Negative-G - Lakemont Park and The Island Waterpark 2015 Page Fifteen

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Leap The Dips, The worlds oldest roller coaster at Lakemont Park and The Island Waterpark, Altoona, Pennsylvania

As with sending your car out to ride getting back into the station gives Leap The Dips ride operators a work out as they have to slow the train by working the man powered hand brake lever. Don't worry if they happen to be asleep at the switch because if they let go the skid brakes are always in the on position so your ride will come to an abrupt stop. If that happens don't worry about another car hitting you from behind as per Pennsylvania law only one car can be used at a time on the coaster because of the rides lack of a block braking system. Still it would have been cool to see Leap The Dips with all eight cars running. I bet the ride operators really got a work out keeping all of those cars running and from bumping into each other.

Bond and I couldn't take just one ride on Leap The Dips.

Here is your humble author sitting back on Leap The Dips plush leather seats that are about as comfortable as can be.

Here we go again around Leap The Dips 1,452 feet of track.

Just put your hands up and have some fun on a ride that your great grandparents age. It would be great great grandparents for Bond.