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Photo of the Day: Ghost Hole Demon Still in Hibernation

Posted in amusement park, Amusement ride, tagged 12th Street Amusements, animatronic figure, Coney Island, dark ride, demon, Deno's Wonder Wheel Park, Ghost Hole, OPening Day, Wonder Wheel on February 27, 2012 | 3 Comments »

On West 12th Street in Coney Island, the Ghost Hole Demon is still hibernating in his plastic shroud, but preparations are well underway for opening day of the 2012 season. Next door in Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park, the kiddie rides have been reassembled, the Wonder Wheel is being painted, and the Spook-A-Rama Cyclops opened his [...]

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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 »

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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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 [...]

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