[1] The park's sole roller coaster was called Valley Volcano,[2] and it was designed by John C. Allen.
Planning and construction began in 1955, and by the spring of 1957, Angela Park opened, named in honor of Barletta.
The size of the park expanded with the addition of an Olympic-size swimming pool, the largest such facility in northeastern Pennsylvania.
A record-setting crowd gathered on July 29, 1959, to see Buffalo Bob Smith and the Howdy Doody Show perform.
The Saturday Night Swingout, a weekly dance party broadcast live on WAZL radio, was introduced.
Frontline entertainment attractions continued as WFIL Philadelphia television personalities Sally Starr and Chief Halftown performed in 1960.
Popular regional live bands made weekly appearances both on stage and for after-dark pool parties.
Groups like Mel Wynne, Amazing Rhythm Aces, Ognir, and Night People drew large crowds of teens.
The Barletta family opened the nearby Edgewood-in-the-Pines Golf Course in the fall of 1979, and within the next two years, they advertised the availability of Angela Park for sale.
During the 1984 season, a serious offer to purchase the park was made by Joseph Filoromo of Downingtown, Pennsylvania.
Along with his mother, they formed the Mirth Master Corporation, and they purchased Anglea Park for $1.2 million in 1985.
During the next four years, Mirth Master Corporation fell into worsening financial condition, and by 1988 the park was over $1 million in debt.
[5] Mirth Master Corporation declared bankruptcy in the spring of 1989, leaving Filoromo with no choice but to close the park.