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From vintage roller coasters to kid-friendly thrills, there’s something for everyone at the region’s premier parks.
Broadway audiences are dying to see "Dead Outlaw" — and it's leading man, Andrew Durand. The actor opens up to PEOPLE about ...
While some housing has been built and more is rising on Treasure Island, there’s another major construction effort underway — ...
Kids Empire venues include climbing features, mazes, slides, soccer arenas, building areas with giant blocks and other ...
Three months after learning that its private management contractor at Playland had terminated its 30-year agreement, the 2025 season remains in limbo.
Never mind Gillian’s Wonderland Pier and its famous and somewhat-histrionic demise at the height of last summer. Hasn’t ...
Electric lights were available in the US since the 1880s, but were not common until half a century later, which is why the ...
“Luna Park is the largest amusement park in New York City, known as the ‘heart of Coney Island,’ with a heritage stretching back over 120 years,” Guy Zoda, master of ceremonies for the ...
It was a chilly but dry and hopeful day during the official opening and Blessing of the Rides at Deno’s Wonder Wheel ...
Frazee returned to Electric Park for the 1909 season, bringing with him some 2,000 alligators and crocodiles of various sizes ...
It's a Coney Island tradition to christen the first Cyclone ride of the season with one of New York's indigenous egg creams.