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Conneaut Lake Park / ˈ k ɒ n i ˌ ɔː t / is a summer resort and event venue located in Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania, United States.It has long served as a regional tourist destination, and was noted by roller coaster enthusiasts for its classic Blue Streak coaster, which was classified as "historic" by the American Coaster Enthusiasts group in 2010. [1]
Kennywood "Turtle", a Tumble Bug ride. A Tumble Bug is an amusement park ride with a circular track. [1]The ride has a central axis and a circular track. The track has changes in elevation in it, and the cars, each attached by a rod to a central pivot attachment point and connected together, are propelled around the track via motors between the cars.
Blue Streak. The ride at the top of the drop. Single train with 3 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 18 riders per train. Blue Streak was a wooden roller coaster built in 1938 at Conneaut Lake Park in Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania. It was the only wooden coaster operating in the park, as well as the largest.
Ghost Lake: Sept. 20-Oct. 27, Fridays and Saturdays, 7 p.m.-midnight, and Sundays 7-11 p.m., Conneaut Lake Park, 12324 Comstock St., Conneaut Lake. Haunted attractions featuring areas including ...
Conneaut Lake Park's path to reopening in 2021 seems to have had more bumps and turns than its fabled Blue Streak roller coaster. It's the No. 1 story of the year for 2021 as chosen by readers of ...
The Wave. On July 4, 2007, at 11:00 a.m., a 29-year-old female from Fort Wayne, Indiana, died before collapsing near the edge of The Wave, falling face-down into two inches of water. Lifeguards immediately responded and pulled her out, then attempted to revive her with help from park medical personnel.
The Rotor is an amusement ride designed and patented by German engineer Ernst Hoffmeister in 1948. The ride was first demonstrated at Oktoberfest 1949 and still appears in numerous amusement parks. The Rotor is a large, upright barrel, rotated to create an inward acting centripetal force supplied by the wall's support's force.
Round Up (ride) Round Up is an amusement ride consisting of a circular horizontal platform with a vertical cage-like wall around the edge. The platform is attached to a motor on a hydraulic arm. The ride starts out by spinning until the centrifugal force is enough to push riders against the wall. Then the arm raises the horizontal platform to a ...