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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]
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.
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.
Jan. 1—Editor's note: A few weeks ago, the Tribune provided readers with what we believe are the most important Crawford County-area stories of the year. We then asked our readers to rank the ...
Oct. 16—A U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Western Pennsylvania judge wants answers whether the new owner of Conneaut Lake Park may have violated its purchase agreement. In March, Keldon Holdings LLC ...
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.
Conneaut is a lake with depths raging from shallow to deep. Most areas near shore are shallow, before gradually increasing to greater depths near the center. In most areas the lake is around 20 to 40 feet (6 to 9.1 m) deep, with an average depth of 29 feet (8.8 m). There are several pockets around the lake with significantly deeper depths ...
The carousel at Conneaut Lake Park in Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania is the last T.M. Harton Carousel that is still in operation and its Artizan band organ is one of two known of the same model in the world. [citation needed] In 2007, SeaWorld Orlando opened Sea Carousel, Florida's first aquatic carousel. [citation needed]