: 5 The Rosenthal brothers leased a land lot for 19 years from the Coast Holding Company, a syndicate composed of 'many prominent business and amusement men of Coney'. The success of the Thunderbolt and Tornado roller coasters, which respectively opened in 19, led Irving and Jack Rosenthal to acquire land at the intersection of Surf Avenue and West 10th Street for a coaster of their own.

Early history South wall of the New York Aquarium, commemorating the Cyclone's 1927 opening : 147–150 : 11 : 3 The Cyclone site was occupied by the Giant Racer from 1911 to 1926. At its height, it contained three amusement parks ( Luna Park, Dreamland, and Steeplechase Park) and many independent amusements. In 2011, Luna Park took over the Cyclone.Ĭoney Island was the largest amusement area in the United States from about 1880 to World War II, attracting several million visitors per year. After Astroland closed in 2008, Cyclone Coasters president Carol Hill Albert continued to operate it under a lease agreement with the city. The roller coaster was declared a New York City designated landmark in 1988 and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. Astroland Park continued to invest millions of dollars in the Cyclone's upkeep. The roller coaster was refurbished in the 1974 off-season and reopened on July 3, 1975. On June 18, 1975, Dewey and Jerome Albert, owners of the adjacent Astroland amusement park, entered an agreement with New York City to operate the ride. The roller coaster operated for more than four decades before it began to deteriorate, and by the early 1970s the city planned to scrap the ride. The Cyclone reaches a maximum speed of 60 miles per hour (97 km/h) and has a total track length of 2,640 feet (800 m), with a maximum height of 85 feet (26 m).

The roller coaster is on a plot of land at the intersection of Surf Avenue and West 10th Street. Designed by Vernon Keenan, it opened to the public on June 26, 1927. The Cyclone, also called the Coney Island Cyclone, is a wooden roller coaster at Luna Park in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City.

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