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Black History Month – Granville T. Woods

Granville T. Woods During Black history month we celebrate and highlight Granville T. Woods. Granville T. Woods was a Black American inventor of more than a dozen transportation devices in the 1800s, and more than 60 patents for his various inventions. He invented and introduced the first electric powered roller coaster – The Figure 8 – …

Frost Fest Tree Lighting Ceremony

Luna Park in Coney Island, the iconic amusement destination known for its thrilling rides and entertaining attractions, kicked off the first and annual Frost Fest with a tree lighting on November 18, 2023. Frost Fest, a new holiday experience, transforms Luna Park into a spectacular winter wonderland this holiday season. Luna Park’s fun-filled amusement attractions …

The FUN is BIGGER than EVER!

Media Alert: STEP RIGHT UP! LUNA PARK IN CONEY ISLAND CELEBRATES ITS HISTORIC EXPANSION AND 120 YEARS OF FUN ON JUNE 21st   Celebrate Luna Park’s Historic Expansion Featuring NYC’s first 50-foot Ropes Course, Integrated Roller Coaster and Water Flume Attractions, Food and Beverage Locations, and Pedestrian Plazas Celebrate 120 years of Luna Park, the …

LUNA PARK IN CONEY ISLAND DONATES $75,000 TO YOUTH CHARITIES

LUNA PARK IN CONEY ISLAND DONATES $75,000 TO YOUTH CHARITIES Coney Island Sharks Celebrate Annual Awards Ceremony Honoring Founding Coaches & Amusement Industry Icon, Alberto Zamperla On Saturday, April 29, at 6:00 PM, Alessandro Zamperla, President and CEO of Central Amusement International Inc.,  presented a donation of $25,000 to the Coney Island Sharks during the …

LUNA PARK IN CONEY ISLAND OPENS FRIDAY, MARCH 31st, FOR 2023 SEASON CELEBRATING 120 YEARS OF THRILLS AND FUN

  New Hours, New Thrills and New Treats at Luna Park This Season Luna Park Gives Back to Children and Youth Charities by Donating Proceeds from April 2nd Sales through its annual Donation Day Donation Day Celebrations Kick Off with Annual Coney Island Cyclone Egg Cream Christening on April 2nd This Year, New York City’s …

We’re Hiring

Meet us at one of the upcoming job fairs below! *Please bring 2 copies of your resume & Photo ID {{ vc_btn: title=Apply+Now%21&color=juicy-pink&align=center&link=url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252Frecruiting.paylocity.com%252Frecruiting%252Fjobs%252FAll%252F487255ed-4bdc-4383-870a-c1555c5ad835%252FCentral-Amusement-International-Inc%7C%7Ctarget%3A%2520_blank%7C }} Luna Park in Coney Island Thursday, April 11th, 2024 4 pm – 7 pm Luna Park In Coney Island, at the historic B&B Carousell, 1615 Riegelmann Boardwalk at 16th Street, Brooklyn, NY …

Halloween Harvest 2022 Begins!

WEEKDAY HOLIDAYS, FRIDAYS, SATURDAYS, AND SUNDAYS FROM SEPTEMBER 30TH TO OCTOBER 30TH Halloween Harvest activities begin 1 hour after park opening and ends 1 hour before the amusement park closes. See our park calendar for hours of operation. Experience Halloween Harvest activities on your next visit!  Add the Halloween Harvest package to your Extraordinary Wristband …

Entertainment

We are open 7 days a week and ready to serve up smiles, great food, thrilling and family friendly attractions and one-of-a-kind experiences at New York City’s most iconic destination for fun. June is shaping up to be another action-packed month here at Luna Park with celebrations around Pride Month, The Mermaid Parade, Juneteenth, and …

Helping Our Community

Three Brooklyn-Based Charities Receive $75,000 Donation from Luna Park Opening Day Extraordinary Wristband Sales Thank you to all who visited Luna Park in Coney Island on Opening Day! It is through your participation that our Annual Charity Day has become such a success. Three local charities; Children of Promise, the Coney Island Sharks, and Operation …

