After the years long drama surrounding Coney Island’s seafront real estate with all the closures, controversy, proposals and buyouts, the story has finally been bookended with the opening of the new Luna Park. The park is operated by Zamperla and contains 19 rides including Electro Spin, a Disk-O; Brooklyn Flyer, …
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Big News: NYC Purchases Land from Sitt
November 14th, 2009 · No Comments · astroland, coney island, joe sitt, new york, news
Thor Equities and developer Joe Sitt have finally released their grip on some of Coney Island’s prime beach front real estate, namely the former Astroland site and some boardwalk property. According to city officials, the …
Video: Astrotower in Coney Island, NY
October 19th, 2009 · No Comments · astroland, coney island, new york, videos
The Astrotower is a 270 foot observation tower that resides in Coney Island, NY. It used to be a part of Astroland Amusement Park up until 2008 when the park closed after the property was purchased by Thor Equities. The tower, which has been a part of Astroland since 1964, …
Coney Island Slingshot Buzz
June 3rd, 2009 · 3 Comments · coney island, news
There seems to be a lot of activity going on over at the Coney Island Message Board about the possibility of bringing in a Funtime manufactured Slingshot ride to Coney Island. To sum it up, board member ElephantMan, also …
This is Dreamland?
April 29th, 2009 · No Comments · astroland, coney island, joe sitt, news
Back in the 4/5/09 Coney Island trip report, I included a photo of the Dreamland Park sign that had been put up in front of the former Astroland site. It promised rides, attractions, food, games, and whatever else an amusement park should have. Well, it looks like we were …
