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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

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Ride profile

Scaled against Lakemont Park's operating coasters

Wood

Inversions

None

InversionsNone

Ride experience

  • Side Friction
  • Wood

Specs from lakemontparkfun.com

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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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