This month marks the 2nd anniversary of Amusing the Zillion, which began on April 10, 2009 with a sweet first post on Coney Island ‘s Opening Day. The zings came in May and June with “Joe Sitt’s No Show Rides” (ATZ, May 17, 2009) and “Coney Island Ride Count: Veteran Ride Ops 40, Joe Sitt [...]
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Coney Island Has 64 Rides and 30 Weekends of Summer!
Posted in amusement park, Amusement ride, Visitor Info, tagged Coney Island, Deno's Wonder Wheel Park, Eldorado Bumper Cars, Luna Park, Scream Zone, visitor info on April 22, 2011 | 9 Comments »
Art of the Day: Monster Truck Mural at Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park
Posted in art, tagged Barbara Listenik, Deno's Wonder Wheel Park, monster truck, mural on February 9, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The Big Trucks from the kiddie ride at Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park are in storage for the winter, but Barbara Listenik’s Big Truck mural keeps on trucking. We’ve seen the mural countless times, but it looked especially striking yesterday with freshly painted yellow fencing in the foreground against a clear blue sky. On Saturday, April [...]
Video: The Wanted’s Lose My Mind at Coney Island’s Wonder Wheel Park
Posted in Music Video, tagged Coney Island, Deno's Wonder Wheel Park, Lose My Mind, The Wanted on November 30, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Coney Island’s Parachute Jump and Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park are a wondrous backdrop for the new music video by The Wanted, the UK’s top boy band. Set for Dec 26th release, “Lose My Mind” is online now on YouTube. In the vid by Nigel Dick, the adorable five play ride and game operators at Deno’s [...]
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Boardwalk or Concretewalk?
January 30Postponed to February 21: NYC Design Commission Meeting (Again) on Parks Dept PlanDid You Sign Coney-Brighton Boardwalk Alliance's Petition to "Keep the Boards in the Coney Island Boardwalk--No Concrete"?
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