Story by Asha Prihar of Spotlight PA

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Blair County’s Leap-the-Dips roller coaster is one of a kind, say fans of the 123-year-old wooden ride.

“I heard it once said that it was like a rolling sofa, and I would have to agree with that,” Pittsburgh-area resident Dave Hahner told PA Local.

After climbing 41 feet in a two-row car with just metal bars to hold onto, riders coast up and down little hills on a figure-eight-shaped track. The ride travels at about 10 miles per hour, but a now-uncommon type of engineering allows the cars to “pop off the track just a little bit,” sai

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