Astroland

Astroland is a 3.1 acre amusement park in Coney Island first opened in 1962. It is located at 1000 Surf Avenue (Corner of West 10th Street) on the boardwalk. Astroland first billed itself as a 'space-age' theme park. Today a visit is more like stepping into the past than the future. In 1955, Dewey Albert and his friends Nathan Handwerker, Herman Rapps, Sidney Robbins and Paul Yampo formed a corporation called Coney Island Enterprises. In 1957, Rapps and Albert announced they would build Wonderland. Through a series of acquisitions, together they built what is today known as Astroland. On July 12, 1975 an early morning fire wiped out much of the park but they were able to rebuild. It currently features such world-famous amusement park rides such as the Wonder Wheel, the Cyclone roller coaster, and the Parachute Jump.