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Circus Coaster
Steel Family at Luna Park in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. Opened 2010.
- Height
- 30 ft
- Drop
- n/a
- Top speed
- 19 mph
- Length
- 574 ft
- Inversions
- 0
- Ride time
- n/a
- Designer
- Zamperla
Circus Coaster is a family roller coaster at Luna Park in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. It opened with the park in 2010 as one of its original Zamperla rides.
RCDB lists it as a Zamperla Speedy Coaster, 29.5 feet tall, with a top speed of 18.6 mph, 574 feet of track and no inversions. A chain lift pulls the six-car train, which seats 24 riders, to the top. The park describes a circus-themed course of more than 500 feet with tight turns, slopes and a helix in the middle of the ride.
Riders must be 48 inches tall to ride alone, or 36 inches with a companion, according to the park.
Sources
- lunaparknyc.com/rides/circus-coaster (Park page: circus-themed junior coaster; 500+ ft course; tight turns, slopes, mid-course helix; 48 in alone, 36 in accompanied.)
- rcdb.com/9254.htm (RCDB: operating; Zamperla Speedy Coaster; 29.5 ft, 18.6 mph, 574.2 ft, 0 inversions; chain lift; 6 cars, 24 riders.)
- parkworld-online.com/new-luna-park (Park World, August 9, 2010: Circus Coaster listed among the family rides the park opened with in 2010 (catalogue name Family Gravity Coaster).)
Numbers are from the ride's manufacturer and park where published; "n/a" means we have not confirmed that number yet. Spotted an error? Tell us.