Coney-island Sentence Examples

Today, Coney Island is also home to Astroland, Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park, 12th Street Amusement and Kiddie Park.

While the amusement park aspect that once made Coney Island famous is continuing to fade from the seascape, many families still visit Coney Island for old-fashioned fun and entertainment.

The first carousel came to Coney Island in 1876, thanks to a Danish woodcarver, and this led to plenty of other amusements and eventually thrills such as the Cyclone roller coaster that was erected in 1927.

A section of Coney Island was shut down due to extreme problems with gang-related issues.

Also be sure to check out the various haunted houses and bumper cars located throughout Coney Island.

In 1980, Coney Island USA was established as a non-profit organization.

These include the annual Mermaid Parade, vintage burlesque shows and the Coney Island museum that helps keep the island's past alive.

You can learn more about Coney Island history and preservation efforts by visiting ConeyIsland.com.

Kings Island was born in the wake of the demise of another regional theme park, Cincinnati’s Coney Island.

In 1964, the popular Coney Island park was submerged under 14 feet of water after a flood.

Finally, they sold Coney Island to the Tafts Broadcasting Company, who were interested in using theme parks to promote their Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters.

Elton kept the Coney Island setting, but rather than introducing a whole new cast of characters, he returned to the original characters of the first stage production of Phantom and told their story approximately 10 years down the line.

The south shore of the borough has various summer pleasure resorts, of which Coney Island is the most popular.

King's Island first opened in 1972, 24 miles northeast of Cincinnati as a replacement park for the nearby Coney Island that suffered from floods and lack of space.