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Astroland is a 3.1 acre amusement park in Coney Island first opened in 1962. It is located at 1000 Surf Avenue (Corner of West 10th Street) on the boardwalk. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2816 × 2112 pixel, file size: 2. ...
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1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ...
Astroland's history
Astroland "first billed itself as a 'space-age' theme park. Today a visit is more like stepping into the past than the future."[1] Many of the current rides are little different from rides that travel to fairgrounds.
In 1955, Dewey Albert and his friends Nathan Handwerker, Herman Rapps, Sidney Robbins and Paul Yampo formed a corporation called Coney Island Enterprises. In 1957, Rapps and Albert announced they would build Wonderland. Through a series of acquisitions, together they built what is today known as Astroland. On July 12, 1975 an early morning fire wiped out much of the park but they were able to rebuild.[2] 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Nathan Handwerker (b. ...
1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 172 days remaining. ...
1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
Astroland today On November 28, 2006 Astroland was sold by the Albert Family to Thor Equities for US $1.5 billion. According to the article in Newsday, the Alberts will continue to operate the Cyclone, the famous wooden roller coaster.[3] Coney Island Park will replace Astroland beginning 2011. Astroland celebrated its 45th anniversary when it opened on April 1, 2007. November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...
Newsday is a daily tabloid-size newspaper that primarily serves Long Island and the New York City borough of Queens, although it is sold throughout the New York City metropolitan area. ...
Coney Island Cyclone Perhaps the most famous roller coaster of all time is the Coney Island Cyclone, although it is not the oldest standing, most impressive, or even the only one to have had a campaign to save it from demolition. ...
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Rides and attractions
World-famous Cyclone roller coaster. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 969 KB) photo of Dantes Inferno at Coney Island taken by File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Coney Island Metadata This file contains additional information...
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Coney Island Cyclone Perhaps the most famous roller coaster of all time is the Coney Island Cyclone, although it is not the oldest standing, most impressive, or even the only one to have had a campaign to save it from demolition. ...
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A Gyro Tower is a roundabout, with which a closed cab raises itself slowly at a high stahlmast, turns above some rounds and itself then slowly to the soil back-screwed. ...
Tilt-A-Whirl is one of the best-known flat rides, designed to induce a high-speed dizziness on its riders, and commonly found at amusement parks, fairs and carnivals. ...
Kiddie rides - Pirate Jet
- Tea Cups
- Froghopper
- Motorcycle Jump
- Super Swing
- Himalaya
- Fire Engines
- Big Apple Coaster
- Mini Trucks
- Convoy
- Popeye Boats
- Circuit 2000
- Carousel
- Dune Buggy Jump[5]
Other attractions - More than 10 games of skill
- 3 Arcades
- 2 Coney Island Style Restaurants[6]
Trivia - Local legend has it that restaurateur Charles Feltman invented the hot dog there in 1874.[7]
- Photographs of Astroland feature prominently on the cover and liner art of Swing Out Sister's 1997 album "Shapes and Patterns,"
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Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
This article is about the musical group Swing Out Sister. ...
External links
References - ^ Fodor's Astroland entry
- ^ Coney Island - Astroland
- ^ Coney Island's Astroland sold to developer
- ^ Astroland Rides and Attractions
- ^ Astroland Rides and Attractions
- ^ Astroland Rides and Attractions
- ^ Coney Island's Astroland sold to developer
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