And the reactions to the new Matrix movie 😅

But tell me it wasn’t worth it.. I absolutely loved going on that with my grandma when I was younger.

You really would’ve loved it when Astro land was still a thing too. I was so sad to know I wouldn’t be able to go on some of those ride when I go older and taller 😢😂😂

James Remar will always be Ajax to me, don't care how old he gets... "I'll shove that bat up your ass and turn you into a popsicle.. f%$king eh". LOVE IT!. "Shoulda figured they were wimps"

Yes, I remember when my mom showed me. She was like “does that background look familiar”

The original Luna Park, first opened in 1903 and destroyed by a fire in 1944, sat north of Surf Avenue. Robert Moses did not allow Luna Park's owners to rebuild and instead used that land for housing after WWII. On the south side of Surf Avenue, and running all the way to the boardwalk were a bunch of independently owned rides. This included the old Tornado and Bobsled rides. The Albert family bought most but not all of those rides and created Astroland in 1962. Originally Astroland had a new, modern space theme that briefly revived Coney Island, which by then was down to just Steeplechase Park, but even as early as the late '60s, necessary upkeep was being neglected. By then, and as mentioned in the video, Steeplechase itself was razed by Fred Trump. Aside from a few independent rides, Astroland was the only show in town for decades. The area became a high crime area but still, Astroland continued on, year after year. It wasn't until the area got better that things got worse for the Albert family. Speculation over new non-amusement development grew that the Alberts were finally pressured into selling. This happened in 2008; the Zamperla family came in and leased the land from the city in 2009; a new Luna Park (with far better rides) was opened over the old Astroland in 2010. Since then they've expanded well past the old Astroland boundaries and (thanks to the Scream Zone area) probably offer as many rides as even the original Luna Park. Also, as the video states, Deno's Wonder Wheel Park, created from the patch of independent rides not purchased by the Albert family, has been around since 1983. Originally it was just the Wonder Wheel itself and some kiddy rides. Kinda cheap and uninspired like the surrounding area itself. The rise of the new Luna Park however has gotten Deno's to add their own roller coaster, the Phoenix. It's a great ride, probably the 3rd best in all of Coney, after the Cyclone and new Thunderbolt. Together, new Luna Park and Deno's have Coney looking as good as its looked since the closing of Steeplechase Park in 1964. Still a long ways to go to match previous greatness, but def getting there!

Oh! Also Woody Allen movie, Annie Hall, where he grew up in a house under the Cyclone as a kid - kinda hilarious

It's the only wooden one left.