Astroland Coney closing after 07-ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

[robert]

This is terrible. They want to demolish the park (except the Cyclone Coaster) to make way for new development, hotel, shops, new coaster, etc. The family is selling the park to a developer. It's bad enough we lost Myrtle Beach Pavilion, Erieview in Ohio this year. All the parks that closed or are in threat of closing the past few years
have/had dark rides. Some of the dark rides might be saved, but there's always the possibility that some might not if they can't be moved. The 1963 Bill Tracy Dark Ride in Ohio at the now closed Erieview was auctioned, saved and is being relocated to Conneaut Lake Park, PA. We already lost Hunt's Pier, Nickels Midway, a lot of haunted attractions, Brigantine, etc. I don't really care that the parks close as long as the dark rides are saved. It's the demolition of dark rides for the wrong reasons that hurts. Such as demolition of a dark ride for a condo or shops for example. I am sick over losing all these parks, especially seaside parks. It's all money, money, money $$$$$$ that's killing these parks.

[Crippled Visions]

Coney Island is a dump, Robert, and it needs to be revitalized. You should be thankful that they are saving the Cyclone. That is the only thing worth saving in Coney Island....except maybe the spook-a-rama.

[robert]

Astroland at Coney has the only other Dante's Inferno ride in the US. It has different stunts inside than the Morey's version, even the old Morey's version. There are big scenes behind clear windows like a jungle scene, lab scene. This one still has the red Dante's Inferno light up sign on top, unlike Morey's which removed the sign. I wonder what they (Morey's) did with the sign? I hope next year is not the final year of Coney's Dante's. Perhaps it could be incorporated into the new development (if old greasy scary dark rides could mix with new upscale development) or moved.

[mclunatic4evr]

and mice

[clnancy50]

And rats??. Hi, lunatic. : )

[1992]

Well if anyone wins the lottery, do yourself a favor and buy Dante's Inferno for your back yard.

[1992]

.....just testing to see if img tags work here. They do.

[clnancy50]

So what are they going to do with the Cyclone Coaster? Times are sure changing, I guess. Was really unaware how bad Coney Island was or even if it was even operating.

[mclunatic4evr]

"Goodbye my Coney Island Baby, farewell my one true love..." Grand tune it is, although i'm not sure of the title, i'd assume it's not very different from the lyrics. In Hades University the team spirit captain was unfortunate to have to bunk with Satan seeing how that's how them dorms did that. Satan was a ridiculous room mate, totally obnoxious, insane, unpredictable and evil! Satan was constantly rocking out on his electric guitar, and when he wasn't playing the guitar he was blasting Black Sabbath on his kick ass speakers that could be heard for miles. Satan was always unpredictable and paranoid, as the semester progressed Satan boarded the windows shut with 2 by 4's because he thought Aliens from Heaven were spying on him with super powered totally extra awesome totally cool telescope lenses. His speakers kept getting louder and louder as he played one black sabbath album after another eventually causing the team spirit leader to go completely deaf. I was there, I was rocking out on the drums as we jammed, Jim morrison singing vocals to some of it. Then one night when we were rocking out to Iron Man an Alien from Heaven came blastin thru the door screaming in Heavalian and waving a probe about as his perverted heavenhood took over. And Mice

[clnancy50]

Oh, no!! Lunatic's on a roll again!!!