Rocky Glen Park

Rocky Glen was originally spelled Rocky Glenn.

The Mighty Lightnin' roller coaster was also known as the Jet Coaster, Jet Star and Comet at various times. It was designed by John Allen and built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company (PTC) in 1958, the ride was 55 feet high. The running gear from the Mighty Lightnin' was purchased by Stricker's Grove (Ross, Ohio) who built a close replica of the ride.

The Antique cars now operate at their new home, Knoebel's Amusement Resort in Elysburg, Pennsylvania.

For links to the photo pages, scroll to the Photo Gallery near the bottom of this page.

Warning: all photos are copyrighted
DO NOT COPY

How many names:

Rocky Glenn
Rocky Glen
Rocky Glen Park
Sterling's Rocky Glen
Sterling's
Ghost Town in the Glen
Ghost Town Amusement Park
Ghost Town Park
New Rocky Glen
New Rocky Glen Park

Opened: ?

Closed: 1988

Location: Rocky Glen Road, Moosic, PA

Remains: Sign, destroyed structures and rides, decaying ride cars, lake.

Trolley Park: Yes - The Laurel Line

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A park by many names

Rocky Glen has been referred to by many names over the years such as:

Rocky Glenn
Rocky Glen
Rocky Glen Park
Sterling's Rocky Glen
Sterling's
Ghost Town in the Glen
Ghost Town Amusement Park
Ghost Town Park
New Rocky Glen
New Rocky Glen Park

And I suspect other variations were used as well.

Recent additions

Check out these two Terraserver images of Rocky Glen, both from 1995. Note that the coaster is visible on both:

Memories of Rocky Glen

Ever wonder what it was like at Rocky Glen? Check out Memories of Rocky Glen Park by Bob Edgerton.

A new life?

After numerous problems, there has been talk of turning the Rocky Glen property into a local, city or state park. Alas, no rides though.

Rollercoasters

The following are roller coasters that have operated over the years at Rocky Glen Park

Figure Eight 1905-1936
Mountain Dip - 1924 - ?? designed by John Miller
Jazz Railway - 1925-1927 designed by Traver Engineering
Giant Coaster - 1920-1950 designed by John Miller & PTC
Million Dollar Coaster - 1946-1957 - designed by National Amusement Devices (NAD)
Comet/Jet Star/Jet/Mighty Lightning - 1958-1987 - John Allen & PTC

Roller Coaster information courtesy of John Moyer

(Left & above) Original graphics used in the park brochures. (Below) tickets from the park.

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Rocky Glen Park and Sterling's Million Dollar Coaster. It didn't quite cost that much.
Cliff Herring collection

Photo Gallery (click on any thumbnail photo to enlarge)

Due to the size, the photo galleries have moved to separate pages:

Postcards of Rocky Glen

Bob Edgerton's 1950s photos of Rocky Glen

Brochure photos from Rocky Glen

1987 Photos after closing

1998 Photos after demolition
note: these photos are difficult to look at if you loved the park!

If you have any more photos you wish to share, please send email to info@defunctparks.com

Laura Browne for memories.
Mike Costello for info on Antique Cars.
Ralph W. Decker, Jr. for old postcard pictures
Bob Edgerton for his memories, pictures, research and much information regarding the park.
Rev. Cliff Herring for Brochures and photographs
Howard B. Kloskin for 1924 picture of Restaurant.
Gary Looker for photos of tickets
John Moyer for additional coaster information and dates.
Kelly Steward for research and information.

Warning: all photos are copyrighted - DO NOT COPY

Defunct Amusement Parks wishes to thank everyone listed above for sharing their information

also known as: Ghost Town in the Glen and many more names (see below) Moosic (Avoca), Lackawanna County, PA