Lil' Leaper

Little Leaper General [[File:|link=|center]] ' ' Park Lakemont Park Location Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA Status Removed Operated Operated 1993 or earlier - 2023 Opened 1993 or earlier Opening Cost Height restriction Statistics Manufacturer Allan Herschell Company Builder Designer Type Steel- Sit-Down- Kiddie Type Model Little Dipper Riders per train 16 Riders per hour Lift/launch system Chain lift hill Height feet Drop feet Top speed mph Length feet Dimensions feet x feet Duration Inversions 0 Steepest drop Maximum g-force

Lil' Leaper, formerly known as Little Leaper, was a steel kiddie roller coaster located at Lakemont Park in Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA.

History

Along with the park, the Little Leaper did not operate from the end of the 2016 season until it reopened along with the park in 2019. During the renovations, the coaster was relocated to the site of the former go-kart attraction. The coaster was closed in 2023 and replaced with a pickleball court in the following year.

Design

The Little Leaper is an example of the mass-produced Little Dipper model manufactured by the Allan Herschell Company, wich follows a standard layout with a single chain lift hill and several bunny hills making the oval layout.

Trains

Single-train with 4 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows in each car for a total of 16 riders per train.

Incidents

• On September 2, 1991, a seventeen-year-old ride operator named Chris Whitfield was injured by the Little Leaper coaster. He lost his right leg after it was caught between the train and its chain. The accident was featured in the "Roller Coaster Rescue" segment during the 4th season episode of the television series Rescue 911 that first aired on September 29, 1992 on CBS.
  

  Rescue 911 - Roller Coaster Rescue

  (television re-enactment)

External links

• Little Leaper (Lakemont Park) at Coasterpedia
• Little Leaper and Lil'Leaper at the Roller Coaster DataBase