Media Alert: LUNA PARK IN CONEY ISLAND PAYS HOMAGE TO FAMILY ROOTS WITH NEW RIDE NAMES

Media Contact: 5W Public Relations media@lunaparknyc.com   ** MEDIA ALERT ** LUNA PARK IN CONEY ISLAND PAYS HOMAGE TO FAMILY ROOTS WITH NEW RIDE NAMES New York City’s Iconic Amusement Park Honors Family History with New Roller Coaster and Log Flume Ride Opening this Summer   With a highly anticipated season ahead, iconic amusement park, …

Opening Day 2022 Speeches

Alexandra Silversmith (Coney Island Alliance) Welcome/Intro (MC) Alessandro Zamperla Remarks U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer Senator Savino Remarks Congressman Jefferies Remarks Assemblymember Frontus Remarks Councilmember Kagan Remarks

Luna Park in Coney Island Opens April 2, 2022!

We're Egg-cited to welcome guests back for the 2022 season on Saturday, April 2nd at 12:00PM EST! Celebrations begin at 11AM with the Egg Cream Christening of the Coney Island Cyclone, which turns 95 this year, followed by a fun-filled day at the park.  In honor of the iconic coaster’s 95th birthday, the first 95 …

The National Amusement Park Historical Association Awards CAI and the Zamperla Family

The National Amusement Park Historical Association (NAPHA), an international educational and enthusiasts’ organization dedicated to the preservation and enjoyment of the heritage of the amusement park, visited Luna Park in Coney Island on July 29, 2021, as part of their annual convention – ParkHop 21! In a small ceremony, held at the historic 115-year-old B&B …

Luna Park in Coney Island Donates 10,000 Wristbands and Rides on the Coney Island Cyclone!

LUNA PARK IN CONEY ISLAND NEWS RELEASE BROOKLYN, NY, June 15, 2021 – The iconic amusement park, Luna Park in Coney Island, known for its high thrills and exhilarating attractions, has donated 10,000 wristbands to VAX4NYC, as part of the City’s effort to incentivize COVID-19 vaccinations. New Yorkers who receive their first COVID-19 vaccine dose …

Luna Park Day!

It’s official! We’re open for the 2021 season! On Friday, April 9th  we kicked off the festivities, our traditional egg cream christening of the Coney Island Cyclone. This year, to honor our local frontline heroes, we donated 500 admission wristbands to Hospital staff from NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island and their families, and frontline heroes …

2021 Season Update

CONEY ISLAND, BROOKLYN – Our guests and our team members mean everything to us, and their wellbeing and health are of the utmost importance. We know that this past week has been one of the most difficult for our community and the world. Every one of us is impacted by this grave pandemic and our hearts go out to those affected the most.

Happy 2021!

In 2020, despite all the grave obstacles, we were fortunate enough to come together as a community to help those who are the most vulnerable and most affected by this pandemic. This December Luna Park in Coney Island is proud to have been able to help feed over 1000 of our neighbors in need and …

Giving Safely

Every year Luna Park in Coney Island has been organizing a Community Thanksgiving Event to help our neighbors in Coney Island that are food insecure. With the support of other local businesses and organizations, we have been able to help feed more than 1,000 local residents every Thanksgiving Day as part of our mission to …

Coney’s Cones opening: safety is cool

I Scream. You Scream. We all Scream for Ice Cream!
Although, at Coney’s Cones, we all scream for Gelato! 😉
The thrill of chills is available beginning Friday, May 22nd at Coney’s Cones

LunArtists

Calling all artists, creators, wild imaginations, innovative thinkers, and anyone looking for some fun at home! We can’t wait to be together again. We can’t wait to have you at our park again. While we wait, we wanted to provide you with some fun activities you can do at home to keep you in the Luna Park Spirit. And yes Parents, we thought of you too – these activities will surely entertain your kids so you can get some work done or have some fun too!

