, the COVID-19 pandemic caused the park to temporarily close. The lawsuit claims those significant expenditures followed by a cancelled season made it "difficult or impossible" to continue to maintain the rides.
Lakemont Park has numerous outdoor attractions.
Lakemont Park's roller coasters have been inactive since 2024.
The water park closed in 2020 and has not opened since.
