It was created by George Cornelius Tilyou, who grew up in a family who ran a restaurant on Coney Island. While visiting the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, he saw the Ferris Wheel and decided to build his own on Coney Island; it immediately became the resort's biggest attraction. He added other rides and attractions, including a mechanical horse race course from which the park derived its name.
Steeplechase burned during the 1907 season, destroying most of the park. It was rebuilt for the 1908 season, although the new park wasn't fully open until 1909. Steeplechase burned again in less-destructive incidents in 1936 and 1939. After a downward spiral of accidents, clashes between rival groups within the Tilyou family, and rising crime in the neighborhood of the park, it closed permanently at the end of the 1964 season.
Amusement park (also called theme park) is the generic term for a collection of rides and other entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a fairly large group of people.
SteeplechasePark was a huge success and by the late 1910s, there were hundreds of amusement parks in operation around the world.
The introduction of the world-famous Cyclone roller coaster at SteeplechasePark in 1927 marked the beginning of the roller coaster as one of the most popular attractions for amusement parks as well as the later modern theme parks of today.
Steeplechase burned during the 1907 season, destroying most of the park.
After a downward spiral of accidents, clashes between rival groups within the Tilyou family, and rising crime in the neighborhood of the park, it closed permanently at the end of the 1964 season.
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