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Coney Island Cyclone
Wood Sit-Down at Luna Park in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. Opened 1927.
- Height
- 75 ft
- Drop
- 85 ft
- Top speed
- 60 mph
- Length
- 2,640 ft
- Inversions
- 0
- Ride time
- 1 min 50 s
- Designer
- Vernon Keenan (designer), Harry C. Baker (builder)
The Cyclone is a wooden roller coaster at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York, operated by Luna Park. It opened on June 26, 1927. Vernon Keenan designed it and Harry C. Baker built it for owners Jack and Irving Rosenthal.
Trains climb to a track height of 75 feet. The park lists the first drop at 85 feet, at an angle of almost 60 degrees. The ride reaches 60 mph over 2,640 feet of track, with no inversions, and lasts about one minute and 50 seconds. Each train has three cars and carries 24 riders. The park's minimum height to ride alone is 54 inches.
History
New York City acquired the Cyclone in the 1960s. In the early 1970s it was in danger of being demolished for an expansion of the neighboring aquarium. After a "Save the Cyclone" campaign, the operators of nearby Astroland leased the ride and reopened it. The Cyclone became a New York City Landmark in 1988 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. Luna Park has operated it since 2011.
Sources
- lunaparknyc.com/rides/coney-island-cyclone (Park page: listed on the official ride list; debut June 26, 1927; 60 mph; 2,640 ft; 85 ft drop.)
- rcdb.com/222.htm (RCDB: operating at Luna Park since June 26, 1927; Harry C. Baker builder, Vernon Keenan designer; 75 ft, 60 mph, 0 inversions, 1:50; RCDB length 2,850.3 ft.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coney_Island_Cyclone (History; Luna Park operator from 2011.)
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