CoastersRZ Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 http://coneyislandcentral.com/history/ I have received some great historical pictures from Coney in September of 1971, right before the park closed. These photos are courtesy of Paul Adams, and include many shots/angles that I have never seen before. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengals fan Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Thanks for posting that. It brings back a lot of memories . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtk1378 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Those are pretty cool, would be awesome to see some then and now type pictures with those 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoaster Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Way to awesome, thanks. Coney the little Park that made Kings Island, and never wanted to be totally bulldozed.. The Park that keeps evolving, growing, keeps keeping on. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goettablitz Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 This is a pretty cool documentary that I stumbled across a couple of years ago and these old photos reminded me of it. It is about the making of Kings Island and how it came from Coney. Check it out! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastfan11 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Love these. Thank you for sharing these. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlondyRidesOn Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 The 1971 pictures were very cool, but actually also pretty sad to flip through. Just knowing that it would close a few days later. But of course it never completely died. It was also cool seeing that picture of the carousel. Hard to imagine it without the Wurlitzer 157. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoaster Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 On 3/15/2018 at 4:07 AM, goettablitz said: This is a pretty cool documentary that I stumbled across a couple of years ago and these old photos reminded me of it. It is about the making of Kings Island and how it came from Coney. Check it out! Loved this series, its great I forget the maybe 20th anniversary special was greatbtp, i wish someone had a great copy. The host i forget to.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtk1378 Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 I came across this video today and thought I would share it, sorry if this has been posted elsewhere on the forum, feel free to remove if it's a duplicate... 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 I actually just saw this video for the first time on Friday. This does have some awesome footage. You can actually see several of the buildings that are still standing at Coney to this day. Obviously, some of the rides like the log flume have been relocated to Kings Island. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilotank Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 A few observations: The overflow parking lot where the ferry parked by the lighthouse was used as a campground for the Boy Scouts over every Memorial Weekend Many of the Ginkgo ice cream push-up trees are still there They still had duo ways to ride the rides, tickets and POP Since then, Lake Como's configuration was changed. Excellent posts! Pilotank 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 I’m absolutely obsessed with Coney pictures. I would love more pictures of the Lost River, especially the inside and the Haunted House. Those two rides are ones that that I would have loved to seen transferred to Kings Island. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilotank Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 On 3/26/2018 at 9:52 PM, upstop said: I’m absolutely obsessed with Coney pictures. I would love more pictures of the Lost River, especially the inside and the Haunted House. Those two rides are ones that that I would have loved to seen transferred to Kings Island. I agree!! Also, I would love to see inside pictures of the Windjammer:) Pilotank 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIfan73 Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Very cool. I like those "see you at Kings Island" signs throughout the park. It's also amazing that, here we are, in 2018, and the "new" Kings Island park is currently building a brand-new restaurant themed to an area that itself is modeled after Coney Island. Still influential 47 years later. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 You know, it would be cool to see one of those signs in Coney Mall at KI now for nostalgia sake. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombraiderTy Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Wow! I just discovered these for the first time and am blown away by the quality. Plus the fact there are so many pictures... definitely a treasure. Big thanks to Paul Adams! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted May 1, 2018 Author Share Posted May 1, 2018 Yes, they are wonderful pictures. It is amazing to think that Coney is gearing up to start its 133 season this year! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 @coasterrz - I've always wondered: Are any of the midways at Coney the original ones from '71 or earlier? Or was the park essentially leveled and they started from scratch? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastfan11 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 I’d think the area outside of Moonlite Gardens and the games building might be..? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 5 hours ago, BoddaH1994 said: @coasterrz - I've always wondered: Are any of the midways at Coney the original ones from '71 or earlier? Or was the park essentially leveled and they started from scratch? Yes. Moonlight Gardens, the Hampton Court games, the administration building, the extension of Moonlight Gardens was the original Cuddleup, Whip, and Dogems building, the Larosa’s Building (originally a penny arcade.... basically every building near lake Como was pre-1971. Also the picnic grove is original. Everything east of the penny arcade and east of the picnic grove was demolished. The Dogem, golf game a handful of rides sits on part of the original northern part of the midway.... ah I remember it well... (I’m really not that old I was a toddler then, I just have great memories of the park) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted May 4, 2018 Author Share Posted May 4, 2018 That is correct. Also, the current maintenance building used to be part of the Cafeteria. That is the building immediately behind the Carousel and Scream Machine. Behind the administration building and now behind a fence in an area for employees only is the German beer garden restaurant. That is now the comissary, used to produce food for Moonlite Gardens when there are weddings there, or for specialty food items for the picnic grove. The location of the Fender Bender is the approximate location of where the Shooting Star station used to be. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlondyRidesOn Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 To the right of the LaRosas building used to be where the Skeeball building stood. Now it's just shaded seating. Crazy how there's nothing left of it at all. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted May 4, 2018 Author Share Posted May 4, 2018 It is amazing how there are some traces of things of the past, and then there are some things that are completely gone with no traces whatsoever. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 This brought back a zillion childhood memories. The opening sequence for the Banana Splits and Friends show was filmed at Coney Island. The ending sequence shows the train tunnel. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlondyRidesOn Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Cool to see the Carousel in that clip. Looks almost exactly like we see it today. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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