Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park
Amusement park in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park is a family-owned amusement park located at Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City. It features six adult rides and 16 kiddie rides, including a dozen family rides that parents and children can ride together. The park is named for its main attraction, the Wonder Wheel, a 150-foot (46 m) eccentric wheel built in 1920.[2]
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Previously known as Ward's Kiddie Park | |
Location | Coney Island, New York, United States |
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Coordinates | 40.574310°N 73.979182°W / 40.574310; -73.979182 |
Public transit | |
Opened | 1920 (Wonder Wheel)[1]
1950 (other rides) |
Owner | Dennis Vourderis and Steve Vourderis |
Attractions | |
Total | 22 |
Roller coasters | 3 |
Website | http://www.denoswonderwheel.com/ |
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The park overlooks the Atlantic Ocean and Riegelmann Boardwalk along the Coney Island beach. The Wonder Wheel was made a New York City designated landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1989.[3][4]