Coney Island (Ohio)
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Coney Island was an amusement park and waterpark located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Anderson Township, on the banks of the Ohio River 10 miles (16 km) east of Downtown Cincinnati. The park is currently owned by Brenda Walker and formerly contained an amusement park.
History
Coney Island was purchased by Cincinnati-based media conglomerate Taft Broadcasting in 1969. The company announced plans to close the park and build a new one, Kings Island, further from the flood-prone Ohio River. Coney Island closed on September 6, 1971, with most of its rides relocated to the new park. Coney Island eventually began adding back new rides, reclaiming its status as an amusement park. In 1991, the park was purchased by Ronald Walker, who worked to restore the park and added many new rides including a new roller coaster, Python.[1]
In 2019, Coney Island announced that it would close the amusement park and focus on the waterpark side of the property. The last day of operation for the amusement park section was September 21.[2]
In December 2023, the park announced that it would permanently close. The site was sold to a subsidiary of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. The final day of operation was December 31, 2023.[3]
Former roller coasters
| Name | Manufacturer | Class | Type | Opened | Closed | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clipper | Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc. | Roller | Wood | 1937 | 1946 | Demolished, partially reused for Shooting Star |
| Dip the Dips | Unknown | Roller | Wood | 1911 | 1918 | N/A |
| Dip the Dips | Unknown | Roller | Wood | 1918 | 1925 | N/A |
| Figure 8 | Unknown | Roller | Wood | 1900s | 1918 | N/A |
| Galaxi | SDC | Roller | Sit-Down | 1970 | September 6, 1971 | Relocated to Kings Island |
| Greyhound | Unknown | Roller | Wood | 1929 or earlier | 1944 or earlier | N/A |
| Little Dipper | Unknown | Roller | Wood | 1912 | 1918 | N/A |
| Python | D.P.V. Rides | Roller | Sit-Down | 1999 | September 21, 2019 | Travelling USA |
| Shooting Star | Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc. | Roller | Wood | 1946 | September 6, 1971 | Scrapped |
| Skyrocket | Unknown | Roller | Wood | 1921 | 1944 or earlier | N/A |
| Teddy Bear | Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc. | Roller | Wood | 1935 | September 6, 1971 | N/A |
| Twister | Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc. | Roller | Wood - Enclosed | 1926 | 1936 | N/A |
| Wild Mouse | B. A. Schiff & Associates | Roller | Hybrid | 1958 | 1969 | N/A |
| Wildcat | Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc. | Roller | Wood | 1926 | 1964 | Scrapped |
Former attractions
- This list is incomplete, please expand it if you can.
References
- ↑ Memory, Ohio (2023-06-30). "Fun in the Sun: Ohio's Coney Island -". ohiomemory.ohiohistory.org. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
- ↑ Caproni, Erin (September 9, 2019). "EXCLUSIVE: Here's why Coney Island's rides are going away and what's next for the historic park". Cincinnati Business Courier. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
- ↑ "Coney Island closing permanently to make way for new music venue". The Enquirer. 2023-12-14. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
External links
- Coney Island on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