We are hiring

If you are dreaming of a summer day filled with thrills, delicious food and fun… Luna Park is just the spot.

Leave your mark on Coney Island

Be a part of Coney Island History by reserving your Luna Park in Coney Island commemorative brick which will be laid at the entrance of Luna Park April 11, 2020.

Celebrating all LUNA LOVERS!

If you are dreaming of a summer day filled with thrills, delicious food and fun… Luna Park is just the spot.

Cyclone Coaster Canvas Contest

A year of celebrations has begun at Luna Park. Luna Park is celebrating it’s 10th Birthday.

Luna Park Celebrates the Holiday Season with our Community

On December 15th, Luna Park in Coney Island partnered with The Alliance for Coney Island and hosted a holiday party for local children at MCU Park. The children and their families enjoyed pizza and sweet treats.

Winter Promo

Although the weather is frosty and snow is falling this holiday season, Luna Park is giving you a great reason to wish for Summer.

Congratulations to our Hall of Famer

Luna Park in Coney Island congratulates our Chief Innovator and President and CEO of Zamperla, Alberto Zamperla on his induction into the IAAPA Hall of Fame. Mr. Zamperla was inducted 15 years after his father, Antonio Zamperla.

2020 Polar Bear Plunge

The Coney Island Polar Bear Club is the oldest winter bathing organization in the United States. They swim in the Atlantic Ocean at Coney Island every Sunday from November through April. Since 1903, they have been hosting a public New Year’s Day Plunge for all brave souls to welcome the New Year.

All Dogs Go To Coney!

We love getting tagged and browsing through social media to see all of your fun moments and smiling faces. After browsing for hours and a few team votes, we decided on our top 5 instagrammable moments of the season (so far).

Coney Clipper Adds New Dueling Feature

Yo ho ho! Luna Parks favorite pirate ship is getting an upgrade. Come show us your loudest “Arrr!” on The Coney Clipper this weekend when we unveil a brand new interactive game on the ride.Climb on deck with your mateys and get ready for a shouting showdown. When the Luna Park crew battens down the …

Introducing the New Warpzone Retro Darkade

Takin’ it back old school at Luna Park with the Warpzone Retro Darkade. Step into our black lit neon paint splattered arcade and you will immediately be transported to 1985. This is the real deal. We have some of the best old school games in town. Do you remember Street Fighter Champion Edition, Mortal Kombat, …

New Rides For The 2019 Season

Ride enthusiasts from around the world will have a new reason to visit Luna Park in Coney Island this summer. We welcomed two new rides, the Atlantic Aviator, and Clockworkz. Making its global debut, Clockworkz boasts a height of 33 feet and this innovative family thrill ride rotates on a vertical axis while its arms …

Children of Promise

You know the deal, in 2018 we began our “Charity Day” tradition where we reduce our ride admission prices and donate all proceeds to an organization that is helping our community move toward a better future. This year we selected Children of Promise, NYC  because of its commitment to helping children and teens of incarcerated …

Experience Luna Park Beyond Rides

We love getting tagged and browsing through social media to see all of your fun moments and smiling faces. After browsing for hours and a few team votes, we decided on our top 5 instagrammable moments of the season (so far).

Top 5 Instagrammable Moments (So Far)

We love getting tagged and browsing through social media to see all of your fun moments and smiling faces. After browsing for hours and a few team votes, we decided on our top 5 instagrammable moments of the season (so far).

7 reasons why we love the Cyclone

They say good things come to those who wait and we’ve been anxiously waiting all year for this day! Our beloved Coney Island Cyclone is turning 91-years old on June 26th and she’s still going strong…

Thunderbolt

In June 2014 a Luna Park opened a ground-breaking ride in the history of Coney Island. A famous Thunderbolt had been revealed to the guests of the Luna Park. The projected price of building this thrilling ride was $10 million …

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