Coney Island walking tour • 8/3/2024 • Brooklyn, NY скачать в хорошем качестве

Coney Island walking tour • 8/3/2024 • Brooklyn, NY

After many years of enjoying Coney Island for its beach, boardwalk, amusement parks and festivities, I felt it was appropriate to make a walking tour video. What better time than the summertime, when everything is in full swing? So on this hot, sunny Saturday morning I went out to world famous Coney Island in Brooklyn, NY to check out Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park and Luna Park, as well as taking a stroll along the boardwalk, out on the pier and among the beach goers, tourists, thrill seekers and locals to make this document of a great day at this historic place. The sight and sound of everything, combined with the ocean breeze, warm sunshine and scent of foods cooking is just perfect. It was great to see so many people having a good time, especially in the amusement park area, where new rides and classic old rides are all mixed together. So seeing the newer Thunderbolt on one end and the legendary Cyclone on the other, with so many other rides, games and attractions in between, was really cool. There’s even a little historic exhibit section with old park artifacts and information. At one point, some storm clouds set in and there was a super flash flood, monsoon rain storm, but it quickly passed and the sun came out again. It was interesting. It kind of added to the whole vibe. I focused mainly on the amusement park area, but there's other notable places right next to here, like the New York Aquarium, Maimonides Park where the Brooklyn Cyclones baseball team plays and Ford Amphitheater. Also, there's an excellent fireworks show every Friday night, 9:45 PM to 10:15 PM, from June 21st until August 30th. Aside from all that, there’s just a good overall energy here. Whether you're on the rides, on the boardwalk, in a restaurant, out on the pier, on the beach or swimming in the ocean, it's just pure, good old summer fun! A BRIEF HISTORY: Between about 1880 and World War II, Coney Island was the largest amusement area in the United States, attracting several million visitors per year. The development of amusement rides in Coney Island intensified in the 1890s with the opening of amusement parks. At its height, it contained three competing major amusement parks—Luna Park, Dreamland, and Steeplechase Park. The first such park was Sea Lion Park, which operated from 1895 to 1902 and was the first amusement park to charge entry fees. Luna Park replaced Sea Lion Park in 1903, which had closed the previous year. The Coney Island "Funny Face" logo, which is still extant, dates to the early days of Steeplechase Park. The opening of the Stillwell Avenue subway station in 1919 ushered in Coney Island's busiest era. On the busiest summer days, over a million people would travel to Coney Island. One of the entrepreneurs who took advantage of the increased visitor counts was Nathan Handwerker, who in 1916 started selling hot dogs at Coney Island for a nickel each, and eventually expanded his enterprise into the Nathan's Famous hot dog chain. Coney Island's development as an amusement area continued through the end of World War II. The opening of the Wonder Wheel in 1920; the Riegelmann Boardwalk in 1923; the Shore Theater in 1925; several roller coasters in the 1920s including the Tornado, Thunderbolt, and Coney Island Cyclone; and the Parachute Jump in 1941 contributed to the area's quality as an amusement destination. In particular, the Riegelmann Boardwalk enabled the crowds to be dispersed away from Surf Avenue, the main west–east avenue in the area. There were many ups and downs, renovations and revitalizations between then and now. But fortunately, the parks and the area itself are still active, thriving and a destination for many visitors and patrons today. A very historic and legendary place indeed! FEATURES: 0:05 Stillwell Ave station 0:57 Coney Island mural 1:58 Nathan's Hot Dogs 3:26 Thunderbolt 4:31 Astro Tower 4:50 Parachute Jump 5:08 B&B Carousell 5:30 Steeplechase Pier 7:39 Wild River 7:58 Boardwalk 9:18 Wonder Wheel 10:09 Sea Serpent 11:46 Spook-a-Rama 12:36 Phoenix 13:40 Go-Karts 14:16 Soarin Eagle 15:22 Zenobio 16:05 Steeplechase 16:47 History Project 18:49 Brooklyn Flyer 19:43 The Tickler 22:14 Games 23:10 Atlantic Aviator 23:31 Electro Spin 23:54 Cyclone 27:11 Storm Clouds 27:40 Rain