Lakeside Rides

Carousel-1916
In 1916, Lakeside installed their new carousel. Built in 1915 for the park by the Philadelphia Toboggan company, it was a three-row carousel with 48 hand-carved horses and two cherub chariots. PTC #31 remained at Lakeside until the park closed in 1967. It was then sold to Russells Point park. On May 6, 1996, the remains of PTC #31 resurfaced at Seabreeze Park in Rochester, NY. New horses and a new building were constructed with the mechanism from the Lakeside carousel.

Wildcat-1930 Designed by Herb Schmeck and built by PTC (#85) in 1930. It used PTC's compact two-bench rolling stock. (Thanks Scott Rutherford for the details!)

Flying Turns-1929
The Flying Turns was a prototype ride designed by Norm Bartlett and John A. Miller. It was a trackless, bobsled-type roller coaster which ran in a bamboo trough. Other Flying Turns were later built around the country.

Racing Coaster A large racing coaster (Miller's Derby Racer?)--Again, thanks to Scott Rutherford.

Hilarity Hall
The park's first fun house. It was torn down in 1946 to make room for other attractions.

Gettysburg Cyclorama
Opened in 1887, the cyclorama was the first attraction at Lakeside. It featured a 16,000 square-foot protrayal of the Battle of Gettysburg 40 feet high and 320 feet in circumference.

Merry Mix-Up

Palladium

Caterpillar

Magic Carpet

Moon Rocket

Bumper Cars

Laugh in the Dark

Octopus

Wild Mouse