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Coney Island will be removing all of its amusement park rides to shift its focus into enhancing its water park experience for guests.
It may have been snowing today, but Mayor Bloomberg had summer on his mind. Hizzoner gleefully unveiled 23 new Coney Island rides — including a “human sling shot” — that he said will re… ...
Coney Island Amusement Park plans to focus all its attention on its water park area and shut down all its amusement park rides by the end of this month, park operators announced Monday.
Coney Island touts itself as the birthplace of the amusement park. Among its lesser-known distinctions, the Brooklyn boardwalk district is one of the first stops for new rides that later go on to ...
Coney Island is reaching into its storied past for its bright new future. With 19 rides, Luna Park – the name of the original amusement mecca until 1944 – will open Memorial Day, Mayor … ...
Coney Island opened its first roller coaster, called Dip The Dips, in 1911. More than 100 years later, the park is closing for good.
The rides of Coney Island opened Sunday for another season — with a 1920s wooden roller-coaster up and running and a new, steel one almost ready to roll. At Luna Park, Italian tycoon Alberto ...
By Adam Daly, Brooklyn Paper Coney Island’s iconic amusement parks reopened for the 2024 season with the annual blessing of the rides, which attracted hundreds of thrill-seekers to the People’s ...
Department of Building inspectors and Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park employees have begun the process of prepping the Coney Island park for its 103rd season with month-long ride inspections.
Coney Island’s iconic amusement parks reopened for the 2024 season with the annual blessing of the rides, which attracted hundreds of thrill-seekers to the People’s Playground on Sunday for their ...
New rides are coming to Coney Island’s Luna Park as part of a long-awaited expansion that was delayed by the pandemic and relaunched in October of 2021.
CINCINNATI (FOX19) - Coney Island announced Monday that it will remove all of its amusement park rides to center its attention on its water park and special events going forward.