Things to do / Travel Guide
Address:1000 Surf Ave.
Brooklyn, New York
Tel:
(718) 372-0275
Our Theme Park Expert Says:
Sure Coney Island's got hotdogs and a boardwalk, but it's the National Historic Landmark Cyclone roller coaster that keeps them coming back generation after generation. The Cyclone was built in 1927, reaches speeds of 60 miles an hour, and has an incredible 3,000 feet of track. As your soaking in the ocean air you can also enjoy the 35 rides and attractions featured inside of Astroland. The famous boardwalk has two restaurants and there's also three arcades and plenty of kiddie rides as well as an antique carousel.
Services: Themed dining. Fast food and snacks are available.
Open weekends between early - April and September and weekdays between mid - June and Labor Day. $$ (Moderately Priced)
Statistics: Approximately 24 rides.
From Astroland Amusement Park - Coney Island (Brooklyn, New York):
The only real Coney Island experience is the smell of hot dogs, ocean air, and screams from the thrill rides - safety bar down - hands in the air!
In the period since it first opened on June 26, 1927, the Cyclone has emerged as the outdoor amusement industry's most famous, most influential, and most copied individual ride. Brothers Jack and Irving Rosenthal commissioned Vernon Keenan to design, and Harry C. Baker to construct, a monumental wooden-tracked twister, which was forced to be exceptionally tight and steep because of the small ground space that was available to them. The Cyclone has consistently ranked at or near the top of every roller coaster top ten list published. It has been proclaimed the world's greatest by a broad spectrum of media institutions and roller coaster aficionados.