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| Builder | Harry C. Baker | ||||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Vernon Keenan | ||||||||||||
| Type | Wooden - Hybrid | ||||||||||||
| Track layout | Cyclone | ||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||
| Height | 85 feet | ||||||||||||
| Top speed | 60 mph | ||||||||||||
| Length | 2850.3 feet | ||||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Drop angle | 58.6° | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 1:50 | ||||||||||||
| G-Force | 3.75 | ||||||||||||
Cyclone is a wooden roller coaster located at Luna Park in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York.
History
In spring of 1972, It was announced that the Cyclone would have been removed to make way for expansion of the Aquarium, the expansion could have opened between 1973 to 1979, But due to the Save The Cyclone campaign, It was cancelled and the coaster reopened on July 3, 1975.
The ride was declared a city landmark in 1988, and a national landmark in 1991. The Brooklyn Cyclones baseball team is named after the Cyclone.[1]
The ride underwent refurbishment work by Great Coasters International and Skyline Attractions in the late 2010s.[2]
Design
The Cyclone's compact layout has been duplicated on many other roller coasters.
The Cyclone does not use a ride computer. Braking ability is provided by manually operated skid brakes. The ride mechanics are mostly unchanged from the ride's opening.
Trains
2 trains with 3 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 4 rows, for a total of 24 riders per train. The ride is only designed to run one train at a time.
Incidents
- On May 26, 1985, a 29-year-old male stood up and was killed after striking his head on a part of the structure.[3]
- On August 23, 1988, a maintenance worker was killed after assuming an unauthorized riding position and being ejected from the car. He fell 30 feet onto another section of track.[4]
- On July 31, 2007, a 53-year-old man suffered several crushed vertebrae in his neck while on the ride. He died to to complications in surgery 4 days later.[5]
- A woman claimed to be seriously injured after riding the Cyclone in 2008. Despite being partially at fault for the incident, she was awarded 1.5 million dollars in damages.[6]
References
- ↑ "Plus: Baseball; Affiliate Named Brooklyn Cyclones". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Cyclone Modifications". Skyline Attractions. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ↑ Phalen, William J. (2016-07-19). Coney Island: 150 Years of Rides, Fires, Floods, the Rich, the Poor and Finally Robert Moses. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-2373-3.
- ↑ "Park Employee Dies in Roller-Coaster Fall". The New York Times. 1988-08-24. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ↑ "Family of Cyclone accident victim is suing New York City". New York Daily News. 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ↑ Marzulli, John (2015-03-30). "EXCLUSIVE: Woman awarded $1.5 million over claim she was seriously injured riding Cyclone roller coaster in Coney Island". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
External links
- Cyclone on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
| Fastest roller coaster June 1927 – April 1976 | ||
| Preceded by Giant Dipper |
Fastest roller coaster June 1927 – April 1976 |
Succeeded by Screamin' Eagle |
| Steepest roller coaster June 1927 – 1935 | ||
| Preceded by Unknown |
Steepest roller coaster June 1927 – 1935 |
Succeeded by Classic Coaster |