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Say Goodbye To Luna Park’s Boardwalk Flight

Flickr/dtanistIf you have not yet experienced flying across the Coney Island boardwalk harnessed to a bungee cord via Luna Park [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/tag/luna-park/]‘s Boardwalk Flight SkyCoaster, you have missed your chance. Boardwalk Flight, which was launched in the summer of 2012 as part of the

The Thunderbolt Is Now Open, And Here’s A Point-Of-View Video Showing What It’s Like To Ride Shotgun

I was really hoping to be among the first riders of the new Thunderbolt roller coaster [/thunderbolt-roller-coaster-looks-to-rock-coney-island/], which finally opened to the public after a short delay on Saturday [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2014/06/delays-coney-islands-thunderbolt-open-friday-june-6/] . Unfortunately, Father’s Day plans got in the way, dashing my dream of telling

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Zamperla Breaks Ground On Thunderbolt Roller Coaster

Source: ZamperlaConey Island’s newest amusement tycoons, Central Amusement International (a.k.a. Zamperla USA), broke ground on the Thunderbolt yesterday, the first roller coaster in more than a century at the People’s Playground to throw riders through a literal loop. The three-car coaster will hold 27 people as

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As Coney Prepares For Spring, Cyclone Gets Revamped

Source: _PaulS_ via FlickrAs Coney Island prepares for this year’s season, the world famous Cyclone roller coaster is undergoing some much-needed maintenance. Central Amusement International, a subsidiary of Italian thrill ride manufacturer Zamperla, has contracted out the work to Pennsylvania-based Great Coasters International, Inc., writes Amusement Today. From Amusement