Coney Island, Brooklyn, N.Y.

 

You can't discuss roller coasters without mentioning Coney Island, 
home of the world-famous Cyclone.It's one of the last urban parks 
still in existence, having survived since the late 1800's.

 

The Wonder Wheel looks like an innocent Ferris wheel, but in fact it's a stomach-churning
instrument of evil. As the wheel turns, the colored cars travel freely 
along curved rails -- swingingback and forth, back and forth, ad nauseum.
1996 Joe Schwartz

 This tower is what's left of the old Parachute Drop, which gave riders a panoramic view of Coney Island before quickly lowering them to the ground. It was still operating during my childhood and no enticement would get me on that ride.  You sat in a little swing seat and for $1, someone would send you plummeting to the bottom - sort of the precursor to the bungee jumping thing. Another trick I'll never try.


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