Toboggan (Lakemont Park)

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Toboggan
Lakemont Park Toboggan car going down spiral.jpg
Lakemont Park
Location Lakemont Park
Coordinates 40°28′16″N78°23′46″W / 40.47118°N 78.39606°W / 40.47118; -78.39606
StatusRemoved
Opening date1991
Closing date2016
General statistics
Type Steel
Manufacturer Chance Rides
Model Toboggan
Height45 ft (14 m)
Length450 ft (140 m)
Toboggan at RCDB

Toboggan was a steel roller coaster located at Lakemont Park in Altoona, Pennsylvania. It was a portable steel coaster built by Chance Rides, and was one of many of their Toboggan installations across the United States. This specific Toboggan had previously traveled in Florida with Deggeller Shows before it opened at Lakemont Park. [1] [2] It operated at Lakemont Park from 1991 to 2016, and remained standing but not operating until 2018. It was eventually sold to Huaycha Centro Recreativo in Peru, where it reopened in 2022 under the same name and has operated ever since. [3]

Ride experience

The ride featured an enclosed car which, after climbing up a 45 foot vertical lift inside a hollow steel structure, spun downward on a continuous helix around the structure, before it turned, went over two small airtime hills, and turned again, back into the station. One ride cycle lasted approximately 70 seconds and the ride contained 450 feet of track.

References

  1. "Roller Coaster Census: Toboggan - Lakemont Park". American Coaster Enthusiasts. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  2. Marden, Duane. "Toboggan  (Lakemont Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  3. "Toboggan - Huaycha Centro Recreativo (Huancayo, Junín, Peru)". rcdb.com. Archived from the original on 2025-01-23. Retrieved 2025-02-08.