MEADVILLE (AP) -- A hard-luck amusement park that is home to the country's sixth-oldest wooden roller coaster will apparently open on time after a judge approved last-minute financial arrangements by the park.

A judge on Wednesday approved cash-strapped Conneaut Lake Park's taking out two loans and selling a billboard to raise the $200,000 it needs to open on time this spring.

Herb Brill, the park's court-appointed custodian, said the two loans and billboard sale will give the park more than enough money -- $225,000 -- to open Memorial Day weekend for its 111th season.

"We will be ready and the public will have a great time. Just hope for good weather," said Brill.

Wednesday's ruling by Crawford County Judge Anthony Vardaro lifts months of doubt about if the park, home to the Blue Streak roller coaster, would open on time -- or at all.

Earlier this year, the historic park was embroiled in a legal dispute over its ownership.

Former owner Gary Harris, who was viewed as the park's savior before being convicted of racketeering and tax evasion in 1997, contended he still had a 99-year lease on the park's land.

Brill contended that Harris gave the park to the community so it wouldn't be seized by the government.

A judge in February dismissed Harris' claims, but the court battle stalled or soured loans from businesses or individuals.

Last month, county officials scuttled the park's plans to ask for a $150,000 loan, saying residents flooded their offices with 50 phone calls opposing the loan.

To open the park on time, officials lined up a $150,000 loan from the owners of a car dealership; a $25,000 loan from a nonprofit economic development group and the $50,000 sale of the billboard.