Lakemont Park · Closed · 1902
Leap-The-Dips
The world's oldest standing roller coaster — a side-friction figure-eight landmark that last ran in 2023 and remains idle with the park's ride lineup.
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The world's oldest standing roller coaster — a side-friction figure-eight landmark that last ran in 2023 and remains idle with the park's ride lineup.
Specifications
Ride profile
Scaled against Lakemont Park's operating coasters
Park intensity
Inversions
None
Ride experience
- Side Friction
- Wood
Specs from lakemontparkfun.com
Learn more
Friction, drag, and why speed drops
Air and wheels steal energy — designers account for it on every hill after the first drop.
Rocky Mountain hybrid coasters
Steel track on reinvented wooden structures — steep, twisted, and often relentless.
Track compliance — why wood feels alive
Wood flexes; steel is stiffer — the same forces feel different on each structure.
Twister layouts
Helixes and direction changes stacked in one direction — classic wooden feel.
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- Lakemont Park — official sitelakemontparkfun.com(opens in a new tab)
- Lakemont Park on Coaster AtlasPark page
- Ride specifications sourcelakemontparkfun.com(opens in a new tab)