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Rocky Glen
Rocky Glen has closed (last season: 1987). This page covers its history and the rides it had.
- Location
- Moosic, Pennsylvania
- Opened
- 1886
- Closed
- 1987
- Rides listed
- 0
Rides it had
No rides listed for Rocky Glen yet.
Rocky Glen last operated in 1987. Over the years it was also known as Sterling's Rocky Glen, Ghost Town in the Glen and New Rocky Glen. Its remaining buildings were later demolished, and the land is undeveloped.
Sources
- rcdb.com/4691.htm (Rocky Glen, Moosic, Pennsylvania; defunct, operated 1885 to 1988; former names New Rocky Glen, Ghost Town in the Glen, Rocky Glen; history of the split into two parks and Sterling's buyout after the 1950 fire; 8 defunct coasters including Comet (1959-1987) and Million Dollar Coaster (1946-1957))
- rcdb.com/448.htm (Comet, Rocky Glen, Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, operated 1959 to 1987; demolished December 7, 1994 after arson fires)
- rcdb.com/2009.htm (Million Dollar Coaster, Rocky Glen, National Amusement Device Company, operated 1946 to 1957, 4,700 ft long, 96 ft tall, designer Vernon Keenan)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Glen_Park (Trolley park near Moosic, PA; founded by Arthur Frothingham in 1886 as picnic grounds; rides added by Frederick Ingersoll in 1904; owners and name changes (Sterling's Rocky Glen, Ghost Town in the Glen, New Rocky Glen); permanently closed in 1987)
- wvia.org/news/local/2024-12-13/former-rocky-glen-park-amusem... (WVIA, December 13, 2024: park opened in 1886 and last operated in 1987; remaining buildings demolished; last operator G.T. Enterprises; land sold to White and Black Sand LLC in 2005; 198 vacant acres listed for sale)