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Park News - (5/2/08) CTThrills.com has posted an off-season photo update from Lake Compounce.
  (12/11/07) Breaking News - Kennywood Entertainment has sold their entire chain of parks to Parques Reunidos. You can see photos of Boulder Dash being re-tracked here.
  (11/5/07) Halloween photos from Lake Compounce can be found at Theme Park Village.
  (8/17/07) Screamscape sources tell us that Lake Compounce will double the capacity of Ghost Hunt in 2008 by replacing the ride’s 2 passenger cars with new 4 passenger cars.

2008/2009/2010- Future Plans - Rumors - (8/16/07) From what I’ve been told the park’s main focus right now is on expanding the waterpark, which they will be able to do once the road is moved to give them the extra room they need to grow. However, they are looking into a few new rides ideas along the way. The Spinning Coaster idea announced before but now on hold is still on the books to happen eventually, but I’ve been told the park is also looking into some kind of water coaster design that would be part of the waterpark expansion as well.
  (8/17/07) The spinning coaster idea may not be as far off as some may think it seems, as the park is still rumored to be going through revised designs for the ride. If built, we’ve heard that they are now talking with Mack about the same spinning coaster system used at Knott’s Berry Farm on Sierra Sidewinder. In addition to being a great ride, the train concept for the spinning coaster system really helps the capacity issue. I’m told that they are looking into a custom layout that will be placed at the base of the mountain near the Rapids right now.
  (8/2/06) A reader sent me a news article about the park where it was mentioned that the plans to move Mount Vernon Road are suddenly coming into play far more quickly than they had thought. If the road project continues to move ahead quickly, they may not build the coaster in 2008 at all while they focus on preparing to build the new waterpark expansion. They have approval for the coaster and that approval is good for 10 years, so they could add it at any time, but they are now no longer locked into the 2008 season right now.
  (7/27/06) Lake Compounce has asked for permission to build a “Spinning Roller Coaster” to start construction in 2007 and open the ride in 2008. Along with the coaster, they are also asking to build a new food service area. The indication from the town meeting indicated that this could would also “go through the forest” like you do on Boulder Dash and up on the mountain. It would be placed somewhere between the chairlift and the River Rapids. Right now I’m thinking this could be a custom layout ride and not an off the shelf Spinning Mouse ride. I’d lean more towards the Gerstlauer Spinning Coaster system right now if I had to guess.

2010 - Waterpark Expansion - (2/7/08) Lake Compounce is planning to build a new 75 foot tall waterslide as just one aspect of a new 6 acre expansion project that will be complete by 2010. The project will also include a “crow's nest slide tower, a beach-themed kiddy pool, a "boogie board" wave pool and a wave-action river.”
  (3/5/07) There is a small update about the expansions planned for the waterpark that say it will be 2010 before they are ready to open. The expansion will be done in two or three phases and include a bigger wave pool, children’s play areas, new slides, interactive water play areas, lounging areas and more. But first, they are still waiting for Mountain Vernon Road to be moved before they will begin the $15 million expansion project.
  (7/22/05) Along with their 2006 announcement, the park mentioned that the first phase of the waterpark expansion should be complete by the 2009 season after Mount Vernon Road has been moved.
  (5/6/05) Screamscape has heard from an industry source that final permission may have been given to move Mount Vernon Road to allow for future expansion of the waterpark.
  (7/21/04) The local Town Council has approved a plan “in concept” to move Mount Vernon Road 200-300 feet to allow for a 15-20% expansion of the park. They would first like to double the size of their waterpark, but there are still many hurdles (public hearing, board & commission approvals and an approval from the Army Corps of Engineering) to jump through before they get final approval. So far the move seems to be a Win-Win situation for everyone since it would increase property taxes paid to the town and upgrade a road that currently does not meet today’s standards.