Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park
- Location
- Brooklyn, New York
- Address
- 3059 West 12th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11224
- Official website
- denoswonderwheel.com
- Opened
- 1920
- Rides listed
- 5
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Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park is a family-owned amusement park in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, beside the Riegelmann Boardwalk and next to Luna Park. It is named for the Wonder Wheel, a 150-foot eccentric Ferris wheel on which some of the cars slide along tracks as the wheel turns. Most of the park's other rides are children's and family rides.
History
The Wonder Wheel was designed by Charles Hermann and built from 1918 to 1920 by the Eccentric Ferris Wheel Company for Herman J. Garms Sr. It opened on Memorial Day 1920, and the Garms family ran it for six decades. Next to it stood a small kiddie park built in 1950. Denos Vourderis, who ran a restaurant nearby and opened a concession stand at the kiddie park in 1970, later bought the kiddie park, and on June 7, 1983, he bought the Wonder Wheel from Fred Garms. The family restored the wheel and made it the centerpiece of the park. The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the Wonder Wheel a city landmark in 1989.
Since Denos Vourderis died in 1994, his sons Dennis and Steve have run the park. Besides the Wonder Wheel, its attractions include the Spook-A-Rama dark ride, Phoenix, a suspended family roller coaster built by Vekoma, and a kiddie park.
Sources
- denoswonderwheel.com/directions (Official address: 3059 West 12th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11224.)
- denoswonderwheel.com/history (Wonder Wheel invented by Charles Hermann and built by the Eccentric Ferris Wheel Company in 1920; Deno Vourderis bought it from Fred Garms on June 7, 1983; NYC landmark designation 1989.)
- denoswonderwheel.com (Official park name; Wonder Wheel, Phoenix roller coaster, kiddie and adult rides.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deno%27s_Wonder_Wheel_Amusement_Park (Family-owned park at Coney Island; kiddie park built 1950 (Ward's Kiddie Park); Denos opened a concession there in 1970 and later bought the kiddie park; bought the Wonder Wheel and Spook-A-Rama in 1983; sons Dennis and Steve have run it since his death in 1994; Phoenix is a Vekoma suspended family coaster.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_Wheel (150-foot eccentric wheel with sliding cars; designed by Charles Hermann, built 1918-1920 for Herman J. Garms Sr.; opened Memorial Day 1920; Garms family ran it for six decades; location by the Riegelmann Boardwalk next to Luna Park; landmark designation May 23, 1989.)
- denoswonderwheel.com/kiddie-park (Official kiddie ride list: Samba, Fire Engines, Pony Carts, Jets, Dizzy Dragons, Boats, Carousel, Sky Flyer, Jumping Motorcycles, Big Trucks, Rio Grande Train, Sea Serpent Roller Coaster, Tilt a Whirl, Twist and Shout, Speedway, Jump Around.)
- denoswonderwheel.com/adultpark (Official adult ride list: Deno's Wonder Wheel, Spook-A-Rama, Bumper Cars, Thunderbolt (music ride), Stop the Zombies, Phoenix (48 inches alone, 39 inches with a responsible person).)
- rcdb.com/4772.htm (RCDB: Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park, Brooklyn; operating since 1920; operating coasters Sea Serpent (1999), Skyflyer (2021), Phoenix (2021-07-02); defunct an unnamed kiddie coaster and Dragon.)
Rides at Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park
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| Ride | Type | Height | Top speed | Inversions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deno's Wonder Wheel | Ferris Wheel | 150 ft | n/a | n/a |
| Phoenix | Steel Inverted | 68 ft | 33 mph | 0 |
| Sea Serpent Roller Coaster | Steel Junior | n/a | n/a | 0 |
| Sky Flyer | Steel Junior | n/a | n/a | 0 |
| Spook-A-Rama | Dark Ride | n/a | n/a | n/a |